“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
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“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
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On the recordOctober 5, 2025
I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people.
Said by
J.B. Pritzker
Democratic · Illinois
Source
usatoday.com

Editor's note · Context

Pritzker's response to federal plans to federalize Illinois National Guard.

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