State Representative Brad Fritts responded on June 1 to the passage of the fiscal year 2027 budget in the Illinois General Assembly, criticizing both the process and content of the legislation.
Fritts said, “The FY27 budget was more of the same in Springfield: the same deceptive practices and lack of transparency on another record-breaking budget. This year’s budget is $55.9 billion, with an additional $800 million in new taxes and fees on working families.”
He continued, “While the budget itself is unbalanced and has severely misplaced priorities, the worst part of passing the budget is the process. This year, the final amendments to the budget were filed one hour before consideration, and then House Democrats waived their own rules! These rules aren’t meant to be optional; they’re meant to be a mechanism to prevent legislation from being rammed through in the middle of the night and to provide transparency to taxpayers.”
Fritts added, “What we saw yesterday and this morning was a textbook case of bad government. Illinoisans deserve better than the broken process Springfield Democrats have been delivering.”
Fritts was elected as a Republican representative for Illinois’ 74th House District in 2023, replacing Dan Swanson, according to RepFritts.com.
