Here. We are excited to be joined by our children, griffin and his wife meredith, and our granddaughters. We have been on quite a journey. It started about 55 years ago. Yeah, i know, he looks it, i dont. 55 years ago, i sat by him at a piano beside him. Six years after that, he asked me on our first date. To his football game. He rode on the team bus. I rode in the car with his parents and his sister. I figure that is about what every girl dreams about for their first date. 16 years later, with the blessing of my father, finally i decided to marry him and say yes and go on a journey where i had no idea where it would take me. Back then, he was trying to farm, fix some airplanes. We were living in texas. Halfway between abilene and the end of the earth. [laughter] then one day, he decided to run for state representative. He ran and he won. Around that same time, we welcomed griffin and then sydney into the family. Family has always come first for rick and me. But it is not just about bloodlines with us, it is about the family you adopt over time. Friends that come into your life , cause you to live differently because of the mere fact that you met them. One such friend is with us today. [applause] [cheering] anita perry marcus has been very kind in describing how we were there for him. But in reality, we learned as much from markets as he could have ever marcus as he could have ever learned from us. He taught us the importance of perseverance. Of never giving up. [applause] [cheering] anita perry never quits. We learned this when he came to us broken from having borne the brunt of battle. The other thing that marcus always reminds us of is it is not about us. It is not about us. There are causes greater than any one of us here today. Causes for which we should all be willing to sacrifice our lives and our futures. One such cause is the presidency of the United States. [cheering] [applause] anita perry that office is not about the individual who occupies it, but it is about the optimism and the james of the people who work and elect that person. We need a president now perhaps more than ever who puts the American People first. [applause] [cheering] anita perry who puts you and you and you and my children and my grandchildren ahead of first. Who puts everyone of these veterans behind us first. [cheering] [applause] anita perry we need that person who transcends petty politics and brings people together for the common good. [applause] anita perry and i think i might know a man who has all the right qualifications to make America Great again. [cheering] [applause] anita perry please welcome my husband, rick perry [cheering] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheering] rick perry thank you. Thank you very much. I love you, honey. You know, i was born i was born five years after the end of a global war that killed more than 60 million people. Im the son of a veteran of that war, who blew 35 missions over wartorn europe. [cheering] [applause] rick perry when dad returned home, he married mom. They started a life together. They were tenant farmers. They were raised during a time of great hardship and had little expectation beyond living, putting a roof over our heads and putting food on the table. Home was a place called paint creek, too small to be called a town, but it was the center of my universe. For years, we had an outhouse. Mom bathos on the back porch in a number two washtub. She also had sowed my clothes until i went off to college. I attended paint creek rural school, grades one through 12. Played football. Was a member of the Boy Scout Troop 48, became an eagle scout [cheering] [applause] rick perry i went off to texas a m, where i was a member of the corps of cadets. I got my degree in animal science. I was proud to wear the uniform of our country as an air force officer, as an aircraft commander. [applause] [cheering] rick perry after serving, i returned home. I returned home to those Rolling Plains and that big old sky of west texas, and i returned to farming. You know, there is no person on earth more optimistic than a giant land cotton farmer. [laughter] rick perry we always know that a good rain is just around the corner, no matter how long youve been waiting. The values learned on my familys cotton farm were timeless. The dignity of work, the integrity of your word, responsibility to community, the unbreakable bond of family. And duty to country. These are enduring values, not the product some idyllic past, but a touchstone of American Life in our small towns, in our largest cities, in our booming suburbs. Ive seen American Life. Ive seen it from the red dirt of a west texas cotton field from a campus in college station, texas, from the elevated view of ac130 cockpit a c130 cockpit and from the capital in texas. [cheering] [applause] rick perry see, i had the great privilege to serve a Rural Community in the texas legislature, and i led the worlds 12th largest economy. [cheering] [applause] rick perry i know america that has experienced great change but what it means to be an american has never changed. We are the only nation in the world founded on the power of an idea that all that all are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. [cheering] [applause] rick perry our rights come from god, not from government. [cheering] [applause] rick perry our people are not the subjects of government, but instead, government is subject to the people. [applause] rick perry it has always been the case that theres been this social compact between one generation of americans and the next to pass along an inheritance of a stronger country, full of greater promise and possibility. And that social compact it has been protected at great sacrifice. It was never more clear to me then when i took my father to the American Cemetery that overlooks the bluffs at omaha beach. On that peaceful, windswept setting, there lies 9000 graves. Including 45 pairs of brothers. 33 of whom are buried side by side. A father and a son. Two sons of a president. They all traded their future for hours ours in a final act of loving sacrifice. [applause] rick perry in that American Cemetery, it is no accident that each headstone faces west, west over the atlantic towards the nation they defended, the nation they loved. The nation they would never come home to. It struck me as i stood in the midst of those heroes that they look upon us in silent judgment and that we must ask ourselves, are we worthy of their sacrifice . [applause] rick perry and the truth is were at the end of an era of failed leadership. We have been led by a divider who has sliced and diced the electorate, pitting american against american for political purposes. Six years into the socalled recovery, and i might add our economy is barely growing. This winter, it actually got smaller. Our economic slowdown is not inevitable. It just happens to be the direct result of bad economic policy. [cheering] [applause] rick perry the president s tax and regulatory policies have slammed the door shut of opportunity for the average american whos trying to climb the economic ladder, resigning the middle class to stagnant wages and personal debt. Weakness at home has led to weakness abroad. The world has descended into a chaos of this president s own making. While his president lawless, they construct an alternative universe, where isis is contained, that ramadi is merely a setback, where the nature of the enemy cannot be acknowledged for the fear of causing offense. Where the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism, the Islamic Republic of iran, can be trusted to live up to a nuclear agreement. No decision no decision has done more than the president s withdrawal of american troops from iraq. Let no one be mistaken. Leaders of both parties made grave mistakes in iraq. But in january of 2009, when barack obama became commander in chief, iraq had been largely pacified. America had won the war, but our president failed to secure the peace. How callous it seems now as cities once secured with american blood are now being taken by americas enemies all because of a campaign slogan. I saw during vietnam, a war where politicians didnt keep faith with the sacrifices and courage of Americas Fighting men and women, where men were. Ordered into combat without the full support of their commanders. To see it happen again, 40 years later, because of political gamesmanship and this dynasty and dishonesty is a national disgrace. [applause] rick perry but my friends, we are a resilient country. [cheering] rick perry you think about who we are. Weve been through a civil war. Weve been through two world wars. We even made it through jimmy carter. We will make it through the obama years. We will do this. [cheering] [applause] rick perry you know, the fundamental nature of this country is our people never stay knocked down. We get back up. We dust ourselves off. We move forward. And you know what . We will do it again. [applause] rick perry i want to share some important truths with my fellow americans today, starting with this truth. We dont have to settle for a world in chaos and an. America that shrinks from its responsibilities. We dont have to apologize for american exceptionalism or western values. [applause] rick perry we dont have to accept slow growth that leaves behind the middle class, that leaves millions of americans out of work. We dont have to settle for crumpling bureaucracies. We dont have to resign ourselves to death, decay, and slow growth. We have the power to make things new again. To project americas strength again and to get our economy going again. [cheering] [applause] rick perry and that is why today, i am running for the presidency of the United States of america [cheering] [applause] [cheering] [applause] run, rick run rick perry thank you. Its time. Its time. Its time to create real jobs to raise wages, to create opportunity for all, to give every citizen a stake in this country. To restore hope, real hope. Real hope to forgotten americans. There are millions of middleclass families who have just given up hope of getting ahead. Millions of workers out there who have given up hope of finding a job. And yeah, its time for a reset time to reset the relationship between government and citizen [cheering] [applause] rick perry you think of the arrogance of washington, d. C. , representing itself as some beacon of wisdom with policies that are smothering this vast land, with no regard to what makes each eight and community you need each state and community unique. That is just wrong. We need to return power to the states and freedom to the individual. [cheering] [applause] rick perry today, our citizens and entrepreneurs are burdened by overregulation and this unspeakable debt. And debts not just this fiscal nightmare. It is a moral failure. I want to speak to the i want to speak to the millennials just a moment. This massive debt thats passed on from our generation to yours. This is breaking of a social compact. You deserve better. I am going to offer a responsible plan to fix the entitlement system and to stop this that from your generation. [cheering] [applause] rick perry to those americans who those, i might add, forgotten americans drowning in personal debt, working harder for wages that dont keep up with the rising costs of living i came here today to say, i hear you. [cheering] [applause] rick perry i know you face Rising Health care costs, rising child care costs, skyrocketing tuition costs, mounting student loan debt. I hear you, and im going to do something about it. [cheering] [applause] rick perry to the one in five children in families who are on food stamps, to the one in seven americans living in poverty, to the one in ten workers who are unemployed underemployed, or have just given up hope of finding a job, i hear you. You are not forgotten. [cheering] [applause] rick perry im running to be your president [cheering] [applause] rick perry for Small Businesses on main street, those that are struggling to just get by, that are smothered by regulation, theyre targeted by doddfrank, i hear you. You are not forgotten. Your time is coming. The American People, they see this rigged game, where the insiders get rich, the middle class pays the tab. Theres something wrong when the dow is near record highs and businesses on main street cant even get a loan. Since when did capitalism involve the elimination of risk for the biggest banks . [applause] rick perry capitalism is not corporatism. It is not a guarantee of reward without risk. Its not about wall street at the expense of main street. The reason im running for president is i know for certain our countrys best days lie ahead. There is nothing wrong in America Today that a change of leadership will not make happen. [cheering] [applause] rick perry were just a few good decisions away from unleashing Economic Growth and reviving the american dream. We need to fix a tax code thats riddled with loopholes that send jobs overseas and punishes success. Weve got the highest Corporate Tax rate in the western world. It is time to reduce it. Bring home jobs. Lift wages for those working families. You realize by the time this administration has finished with its experiment in big government, they will have added almost 600,000 pages of new regulations to the national register, the federal register. On my first day in office, i will issue an immediate freeze on pending regulations from the obama administration. [cheering] [applause] rick perry that same day that same day, i will send to congress a comprehensive reform and rollback of jobkilling mandates created by obamacare dodd frank, and other obama era legislation. [cheering] [applause] rick perry agencies will have to live under strict regulatory budgets. Health insurers will have to earn the right to your money instead of lobbying washington to force you to hand it over. [applause] rick perry on day one, ill also sign an executive order approving the construction of the keystone pipeline. [cheering] [applause] Rick Perry Energy is vital to our economy, and i might add, to our national security. On day one, i will sign an executive order authorizing the export of American Natural Gas and oil freeing our european allies from the dependence of Russias Energy supply. [applause] rick perry Vladimir Putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage. So heres our message. If energy is going to be used as a weapon, america will have the largest arsenal. [cheering] [applause] rick perry we will unleash an era of Economic Growth and limitless opportunity. We will rebuild american industry. We will lift wages for american workers. It can be done. Because it has been done. In texas. During my 14 years as governor, Texas Companies created almost one third of american jobs. In the last seven years of my tenure, texas created 1. 5 million new jobs. Without texas, and america would have lost 400,000 jobs. We were the engine of growth because we had a simple formula. You implement smart regulations and invest in Education Workforce and stop frivolous lawsuits. \[applause] mr. Perry texas now has the second highest High School Graduation rate in the country. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry and it has the highest Graduation Rate for africanamericans and hispanic students. We led the nation in exports. We passed historic tax relief and im proud to have signed balanced budgets for 14 years. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry we not only created opportunity, we stood for law and order. When there was a crisis at our border last year and the president refused my invitation to see that challenge that we faced, i told him, mr. President , if you do not secure this border, texas will. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry because of that threat, because of that threat that was posed by the drug cartels and transnational gangs, i deployed the Texas National guard. And the policy worked. Apprehensions declined by 74 . If you elect me your president i will secure that border. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry Homeland Security begins were border security. The most basic compact between a president and the people is to keep the country safe. The great lesson of history is the strength and resolve bring peace and order and weakness and vascilation invite chaos and conflict. My very first act as president will be to rescind any agreement with iran that legitimatizes their efforts to get a nuclear weapon. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry nows the time. Now is the time for clearsided proven leadership. We have seen what happens when we elect a president based on media acclaim rather than a record of accomplishment. This will be a showmedonttellme election where voters look past the rhetoric to the real record. The question of every conditioned will be this. When have you led . Leadership is not a speech on the senate floor and not what you say, it is what you have done. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry and we will not find the kind of leadership needed to revitalize the country by looking to the Political Class in washington. I have been tested. Ive led the most successful state in america. \[cheers and applause] mr. Perry i have dealt with crises after crises, to the diss integration of hurricanes and the first diagnosis of ebola in america. I have brought together first responders, charities and people of faith to house and heel vulnerable heal vulnerable citizens. The spirit of compassion demonstrated by texans rans is demonstrated. There is a surplus of spirit. And among our great people there is a spirit of selflessness that we live to make the world better for our children and not just ourselves. It was said that when king george iii asked what general washington would do upon winning the war, he was told that he would return to his farm and relinquish power. And to that, the monarch replied, if he does that, he will be the greatest man of his age. George washington lived in the service of a cause greater than self. \[applause] mr. Perry if anyone is wondering if america sill poses the character of selfless heroes, im here today to say yes. Im surrounded by heroes. Theyre in all generations. They are all in different generations, but would he haven together by the same thread of selfless sacrifice. There are heroes mike medal of honor recipients like mike thornton. Made it back to the safety of a water rescue only to find out his fellow team member had been left behind, presumed dead, but mike didnt leave. He returned through enemy fire. He retrieved lieutenant norris who was still alive and then he swam for two hours keeping his wounded teammate afloat until they were rescued. Chausechause mr. Perry he rose like marcus lattrell. He survived a savage attack in afghanistan and lost fellow teammates. He is not just the lone survivor. To anita and me. He is a second son. And kyle who suffered the loss of her husband chris. When i think of taia kyle, i think of a brave woman who not only carries the legacy, but the grief of every family, who has lost a loved one to the great tragedy of this war or its difficult aftermath. Anita and i want to thank her for her tremendous courage. America, america is an extraordinary country. Our greatness lies not only in our government but in our people. Each day, americans demonstrate tremendous courage, but many of those americans have been knocked down and they are looking for a second chance. Lets give them that second chance. Lets give them real leadership. Lets give them a future greater than the future days of our past. Lets give them a president who leads us in the direction of our highest dreams, our best dreams our highest hopes and our greatest promise. Thank you. And god bless you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] x lincoln chafee, the former senator and governor of rhode island announced his candidate to be the 2016
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