{"id":3030,"date":"2023-02-28T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:37:34","slug":"power-pac-il-leaders-ramp-up-busy-legislative-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/power-pac-il-leaders-ramp-up-busy-legislative-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Los l\u00edderes de POWER-PAC IL aceleran la temporada legislativa ocupada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Springtime will soon be upon us, which means that POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are hard at work with another important legislative session! Several leaders have given powerful testimonies in support of key priorities on their legislative agenda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parents were in Springfield this month to launch legislation for a new state Child Tax Credit, which will give half of Illinois families monthly cash payments to help pay for basic needs. POWER-PAC IL Co-President\u00a0<strong>Donna Carpenter<\/strong>\u00a0(accompanied by fellow leaders, COFI staff, lawmakers, and community partners \u2013 pictured above) spoke at the press conference in the State Capitol: \u201cEven a few hundred extra dollars can help families like mine to get through,\u201d she says.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parents are leading the way in celebrating Governor Pritzker\u2019s commitment to expanding resources for early care and education programs with \u201cSmart Start IL\u201d in the FY24 Illinois budget!&nbsp;East St. Louis mother leader&nbsp;<strong>LeAnn Swain<\/strong>&nbsp;was quoted in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingillinois.org\/news___resources\/raising-illinois-response-to-governor-jb-pritzkers-proposed-fy-2024-budget\/?utm_source=ILPN3+Coalition&amp;utm_campaign=d644b5823a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_16_05_51&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-d644b5823a-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raising Illinois statement<\/a>&nbsp;on the budget: \u201cI have high hopes that this will help families better access the services they so desperately need.\u201d&nbsp;Now, we have to get it through the legislature!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delia Perez<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign<\/em>&nbsp;Co-Chair, spoke out about the unaffordability of Peoples Gas bills and against a proposed rate hike during a webinar hosted by our partners at Illinois PIRG. \u201c[Peoples Gas] can take it out of their paychecks, not out of the pockets of people who are trying&nbsp;to make ends meet,\u201d she says. Watch her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/iS4iCd9Y2_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testimony<\/a>&nbsp;(starting 31:25).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be many more legislative updates to come as parent leaders prepare for their annual Moms on a Mission lobby day in May! Be sure to follow COFI on Facebook for the latest announcements and calls to action on parent-led initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springtime will soon be upon us, which means that POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are hard at work with another important legislative session! 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