I grew up in Rhode Island. Most of my family on both sides is from Rhode Island.
Rhode Island has become a second home to me after being involved in its cultural life for over 61 years. I look upon it as a privilege to be inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.
People talk about Social Security. There is no parallel between Rhode Island's pension and Social Security.
The biggest challenges are fixing the problems, to put all the puzzles together.
It's one of the biggest problems with the system now. Vague regulations leave the system open to abuse.
The place of exciting innovation - where the action is - that's Rhode Island!
Fixing this broken system will take the perspective of someone who has actually solved problems. 31 years of manufacturing taught me how.
When my son was born, I was still playing in a summer league in Rhode Island.
I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually.
My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together.
But Connecticut and Rhode Island have originally realized the most perfect polity as to a legislature.
Whether the task is fixing health care, upgrading K-12 education, bolstering national security, or a host of other missions, the U.S. is better at patching problems than fixing them.
I was a choir boy for 3 years in high school at St. George's in Newport, Rhode Island.
The recipe for success is a tried and true one here in Rhode Island - innovation, reform, public service.
I went to school at the University of Rhode Island and pursued a degree in journalism, which is a little bit ironic.
I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.