U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia was accused Thursday of “abandoning the progressive movement” by “copying and pasting” Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failed plan to deliver Chicago from violent crime.
U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia was accused Thursday of "abandoning the progressive movement" by "copying and pasting" MayorMayoral challenger Brandon Johnson, the Cook County commissioner and Chicago Teachers Union organizer, came out swinging against Garcia and would not commit to supporting Garcia — and reuniting the fractured family of progressives — if Garcia makes it to a mayoral runoff and Johnson doesn’t.
"Congressman Garcia … has been a staunch ally of Lori Lightfoot. He was a part of her infrastructure and her administration. He literally copied her entire so-called ‘public safety plan.’ As a teacher, I would call that plagiarism. … Those are not progressive values," Johnson said. "The police budget is bigger than it’s ever been, and we’re still not safe. … The safest cities in America all have something in common: They invest in parks. They invest in schools. They invest in transportation. They invest in public health. They invest in affordable housing. … There is a direct correlation between youth employment and jobs and violence reduction. We have to invest in people.
United Working Families, a progressive group affiliated with the CTU that has endorsed Johnson’s candidacy, has long championed a $4.5 billion wish list of revenue-generating ideas it says would level the playing field between Chicago’s haves and have-nots.
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