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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
If even a fraction of this money returned to the State, we would not have a fiscal crisis in Illinois at this moment.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster highlights Illinois' financial distress due to federal tax return imbalance.

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