Luis Fortuno Quotes

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

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

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

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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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• I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

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

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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.

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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.

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• I supported the stimulus package.

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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.

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• Republicans cannot continue to oppose every Hispanic issue.

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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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Nationality:	American
Profession:	Governor, Politician

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