Rebecca Rausch Quotations

We're doing everything we can to pass it. We feel very strongly about the ban.

We had been discussing with them, answering questions, but didn't know the attorney general would be issuing an opinion today.

We're continuing to do everything we can to get the bill through the House. We're focused on trying to get the 60 votes we need.

So many things in the environment affect children's health, ... There's an obvious link there.

Because Patti is a private businesswoman, we won't dissect the deals and the business that she does.

He has demonstrated a strong commitment to ISU. He works in the best interest of the university.

There is going to be give and take in the final budget. We're confident we are going to emerge with a budget that meets the needs of the governor, the legislators who approve it and the people of this state.

Patti was able to work much more this year than she has in recent years, ... For one, she wasn't pregnant and she didn't have a newborn at home.

Stem cell research has the ability to save lives. In the long run, we feel like everyone will benefit from this research in one way or another.

We don't see this as (an expansion of gambling) because it's something that the lottery can already do. It's comparable to a new convenience store going up that sells lottery tickets. That wouldn't be an expansion of gambling.

We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.

What we're talking about here isn't keno for the sake of keno. It's keno for the sake of school construction. We have a very specific need out there. We have schools that in some cases are deteriorating and crumbling that need our help. This is the way to pay for it.

The reason why we're having this discussion is because we want to build schools. Keno is a way we can do that. We don't see a reason why legislators wouldn't support building roads or schools.

We think we would be much better served by passing a capital bill. There are a lot of schools in Illinois with needs including those that are still on the list. Passing a comprehensive capital construction program is the right thing to do.

We think the right way to provide relief is through tapping the strategic petroleum reserves.

The president seemed positive about helping us. They spent just a few minutes talking.

The governor thinks Tim Martin is the right guy to lead that agency.

The governor meets thousands and thousands of people every year, takes pictures with many of them and unfortunately just can't remember every person he encounters. He does not recall meeting Sister Muhammad and, by extension, was not aware of her religious affiliation.

The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.

The governor hasn't ruled anything out, but I would characterize that as a distant option.

We see it as just another lottery game that's comparable to bingo.

The organizations listed on our news release verbally gave us their support and indicated they'd be sending in letters.

We cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would want to return to the system that we inherited.

We think it's pretty outrageous that they're asking us to cover their legal fees when we're not done with the legal battle.

We feel like it's a good meeting and it's something to build on.

The budget is a process of give and take.

This is a game of chance that is considered a lottery game. The lottery has specific abilities and they wouldn't have the ability to do video poker for instance.

It was a good meeting. This is a process of give and take.

It was a good meeting. They made some initial progress, agreed to meet again, and learned the House speaker, Senate president and governor are not that far apart.

It was a good meeting. The leaders are not that far apart.

Gov. Blagojevich believes in not raising taxes and using the money we have for schools, health care, job creation and law enforcement. The treasurer apparently believes we should take the people's money and use it to hire more employees.

Agency directors were asked to help the governor promote All Kids where they can,