Sen. Brady slams soda tax proposal

Posted on March 7, 2016

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Bill Brady said a plan to raise the cost of soda one-cent-per-ounce is a typical Democratic proposal.

“All they do is propose tax increases,” Brady said. “They pull money from the average working family who’s struggling right now just to keep their job and paying their bills. That’s not what we need to be talking about right now.”

PODCAST: Listen to Scott and Colleen’s interview with Brady on WJBC.

State Sen. Mattie Hunter has proposed spending the tax money on obesity prevention programs.

Brady told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin he’ll prefer any Republican candidate over the Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

“I don’t think we can afford another 10 years, or four years or eight years of the Barack Obama administration,” Brady said. “They both have pledged to continue dramatically along those lines.”

When asked if he would support front-runner Donald Trump if he were to become the nominee, Brady replied “of course”.

Brady had been supporting Jeb Bush until he dropped out of the race.

Illinois’ primary is March 15.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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