Quinn Campaign Launches New TV Ad Highlighting Governor's Work to Cut State Spending

Press Release

Featuring Governor Quinn's 63-year-old push mower, Quinn for Illinois released a new ad today showing the Governor trimming his lawn and recounting the steps he has taken to rein in government spending and restore fiscal health to Illinois. The ad, which features the Governor mowing the lawn in front of his modest Georgian home in Chicago's Galewood neighborhood, went up on the air this morning.

"I'm working to fix the mess and I'm not finished," Governor Quinn concludes in the ad.

Governor Quinn inherited a mess, but he's been making the tough decisions and getting the job done to move Illinois in the right direction.

Watch the new ad here: http://youtu.be/GcL1dZE_Eno

Here's the transcript:

Governor Quinn: "When I became Governor, state government needed to be cut, just like my lawn. So I got to work. I cut state spending by $5 billion, cut over 2 million square feet of office space, closed 50 state properties, and we're selling 9 state airplanes. I suspended legislators' pay along with my own. We balanced the budget in a fiscally responsible way. I'm Pat Quinn, I'm working to fix the mess and I'm not finished."

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