Luis Fortuno Quotes

• Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community, as well as faith, and certainly working hard.

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  Work, Community, Important

  "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 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.

  Luis Fortuno

  Kids, Wife, Territory

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• Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English.

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  Children, Parent, Want

  "As GOP Races On, Puerto Rico Could Be Battleground". www.npr.org. February 28, 2012.

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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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  Office, Littles, Down The Road

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• Some people called me a fascist. That's mostly over, but there will be more attacks from the unions.

  Luis Fortuno

  People, Unions, Fascists

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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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  Country, Principles, Spending

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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.

  Luis Fortuno

  Believe, Conservative, Democrat

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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 Fortuno

  Winning, White, House

  "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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• 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.

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  Jobs, Eye, Technology

  "Politico interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Alexander Burns & Michael Falcone, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.

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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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  Country, Fighting, Generations

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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 Fortuno

  Numbers, People, Doing You

  "POLITICO interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Michael Falcone and Alexander Burns, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.

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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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  Country, Party, Opportunity

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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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  Government, People, Shining

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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.

  Luis Fortuno

  Children, Successful, Opportunity

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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 Fortuno

  Office

  "Puerto Rico: Tin Ear Prompted Governor Fortuño's Fall" By Susanne Ramírez de Arellano, www.foxnews.com. November 11, 2012.

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• I came into the Republican party in 1980, when I was a college student at Georgetown.

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  Party, College, Students

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• Republicans cannot continue to oppose every Hispanic issue.

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  Issues, Republican, Hispanic

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• I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think.

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  Thinking, States, Residents

  "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 supported the stimulus package.

  Luis Fortuno

  Stimulus, Packages

  "POLITICO interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Alexander Burns Michael Falcone, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.

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• I think there is a lot of fat in the government.

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  Thinking, Government, Fats

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