Kwame Raoul: “I am proud to have secured this legal victory protecting some of our most crucial social service programs.”

There is no justification for this attempted funding freeze.

It is a cruel and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to play politics with the lives of children and low-income families.

This is a win that enhances public safety in Illinois. We have seen the damage that assault weapons and large-capacity magazines can inflict, and these weapons of war have no place in our communities.

It is important that we balance the guardrails that keep young people safe — guardrails that technology companies should have implemented from the very beginning.