House Minority Leader Tony McCombie joined her colleagues this morning for a press conference to highlight the desperate need for accountability in the face of more corruption impacting the Illinois House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, Democratic State Representative Carol Ammons was indicted by a federal grand jury for her alleged ghost pay-rolling of her daughter and kickback schemes involving state grants she secured. Ammons is alleged to have used taxpayer money to enrich herself and her family, even going so far as to ask for her “gift” aka kickbacks repeatedly via text messages.
In response, Leader McCombie said, “this is a clear pattern: self-serving politicians, weak oversight, closed-door decision-making, and a political culture that reacts only when convenient.
“Reform cannot wait for another scandal, or another indictment. Two scandals in the last week and the public is left with more questions than answers. It must begin today. Lawmakers must be held accountable, loopholes must be closed, and ethics reforms must be brought forward immediately.”
See more of her response as well as State Representative CD Davidsmeyer and Patrick Windhorst in the video above.