Though Mr. Lipiinski kind of shrugs it off, his shift has quite a backstory. Included: calls and meetings from Cardinal George and his emissaries, messages from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, a letter from City Council Finance Committee Chairman and Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, and prompting by a variety of local businesses.
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“We have so many people unemployed in the country right now,” responded Lipinski. “We have wages that have been stagnant for decades. So, how does allowing more people in here to work legally not do more harm to that?”
Lipinski and Ryan should have planned running to the right of Mark Kirk and Rob Portman.