Our distributions to local governments are higher, despite what some people want to tell you, much higher than they were before. And Our state's borrowing costs have been reduced by hundreds of millions of dollars because we have better credit ratings. At the same time, I enacted the Rebuild Illinois Infrastructure Plan, dedicating hundreds of millions of dollars to modernizing downstate airports and river ports like the Heart of Illinois Regional … (12:57–13:05)
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Asserts that Illinois' borrowing costs decreased by hundreds of millions due to improved credit ratings.
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