State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement in after Governor Pritzker delivered his budget address:

“Governor Pritzker has an opportunity to move our state’s budget process in a new and better direction, where all sides are at the table putting a together a balanced, reasonable approach to spending that avoids the mistakes of the past. I do not think the proposal he laid out today does that. This is however early in the budget process, and I am hopeful that as negotiations move forward, we will see a more reasonable budget proposal take shape that pays our bills and keeps spending in line with revenue.”