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IL St. Sen. Neil Anderson "Optimistic" about New Session

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IL St. Sen. (R) Neil Anderson

Illinois State Senator Neil Anderson is confident the senate can compromise and pass a budget.

But Michelle O'Neill reports the Moline lawmaker is not sure what will happen in the Illinois House.

Summary

State Senator Neil Anderson says the 100th Illinois General Assembly has just started. And he has high hopes. Everyone is fed up with not having a budget. And it appears that senators finally realize they need each other, need to work together, and compromise is necessary.

He's very happy the Future Energy Jobs Bill is now law. Anderson promoted similar bills for a couple of years to prevent Exelon from closing its nuclear power plant in Cordova. With that out of the way, the Moline state senator says the budget is everyone's top priority. And senate leaders from both parties have already introduced a package of bills which includes workers compensation and pension reform. Also, the Illinois Senate approved a new rule to limit leadership positions to five terms, or 20 years.

As usual, compromising on pension reform will be tricky, and Anderson is concerned the current proposal might not pass the constitutional test.

Anderson will serve again as Republican Spokesman for the Senate Agriculture Committee. And he's been assigned to the transportation, energy, gaming, commerce, and licensed activities committees.

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