Gina Raimondo Quotes
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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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We know businesses can’t compete without reliable infrastructure.
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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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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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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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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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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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The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure.
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We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions.
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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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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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We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.
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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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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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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?
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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.
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My own rhetoric is not so ‘us versus them.’ I don’t like fighting.
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'Cooler and warmer' is not a tag line that Rhode Islanders like, that much is clear.