Posted on 09/28/2023 6:09:08 PM PDT by Libloather
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is launching a full-scale attack against state Republican leaders in defense of his closed-door deal with an electric vehicle (EV) battery company with substantial ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
In a letter to Republican state Senate Minority Leader John Curran and other GOP state lawmakers this week, Pritzker accused critics of his recently-announced deal with Gotion Inc. of "resorting to xenophobia" in an effort to attain a "grotesque short-term political gain." Pritzker's sprawling letter defended the deal, arguing it would boost economic growth and create thousands of jobs.
"You and your members express your opposition to a major economic development announcement, and that can only be seen as doubling down on your own irrelevance," Pritzker wrote Wednesday to the state Senate Republican Caucus in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital.
"The questions you have outlined in your letter are unserious and nothing more than political grandstanding," he added. "I don’t have time to engage in your games because there is serious work to do governing as the people of this state elected me to do. When you all are ready to join us in a good-faith discussion, I will welcome any rational ideas on how to attract investment and grow jobs in our state."
Earlier this month, Gotion, whose parent company Gotion High-Tech is based in Hefei, China, unveiled plans to build a $2 billion lithium battery plant that is projected to create about 2,600 jobs in Manteno, Illinois. Pritzker joined Gotion High-Tech leaders, including Li Zhen, the company's chairman and president, in a ceremony announcing the project.
As part of the announcement, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity said Gotion's total incentive package from the state is valued at $536 million in taxpayer funds.
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Chuck Schumer is going to China next month with a bipartisan delegation including Republican Mike Crapo US Senator from Idaho.
They’re visiting Japan and South Korea too.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in this tour.
If fat boy was a republican.the impeachment pyeouldbe started already.
Wow, where have I been? First I heard of this!
Just north of Bourbonnais.
Pr!ckster
Anything Pritzker is tainted foul.
This Family has locked up Illinois and look at the results.
No surprise about Chico relations.
The Pritzker family has no moral compass and are suspicious in their patriotism.
IT IS ABOUT THE MONEY......THAT IS THEIR GOD!
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