For decades, Pell grants have been the cornerstone of our federal financial aid programs. Today, with the costs of higher education continuing to increase, these grants cover a shrinking percentage of the actual cost of college.

Pell Grants, one of Senator Claiborne Pell’s enduring legacies, have helped generations of Rhode Islanders get a high-quality education while taking on less debt.

Trump’s fossil fuel donors would love the federal government to stop measuring the enormous damage their pollution is doing to the oceans.

The headlines come out of Washington D.C. But the reality is, the people in this room are the backbone of our democracy.

Rhode Islanders have a clear choice: a governor who has spent every day fighting for working families, or a corporate executive who has spent her career fighting for corporate profits in the boardroom.

This is good news for our fishermen, our climate, and our researchers.

And while this budget represents meaningful progress, I want to be clear: my fight for affordability is far from over.

The moratorium is going to give us a chance to really work through those issues, and also continue to make sure that the charter schools are delivering and helping us achieve the goal that I’ve set, to help us meet or exceed Massachusetts…

I’m a public school advocate, and I will use any tool in the box to help us reach the potential for our students that live in the state of Rhode Island.

This budget keeps our promises to Rhode Islanders: delivering affordability, protecting vulnerable residents from harmful federal cuts, and continuing to invest in the schools, housing, and infrastructure that support good-paying jobs and…

As a governor, a father, and grandfather, my heart is heavy thinking of the tragedies these survivors and their families have endured. This legislation will help deliver justice that so many are owed.

I remain confident that Rhode Island is well-positioned to lead in the nation on innovative ways to involve our citizens in our democracy like this.

I want to be clear: my fight for affordability is far from over.

Many Americans don’t believe Democrats are fighters.

The best way to shed that label is to actually step into the arena and fight.

It would be malpractice to shy away from a fight with Central Casting villains... with such high stakes for the economic well-being of American families.

I look at this as a moment in time to kind of pause, reassess, making sure my commitment to this role is exactly as it’s always been.

Climate change is right now raising costs for families across the country through higher property insurance premiums, grocery and electric bills, and health care expenses.