Mike Quigley actually said...

"States like Illinois need fiscal reform. We need to streamline, consolidate, and reinvent government not because it is unimportant, but because its mission is so important; it is where the wheels hit ..."

"I do think we have a revenue problem, and the revenue problem at the local level was because of the economic downturn."

"We need to focus on policies that create jobs and promote economic growth."

"By 2050, the government will be collecting that same 20 percent, but spending 45 percent--our deficits will only get worse from there."