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" One way to ensure that all kids will be successful in school and life is by focusing on literacy by the end of the third grade. "

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" Education standards need to be set at the state level. High standards are an important way to ensure that the education system we are funding is actually working and producing, at a minimum, what we would expect it to. "

" Sky Harbor may be a city airport, but it's an Arizona vital resource used by citizens all over the state, and our economy is dependent on its success. "

" Our teachers are valuable, and our public policy should reflect that. "

" It's very easy for people to say what's wrong with education in Arizona, but if I'm elected as governor, I want to focus on what we're doing well and maximizing the impact of what we know is working. "

" Setting the state budget is one of the most important tasks we undertake at the state Capitol - because after all, it's the people's money - not the government's. "

" States with better-educated citizens also see economic benefits. These states have better luck recruiting and retaining quality employers, and they enjoy lower overall rates of unemployment, poverty, and welfare dependency. "

" Government must continue to live within its means. "

" To say that I'm going to veto something that I haven't read is just - or sign something that I haven't read - I don't think is good policy for any chief executive. "

" I believe we need to ensure there are no refugees placed in Arizona with connections to terrorist organizations. "

" By working together, we can make Arizona a place where everyone has an opportunity for a better life. "

Working Together

" If there's one thing Arizona is best in the nation at, it's water. "

" I'm committed as governor to valuing and nurturing our relationships with our friends to the south. "

" I built a company; now, I would like to shrink a government and grow an economy. "

" In many respects, Arizona is a model for the rest of the country on best practices for water management. "

" Speculation replaces fact. It's very easy to see news outlets running with information that is unconfirmed or erroneous. "

" I understand the dignity that comes from work and caring for one's family. "

" Every large brand has franchisees and stores that don't make it. It's unfortunate, and Cold Stone did everything it could to support its franchisees, but some failure rate is part of the business. "

" I honestly believe that we are Arizonans and Americans first, not merely advocates for our respective political parties. "

" The threat from radical Islamic jihadists is real and needs to be taken seriously. "

" Texas has more effectively capitalized on its opportunities as a border state, and I've always said that I want to look to states that are doing better than we are and replicate those success stories in Arizona. "

" Governors compete. States compete. People & businesses decide. "

" These are basic, nonpartisan, non-ideological questions. How many United States senators are there... who was the first president. "

" Arizonans want us to come together, put aside politics, and solve problems. You want us to do our jobs in way that reflects the best of our state. You want us to stop and listen - something that doesn't always come naturally to people in politics. "

" Thriving economies on both sides of the border is a win-win for Arizona and Mexico, but that will only come by working together and demonstrating mutual respect. "

Working Together

" Arizona has three of the top 10 public high schools in the nation. We know how to educate a child. We just need to do it more often in more locations, and where we're having issues are in low-income areas where - where kids don't have a parent that cares or two parents that care, and, of course, also in our tribal nations. "

" I've repeated time and again that Arizona is open for business. "

" If people want to take the time to vote, they should be able to, and their vote should be counted. "

" We all should be concerned if our kids don't know who Sandra Day O'Connor, John Adams, and Ronald Reagan are. "

" When Arizona became a state, the federal government granted our founders nearly 11 million acres of state land. Every time we sell a piece of that land, proceeds go into the Land Trust where the money is invested and earns interest. "

" If you're old enough to father a child, then you're old enough to accept financial responsibility for that child. If you don't want your embarrassing, unlawful, and irresponsible behavior going viral, man up and pay up. "