Texas Governor on State Waste

" We'll bloated government isn't just -- Washington disease states are also to blame all of this week. We're going after bloated government wherever we find it and you'd be hard -- governor. Who has done more to reverse the growth of government the Texas governor repair its cut ten billion to the Texas budget. Vetoed another three billion war and he's enacted serious tort reform has led -- migration of doctors and businesses flooding back in it to the state. The CEO of Texas joined -- a short time -- to explain how we did. Governor Rick Perry great to see it here in New York thanks for it here pre -- hopes of your common sense. Spreads out here in or actually trying to recruit for businesses back to Texas so all you're gonna steal our business I'm well with our tax rates about to go through the roof were just we just push for sales tax up about 10% let alone the corporate taxes -- the income tax and everything else related you know we don't have a personal income tax and you know you're you're gonna make me want to come to Pittsburgh -- but the fact is that that Texas. Does departure medically for most other states in terms of their regulations and their taxes. There must have been some push back though when you tried to cut the regulations some vested interest it's hold -- we like the way it is right."

" Editorial boards all the newspaper said you know let's fess up you can't cut ten billion dollars out of your budget this is back in 2003 when we had a budget. Deficit if you will we have a balanced budget amendment and Texas to had a shortfall resources at three. Ten billion dollars in 2003. -- a deal with it -- people -- you can't cut that much money out of your budget to be the laughing -- American people will move out of -- state you can't recruit anybody into the state. We did cut that out how. You make hard decisions you stand up and say no youth. Face the special interest so we're not going to do that -- they try to fight back. Well politically isn't as you would they tried. Be members of the legislature. But we actually grew our legislature in those years the Republican. Numbers actually grew in Texas in 2003. And 2005. I 2007. And nine. We saw some problems because of how Washington was being perceived of spending money. Terms the -- Republican control I think it's one of the reasons you have Obama's the president today is that the you have Republicans who lost their way relative to spending. But the key is for us we stayed. Very focused on our principles. A disciplined approach I'd be towed. Three billion dollars out of the Texas budgets over the course of my years that's more than all previous governors in Texas has -- online."

" I predecessor when he was president of the United States who didn't veto any spending will need -- very we needed to be vetoing some spending -- is on the lesson that you have is is can it be writ large for the nation to those -- inside the beltway were so afraid of their special interest. Whether they're Republican or Democrats does matter that they don't take. You took on -- special interest and you became more popular why can't you tell those guys in DC it's it's the road to success not failure."

" It is I tell people should listen to if you're looking for the blueprint for this country to come out of this recession can come be a strong economy again. Have a tax system that is fair and balanced and lied on the business generators have a regulatory climate that is fair and balanced and predictable. Have a tort system does not allow for over -- we passed the most sweeping tort reform let's stop."

" let me start director because a lot of people say that it has been totally forgotten about and all the health care debate right now we have a million plans out there are none of them have serious tort reform that I. Describe how bad the situation was in Texas when you became governor and how they changed The Wall Street Journal referred detects."

" as they litigation -- oh so our our system of tort laws were really biased towards that the personal injury trial bar. Our doctors were quitting they were moving out the State's -- had a brain -- had a a a real problem. If you were pregnant -- now there're a third of the counties were only ones that had OB GY and two thirds of our counties didn't 254 Palestinians have an OBG Wyatt. You couldn't find a neurosurgeon in the Rio Grande Valley your child fall off a bicycle closed head injury. It was a transportation and three hour so how did you change rules what we did is when end. First time we had Republican control of these houses since reconstruction back in the 1870s so. You had. A very conservative. Focus group of men and women. And we cap noneconomic damages and two and 50000 dollar we did some other things that protected businesses from frivolous lawsuits then here's what we. That the the most difficult and that the chances for. We put it in the constitution. We knew that if we didn't we would be litigating it for ten years we put it in the constitution put it to the people for votes to pass. And simple majority vote to change -- get sick so. -- be more difficult here of course were seeing an end let me get to that issue I'm not sure I want national tort reform. You have a big proponent of the tenth amendment. If your state doesn't want to have. Legal system that protects against frivolous lawsuits that ought to be your choice but it's also going to be the choice of your citizens to pack up and leave and come to states like Texas."

" Governor I just so happened have a copy of the constitution your -- the memo read -- short. The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution. Nor prohibited by it to the states. Our reserve to the states respectively. Or to the people -- what does that mean in how we forgotten that and are not abiding by this."

" Basically what it says is that the federal government was created by the states to be there agent. Not the other way around so this one size fits all. Government that we're seeing out of this current administration whether it's on health care whether it's on energy policy whether it's on education -- transportation infrastructure. Very countered what our founding fathers what. Judge Brandeis. One of the Supreme Court justices he talked about that it tenth amendment allowed for competition between the states. If they -- had a new ideas and innovative concept on how to deliver health care let's say. They could tested out trial if it worked in other states would pick it up and try if it was a failure it didn't destroy the entire country. That's the problem. With this administration's health care plan that's the problem with cap and trade well it's probably going to Washington -- dictating. What state should be deciding for themselves to do absolutely and then not thought they -- which makes it even worse you have to pay Ford even if you don't like it. The health care plan and as introduce. Was an unfunded mandate that state of Texas from between thirty and sixty. Billion dollars over the next ten years took 36 billion dollars more every year just in our State's cost. That's what this was going to -- it would bankrupt we had a nine billion dollar. Rainy day fund in the state of Texas we cut taxes this last year 40000 small businesses we have an economy. That. Compared to the other states that is doing rather well where the India the other 49 states from an economic standpoint this health care. Bill passes in its current form and it will bankrupt states like Texas and he's got. Let me wrap up hopefully with some positive we -- looking at the constitution you're you're big advocate of the tenth amendment getting back to that are -- hopeful that we will. I am I think this next election cycle. You know looks like. Virginia is headed in a pretty good direction you know don't know what's going to happen in Jersey yet. But 36 governorships are going to be up in 30. I -- men and women all across this country are going to stand up and say Democrat Republican. I don't want Washington DC tell us how to run our states we believe in the tenth amendment. And let that really be attendant for a lot of individuals who are running to govern -- chief executive officers of state. The tenth amendment. Can help save America. Governor Rick Perry thank you very much -- governor pre book. And."