House Republicans took a stand against the supermajority Democrats demagoguery by walking out of session Wednesday afternoon when Democrats diverted the agenda to make attacks against President Trump.
Democrats control the gavel in the Illinois House of Representatives. Their supermajority status gives them unprecedented power in the House Chamber to set the agenda and freeze out dissenting voices. For decades that has been their modus operandi. But, yesterday set a new low. Instead of voting on actual legislation that would improve community safety, reduce the tax burden on hard-working families, or end corruption in Illinois, the Democratic supermajority chose to waste taxpayer time and resources condemning President Trump. As part of their vendetta, they scurried to craft, debate and vote for meaningless resolutions in an effort to give their legislative members the opportunity to pontificate.
House Republicans refused to take part in the Democrats’ political grandstanding, staging a walk out in protest.
While House Republicans won’t stand for Democrat theatrics, every member of the House Republican caucus does stand ready to fight for Illinois families, to lower taxes, improve public safety, enact strong anti-corruption ethics reforms, and lower the cost of energy.
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