There is no Democratic or Republican way to fill a pothole. Michael Nutter democraticfillpothole Change image and share on social
I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city. Michael Nutter blackcitizencity Change image and share on social
I'm honored to serve as mayor of my hometown where our founders started America with three simple words: 'We, the people.' And when they said 'people' they didn't mean 'corporations.' Michael Nutter americacorporationfounder Change image and share on social
We all pay federal taxes that we send to Washington and it is not unusual that as Americans we would expect some federal investment in the cities and metro areas because we're the ones that are generating the economic activity. Michael Nutter activityamericanarea share on social
What the mayors care about is, 'How can I get money to invest in the infrastructure in my city? How do we put people back to work, lower the unemployment rate, provide for job training programs? How do we make class sizes smaller and make investments in our children from an education standpoint?' Michael Nutter backcarechild share on social
You can't really escape the fact that more reasonable gun regulations and procedures need to be in place, a strengthening and tightening of the national background check system. I don't know why any civilian would ever be able to purchase an assault weapon or the parts that go with it. Michael Nutter assaultbackgroundcheck share on social
In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if we don't give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent. Michael Nutter classdevelopmenteconomic share on social
Somehow, someway, for some people there's an automatic assumption that a mayor who is African-American or some other elected official has to support another African-American. Michael Nutter africanamericanassumption Change image and share on social
I believe that people, regardless of their station in life, should be able to sit down at a table to a meal - inside away from the heat and cold, the rain and the snow. Michael Nutter coldheatinside Change image and share on social
You get respect when you give respect. That's how you get respect. Michael Nutter giverespect Change image and share on social