I'll be willing to do things that politicians won't do. Because I don't care who I upset.

The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.

I want to transform state government. What it takes is a strong CEO type... a leader who can drive things.

I'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.

I don't like to pay lip service. I don't frankly like to talk about stuff.

Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their own jobs.

These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that.

If yelling and threatening, intimidating and chanting solved problems, Illinois wouldn't have any problems. We're good at that stuff.

Government pensions are among the largest cost drivers for state and local governments.

I'm not anti-union.