SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Capitol is buzzing again as lawmakers have returned to Springfield for the veto session.

House Democrats and Republicans spent hours meeting behind closed doors with their caucuses after leadership canceled two hearings scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

"I think it will be pretty light on legislation and pretty heavy on anti-Republican rhetoric," House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) said.

While McCombie is not optimistic about work getting done this week, Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told WAND News it is time to address actions threatening public safety.

"We're seeing the chaos that Donald Trump is causing in American cities with military troops and ICE, and border patrol hundreds of miles from the border," Welch said. "It's just total

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