Generating Bipartisan Votes to Solve
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Illinois Reps. Jack Franks and David McSweeney talk about the state budget impasse.
Illinois is coming up on almost three months with no state budget, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders don't appear to be any closer to a solution. Two lawmakers known for sometimes bucking their party leaders discuss whether there's a bipartisan path out of the state's current mess.
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Generating Bipartisan Votes to Solve
Clip: 9/20/2015 | 14m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois is coming up on almost three months with no state budget, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders don't appear to be any closer to a solution. Two lawmakers known for sometimes bucking their party leaders discuss whether there's a bipartisan path out of the state's current mess.
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