Campaign: $4 billion for schools

"I'm clearly for making the distribution of state money to schools districts more equitable," he said at a January press conference. "There are certain districts that need more help from the state than others." [James Meeks] is hopeful the governor will support his proposal but notes that lawmakers can muster enough votes to override the governor if necessary. "With an automatic veto-proof majority in the Senate and with Speaker [Michael Madigan]'s ability to speak wisdom to his entire body, I don't think it would be hard for us to override a gubernatorial veto," Meeks says. "With an automatic veto-proof majority in the Senate and with Speaker Madigan's ability to speak wisdom to his entire body, I don't think it would be hard for us to override a gubernatorial veto."