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

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" People deserve to see progress. "

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

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

" It's all about the choices we make as a society. We can choose to have poor schools and parks and higher tuition at Rhode Island's colleges. But we should make an active choice. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" The governor's not allowed to drive. That's part of the life you accept. "

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

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

" We know businesses can't compete without reliable infrastructure. "

" If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" The single greatest under-utilized resource we have as a nation is women and girls. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are. "

" In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it's an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look. "

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

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

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

" 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. "