Lt. Gov. hopeful Pat Quinn Sunday announced he has launched a lobbying campaign in hopes of convincing senators to pass the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund checkoff law by the end of this month.
Standing next to the Eternal Flame in the Daley Plaza where he was joined by the spouses of Illinois soldiers who are guarding Taliban and Al-Qaida prisoners in Cuba, Quinn said these mothers need these funds to help make ends meet until their husbands return.
He said in the past week, 1700 Illinois Army National Guard soldiers were called to active duty to fight terrorism in one of the largest mobilizations since the Korean War.
Saying that the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund bill has been unanimously approved by the Illinois House, Quinn said the senate needs to follow suit.
The bill, he said, needs to be passed in the senate because it would establish a checkoff box on state income tax returns allowing taxpayers to voluntarily contribute to a trust fund established to provide financial assistance to the families of hundreds of Illinois military men and women who have been called to duty.
It would be a blessing to Brenda Robinzine, who is pregnant and is expecting a baby in April and Mary Beth Beirsdorf, a mother of three all under the age of six.
When the bill is approved, it would provide emergency financial grants to the families of Illinois Guard members and reservists who are suddenly called to duty.
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