Deputy Minority Leader and State Representative Ryan Spain released the following statement after a guilty verdict was handed to former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan today in federal court:
“Today’s verdict doubles down on what House Republican lawmakers have known for some time: the culture of corruption that has poisoned our statehouse must come to an end. Lawmakers must remain steadfast in our work to expose ethical loopholes that have eroded public trust. The time is now for honest, transparent government, one families across our state can rely on.”
Click the PLAY button below to watch the video of Representative Spain’s reaction to the Madigan verdict and where we go from here.