Edited sentence: As reported by the Chicago Sun-times, Dunkin, responding over text, played coy initially when a Sun-Times reporter asked him about his absence:.Dunkin most recently "no-showed" on an important vote in the House.Dunkin's response was, "This bill meant nothing to the average person.He then said: “I’m out of town as I informed the Speaker et al last week.House Democrats were attempting of override a veto by Governor Bruce Rauner on SB 1229.In 2013, Representative Dunkin voted "yea" to a plan that amended state employee pension plans by drastically reducing the constitutionally protected benefits of Illinois state employees in retirement.Its implementation would have impeded the Governor's ability to force a "lock-out" of state workers during contract negotiations and also prevented the union from striking.SB 1229 would would have empowered an arbitrator to decide negotiation disputes between public sector unions and the governor.The Illinois Supreme Court ultimately found these legislative changes to be unconstitutional.When defending his decision to no-show on the SB1229 vote,  Rep.“Why, what’s going on.” Dunkin responded