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Our states was 900 million in debt. Today we have a budget surplus. 140,000 new jobs. Unemployment has been reduced 30 . The governor is just getting started. I will is back. Iowa is back. Is compassionate. He is a visionary. He is always looking forward. Where do we go next. Bring great jobs. We are seeing that. The jobs are there. Unemployment is low. Were seeing young people moving back. Iowans working today than in any time in our states history. I am really optimistic about the future. He has a passion for this date. Years, people are tired of governor branstad. There is the 110 million deal. Taxpayer money given to an egyptian billionaire. Its called the dumbest economic decision made in iowa. They even tried to abolish preschool funding. Thats while giving tax rates to wealthy interests. It is tight for a fresh start. Time for a fresh start. Are two men running for i will governor. Branstad, jack hatch. Governor branstad has given way to hundred Million Dollars to well a well fi
Here is your moderator, ryan wolf. Republican candidate, attorney general greg abbott in democratic candidate senator Wendy Davis Square off in a one hour debate. Good evening and welcome to this historic first Gubernatorial Debate in texas live from the Edinburg Conference Center in the Rio Grande Valley. I am ryan wolf. This is the first texas Gubernatorial Debate ever held in the Rio Grande Valley and we could not be more excited about it. Certainly we would not be here without the candidate so whats meet them right now. Senator wendy davis, thank you for being here, attorney general greg abbott, thank you for being here. We want to welcome our audience members watching tonight, from the auditorium, people watching this across the state of texas on tv, online, and across the nation on cspan. Myould like to introduce coanchors tonight, carlos sanchez, the editor at the gars monitor. You could be a part of this historic debate. Hop online, social media and twitter and use the rgbdebat
Taxes are too high for the middle class and the working poor. I never thought i would see the day when a republican candidate in congressman hutchinson here would criticize me for wanting to cut peoples taxes too much. I subscribe to the governor beebee model. This is a similar debate to what they had eight years ago, when the governor said we will save on the sales tax on groceries because we can afford that. Anderson hutchinson said it was an empty promise. Fastforward, 80 of the tax has been taken off and the law has passed to take the remaining 20 off. I subscribe to the same model. My plan is this, we will balance the budget first, Fund Education and public safety. With Revenue Growth we will in the let my plan for lower and fair taxes. You have manufacturers, prek, and a third one that escapes me. A threepronged approach. Which one takes precedence . Here is what i think is important, and his campaign, i have said here are my priorities. Here is my vision. Here is what i want to
I should begin with a confession. As i was reading the book, inventing freedom, i couldnt help but have a sense of envy for the constituents. I was hard pressed to think of a politician with such an ambitious and wide ranging persuasive book and i still am hardpressed to think that way right now. As you will see shortly youll see shortly the area on display in the buck believe it or not unlike certain american politicians weve come to know all too well he will be voting for this evening without the benefit of the teleprompter. And the area begins to explain the worthy choice for the 2014 book award. Henry as you can see from the back page of your programs were both distinguished scholars and so to be recognized in this award, the book must display a scholarly rigger. She holds a double first from oxford and in this book if you have a chance to read it youll see hes citing everyone from washington and the winthrop effortlessly. But at the same time there are not scholars intend to see t