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" I don't really care if you're a Republican or Democrat or you want to fight about the size of government. How about a government that just works? Put your tax dollar in and get a return out the other end. "

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" Budgets that don't balance, public programs that aren't funded, pension funds that are running out of money, schools that aren't funded - How does that help anyone? "

Gina Raimondo

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" My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together. "

" I'll bring colleges and industry together to develop new products in marine science, green technology, and medical devices, and to train our workers to fill those jobs... We need to get Rhode Islanders back to work. "

" I think the Founding Fathers probably knew what they were doing in setting up the government to have a healthy tension between the executive branch and the legislative branch. "

" During my four years as treasurer, we restructured our pension system, cutting the state's unfunded liability almost by half and putting our retirement system on stronger footing. "

" I care about buses and libraries and schools and roads and education. "

" People talk about Social Security. There is no parallel between Rhode Island's pension and Social Security. "

" The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline. "

" The public bus is how I got to school every day. "

" Maybe you think, 'I'm not college material.' Maybe you worry that you don't have the money. Then you take the SAT. You see that colleges are getting in touch with you. You begin to think maybe you are ready for college. "

" My own rhetoric is not so 'us versus them.' I don't like fighting. "

" If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity. "

" I am a mother with kids in the public schools. People should know that. I'm not just some policy maker who's totally detached from the rest of the community. "

" We can just keep doing it the way we're doing it. We can attack everybody for small-minded things and crush everybody with a new idea. And where are we going to be? Where we are now - behind. Or we can embrace new things and try to be positive and let everybody play a role. "

" People deserve to see progress. "

" Let's make the SAT and PSAT free so everyone has a chance to succeed. "

" We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions. "

" Democrats and all public servants just need to be honest. If we have schools that aren't working ... we need to face the facts and fix them. "

" I respect public employees and school teachers. They deserve a secure retirement. "

" I've been told I'm a workaholic. "

Gina Raimondo

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" We have to get past this persistent negativity. The negativity has held Rhode Island back for a long time. "

" The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure. "

" What we have to do is support business, but also support our workers with job training programs and with reasonable wages. "

" If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be. "

" We've just got to keep going. More. More work, more action, more results. "

" I still believe in the power of government to make lives better, and I believe that if someone is willing to take a stand, other people will follow. "

" Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool. "

" You can raise taxes on the rich in America! We should raise taxes on the rich in America. But we can't do that in Rhode Island. "

" I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected. "

" I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table. "