Linc on the role of government

Lincoln Chafee, citing recent disclosures about conditions in a long un-inspected Johnston group home for teenage boys, shut down by the state earlier this month, as an example of why "government has a role to play.''

"Due to budget cutbacks there was no inspection of a foster home, and foster children were in a 110-degree room with the doors locked, and the showers not working and the bathrooms and the toilet not working," he said. "That's unacceptable for government.

"Yes, we have to be more efficient. Yes, we have to look for savings. Yes, if there is fraud and waste and abuse we go after it aggressively.... [But] for me to read that story makes me just as angry as reading about high unemployment and budget deficits."

Linc Chafee is a tested leader of unquestioned integrity and a strong independent voice. As Governor, he will work hard to create new jobs, rebuild our economy, solve our chronic budget problems, end corruption, and forge a new way forward for Rhode Island.