"I think that is a good point, because you see as government comes in and forces more regulation in some cases, I think it stifles innovation."
"Illinois is a manufacturing hub, obviously, a center of the country in both transportation and people and everything else, but we have created, in our State, some terrible economic policies."
"If we are taking money away from infrastructure and we are putting our families, our children, and our spouses at risk..."
"Don't you see we are exacerbating the problem by pushing 55 miles per gallon in a short timeframe?"
"We know that bridges are rated at a C and our roads are rated at a D in their condition."
"We have to compete like that around the world. Gone are the days where we can put up the walls and say, well, we are just going to do business here at home now."
"We have needed more money, not less money for our infrastructure."
"I would like to hear Ford's perspective on this issue."
"I find it almost a demeaning, demoralizing comment when people make that statement that these are just temporary jobs."
"Why--what are you hearing why they--the administration won't cite China as a currency manipulator?"
"I come from an area that has been markedly affected by the demise of the steel industry."