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Six Quotes to Read: The President's Remarks in Providence

October 31, 2014 at 7:07 PM ET by Lindsay Holst

Summary:

Today, the President visited Rhode Island College in Providence to continue his focus on our economy's progress and his vision for continuing to build on that foundation by expanding opportunity for women and working families. Here are six quotes you need to read.

Today, the President headed to Rhode Island College in Providence to continue his focus on our economy’s progress and how we can build on it by expanding opportunity for women and working families. While there, he sat down with a few working parents, small business owners, students, and faculty for a roundtable discussion about policies that could help working families right now and continue to grow our economy -- and then he delivered remarks on campus.

Here are six quotes you need to read from what he had to say. Take a look, share your favorites, and read his full remarks here.

"Moms and dads deserve a great place to drop their kids off every day that doesn’t cost them an arm and a leg. In many states, sending your child to daycare costs more than sending them to a public university."

"And the idea that my daughters wouldn’t have the same opportunities as somebody’s sons -- well, that’s unacceptable. That’s not acceptable."

President Barack Obama holds a women's roundtable discussion prior to remarks on the economy at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island, Oct. 31, 2014. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez attends at right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

"We’ve got to raise our voices to basically do away with policies and politicians that belong in a 'Mad Men' episode. 'Mad Men' is a good show, but that's not who we want making decisions about our workplaces these days."

"Nobody who works full-time in America should be below the poverty line. They should not be raising their kids below the poverty line. I am not going to give up this fight."

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I., Oct. 31, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

"So women deserve a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship. And Rhode Island has got the right idea. You’re one of just three states where paid family leave is the law of the land."

"…I was raised by a single mom, and know what it was like for her to raise two kids and go to work at the same time, and try to piece things together without a lot of support. And my grandmother, who never graduated from college but worked her way up to become vice president of a bank, I know what it was like for her to hit the glass ceiling, and to see herself passed over for promotions by people that she had trained."

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I., Oct. 31, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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