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" 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. "

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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

Balance

Help

Running

" 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. "

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

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

" Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus. "

" I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure... and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state. "

Gina Raimondo

Will

I Am

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm committed to structural changes. "

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

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

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

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

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

" The public library is where I studied. It's where my grandfather taught himself English. "

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

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

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

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

Gina Raimondo

Workaholic

Been

" I guess whenever I'm in the paper, it's dealing with bridges falling apart, budget problems, pension crises - and saying we have to tackle these problems. "