Colleagues: President Obama Could Help Illinois, Nation

February 5th, 2008 at 06:03pm Aaron Chambers

Many of Obama’s former colleagues in the Illinois Senate are among the droves of people gathering for his event. They say a President Obama could help Illinois while putting a more progressive face on the nation.

“This would be the greatest thing that could possibly happen to us,” said Sen. Terry Link, D-Vernon Hills. “Here’s a guy that knows Illinois, knows our needs, came out of the General Assembly, has worked with all of us. He knows what we need in roads and transportation. He knows what we need in capital. He knows what we need in schools. He knows the state from top to bottom.”

Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, added: “Of course it would be beneficial to the state, but more importantly it would be beneficial to the world community because of the image of where we’ve moved in the 21st century — where we an elect someone who represents the diversity of America. I think he would give a face to the world community that we have arrived as a society where we can welcome people in that have not been represented in the office of the presidency.”

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