Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) issued the following statement about Tuesday's meeting between legislative leaders and Gov. Bruce Rauner regarding Illinois' budget impasse:

"Senate President John Cullerton was correct to urge more meetings going forward. There can’t be compromise on the budget if the state’s leaders aren’t talking,” Harmon said.

"The prolonged budget impasse has created a horribly unfriendly business climate for Illinois. I hope the governor is ready to acknowledge that his approach to leadership has not been working and that it’s time to end this stalemate, which has done nothing but harm the state’s most vulnerable residents and worsen Illinois’ bleak financial picture.”