At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.
– Jodi Rell
I have been unexpectedly confronted with my own mortality as I was told that I had cancer.
– Jodi Rell
I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action.
– Jodi Rell
I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington.
– Jodi Rell
Managers, regardless of salary, should not be allowed to earn or use comp time. They are expected to work as many hours as needed to get the job done - especially at these salary levels.
– Jodi Rell
Our libraries are valuable centers of education, learning and enrichment for people of all ages. In recent years, libraries have taken on an increasingly important role. today's libraries are about much more than books.
– Jodi Rell
The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education.
– Jodi Rell
The easy way out is to approve an early retirement plan one year but not pay out sick and vacation time to deserving employees until three years later. Unfortunately, later is now.
– Jodi Rell
The freedoms we grant to quasi-public agencies must not be allowed to become a license for excesses, particularly where taxpayer money is concerned.
– Jodi Rell
This is the real bottom line. A person, with a paycheck, in his pocket, every other week, forever and ever, Amen.
– Jodi Rell
Tuition at our institutions of higher learning is slowly but surely being priced out of reach for middle class families.
– Jodi Rell
We cannot put off the difficult decisions for another day, another generation.
– Jodi Rell
We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about.
– Jodi Rell
We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.
– Jodi Rell
We've worked hard this season to ensure that no one has to choose between staying warm and some other critical need.