On 1st day since winning 3rd term as governor, Pritzker releases 200-point national agenda – Capitol News Illinois

On 1st day since winning 3rd term as governor, Pritzker releases 200-point national agenda  Capitol News Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker unveils a 200-point national agenda for Democrats after winning a third term as Illinois governor. This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t a presidential candidate yet, but he announced a 200-point national agenda he wants congressional Democrats to tackle after the party’s enormous victory in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Pritzker’s plan touches on everything from immigration to artificial intelligence to health care and reversing a litany of cuts President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made over the last two years. The governor expects the state’s senators, Tammy Duckworth and newly elected Juliana Stratton, to execute that agenda, which he said needs to be done even before a Democrat can try to reclaim the White House in 2028.

“I believe that it’s possible that this president, having received the mandate against his policies, might be willing to talk to Democrats about the agenda that they’re putting forward and be willing to make a compromise,” Pritzker said at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The plan, which was first released Wednesday morning to NBC News, gives Pritzker another opportunity to carve his own lane in Democratic politics as his national profile grows and he weighs running for president. Pritzker repeated the same answer he’s