Rauner Hoping For One-On-One Meeting With Madigan On Budget
(CBS) -- Governor Bruce Rauner said he's ready to sit down at talk with House Speaker Michael Madigan about budget issues, though he's not publicly suggesting he is backing off any of his previous positions, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
In every major primary where a candidate backed by Governor Rauner faced one supported by House Speaker Madigan, Madigan prevailed.
Not sounding chastened at all, the governor said he is still hoping the Democrats will be willing to compromise with him, but he left out the harsh rhetoric and said he would like to meet Madigan one-on-one and not in a four leader meeting.
"The reality is, I don't think the speaker…his style is not to be compromising in a group," Rauner said. "That's not how he works…my own view is further four leader meetings probably will not be productive. I'm hoping that the speaker and I can meet in private soon."
So far, no such session is planned.