William E. Conway Jr. Quotes

What middle-income Americans want most of all is a job. We need a generous safety net for the most vulnerable in our society, but for most people the biggest social accomplishment that we can help them achieve is a good-paying job.

Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.

We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about.

Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we've also got to focus on many, many people - for them, life starts with a good job.

I am running because I believe strongly that we need to get folks back to work and address the needs that the folks in the 1st Congressional District have in terms of employment and economic opportunity.

Through Gateway to Work, we can provide more of the workers our businesses need to thrive, and we can help give more of our families the opportunity to work their way to self-sufficiency and into the middle class.

It doesn't matter if you have a D, or an I or an R after your name if you have a job - a J-O-B. It really matters to people that they have an opportunity to contribute to their economy in a very meaningful way, and this is outside party lines. So we believe that these are the solutions that America is craving.

Money is ammunition and the surest way I know to make lasting friends, to earn trust and create peace is by providing meaningful jobs, putting people back to work so they can feed their families.

A job is the best cure for poverty, and that's why economic development and job creation has been my principle focus.

People in this country should be able to find economic opportunity and meaningful jobs in the places they grew up.

Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job.

To realize President Obama's vision of opportunity for all, it's all about making the right match. The way we do that is through job-driven training - connecting ready-to-work Americans with ready to be-filled jobs. It helps more people secure a foothold in the middle class and helps businesses to profit and grow.

Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.

I won't stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the opportunity to do so.

I think I'd work on making sure that Canadians have opportunities to find good jobs, to grow, to gain stability in terms of pensions. The reality is that Canadians don't feel that our economy is working for us.

First create jobs, and then provide skills to people.

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president.

The more time I spent in developing countries, and the more time I spent talking to poor people, I realized what they want more than anything is a good job.

There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good job that pays well, that gives someone an opportunity to go to work, have some security, have benefits, and take care of their family and have a good life.

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.

This is the greatest country in the world for people who want to work, but we have to make sure that this is always true..

Can the private sector create enough good jobs that pay well for everyone that wants one?

The global economy should not be supported by wage earners. They have to be able to build a future like any other human being.

You cannot have a strong, resilient economy unless you have a strong resilient middle class.

The best measure of opportunity is access to a job.