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Recent News About Illinois House Of Representatives
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Democrats Quickly Create and Pass Election Omnibus Bill
The progressive Democrats yet again, used their sneaky tactics to bypass the legislative process to swiftly pass an election omnibus bill on the House floor. Republicans stood in unity to protest the dirty move by Democrats and voted “present” to SB2412. State Representative Chris Miller (R-Hindsboro) is fed up with the lack of transparency, election interference, and corruption from power hungry Democrats.
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Illinois State Rep. Chris Miller: New federal mortgage rule will 'penalize home buyers with good credit'
Illinois State Rep. Chris Miller (R-110th), writing on behalf of the Illinois State Freedom Caucus, called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to end a new policy he says will “penalize home buyers with good credit.”
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Wilhour: 'Now it’s a billion $-we can’t even take care of our own citizens'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) is criticizing the state’s Democrats for greatly increased Medicaid expenditures for illegal immigrants.
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Miller: ‘I rise today in response to the speaker's comments yesterday, attacking my wife as well as the Freedom Caucus in Washington’
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) defended the actions of his wife U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) for holding out on voting for eventual U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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'There’s quite a buzz in my district': Severin honors first female president of Illinois State Beekeepers Association
Illinois Rep. Dave Severin recently honored Rose Leedle, a Mulkeytown resident, after she became the president of the Illinois State Beekeepers Association.
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Wilhour sues speaker after being removed from chamber; 'the people of the people of Illinois are done with it'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour ( R-Beecher City) has filed suit against House Speaker Emanuel Welch (D-Westchester) over Wilhour's removal from the chamber for failing to wear a mask.
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Miller lauds teacher's lawsuit against CRT
Republican state Rep. Chris Miller is struggling to understand what he sees as all the double-standards emanating from Springfield.Miller recently took to Facebook to share the story of a District 65 school teacher filing a discrimination suit in federal court over being forced to engage in critical race theory teachings, contrasting that against a school district that was placed on probation for COVID-19 mask mandate violations.
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Niemerg co-sponsors bill to impose term limits on legislative leaders and 'move Illinois in a new direction'
Legislation to impose term limits on House and Senate leadership positions is moving forward.
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Halbrook on Pritzker budget: He's repeating 'all the failed policies of the past'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) hosted a video conference on his Facebook page where he and fellow Republican lawmakers discussed Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s (D-Ill.) budget plan.
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Miller charges Democrats 'tyrannizing' Illinois with renewed talk of a progressive tax
Rep. Chris Miller (R-Robinson) said Democrats’ timing in potentially proposing anew their previously rejected progressive tax only makes their actions more outrageous.
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Miller believes Madigan's political funding will allow him to continue 'controlling people'
Rep. Chris Miller (R-Robinson) said that Illinois voters probably hadn't seen the last of Mike Madigan.
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Wilhour hoping Madigan's resignation marks 'end of an era' for Illinois politics
Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) doesn't want to see what he hopes marks the start of Springfield's revival end with Mike Madigan leaving office.
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Wilhour claims new Illinois House speaker's rules 'not fair to the people'
Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) has the same issues with the new House rules as he did with the ones under former Speaker Mike Madigan.
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Halbrook alleges long-running 'corruption' as reason for residents leaving Illinois
Corruption and "terrible economic" regulations are why Illinois is one of the states with the highest outmigration, a Shelbyville Republican said.
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Halbrook hopes Welch replacing Madigan means 'a more respectful and cooperative legislative process' in Illinois
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) hopes that new House Speaker Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside) means it when he hints at being the antithesis to Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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Halbrook warns that police reform makes communities 'much more dangerous' in Illinois
Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) worries about what could come of Illinois if lawmakers in Springfield get their way.
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From South Central Illinois News
When it comes to COVID-19, Wilhour says 'the governor is ruling by fear and putting tyranny over liberty'
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) proudly admits he stands in full support of protest demonstrations that have broken out across the state over Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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From Macon Reporter
Halbrook: Lack of transparency from Pritzker on COVID-19 crisis 'is really stunning'
As tensions about the stay-at-home order Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has now extended through the end of month as a way of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic mount, veteran state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) can see the handwriting on the wall.
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Rep. Miller: Pritzker 'seems to have one set of rules for some and a whole different set for everyone else'
A downstate lawmaker argues residents in his neck of the woods have had enough of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “public theater” in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and are committed to getting back to their normal lives no matter what.
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From SE Illinois News
Rep. Bailey: 'People want to be heard and they want to be able to get back to living their lives'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) insists downstate small business owners have grown so frustrated with Gov. J.B.