Illinois State Representative Margo McDermed
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McDermed rages about state's unfavorable business climate: 'You can’t tax your way into a booming economy'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed argues all of Illinois’ growing population issues lead back to the same starting place.
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McDermed argues greater recall power is response to 'the kind of abuse we see going on in Springfield'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed insists her rationale for backing a Republican-sponsored proposal that would give voters the ability to initiate recall proceedings against elected officials is simple.
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McDermed questions how long Democrat lawmakers will continue to support House speaker at their constituents' expense
Republican state Rep. Margo McDermed feels it’s well past time that Democrats in Springfield begin to put the people they’re supposed to speak for ahead of their self-interest.
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McDermed blasts Illinois Dems for canceling Veto Session: 'There's no question we should be in Springfield'
Republican state Rep. Margo McDermed wonders what it now means to be a lawmaker in Springfield.
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McDermed relieved to see voters reject progressive tax: 'They were reluctant to trust Springfield'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is tipping her hat to voters after they saved themselves from Gov. J.B. Prizker’s progressive tax proposal.
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McDermed believes Illinois Democrats are feeling the heat after Pritzker's latest COVID-19 mandates
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed believes there’s a clear and distinct reason for why Democrats are all of a sudden joining Republicans in demanding COVID-19 answers from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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McDermed blasts governor over latest COVID-19 shutdowns: 'We’re demonizing businesspeople for no real reason'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed wants to see a new approach to COVID-19 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Springfield.
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McDermed slams governor for IDES delays: 'He continues to act as if there's not a problem'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is pressing Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take one critical burden off suddenly struggling residents across the state.
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McDermed slams governor on progressive tax plan: 'He’s not thinking about the welfare of the state'
After nearly six years in Springfield, veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed argues she still finds the level of hypocrisy on the part of many of her Democrat colleagues to be unfathomable.
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McDermed touts statewide Checkpoint system that gives victims 'the power of transparency'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is marking one of her proudest moments since arriving in Springfield.
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McDermed sees Springfield Democrats' tax hike threat as proof their proposal is 'starting to flop'
State Rep. Margo McDermed views Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest tax hike threats as another one of his knee-jerk reactions.
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McDermed blasts governor for school sports shutdown: 'Young kids are very strongly impacted by isolation'
Illinois state Rep. Margo McDermed wonders if Gov. J.B. Pritzker even thinks about the damage he’s causing high school students.
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McDermed predicts there's more to come in federal probe of embattled House speaker
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) welcomes the new vibe she’s feeling in Springfield when it comes to longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan.
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McDermed insists latest arrest in ComEd scandal 'moves the action closer' to embattled state House speaker
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is convinced the arrest of a former ComEd top executive in connection with the sweeping federal corruption probe now gripping Springfield casts even more scrutiny on embattled House Speaker Mike Madigan.
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McDermed blasts governor's latest shutdown order: 'It's not based on science in the least'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed fails to see the logic in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest shutdown order for Will and Kankakee counties.
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McDermed fears governor's tax plan will benefit progessives as it 'proves to be a disaster for everyone else'
State Rep. Margo McDermed fears what could come of Illinois if Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets his way with his progressive tax system.
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McDermed wonders if Democrats are finally ready to take GOP's ethics reform plan seriously
For veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed, a package of ethics reform proposals now being promoted by Democrats in Springfield come with a familiar ring.
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McDermed warns governor that his latest COVID-19 proposal 'is not really consistent with the law'
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is warning Gov. J.B. Pritzker to be careful about what he’s asking for given the latest COVID-19 policy he’s looking to enact.
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McDermed warns governor 'another closure will result in more anguish' for already suffering Illinois residents
Veteran state Rep. Margo McDermed is warning Gov. J.B. Pritzker that there is no one cure for all the economic ailments caused by his COVID-19 shutdown.
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McDermed blasts culture of corruption in state government as House speaker is named in federal bribery probe
State Rep. Margo McDermed fumes the ongoing federal corruption probe that has ensnared House Speaker Mike Madigan proves just how little regard lawmakers in Springfield have for the welfare of the residents they represent.