Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric – Capitol News IL

Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric – Capitol News IL

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie noted the buzzword of the year in Springfield is “affordability;” Gov. JB Pritzker used it at least a dozen times in his remarks. But she said the proposals don’t match the rhetoric. “I think, like we discussed before, you know, you walk out and say, ‘Well, at least we weren’t called Nazis.’ That’s a positive step,” she said. “And just the whole thing about the speech was about his run for president. I mean, t…