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* This is the first time a chamber has overridden a veto by Gov. JB Pritzker…
State Rep. Monica Bristow, D-Alton, released the following statement after the Illinois House overrode the governor’s veto of House Bill 3902 on Tuesday, which would protect local jobs and industries in the region and keep Illinois businesses competitive in the field of aviation repair:
“Today, the Illinois House sent a strong, bipartisan message that we value good-paying jobs in our state and will do what it takes to protect them. With major concerns about people and businesses leaving Illinois, it is our responsibility to protect industries and jobs, including the more than 3,400 jobs in aviation repair across our state.
“I came to Springfield to put local jobs, people and families over politics, even if it means standing up to a governor of my own party. While some party leaders may not have wanted me to do this, I overrode the veto of the governor because he chose to misrepresent this issue and play politics with legislation that directly impacted hundreds of local jobs in the Metro East that people depend on to support their families.” […]
Bristow sponsored House Bill 3902 which reinstates a tax credit that will allow aviation repair stations across the state to remain competitive and continue providing high paying jobs and economic growth in their communities. By overriding the governor’s veto of the bill, Illinois will once again join 36 other states with similar legislation and keep Illinois from losing businesses and jobs to neighboring states. The legislation will directly impact local businesses such as West Star Aviation in East Alton, which provides maintenance and repair services for private aircraft and employs more than 500 Metro East residents.
The billionaire governor probably couldn’t sign that bill without taking heat, even though it overwhelmingly passed both chambers with only one legislator voting against it (appointed Sen. Patrick Joyce).
The override passed 107-0 with two voting “Present,” suggesting that he didn’t work against it. The motion now moves to the Senate.
Rep. Bristow is a Tier One target and President Trump won her district by 16 points four years ago, which may help explain her rhetorical heat.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:05 pm
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Good veto.
Better override.
The rhetoric?
They call it show business.
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:15 pm
If you’re rich and raise a stink about how there’s no way you could have known you would really have to pay them, you don’t have to pay your taxes.
Got it.
Comment by Perrid Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:23 pm
To paraphrase Helen Lovejoy “Won’t somebody think of the jet setters (exclamation point)”
Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 4:59 pm
DINO Monica Bristow voted for Madigan for Speaker and hasn’t voted with the caucus since until this bill. No on MFT, No on income tax, however, she will be at every ribbon cutting on the tax increase funded projects but, hey, she ain’t a Trumper!
Comment by Nitemayor Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 5:44 pm
“ and President Trump won her district by 16 points four years ago, which may help explain her rhetorical heat.”
And Trump supporters love “free stuff.”
Comment by All This Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 6:43 pm
Glad to see there is a bipartisan acknowledgement of the reality of people and businesses leaving Illinois and the necessity of fixing it.
Big improvement over denying that reality in the Governors state of the state address.
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 7:19 pm
Typical Republican ‘conservative’ hypocrites.
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 9:25 pm
Let’s let the mom and pop small businesses in the state keep paying for the infrastructure throughout the state, while all the freeloaders get by Scott free. And when they get home at night they can use their cellphones and iPads and order everything tax free from amazon. Ya wonder why unions are dying a slow death….
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 9:29 pm
Monica pokes her head up. Hi Mon…one thing…you voted for Madigan for Speaker. Thanks for playing. Bye.
Comment by Angler Lure em in Tuesday, Feb 4, 20 @ 10:23 pm
== And when they get home at night they can use their cellphones and iPads and order everything tax free from amazon.==
People in Illinois have to declare what they bought online, so they don’t buy goods tax free. I still don’t like Amazon, they pay no taxes, get money from the taxpayers but use the infrastructure. Just like these private plane and jet owners, Leona Helmsley’s flaw was she said the silent part out loud, “We don’t pay taxes, only the little people pay taxes.”
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 7:54 am
== order everything tax free from amazon ==
I don’t know about you but Amazon has been charging me sales tax since 2015.
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 10:10 am
Lucky Pierre,
I wouldn’t count on that being a trend. The majority party has long been willing to extend special tax breaks to well connected industries and then use pro-jobs rhetoric to justify it.
What they won’t do is acknowledge the overall horrible tax and regulatory environments or move to fix them in a way that benefits everyone equally.
Comment by Political Animal Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 10:36 am
== What they won’t do is acknowledge the overall horrible tax and regulatory environments or move to fix them in a way that benefits everyone equally.==
Those issue are related, at least for taxes. If the jet owners get a break or a business gets edge credits whose program get cut? The kids at DCFS who sleep in offices? Or does everyone else pay more?
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Wednesday, Feb 5, 20 @ 12:04 pm