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Illinois Gov. Pritzker on COVID-19 fight: ‘We’re going it alone, as the White House has left all the states to do’
Chicago Tribune ^ | 5/10/2020 | HANNAH LEONE

Posted on 05/10/2020 5:43:44 PM PDT by Beave Meister

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tries to meet goals for daily COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, he’s not banking on any help from the federal government, he said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper.

“I have not been counting on the White House because there have been too many situations in which they’ve made promises not delivered,” Pritzker said. “Very recently they promised a lot of swabs. They’re supposed to arrive today, the first shipment of those. I’m looking forward to that. But what we’re doing is we’re going it alone, as the White House has left all the states to do.”

The governor’s remarks came hours before the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,656 new known COVID-19 cases and 57 additional deaths linked to the coronavirus.

That’s fewer than Saturday, when the state reported 2,325 new known cases and 111 more deaths, and Friday, which saw 2,887 cases and 130 deaths reported.

But also down is the number of tests processed over the past day. In a 24-hour period ending Sunday, labs processed 13,653 tests, according to the health department. For Saturday, that number was 16,617 specimens. On Friday, the state announced a record 20,671 processed over the preceding 24 hours.

Illinois officials will continue to increase testing on their own, and are modeling contact tracing practices after Massachusetts’ approach, Pritzker said on CNN.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


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KEYWORDS: classactionfodder; coronavirus; corruption; covid19; democrats; fraud; il; illinois; jbpritzker; liberals; policestate; pritzker; roguelist; sanctuarystate
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He would be bitching if the White House stepped in. This Nazi wouldn't listen anyway. Not looking good with this a$$hole in charge. We're hoping AG Barr steps in with his US attorneys to squash this control freaks plans...
1 posted on 05/10/2020 5:43:44 PM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

Uh, yeah. Fidiot!


2 posted on 05/10/2020 5:46:21 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Beave Meister

The goal was “flatten the curve”. Mission accomplished. Now get back to work.

The lockdown was never intended to out-wait the end of the virus.


3 posted on 05/10/2020 5:48:00 PM PDT by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: Beave Meister

Why does the Fed Gov have to provide swabs?


4 posted on 05/10/2020 5:49:09 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Beave Meister

He doesn’t understand how Federalism works. Sadly, that means that few of my fellow Illinoisans understand it, because they voted for that gasbag.

I need to move. At least property prices are low right now.


5 posted on 05/10/2020 5:52:02 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: Beave Meister

For three and a half years, they called him a dictator...


6 posted on 05/10/2020 5:52:56 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Beave Meister; All

These governors are playing politics. Do you think this asshole, Gov Cuomo, or Gov Newsom gives a shi’ite about deaths? If they did, they’d address drugs, homeless, and murders in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco.


7 posted on 05/10/2020 5:53:03 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: Beave Meister

They can lie all they want on the Sunday shows. Trump will set them straight at his upcoming events.


8 posted on 05/10/2020 5:54:44 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: Beave Meister

What a stupid POS. Just because your states health dept isn’t/wasn’t prepared doesn’t mean it’s the govts fault.


9 posted on 05/10/2020 5:55:08 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Beave Meister

Fact is, Governors are in charge of their state. That’s why we are called the United States. If Trump forced his open plan they’d be calling him a dictator, fascist or whatever.

All I know is it wasn’t Trump plan but Cuomo’s to sent all those c19 into nursing homes.


10 posted on 05/10/2020 5:56:02 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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Making it all politics eh?
Trump will win without Illinois.
Or, he could win Illinois, if people get sick of this Governor playing politics with a tragedy.
Same goes for every other blue state dem Governor.
The whole lot em, all of the scum bags.

I hate to say it but, Trump can use this politically too, he’s kind of the master.

The truth is a powerful weapon.


11 posted on 05/10/2020 5:56:38 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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Governor Creosote is a worthless pile of dung. He’s not making the decisions anyway. Madigan is.

L


12 posted on 05/10/2020 5:57:17 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Beave Meister

If you need President Dr. Trump to run your damn State, J.B., then step the hell down and let him.


13 posted on 05/10/2020 5:57:44 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: jersey117

If Trump ever gets to have a rally again, he is going to have fresh bag of hammers to pound red meat with.


14 posted on 05/10/2020 6:00:47 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: Beave Meister

Pritzker is a mere puppet of Mike Madigan, the real power in the state. The sole purpose of all of the covid bs is to extort billions from fedgov to cover their corruption. Harming Trump’s reelection is icing on the cake.


15 posted on 05/10/2020 6:01:25 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Baldwin77

Every lefty in March was talking bout 2 weeks to #FlattenTheCurve, which turn in to 30 days to #SlowThe Spread now it turned into stay closed until we eradicate they virus to save granny.


16 posted on 05/10/2020 6:04:30 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Beave Meister

Want help?

Stop being a SANCTUARY STATE.


17 posted on 05/10/2020 6:05:06 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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To: Beave Meister

Why not ask your Mafia to step up?

I hear they are good at squeezing people for cash.


18 posted on 05/10/2020 6:09:27 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Texas Eagle

I think Trump offered help to get Chicago’s gun slinging under control.

It was rebuked.


19 posted on 05/10/2020 6:14:26 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Cobra64

These governors are playing politics. Do you think this asshole, Gov Cuomo, or Gov Newsom gives a shi’ite about deaths? If they did, they’d address drugs, homeless, and murders in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco.

Yep this is true. To be honest, what Cuomo is doing to the elderly is planned extermination. He wins by getting rid of these people in 2 ways. 1 it lessens the medical financial burdon of the state to keep these people alive. 2. It gets rid of pensioners that just wont die! Its either that or he is seriously retarded.


20 posted on 05/10/2020 6:14:49 PM PDT by Bommer (I am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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