LEBANON – Not only did the Club for Growth blast Illinois Republicans that sided with Paul Ryan's $1.1 Trillion Omnibus bill, one GOP primary challenger used the opportunity to turn up the heat on twenty-year incumbent John Shimkus.
Senator Kyle McCarter, who will be on the March 15th GOP primary ballot in Illinois 15 CD, hotly criticized Shimkus' vote among the six Illinois GOPers that supported the budget – including providing additional funding for Planned Parenthood, which has admitted dealing baby body parts for medical research.
McCarter noted, "Once again John Shimkus has abandoned the people of southern Illinois by supporting the liberal Obama-Pelosi spending agenda. Whether it is funding Planned Parenthood, supporting amnesty, or now voting for runaway spending, the truth is Washington has changed Congressman Shimkus into just another big-spending politician."
McCarter said Shimkus joined the Democratic party in supporting a "bloated government funding bill opposed by conservatives."
McCarter criticized what he referred to as "liberal policies in the Omnibus," which includes:
- Funding Planned Parenthood
- Increasing spending by $50 billion over the recent Budget Control Act
- Providing billions in wasteful solar and wind tax credits
- Funding a refugee resettlement program for illegal border crossers
"We deserve better from Washington. Congress has to learn to live within its means without these type of wasteful mega spending bills," McCarter said. "As a Congressman, I would work towards a balanced budget and holding the line on spending."
