Certainly the Republican Party changed and I never changed, as I became an independent my values never changed whether it's on fiscal responsibility, environment or using government tools to help the less fortunate.
Lincoln ChafeeReform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.
Lincoln ChafeeIn the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.
Lincoln ChafeeI do believe that 2016 is going to be a great year for Democrats... because we are right on the key issues.
Lincoln ChafeeAmerica stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.
Lincoln ChafeeLet me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.
Lincoln ChafeeI had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.
Lincoln ChafeeI remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.
Lincoln ChafeeStudents of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.
Lincoln ChafeeThe lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.
Lincoln ChafeeAs a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.
Lincoln ChafeeAny political historian can give innumerable examples of one percenters who have gone on to success, maybe even Bill Clinton himself?
Lincoln ChafeeAmerican education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.
Lincoln ChafeeIsraelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.
Lincoln ChafeeWell, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.
Lincoln ChafeeA strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.
Lincoln ChafeeI didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.
Lincoln ChafeePresident Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in the land in which they are fought, but in the land of those who fight them, as well.
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