Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom is a former journalist and political consultant who was a top aide to 2012 U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He is a founder and principal of the Shawmut Group, a Boston-based communications consulting firm...
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The governor's priorities are more funding for schools, local aid and to lower the tax rate.
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The governor is very active in his support of civic, religious, and social service organizations, but he doesn't do it for public acclaim. There are certain aspects of his charitable giving that are public, but the majority of it is conducted privately, and he prefers to keep it private.
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The governor is extremely pleased that the Legislature has acted on his request to set aside part of the surplus to pay for capital improvements in higher education.
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The governor has decided that any time the primary purpose of a trip is political, costs associated with it should not be paid by the taxpayer.
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We would have preferred a different outcome, but we fought that fight and lost. It's the governor's job to 'faithfully execute' the laws, even the ones he disagrees with.
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Since Gov. Romney is not seeking re-election, there is no campaign to run, and so he has ended his contractual relationship with Mike Murphy. Mike has been a trusted friend and adviser, and he always will be.
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These differences with the Legislature are not essential to the goal of getting everyone covered with insurance.
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These are traditionally bread-and-butter issues for the Democrats, and the fact that we have a Republican governor pushing for the changes we need means there exists a wonderful opportunity to get something done.
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The Romney job record is a strong one. When the governor got into office, we were losing thousands of jobs every month. Today the unemployment is almost a full point lower and we're adding jobs every month.
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We think special legislation is called for, and we're willing to work with the church to help them carry out their charitable mission.
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If Microsoft follows through with their commitments, this will represent a seismic shift in their business model.
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If people don't take personal responsibility for their own health insurance, then the rest of us have to pay when that person ends up in the hospital. There's nothing fair about that.
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If Congress and the President impose new requirements on the project, we'll follow the procedures and guidelines set out in the law.
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Governor Romney has come to know Archbishop O'Malley as a humble man of God and as a strong leader. His new responsibility is a tribute to him and a blessing to the commonwealth and the governor looks forward to joining him in Rome for this happy occasion.