“ Absolutely. In fact, I believe that unions are more relevant than ever. Over the past two years we have seen an unprecedented attack on working men and women. All across the country – including Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana – we have seen a coordinated assault on the labor movement and collective bargaining.

Anti-worker billionaires like the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson and Richard DeVos have backed these efforts to turn back the clock on the middle class. They want to strip workers of their right to form a union and bargain collectively for good wages and benefits.

Our country’s economy has always been its strongest when we have a prosperous middle class. Unions are the best advocates for working men and women and the middle class. ”

“ Let's be clear: entrepreneurs and workers made America's middle class. Union boss have not created a single job. Not one…that is if you don't count overpaid union bosses. The decline of unions in America has not been the result of some nefarious plot as Mr. Hoffa suggests, but the result of many union workers freely rejecting the opportunity to join a union. Union boss abuses are driving away their membership. The strong arm tactics, corruption and childish attacks that have become the hallmark of union bosses is simply not in the best interest of union workers. American workers and entrepreneurs need opportunities to create a future for themselves, their families and their community. Statistically, entrepreneurs and workers are choosing to do so without the burden of union bosses. Let's believe in America and move forward! ”

“ Workers and job creators, through hard work, ingenuity, sweat and risk-taking, literally made the strongest economy in the world and the greatest standard of living in history.

The greatest generation, which includes patriots like my father, did not just win a World War, they labored shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow workers to create and sustain value-added enterprises. Today, we stand upon their shoulders and reach higher for our families and community.

American entrepreneurs and U.S. workers made our middle class. If anything, big government and big organizations were and remain an impediment.

Now is not the time for nostalgia, for fear mongering, for scare tactics or for bitterly clinging to the past. Now is the time for bravery, courage and a renewed confidence in the individual, in the worker, in the creator and in the entrepreneur.

What is necessary for the 21st Century is more innovation, more creativity, more freedom to fuel a rising generation of pioneers and entrepreneurs who reject entitlements and embrace the productive power of their creation and investments. These women and men will make a future where every family can flourish. ”