Illinois state Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) wants voters to Reimagine Illinois for what Republicans have envisioned it to be.
“We’ve reached out to people on both sides of the aisle, and we’re trying to build some momentum,” Demmer said in a video posted to YouTube. “The real cost to losing population in Illinois is family cost. It’s the family friend who moves away because he couldn’t find a job or the child that finishes school and has to move away to go to work.”
The Republican-backed plan has 81 bills that outline GOP priorities for Illinois. The bills, he said, focus on the principles of ending the culture of corruption; instituting responsible, fiscal leadership; growing jobs and public safety.
"These are things we talked with constituents about," the Dixon Republican said. "We’ve reached out to people on both sides of [the] aisle.”
Demmer said better quality of healthcare could go a long way in making Illinois a place where people want to live.
Increased access to healthcare can have a world of effect,” he said. “Having access to the right places at the right time can turn a bad day into a good day.”
Demmer said pensions are the most significant driver of all the cash-strapped state’s struggles and debt.
“Pensions are the largest items in [the] state budget, costing up billions, and they grow each year,” he said. “Pension contributions are currently consuming over 20% of our general revenue fund. It’s crowding out everything else.”
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