Josh Shapiro
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I think it is really critical.
that every kid born in Pennsylvania gets a great quality education, that that kid has a safe street to walk down to get to school or wherever else they're going, and that they've got a job in the community that they love.
Those, to me, are the core foundational principles.
It's what we focus on every single day.
Our mantra, as you said at the top, is GSD, get done.
Those are the areas where we focus on getting done.
And I think we're putting a lot of points on the board every single day that's having a meaningful difference in people's lives.
How are you getting that done?
I mean, look, I can't speak to how it's done in California.
I'll just tell you in Pennsylvania, the way we start the conversation is by recognizing permits are critically important to economic development and to creating jobs, right?
If we, the government, can move at the speed of business
If I can give you as a CEO predictability to know your business is going to be open in six months instead of three years, right, because the permit took too long, then you're going to want to invest here.
So we sort of start with the important idea that permits matter.
Second, when you come into our state government to get your permit, let's just use building a building as an example, right?
We want to get to yes.
We still want to protect the environment and public health and public safety.
And we do that.
But we want to get to yes.
So our attitude has shifted.
Third, we've got to have that money back guarantee because that money back guarantee holds the bureaucracy accountable.