Luis Fortuno quotes
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“Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community, as well as faith, and certainly working hard.”
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“Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "As GOP Races On, Puerto Rico Could Be Battleground". www.npr.org. February 28, 2012.
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“I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "As GOP Races On, Puerto Rico Could Be Battleground". 'NPR News" with Tom Gjelten, www.npr.org. February 28, 2012.
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“I am making sure, as the governor of a territory, that our kids speak fluent English. But having said that, I will tell my wife I love her in Spanish, and I will pray in Spanish, and no one from Washington should come down here and tell us how to go about it.”
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“I came into the Republican party in 1980, when I was a college student at Georgetown.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "A Nobel Prize Winner on Why We Need Foundational Research". Interview with Lisa Rosenbaum, www.newyorker.com. October 10, 2013.
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“I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.”
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“Some people called me a fascist. That's mostly over, but there will be more attacks from the unions.”
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“When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.”
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“Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.”
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“It is wrong to believe that Hispanics are Democrats. Hispanics are traditionally and historically conservative, not just socially conservative, but fiscally conservative.”
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“The GOP can't even envision winning the White House if we lose a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "Puerto Rico Gov. Says Latino VP Would Help GOP Win Latino Vote" By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano, www.foxnews.com. February 21, 2012.
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“I think there is a lot of fat in the government.”
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“We cannot continue to close our eyes to the fact that we have to truly embrace green jobs, new technologies and alternative sources of energy.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "Politico interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Alexander Burns & Michael Falcone, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.
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“In doing what I'm doing, you have to be sensitive to the fact that you're not dealing with numbers, you're dealing with people. And I will continue to be sensitive to that.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "POLITICO interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Michael Falcone and Alexander Burns, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.
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“Republicans cannot continue to oppose every Hispanic issue.”
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“I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.”
-- Luis FortunoSource : "Puerto Rico: Tin Ear Prompted Governor Fortuño's Fall" By Susanne Ramírez de Arellano, www.foxnews.com. November 11, 2012.
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“Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.”
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“I am impressed by the progress the RNC has made in the last year to engage Latino communities across the country. I look forward to continue working alongside Chairman Priebus and Co-Chair Day to ensure that the party's year-round engagement effort continues to grow and reach new Latino neighborhoods.”
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“Hardworking Americans are fighting every day to provide for themselves and their families, and leave a more prosperous country for the next generation.”
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