Instead, House Democrats held a series of hearings on Thursday designed to put pressure on Rauner to cut a deal. A panel took testimony from parents and teachers worried that schools might not open on time in the fall, and Madigan later convened the entire House into a Committee of the Whole to talk about injury insurance for workers who are hurt on the job. Rauner wants lawmakers to help him enact cost-cutting measures for that program, which he says will lure employers and jobs back to Illinois.