Quinn, Durbin comment on commission’s approval of federal government’s purchase of Thomson Correctional Center
Posted By Brandon Reid On January 7, 2010 @ 2:34 pm In Happening Now | No Comments
From press release
CHICAGO—Jan. 6, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) commended the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) for their 7-4 decision in favor of the closure of the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill. Durbin and Quinn issued the following statement:
“We are pleased the bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has endorsed the sale of the Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government and rejected the partisan rhetoric.
“Elected officials, community and business leaders and the residents of northwest Illinois are wholeheartedly supporting this proposal because they understand that this is an opportunity to create up to 3,800 jobs and generate more than $1 billion in a region that desperately needs both.
“Fully utilizing Thomson and upgrading this facility to make it the safest prison in the nation will not jeopardize the safety and security of our country or our state; we would never endorse a plan that would do so. Despite the fear-mongering and nay-saying of a vocal few, we stand with state, county and local law enforcement officers and state’s attorneys from across the area, and with our nation’s military commanders, who know that this is about making our country safer by removing the deadly recruiting tool that Guantanamo has become.
“This should not be a political or partisan issue. This is about doing what’s right for our troops, for our national security and for the people of Illinois. We will continue doing everything we can to make this sale a reality and bring the jobs and other economic benefits to our state.”
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