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The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline.
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I’m going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, ‘How is this going to create jobs?’
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People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day.
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I’m committed to structural changes.
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I fall into the camp that income inequality is the biggest problem we face.
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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.
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First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna served our nation with distinction. All Rhode Islanders are grateful for his service, and our prayers are with his family and loved ones, we havelost a patriot and ahero.
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We know businesses can’t compete without reliable infrastructure.
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I’ve been told I’m a workaholic.
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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.
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You can’t be a progressive and be opposed to pension reform.
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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.
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Don’t ignore big problems, and don’t try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are.
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We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.
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The public library is where I studied. It’s where my grandfather taught himself English.
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If I’m a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works.
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It's unacceptable how many mistakes were made in this roll-out and we need to hold people accountable, because Rhode Islanders deserve better, taxpayers deserve better.
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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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We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions.
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I’ve done a lot of deals, and I’m skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
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My own rhetoric is not so ‘us versus them.’ I don’t like fighting.
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The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure.
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'Cooler and warmer' is not a tag line that Rhode Islanders like, that much is clear.
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Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced.