Letters to the Editor
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@kate-tex
you never responded to the question of whether you've actually looked at the record you've been denigrating so enthusiastically. i daresay you haven't, which is what renders your attacks as so supremely, totally, full of shit. because you can't have looked at this record, posted below, and still say with any credibility that he's nothing more than words and a speech.
Among the 800 bills he sponsored:
Health Care
1. An Illinois constitutional amendment to establish a right to universal healthcare – (1999 - didn’t pass)
2. Measures to extend health care coverage for those above the federal poverty line (2000 –passed)
3. A bill establishing a commission to develop a plan for providing universal health care in Illinois (2004- passed.)
4. A bill permitting embryonic stem cell research – 2005, didn’t pass
Poverty
5. A bill initiating a long term study about welfare success rates – 1997 passed
6. A bill providing job skills training for recipients of federal aid – 1999, passed
7.A bill establishing a program to help juvenile offendeors re-integrate into the community after their sentences. 1997, passed
Crime
8.A bill requiring police to videotape interrogations of criminal suspects. 2003, passed
Civil Rights
9. A bill initiating a study of the race of people stopped for traffic violations. Paired with a bill that would allow officers to stop cars for seat belt violations. 2003, passed
10. A bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. 2005, didn’t pass
Ethics
11.A bill banning nearly all gifts by lobbyists and barred the personal use of campaign money. 1998, passed
12. A bill adding state inspectors to investigate ethics violations. 2003, passed
Environment
13. A bill requiring utilities to purchase a portion of their energy from renewable resources. 2005, passed.
Gun Control
14. A bill requiring applicants for a firearm i.d. card to meet with a law enforcement officer as part of the application process. 2001, passed.
Immigration
15. A bill creating an office of immigrant assistance to provide education and outreach services. 2003, passed.