Governor J.B. Pritzker

And particularly, you know, remember Teddy Roosevelt and antitrust laws. You know, that's why there are antitrust laws. You don't want any one company or any one person to have too much economic power in this country. You're absolutely free to go out and earn like heck and become a millionaire and a billionaire.

And particularly, you know, remember Teddy Roosevelt and antitrust laws. You know, that's why there are antitrust laws. You don't want any one company or any one person to have too much economic power in this country. You're absolutely free to go out and earn like heck and become a millionaire and a billionaire.

But you shouldn't be put in charge of the reins of government, which are supposed to be regulating your business.

But you shouldn't be put in charge of the reins of government, which are supposed to be regulating your business.

But you shouldn't be put in charge of the reins of government, which are supposed to be regulating your business.

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.