We have already cut $3 Billion out of this year’s budget and this is a step in the right direction.  I voted to prevent a shutdown of the State Government and have continued to find ways to solve our budget crisis.  I’ve been going through the budget line by line to get rid of wasteful spending and we have made some progress, but there’s still more to be done.  I am in favor of streamlining the State’s resources and consolidating State owned/leased properties to save Illinois millions of dollars.  At the same time, we are trying to identify successful programs that will