Illinois House Speaker on Protecting Reproductive Rights, Balancing the State Budget

State lawmakers are returning to Springfield this week.

The two-week veto session was already on the books for legislators, but now it comes on the heels of former President Donald Trump’s election win. Democratic leaders — who kept their veto-proof majorities in both the state House and state Senate — are discussing what, if any, actions the state may take to “shore up” protections ahead of a second Trump presidency. 

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined “Chicago Tonight” to talk about where things go from here.