House Minority Leader Tony McCombie spoke to the Center Square yesterday on Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order, which asked state agencies to identify up to 4% of Fiscal Year 2026 General Funds appropriations cuts.
While Governor Pritzker blamed President Trump for the state having to restrain spending, Leader McCombie had a far different view, saying “Pritzker blaming Trump and not Democratic policies impacting the economy is a smokescreen for more tax increases.”
Further, McCombie released the following statement after the Executive Order was announced:
“We warned that this budget was irresponsible and overspent. Stop passing blame, Governor. Illinoisans aren’t buying that recent policy changes in Washington DC are to blame for the decades of Illinois financial mismanagement.”