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* From the left, Rep. Joyce Mason, Rep. Mary Edly-Allen, Rep. Rita Mayfield, Gov. JB Pritzker and Rep. Daniel Didech. All Democrats…

Continuing the celebrations today in Lake Co. to talk about the investments that are a part of Rebuild Illinois. #twill pic.twitter.com/xPQUXDkulY

— Jordan Abudayyeh (@JordanAbudayyeh) November 7, 2019

The only House member in that pic who voted for the gas tax increase is Rep. Didech. Reps. Mason and Edly-Allen both voted “No” and Rep. Mayfield didn’t vote.

By the way, no reporters showed up for that Lake County event.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:00 pm

Comments

“25% of the legislators present are allowed to use the improved roads when finished.”

Comment by Montrose Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:02 pm
Hypocrites.

They want stuff and want it for free. Welcome to the new ILGOP.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:05 pm
Courage

Comment by Kam's Floor Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:06 pm
“They want stuff and want it for free. Welcome to the new ILGOP.”

Mayfield and Edly-Allen are Dems.

Comment by Montrose Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:07 pm
New profiles of courage to go with Parkhurst

Comment by Soo... Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:07 pm
===Welcome to the new ILGOP===

All four are Democrats.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:08 pm
Oh, and Mason is a Dem too.

Comment by Montrose Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:09 pm
Hey JS Mill, those named in the article are all Lake County Democrats. Try again. Were any Republicans even invited to this event?

Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:09 pm
===By the way, no reporters showed up for that Lake County event.===

Oof. That’s always an awkward thing for the participants standing behind the Governor knowing that they look like props in a show no one will ever see.

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:12 pm
If you want a picture of republicans standing behind the gov presenting new infrastructure plans, the I55/airport rd interchange had a visit from the gov yesterday. Rep batinick is standing in the background, and voted no for the infrastructure plan.

Also in the picture is the mayor of plainfield, who never misses an opportunity at local board meetings to blame all of the local problems on the state.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:18 pm
IDOT has a 5 year plan that would have included a big part of the jobs you see JD taking credit for. Now every road project is going to have Rebuild Illinois on it. Would no road work have been completed without the tax hike??

Comment by Nieva Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:28 pm
See… phony *is* bipartisan.

You drag the governor someplace in hopes for press and no press shows?

#YouHaveOneJob

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:30 pm
No women wearing yellow vests.

Comment by City Zen Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 3:41 pm
===no reporters showed up for that Lake County event.===
Will the gov’s office issue press credentials to cap fax commenters?

Comment by Robert the Bruce Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:05 pm
I guess if you build it they don’t always come. Maybe that only works in the movies.

Comment by SSL Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:06 pm
===Welcome to the new ILGOP===

===All four are Democrats.===

Rich, that’s why this message board (without a delete button) is like Omar Khayyam’s “moving finger”. Whenever one of us human commentators has a hasty and erroneous thought, it is there for the ages.

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:08 pm
===that’s why this message board (without a delete button)===

I have one.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:10 pm
The “No” voters were seen grumbling to each other while the picture was taken; “yeah, I’ll take the gravy…..but I’m NOT happy about it”. On this, they believe they are thereby taking a principled stand.

Comment by Sayitaintso Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:11 pm
If a politician held a press conference and the media wasn’t there, did it happen?

Comment by Huh? Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:12 pm
Old news. Lets find some other way to spend their money..

Comment by Nieva Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 5:35 pm
Hypocrisy is a bipartisan failing, just like corruption.

Comment by anon2 Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 6:40 pm
It looked like a structured vote for both parties because the pleasure and painless spread around .

Comment by Not a Billionaire Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 7:22 pm

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