SPRINGFIELD (AP) — President Barack Obama says lawmakers should rethink how congressional districts are drawn as a way to improve the country’s political climate.

Obama’s comments Wednesday in an address to Illinois state lawmakers is sure to resonate with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his GOP counterparts who’ve been pushing that idea. It’s one of the policy changes Rauner wants from Democrats as he continues a standoff with them over a state budget, now eight months overdue.

Obama criticized gerrymandering and joked it’s the reason “why our districts are shaped like earmuffs or spaghetti.”

Before his address, Obama stopped by the Feed Store to pick up some barley soup and take selfies with customers. It’s a restaurant he frequented during his time as a state senator in Springfield.