Governor J.B. Pritzker

Yeah, and I think it's OK to talk about the inefficiencies.

I, you know, admit that government, listen, I've seen it. I was in business before I became governor. I, you know, now I'm in charge of a government and I can tell you that there are inefficiencies everywhere. And, you know, waste, fraud and abuse, as people like to talk about it, it exists for sure. And we're always trying to root it out.

I, you know, admit that government, listen, I've seen it. I was in business before I became governor. I, you know, now I'm in charge of a government and I can tell you that there are inefficiencies everywhere. And, you know, waste, fraud and abuse, as people like to talk about it, it exists for sure. And we're always trying to root it out.

I, you know, admit that government, listen, I've seen it. I was in business before I became governor. I, you know, now I'm in charge of a government and I can tell you that there are inefficiencies everywhere. And, you know, waste, fraud and abuse, as people like to talk about it, it exists for sure. And we're always trying to root it out.

But unlike, you know, using a chainsaw the way that Elon Musk talks about and just you know, cutting programs entirely. Instead, what you need to do, and this is the hard work of governing, by the way, is you need to go into the agencies and task the people who are running the agencies with finding the areas of inefficiency. and in effectiveness.

But unlike, you know, using a chainsaw the way that Elon Musk talks about and just you know, cutting programs entirely. Instead, what you need to do, and this is the hard work of governing, by the way, is you need to go into the agencies and task the people who are running the agencies with finding the areas of inefficiency. and in effectiveness.

But unlike, you know, using a chainsaw the way that Elon Musk talks about and just you know, cutting programs entirely. Instead, what you need to do, and this is the hard work of governing, by the way, is you need to go into the agencies and task the people who are running the agencies with finding the areas of inefficiency. and in effectiveness.

And I want to focus on that last part because effectiveness is the important part of these programs. People need healthcare. They want efficiency, but most of all, they want to deliver it effectively to them. And that involves efficiency. So I say that because delivering, making our institutions work is really important for reinstilling trust that people have in government. Because I get it.

And I want to focus on that last part because effectiveness is the important part of these programs. People need healthcare. They want efficiency, but most of all, they want to deliver it effectively to them. And that involves efficiency. So I say that because delivering, making our institutions work is really important for reinstilling trust that people have in government. Because I get it.

And I want to focus on that last part because effectiveness is the important part of these programs. People need healthcare. They want efficiency, but most of all, they want to deliver it effectively to them. And that involves efficiency. So I say that because delivering, making our institutions work is really important for reinstilling trust that people have in government. Because I get it.

People don't trust government. And, you know, again, I came from outside of government. I can tell you, you know, when I saw, for example, that in Illinois, when I showed up, my predecessor, the Republican who preceded me, had left one hundred and forty thousand Medicaid applications that they hadn't looked at.

People don't trust government. And, you know, again, I came from outside of government. I can tell you, you know, when I saw, for example, that in Illinois, when I showed up, my predecessor, the Republican who preceded me, had left one hundred and forty thousand Medicaid applications that they hadn't looked at.

People don't trust government. And, you know, again, I came from outside of government. I can tell you, you know, when I saw, for example, that in Illinois, when I showed up, my predecessor, the Republican who preceded me, had left one hundred and forty thousand Medicaid applications that they hadn't looked at.

And they were basically just delaying giving people their health care because he didn't want to pay for it. Right. That's that's ineffective and inefficient. You need people to get health care. Otherwise, they're going to end up in an emergency room. It'll cost you a lot more. And then there are a whole lot of things that happen in government that take too long.

And they were basically just delaying giving people their health care because he didn't want to pay for it. Right. That's that's ineffective and inefficient. You need people to get health care. Otherwise, they're going to end up in an emergency room. It'll cost you a lot more. And then there are a whole lot of things that happen in government that take too long.

And they were basically just delaying giving people their health care because he didn't want to pay for it. Right. That's that's ineffective and inefficient. You need people to get health care. Otherwise, they're going to end up in an emergency room. It'll cost you a lot more. And then there are a whole lot of things that happen in government that take too long.

And so we've got to just acknowledge those things and recognize that, of course, there's inefficiencies. People are all excited about, oh, a Department of Government Efficiency. That sounds great. But I have to say, not if they're taking away the things that really matter to you, like child care, like Meals on Wheels, like Medicaid.

And so we've got to just acknowledge those things and recognize that, of course, there's inefficiencies. People are all excited about, oh, a Department of Government Efficiency. That sounds great. But I have to say, not if they're taking away the things that really matter to you, like child care, like Meals on Wheels, like Medicaid.

And so we've got to just acknowledge those things and recognize that, of course, there's inefficiencies. People are all excited about, oh, a Department of Government Efficiency. That sounds great. But I have to say, not if they're taking away the things that really matter to you, like child care, like Meals on Wheels, like Medicaid.

Yeah. We've got to have an immigration policy that actually makes some sense. They showed up in Chicago, Tom Homan did, with Dr. Phil. in tow.