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Associated Press - December 4, 2009 5:04 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes must reconsider his decision to oppose borrowing $500 million to help pay the state's bills.
Quinn said Friday that "nope" was not an option when social services are at risk because agencies can't pay their employees. They can't meet payroll because they aren't getting the money the state owes them.
Hynes announced earlier he wouldn't support Quinn's "half-baked" plan to borrow the money because it won't make a real dent in the state's almost $4.5 billion in unpaid bills.
Earlier this week, Quinn accused Hynes of playing politics by not quickly signing off on the loan. Hynes is Quinn's chief Democratic opponent in the Feb. 2 primary election.
Hynes, Quinn and Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO'-lee-ehs) must sign off on borrowing for it to happen.
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