[caption id="attachment_19485" align="alignright" width="300"] David McSweeney[/caption]

State Rep. David McSweeney (R) joins The Morning Newswatch.

State Rep. and Republican Congressional candidate Mike Bost joins us.

Steve Brown is the spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan. He spoke with Tom Miller on the phone about the state budget impasse and lack of higher education funding along with the number of bills being sent to the House floor.