Darn right ... those pols know where their bread is buttered. They marched to the orders of their dear IL leader:
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Stimulus Bill Targets Blagojevich (Obama Plays Hardball)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2173976/posts
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“....the bill includes a provision added by the House Appropriations Committee that would
withhold funds from the state of Illinois “unless the Legislature directs how it will be spent, or until ‘Rod R. Blagojevich no longer holds the office of governor of the state of Illinois.’
Man that Stimulus bill fixes all of their problems....