Contact:

Don Early

Organization: 4 The People
P.O. Box 94
West Chicago, Il 60186
Phone:  
email  donfe@yahoo.com
date: 15 Aug 2005

For Immediate Release

 

Bush and the mayor?

REUTERS/Jason Reed

4 The People had the honor of attending the Transportation Bill signing last week in Montgomery. We were invited to a private audience with Governor Blagojevich to discuss the importance of this Bill to DuPage County and West Chicago. While the Bill is a great source of Federal funds, each of us asked the Governor how he is going to find the matching State dollars to secure these Federal dollars without raising taxes. The Governor said he is working on this issue and had no answer for us at this time.

U.S. President George W. Bush greets the audience during his visit to the Caterpillar-Aurora Facility in Montgomery, Illinois
August 10, 2005. Bush signed into law H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act, during a ceremony at the factory.