Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks to news reporters while at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., Monday June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Updated: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 5:21 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 5:21 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn promises a veto if lawmakers send him a budget that fails to balance and slashes key services.
In a hastily arranged Tuesday speech to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate, Quinn urged lawmakers to put aside their political concerns and do whatever is necessary to produce a sound budget.
The Democratic governor said he is prepared to stay in Springfield all summer to get results.
Quinn wants to raise taxes to close the largest budget deficit in Illinois history. But many lawmakers oppose that idea.
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