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Gov. Rick Perry, (R-Texas), on the 2012 Presidential election and his plan to reform Congress.
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Rick Perry is trying to overtake these guys then take this -- job.
Now it wants congress to take a break.
And only work part time the Texas governor -- candidate for the presidency taking time explain all of us to sort time ago.
The I did that Washington DC.
And a congressman or congresswoman makes three times what the average American family night.
Is really -- They give themselves pay raises they hide behind.
That this avail of well we it's an automatic pay increase the American people are getting anything automatic -- we do it -- became president except -- -- thousand dollars.
That's exactly salary I think you lead by example cut it path you cut and -- -- and half listened Washington.
Congressman need to have their salaries cut in half they need to spend half as much on budget they need to be in Washington have time.
Texas which would be the thirteenth largest state in the -- -- thirteenth largest entity in the world forever stand along.
Institute.
We meet for a 140 days every other year mail and it works out just fine we balance our budget we got a balanced budget amendment.
And we created a million jobs while this president has lost two -- It's just an if you look at congress' schedule -- -- they don't call part time.
But they're really there to take long vacations.
They're they're like modern day you know I don't Johnny Carson.
It's changed the law lets them go have a job let them go back into their communities and spend time with the people that they represent that's what we do in Texas we care legislate or 600 dollars a month.
They come into town do the business and they go back in -- live of under the laws that they pass.
How do you know in that -- it to see the wisdom that.
That if it's let's say your in the oil industry the banking industry figure not just as sort of paid part time -- yes.
Violated that look -- those kind of though those kind of protection can be put in place it works in the -- mean.
You know we we have people that are that are doctors that are veterinarians we have folks from all across because they know they can come.
They can be part time legislate -- and I think that's what our founding fathers had in mind this idea.
That we have allowed this culture to growth in Washington DC where the corporate lobbyist in the contractors and all of those individuals are feeding at the trough.
And everyone's in on the gang.
It's got to stop and that's the reason that not only am I gonna call for this part time legislature I want to go to the American people and I hope by lead an uprising in this country.
To them have.
That type of thought process really penetrating through and talk about -- put.
I mean if if we don't get a balanced budget.
In place by 20/20.
That.
They don't get elected -- if it's not in place they don't get elected -- -- Paper.
Really -- but.
The pressure on on even putting pressure on but -- also been -- a lot of pressure units and busy today performances you've kidded himself and John -- Populations to make funny yourself but.
Are you surprised that you felt so quickly in the polls -- think you lost your chance.
Now I'm not -- -- -- we're a long way from have an election over where if you go back and look at history and whether it was that.
In the 92 election.
When Bill Clinton was up and down back and forth and you go back in time even in 2000 night.
So long way before this election's over well I won't guarantee Iowa South Carolina.
Even New Hampshire.
Those states are wide open and America.
Catches up whenever I thought it here numerous gubernatorial.
Elections are close reelection -- say ten plus years governor state longest serving governor is not a -- doing on.
And -- -- you today and in Texas have been.
In the impressive performances.
But what happens on the national stage.
I think you know with some of our debates for quite good sum -- more so good.
And that we're gonna do a lot -- critics say it was just tough he -- -- -- use of its.
Do is Texas swagger -- -- and conquer the world didn't not at all you know you gotta go up you got to perform and you got to lay out your ideas and actually we got in the right slight.
-- over the course the last three and a half weeks we just laid out our policy.
Dealing with energy and how to get Americans one point two million Americans work and laid out our tax plan where -- are looking at a flat tax and then we laid out how to deconstruct.
And and -- Reboot if you -- Washington with our part time legislature -- -- of the worst is over.
I think we're Guidant our work in front of us -- lay it out policies and talking to the American people about what matters is what this is all about.
And I think Americans are ready for part time legislature I think they're ready for a flat tax I think they're ready for a a individual who's got a record of job creation they're not anybody on the stage that has the record -- job creation and executive governance that I do so.
We're gonna talk about issues for the next 4550 days have the Iowa caucus and -- -- on.
The of the next stop.
All right we'll see if he comes back remember.
Every time he's been dismissed in the past that he did come back to.
