December 23, 2011
Happy Holidays!
I wish you and your family a happy holiday season. With the arrival of Hanukkah and Christmas, I hope that you will enjoy spending time with family and friends, and I wish you good health and peace in the coming year. As Mort and I celebrate the holidays with our family we have so much to be greatful for, two beautiful grandchildren and two more on the way!
Looking forward to 2012, I am so thankful to represent such a vibrant and caring district. There is much work to do in our state, and I promise to make my last year in the House of Representatives a year of great accomplishments for my constituents.
My Work on the Environment Continues
Two weeks ago I spoke at the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators national meeting here in Chicago. We discussed Green Energy and its relationship to national security. Here I am with Adam Shafer of NCEL and Karyn Davidman of my district office.
I was also privileged to attend the National Conference of State Legislatures Nuclear Legislative Working Group Meeting last week. Nuclear safety and clean-up is an issue here in Illinois and around the nation. It was a fascinating event, and included an intergovernmental meeting with the U.S. Department of Energy. We learned that the federal Office of Environmental Management operates the world's largest nuclear cleanup effort, involving 2 million acres of land in 35 states, emplying more than 30,000 scientists, engineers and cleanup technicians, at a cost of more than $5 billion per year.
Special Legislative Session
We were in Springfield on December 12 for a special session. The legislature approved tax breaks for certain companies including Sears and the CME Group. I voted no on the bill. I surveyed the district and my constituents opposed tax breaks for these companies by more than a 2-1 margin. We need to get to financial health and then be able to give tax relief to all, not to a chosen few.
Contact My Office For Assistance
If ever you need assistance, my Constituent Service Office in Highwood is always available to help you with individual problems. We can be reached at (847) 433-9100 or via e-mail at karen@repkarenmay.org. If you are planning a visit to Springfield while the legislature is in session, I would love to see you. Contact Mary Jane in my Springfield office at (217) 782-0902 for information.
Please be aware that in order to save state funds, my Highwood office will be closed during the week of December 26-30. We will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. We will be checking e-mail and phone messages periodically during the week.
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