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George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee:

Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015
George Nee
stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum:

"This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 23, 2011
George Nee
stated on March 20, 2011 in a television interview:

"Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."

By Peter Lord • March 31, 2011