Dan Brady says now is the time

Posted on May 30, 2016
Dan Brady
State Rep. Dan Brady is calling for action on the budget dead lock (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dan Brady)

By Terry James

Tuesday is the day state legislators and the public have been looking towards as an end to the budget stalemate in Springfield.

The worry is that June will begin and the State of Illinois will continue to be without a budget.

State Representative Dan Brady blamed leaders in the state for not having dedicated committment to finding a solution.

“So now is the time as rank and file we are either going to lead, we are going to follow, or for those who can’t make their mind up for those two get out of the way because we have to get this done for the people of Illinois, they are depending on us,” said Brady.

There is no word if lawmakers will go into special session if nothing is decided Tuesday.

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