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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
State Rep. Amy Grant Questions Motivation Behind Cancellation of Fall Veto Session

On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Madigan’s Chief of Staff announced that the fall veto session is canceled due to concerns over COVID-19 and proximity to the upcoming holidays….


Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Urges Governor to Call Special Session as Heightened COVID-19 Mitigations Announced for DuPage County

On Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker announced that heightened COVID-19 mitigations will take effect in IL Region 8 (DuPage and Kane Counties) on Friday, October 23. In response to the announcement,…


Thursday, July 9, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Praises Signing of Hospital Federal Funding Bill

State Representative Amy Grant commended bipartisan efforts resulting in $250 million in additional federal funding to ensure Illinois hospitals are equipped during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Governor JB Pritzker signed…


Thursday, June 4, 2020
Rep. Grant: The Governor and IDES Must do Better

Today I took a phone call from a tear-filled constituent. Her story underscores the ongoing debacle at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and Governor JB Pritzker’s failure to…


Saturday, May 23, 2020
Rep. Amy Grant Rejects Unbalanced Budget; Criticizes Democrats for Including Raises for Lawmakers

Today Illinois Democrats pushed through a partisan, unbalanced budget for Fiscal Year 2021 that increases spending by 6.8%. The budget spends $42.8 billion while revenues are expected to be only…