Pritzker Says Madigan Must Speak or "It Is Time for Him to Resign as Speaker"
Governor JB Pritzker gives his State of the State address this spring, shadowed by House Speaker Michael Madigan.
In his Thursday COVID-19 briefing Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker was asked if he believes embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan should resign.
“The pay-to-play quid pro quo situation outlined in these indictments are unspeakably wrong. Anyone who concludes otherwise is insulting the public. If Speaker Madigan wants to continue in a position of enormous public trust with such a serious ethical cloud hanging over his head, then he has to, at the very least, be willing to stand in front of the press and the people and answer every last question to their satisfaction. Written statements and dodged investigatory hearings are not going to cut it.
If the speaker cannot commit to that level of transparency, then the time has come for him to resign as Speaker. We are in an incredibly difficult moment in our state. We are all overwhelmed with decisions of life and death and economic distress. The people of Illinois do not deserve a political circus on top of that.”
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