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Donald Manzullo: “And in Illinois, which is already bankrupt. Illinois is the State where five of the past eight Governors have been…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
And in Illinois, which is already bankrupt. Illinois is the State where five of the past eight Governors have been indicted. It's a great State. They have a lot of ethical problems, you might say. The State's broken. Public employees have been laid off. A local school, the kids were out picketing because their AP classes may be eliminated because of a tremendous hit in the budget. And now Illinois would inherit a $400 million per year unfunded Federal mandate because of the increase in Medicaid recipients.
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Donald Manzullo
Illinois
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Mar 17, 2010

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The speaker addresses the financial crisis and ethical issues facing Illinois.

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