Gov. Perry Shares
Staunch Commitment to Conservative Values
At Thanksgiving
Family Forum
DES MOINES, Iowa - Texas Gov. Rick Perry today
participated in the Presidential Thanksgiving Family Forum, hosted by the Family
Leader, where he reiterated his principled and longstanding commitment to
conservative values.
"I am a faithful, fiscal and social conservative
of conviction, not of convenience," said Gov. Perry. "As Governor of the State
of Texas, I have signed more pro-life legislation than any governor in my
state's history and championed and signed the Texas Defense of Marriage Act.
Traditional family values are important to me, to the people of Iowa and to
citizens and future of our nation. America needs to reenergize limited
government, entrepreneurship and the traditional values that helped us become
the greatest, most prosperous nation in history."
Gov. Perry is a staunch defender of life, having
signed more pro-life legislation than any other governor in Texas history. He
most recently demonstrated his commitment to protecting the lives of the unborn
in his Uproot and Overhaul Washington plan, in which he pledged to
eliminate the federal funding of organizations that fund abortions, such as
Planned Parenthood. He supported this same measure in Texas' most recent
legislative session by signing important legislation, Senate Bill 7 and House
Bill 1, which contain provisions prohibiting tax dollars from funding
abortions.
Gov. Perry strongly supports traditional marriage.
He signed the Defense of Marriage Act in Texas in 2003, and supported enshrining
this law in the Texas Constitution, a measure approved by voters in 2005, which
defines marriage in Texas as a union between one man and one woman. He has also
pledged to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that legally defines
marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
As a life-long hunter and concealed handgun
license holder, Gov. Perry has been a strong advocate for Second Amendment
rights. During his tenure in Texas, he has signed "Castle Doctrine" legislation
ensuring that citizens have the right to defend themselves in their homes
instead of retreating. He has also worked to prevent local governments from
infringing upon Texans' rights to have legally concealed weapons on public
property, cut concealed handgun license (CHL) renewal fees for military,
veterans and senior citizens, and labored to protect shooting ranges from
expensive, frivolous lawsuits as part of his tort reform efforts.
Last Tuesday, Gov. Perry announced his Uproot
and Overhaul Washington plan, which would establish a part-time, citizen
Congress, cut congressional salaries, end lifetime appointments of federal
judges, issue an immediate moratorium on new and pending federal regulations,
and dismantle wasteful, redundant federal agencies.
Gov. Perry has unveiled other bold and
conservative policies in recent weeks, including his Cut, Balance and
Grow plan and his Energizing American Jobs and Security plan. Cut,
Balance and Grow cuts personal and corporate tax rates to a lower, flat 20
percent rate, cuts federal spending, ends earmarks and corporate loopholes and
calls for a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Energizing American Jobs and
Security will create up to 1.2 million jobs in every sector, reduce our
nation's dependence on hostile foreign oil, revitalize manufacturing and help
contain the cost of electricity and fuel.
The Presidential Thanksgiving Family Forum, hosted
by the Family Leader, included discussion among GOP presidential candidates
about the conservative values Americans have long cherished. The forum was
moderated by Dr. Frank Luntz, with faith leaders and socially conservative
activists from counties across the state of Iowa in attendance. Citizen Link and
the National Organization for Marriage served as keynote sponsors.
For more information about Gov. Perry's record,
presidential campaign and plan to get America working again, please visit: www.rickperry.org.
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