Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the more than 10,000 United Auto Workers in my district as they negotiate a fair contract with the Nation's auto industry employers. Let's remember, it was workers who built this country, and their high-quality union jobs gave people a pathway to the middle class, not just in Illinois but across this great Nation. The current negotiations have implications not just for workers, but for the future of the auto industry and our economic competitiveness. While companies report record profits and the CEOs take home tens of millions of dollars in compensation, the salary of the average autoworker has declined by 40 percent over the past 20 years. Our UAW neighbors are simply asking for their fair share. To the UAW workers in central and northwestern Illinois and across the country, I have got your back. ____________________”