The government union bosses are the most powerful politicians in Springfield. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
I'll be willing to do things that politicians won't do. Because I don't care who I upset. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We have to be bold, tough, and fundamentally change government because Springfield is broken. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
The fact is that politics in Illinois is a blood sport. It's really rough. It's really nasty. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
I want to transform state government. What it takes is a strong CEO type... a leader who can drive things. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
State universities in Illinois are a microcosm of our state government - broken with work rules and administrative bureaucracy. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Our government workers should be treated fairly and appropriately. They should have a decent retirement, but not a gold-plated system where they… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
The structure that is currently in place, inside government, forcing government employees to pay union dues, even if they don't want to… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We've talked through the fact that our family will be attacked. Our family will be dragged through the mud. My businesses that… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Voters want conflicting things. They want a lot of government spending, but they don't want higher taxes. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Government pensions are among the largest cost drivers for state and local governments. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Government unions should not be allowed to influence the public officials they are lobbying, and sitting across the bargaining table from, through… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We've become a collectivist economy in Illinois. It's crushing us. And no problem is going to get fixed unless we bring more economic freedom… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
I've completely lost faith in the Democratic Party to truly serve the disadvantaged. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Great teaching requires incredible talent and dedication, strong intellectual ability and interpersonal skill, real discipline and empathy. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
In democracy - and the good thing about democracy, big change does not happen quickly, and you need a buy-in and a convincing, a… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Our government workers should be treated fairly and appropriately. They should have a decent retirement, but not a gold-plated system where they can retire… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Your average person in Illinois doesn't really even know what workers' comp is. The average person doesn't know really what's going on in the… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
Those who value a strong safety net for our neediest citizens see that every extra dollar spent on these unions is a dollar that… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
For many young people, the minimum wage is a stepping stone to higher employment levels. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
I am going to try to rip the economic guts out of Indiana. But we're going to do it methodically and aggressively. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We have to be bold, tough, and fundamentally change government because Springfield is broken. — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
We have to reduce the tax burden, whether it's income tax for corporations or private individuals, and we should put a freeze on property… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
