Late last night, led by Pat Quinn's political courage, we made significant progress in our fight to bring fiscal responsibility to Illinois.
Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly, with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, passed Governor Quinn's Pension Stabilization Plan, a fundamental reform that will drastically improve our state's fiscal health today and for the future. This plan will provide savings of more than $100 billion to the state over the next 35 years while still providing new state and local employees with respectable pension benefits.
For the past two years, Pat Quinn has led the fight for pension stabilization and reform to forge a pension system that will be sufficiently funded and properly managed for decades to come. He is committed to ensuring that our state uses its resources more responsibly while fulfilling its obligations to pensioners, vendors and schools. That's why last night's developments are so important to him.
Our state's unfunded pension liability has been out of control for decades. As far back as 1950, experts have been calling for the fundamental reform we saw today. What was different today after 60 years of the status quo? Governor Quinn exhibited the leadership to make hard choices and improve our state's fiscal prospects. Proposing and passing this bill required courage—something we need more of when faced with daunting challenges.
This step is significant, but it's only a part of what our state must do to get back on track. We know more hard work lies ahead of us.
Our campaign also has a long march toward November. That's why we need your help.
Thanks for your support,
Mica Matsoff Communications Director Quinn for Illinois
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