Texans for Rick Perry Debut New Radio Ad – “Texas Values”

Texans for Rick Perry's new radio ad, "Texas Values," is now airing on stations across Texas.

Listen to the new ad here:

Below is the script of this new ad:

Deficits.

Bailouts.

Pork Barrel spending.

A $12 trillion dollar debt.

Washington is broken.

Texas stands alone.

Governor Rick Perry proves conservative leadership works.

The only governor since World War II to cut general revenue spending – twice.

Governor Perry kept his promise to reduce taxes for 40,000 small businesses, creating more jobs.

Today our state budget is balanced with billions in our Rainy Day fund.

Conservative leadership. Rick Perry.

“This is Rick Perry. Times are tough. But fiscal responsibility is working for Texas.”

“We balanced our budget.”

“Set money aside for the future.”

“And invested in education.”

“And while Washington was bailing out Wall Street.”

“We cut taxes for small businesses on Main Street.”

“While Washington gives us politics, here in Texas, we’re delivering results.”

Rick Perry. A true conservative.

Texas values. Proven leadership.

“Texas Values” Radio Ad Sourcing:

Deficits.

Source: Historical Table 1.1, Office of Management and Budget http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals/

Bailouts.

Sources:

Wall Street Bailout, Vote – Roll Call vote #213, 10/1/08 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00213

Auto Bailout, Vote – Roll Call Vote #148, 4/2/09 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00148

Pork Barrel spending.

Source: Amendment to prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects, Vote – Roll Call Vote #79, 3/4/09 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00079

A $12 trillion dollar debt.

Source: Historical Table 7.1, Office of Management and Budget

Sources:

2009: LBB report on conference committee report from May 2009 for SB1 (the budget); table on page 7 (page 12 of the pdf) shows $1.6 billion reduction in general revenue spending for the 2010-11 biennium http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_81/5_Conference/Bill-81-5_Conference_Summary_0509.pdf

2003: Fiscal Size-up from March 2008; Figure 15 on page 8 (page 35 of the PDF) shows $962 million reduction in general revenue spending for the 2004-05 biennium http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Fiscal_Size-up/Fiscal%20Size-up%202008-09.pdf

Governor Perry kept his promise to reduce taxes for 40,000 small businesses, creating more jobs.

Sources:

Tax cut for 40,000 small businesses: HB 4765 (81st Session) http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04765F.pdf http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/fnotes/fn0908/relief.html

Jobs created: Texas added 41,700 jobs in October http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/press/2009/112009epress.pdf

Today our state budget is balanced with billions in our Rainy Day fund.

Source: LBB report on conference committee report from May 2009 for SB1 (the budget) http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_81/5_Conference/Bill-81-5_Conference_Summary_0509.pdf

Conservative leadership. Rick Perry.

“This is Rick Perry. Times are tough. But fiscal responsibility is working for Texas.”

“We balanced our budget.”

Source: LBB report on conference committee report from May 2009 for SB1 (the budget) http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_81/5_Conference/Bill-81-5_Conference_Summary_0509.pdf

“Set money aside for the future.”

Source: LBB report on conference committee report from May 2009 for SB1 (the budget) http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_81/5_Conference/Bill-81-5_Conference_Summary_0509.pdf

“And invested in education.”

Source: LBB report on conference committee report from May 2009 for SB1 (the budget) http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_81/5_Conference/Bill-81-5_Conference_Summary_0509.pdf

“And while Washington was bailing out Wall Street.”

Source: Wall Street Bailout, Vote – Roll Call vote #213, 10/1/08 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00213

“We cut taxes for small businesses on Main Street.”

Source: HB 4765 (81st Session) http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04765F.pdf

“While Washington gives us politics, here in Texas, we’re delivering results.”

Rick Perry. A true conservative.

Texas values. Proven leadership.