Issues
Creating Jobs
Patrick’s top priority will be to create jobs for Rhode Islanders. He believes the best way to create new jobs immediately is to strengthen the businesses already located in Rhode Island by reducing their tax burden. Patrick will work to reform the Economic Development Corporation (EDC)...
Health Care
Patrick Lynch has strong record of taking on powerful special interests to ensure that Rhode Islanders receive quality health care at an affordable price. He took on Blue Cross Blue Shield, resulting in $13.3 million in savings for ratepayers and a Premium Assistance Plan to assist their most...
Civil Rights
On day one, Patrick made civil rights a cornerstone of his work in court, through legislation, and in outreach in Rhode Island and across the nation. Patrick’s ground-breaking work in the area of Civil Rights includes: Patrick was the first Attorney General in the United States to...
Environmental Protection
Patrick has been at the forefront of efforts to combat climate change and other threats to the environment. Never one to back down from a fight he believed in, Patrick has taken on powerful special interests – whether it’s been corporations or the federal government -in an effort to...
Consumer Protection
Patrick has a record of standing up for consumers and is committed to protecting Rhode Islanders consumers from unscrupulous businesses and swindlers. In 2009 alone, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit took more than 9,500 telephone calls, a number that surpasses the total...
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