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Press Release from Cruz for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Rick Tyler |
News Release | Catherine Frazier |
January 25, 2016 |
Gov. Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President
HOUSTON, Texas – Former
Texas Gov. Rick Perry today endorsed Ted Cruz for President. Perry
served as the Governor of Texas for fifteen years, the longest-serving
governor in Texas history. Under his leadership, Texas became a haven
of job creation, freedom, entrepreneurship, and limitless opportunity.
The Cruz campaign released the following video of Gov.
Perry’s endorsement:
“Gov. Rick Perry is a friend and a remarkable public servant,” said
Cruz. “He is a proud veteran who bravely served our nation, and he was
an extraordinary governor of Texas. It was an honor to serve under him
during my time as Texas’ Solicitor General. I am thrilled to have Rick
join our campaign. With his principled leadership, we will coalesce
conservatives behind this campaign to win the White House in 2016.”
Perry is from Paint Creek, Texas where he grew up the son of tenant
farmers and attended Texas A&M University, serving in the Corps of
Cadets. Upon graduating from Texas A&M, he joined the United States
Air Force where he flew C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in Europe and
the Middle East. Perry served as Texas Agriculture Commissioner until
he was elected lieutenant governor of Texas in 1998, appointed governor
in 2000, and re-elected in 2002.
“I support Ted Cruz for President,” said Gov. Perry. “As an Air Force
Veteran, I understand the sacrifices that our men and women in the
military make every day to keep us safe. They deserve a commander in
chief who values their service, who will keep our military strong, and
who will always put America’s national security interests first. Ted
has proven that he is ready to serve as Commander in Chief on Day One.
He has also proven the willingness to take on the Washington Cartel and
restore power and opportunity back to the people.”
Under his leadership, Texas created almost one-third of all new private
sector jobs in the United States, with 1.5 million jobs created since
the end of 2007. In light of the federal government’s failure to secure
our southern border with Mexico, Gov. Perry allocated state funds to
stop the surge of illegal immigration. He understands the importance of
securing our borders to keep our homeland safe.
Perry is a U.S Air Force veteran, and as governor, he formed the Texas
Veterans Initiative to expand mental health programs for veterans and
their families. He also signed legislation that granted property tax
exemptions to disabled veterans and provided in-state tuition to
veterans who are eligible for federal education benefits.
He is a tireless champion for conservative principles and has taken a
bold stand against Obama’s lawlessness and assaults on our first
amendment liberties.
Below is a full script of Gov. Perry’s endorsement video:
Howdy, I’m Rick Perry.
2016 is a critical election and I'm
here to stress to you how
important it is for conservatives to rally together and support a
consistent conservative candidate who will take on Washington and who
can defeat the Democrat nominee.
That is why I support Ted Cruz for
President.
As an Air Force Veteran, I understand
the sacrifices that our men and women in the military make every day to
keep us safe.
They deserve a commander in chief who
values their service, who
will keep our military strong, and who will always put America’s
national security interests first.
He has proven that he is ready to
serve as Commander in Chief on Day One.
He has also proven the willingness to
take on the Washington Cartel and restore power and opportunity back to
the people.
He has proven that he will do what is
necessary to secure our
borders, to defeat radical Islamic terrorism, and to ensure our brave
veterans receive the care they have earned.
Ted is the leader that we need to
reignite the promise of America.
This is why I am supporting Ted Cruz
and asking Iowa Republicans to Caucus for Cruz next Monday, February
1st!
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