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" 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. "

Gina Raimondo

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Gina Raimondo

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" Almost every day, people will say to me some version of, 'You're so much nicer in real life.' I guess I come across as not nice. "

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" You can't be a progressive and be opposed to pension reform. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I want to be able to look my daughter's teacher in the eye and say, 'Your pension will be there.' I need to know that her pension will match up with a promise we can keep. "

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" Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced. "

" I fall into the camp that income inequality is the biggest problem we face. "

" I'm committed to structural changes. "

" There's lots of people driving on the roads who don't have licenses. They're still going to work, still going to school. I want them to get a license and insurance so they're driving safely. "

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

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