Campaign Update 11-10-09

 

 

 

Tort Reform Is Key To Health Reform

November 2, 2009

By: Tiger Joyce with The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

“In an August column appearing in the San Francisco Examiner, Texas Governor Rick Perry wrote: ‘Just six years ago, Texas was mired in a health care crisis. Our doctors were leaving the state, or abandoning the profession entirely, because of frivolous lawsuits and the steadily increasing medical malpractice insurance premiums that resulted.’

But Texas has since joined 24 other states by enacting reforms that include a reasonable limit on non-economic damages for pain and suffering of up to $750,000 per incident. This essential reform does not limit compensatory awards for calculable lost wages and medical expenses, but it does balance the interests of patients and care providers while helping to ensure access to necessary care.

Now, according to Governor Perry, doctors' insurance rates have declined by an average of 27 percent while the ‘number of doctors applying to practice medicine in Texas has skyrocketed by 57 percent. In . . . just the first five years after reforms passed, 14,498 doctors either returned to practice in Texas or began practicing here for the first time.’"

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VIDEO: Governor Perry discusses health care on Fox Business News

Governor Perry sat down in studio with David Asman of Fox Business News to discuss health care issues.

 

 

Gov. Perry: Texas is a Better Place Thanks to Dedication of School Teachers

October 30, 2009

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today praised Texas teachers for their work in helping students across the state receive a quality education that will keep students on track in every grade to graduate college- and career-ready. The governor spoke at the annual Texas Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony, which recognizes and rewards one elementary and one secondary school teacher who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching. Click here to read the rest of the story.

 

 

November Election Victories!

Passage of Proposition 11:

“By approving Proposition 11, the voters of Texas have sent a clear message: don’t mess with private property rights. This measure provides needed protections for private property owners and builds a firewall between the misguided principles of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kelo ruling.” –Governor Rick Perry

 

Passage of Proposition 4:

"Texas is home to the finest institutions of higher learning in the nation and Proposition 4 will provide the funding necessary to allow additional Texas universities to achieve Tier One status. This measure is an essential step to ensuring our state is equipped to meet future challenges and will guarantee Texas continues to attract the people and employers necessary to sustain our quality of life and strong economy." –Governor Rick Perry

 

Election of Republican Governors in Virginia and New Jersey:

"I want to congratulate Governor-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Governor-elect Chris Christie of New Jersey on their impressive victories. The voters of Virginia and New Jersey voted to change course by restoring control of their statehouses to the Republican Party. Conservatives across the nation should be emboldened by the decisive results in Virginia and New Jersey, and know that we must continue this momentum in 2010. These victories are a clear signal that policies coming out of Washington are not working and voters trust Republican governors to provide necessary change."

 –Governor Rick Perry

 

 

The Golden State isn't worth it

November 1, 2009

By: William Voegeli with the Los Angeles Times

“Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas.

In America's federal system, some states, such as California, offer residents a "package deal" that bundles numerous and ambitious public benefits with the high taxes needed to pay for them. Other states, such as Texas, offer packages combining modest benefits and low taxes. These alternatives, of course, define the basic argument between liberals and conservatives over what it means to get the size and scope of government right.”

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Gov. Perry Urges Federal Government to Stop Illegal Alien Transport Through Texas

October 31, 2009

 

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging the federal government to stop its plans to transport illegal aliens from other states into Texas solely for the purpose of deportation. The Alien Transfer and Exit Program (ATEP), which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, would transport more than 34,000 illegal aliens per year through Presidio. Click here to read the rest of the article.

 

 

Gov. Perry Welcomes Hardin County Officials to Republican Party

November 4, 2009

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today sent a letter to seven Hardin County elected officials welcoming them into the Republican Party. The officials today announced their switch from the Democratic Party at a press conference the Hardin County Courthouse in Kountze.

In a letter to the elected officials, Gov. Perry said, “Our state and nation are facing challenging times, and now more than ever it is vital that elected officials stand up for their values and beliefs as you have so boldly done. By acknowledging that you no longer wish to be part of an increasingly liberal Democratic Party, you send a message to other Texans that the Republican Party will continue to lead our state because of its belief in personal liberty, fiscal restraint, and limited government.”

The following Hardin County officials today joined the Texas Republican Party:
County Judge Bill Caraway
Sheriff Ed Cain
County Attorney Rebecca Walton
Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Franklin
Justice of the Peace Precint 4 Kent Walker
Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Butch Cummings
Constable Precinct 5 Wayne McDaniel, Jr.

To read the full letter by Governor Perry, please visit http://www.rickperry.org/files/11-4-09_Hardin_Co_letter.pdf.

 

 

Nationwide to add 750 jobs in San Antonio

October 29, 2009

By: W. Scott Bailey with the San Antonio Business Journal

“Nationwide’s expansion in San Antonio is a testament to the success of the TEF and Texas’ status as the best state in the nation to invest, work and raise a family,” Perry says. “Companies like Nationwide will continue to create jobs in Texas because of our state’s low taxes, regulatory environment and educated and diverse workforce.”

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Congratulations to the Governor and First Lady for celebrating their 27^th wedding anniversary on Friday!

 

 

Articles of Interest:

State, local lawmakers lining up to seek higher offices, but hopes hinge on Hutchison  (Dallas Morning News)

What's Up Doc? Rick Perry  (Dallas Morning News)

Dem dings Hutchison over Senate-quitting plans  (Dallas Morning News)

Texas docs endorse Perry (Austin American-Statesman)

Perry, Hutchison and voters endure the endorsement game (News 8 Austin)

The Big-Spending, High-Taxing, Lousy-Services Paradigm (City Journal)

Insurer Nationwide bringing 800 jobs to San Antonio (Austin American-Statesman)

Perry gets Barbour's endorsement (Dallas Morning News)

 

 

Thanks for all that you do!

Sarah

 

Sarah Floerke

Director of Organization

Texans for Rick Perry

512.478.3276

sarahfloerke@rickperry.org