Republican St Sen. Brian Stewart of Freeport says Governor Pritzker and other Democratic lawmakers are politicizing efforts to protect child welfare workers. Stewart says Democrats are introducing a bill to create more severe penalties for social workers.
He says they are trying to claim it as their own issue, even after he’s sponsored similar legislation that keeps getting blocked. He says he renewed his call for action after the death of social worker Deidre Silas, who was stabbed to death on January 4th.
He says if Democrats had not delayed the action on the issue for four years, these important protections would already be in place.