Bruce Rauner Quotes
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Illinois will only get economically healthy if we stop focusing on growing minimum wages and start focusing on growing everyone's wages.
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We have a moral duty to have an efficient government.
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I have said, on a number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage.
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I'm a lover of fairs and corn dogs.
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Money's important, but it isn't a motivator for me.
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I'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.
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I am one of the baddest enemies anybody can have.
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The government union bosses are the most powerful politicians in Springfield.
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Crisis creates leverage to change.
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If Republicans and Democrats commit to working together, we can reach a bipartisan, common-sense agreement to reverse Illinois' economic decline and set the stage for a bright economic future.
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I just want the state fixed, and I just want to do the right thing for the taxpayers.
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Illinois has every reason to succeed. We have the hardest-working people in America, the best infrastructure in America, and the best location of any state.
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I've got to pick my fights at the right time.
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I like to do things that get results. Results are all that matters.
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Incremental increases in the minimum wage won't address the underlying skills and investment gaps in Illinois.
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Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their own jobs.
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These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that.
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The people of Illinois sent me to Springfield to end the era of unbalanced budgets and runaway debt.
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I want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.
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I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.
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I don't care what the headline is. I want the results.
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Those who value a strong safety net for our neediest citizens see that every extra dollar spent on these unions is a dollar that cannot go to help the sick, the elderly, and the vulnerable.
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Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
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For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of the solution.