Gina Raimondo

“If I'm a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works.”

“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.”

“Before I was State Treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs, including here at Nabsys, a biomedical company. As governor, I'll use this as a model for how we create manufacturing jobs.”

“Every single day I've been governor, I hear from a little girl who thinks it's the greatest thing ever that we have a woman governor.”

“People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day.”

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

“I'm committed to structural changes.”

“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.”

“The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline.”

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

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

“We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.”

“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.”

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

“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?”

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

“I've been told I'm a workaholic.”

“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.”

“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.”