Creation Quote by William M. Daley

Illinois will only get economically healthy if we stop focusing on growing minimum wages and start focusing on growing everyone's wages.

— Bruce Rauner

We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.

— Paul Ryan

Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.

— Karen Handel

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

Let's put Illinois back on the road to prosperity.

— Bruce Rauner

Illinois' economy will benefit from the modernization of the power sector.

— Tammy Duckworth

Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a…

— Jerry Weller

I will advocate moving the Illinois minimum wage back to the national minimum wage.

— Bruce Rauner

We need a positive economic agenda that invests in the innovation and growth that will create jobs for middle class families and ensure that…

— Rick Larsen

We've got to get back to rebuilding the middle class, the families of America. That's where growth will come from.

— Hillary Clinton

It is our generation's task...to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth...a rising, thriving middle class.

— Barack Obama

A fundamental way to build and expand our middle class and economy is to create a modern and well-paid workforce.

— John Hickenlooper