CHICAGO –Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement in response to Governor Pat Quinn’s State of the State Address:

“Since 2010, Republican and Democrat Governors across the United States have implemented sweeping reforms and made tough choices to improve their states’ financial conditions. Unfortunately, Governor Quinn’s State of the State Address today confirms that he has no comprehensive plan for dealing with the near catastrophic fiscal condition of our state or the political courage to make the reforms necessary for Illinois to have a government that it can afford.”