Articles Tagged 'Rick Perry'

Rick Perry: Texas ‘right place’ for Obama to tout economic growth

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9 (UPI) — Republican Gov. Rick Perry said through a spokeswoman Texas was “the right place” for President Barack Obama to visit…

Rick Perry says Obama wants to ‘disarm the American public’

Gov. Rick Perry sat back in shock when I told him President Obama told Mexicans that an upside of his efforts to infringe the Second…

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Demands Apology For Sacramento Bee Cartoon

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking for an apology and his lieutenant governor wants The Sacramento Bee cartoonist who created it fired.…

Rahm Rips Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Brings Up Campaign Gaffe

CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave Rick Perry a Chicago-style greeting Monday, challenging the Texas governor to remember the reasons for his visit to Illinois…

Texas governor to Connecticut gun maker: “Come on down”

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday said a gun manufacturer that has decided to leave Connecticut should “come on down” to the Lone Star State.
PTR Industries, a maker of military-style rifles, threatened to leave Connecticut after the passage of one of the toughest gun-control laws in the United States. Connecticut enacted the measure in the…

Perry Not Backing Off Opposition to Medicaid Expansion

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry, who authored the memorably titled book “Fed Up!” before launching a presidential run in 2011, is again demonstrating his skeptical view of a federal government that comes bearing gifts for his state — even as many of his Republican colleagues have changed their tune.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott became the latest GOP…

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Scouts not the place for sexuality lessons

After welcoming an annual gathering of hundreds of Boy Scouts to the Texas Capitol on Saturday, Gov. Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout himself, said the youth organization should stand firm on its ban on openly gay members and volunteers.
“Scouting is not a place were sexuality should be the intersection,” Mr. Perry said, according to a report in the San…

Republican governors decide against setting up ObamaCare insurance markets

From FOXNews.com
Several Republican governors, in what could be their last symbolic stand against ObamaCare, announced Friday that they will not set up a state-based marketplace for selling health insurance.
A total of 20 states have now decided not to implement their own exchanges — which could also mean increased costs for the federal government.

The governors of Wisconsin and…

Texas rejects key provisions of Obama’s health law

(Reuters) – Governor Rick Perry said on Monday Texas will not implement an expansion of the Medicaid program or create a health insurance exchange, placing the state with the highest percentage of people without insurance outside key parts of President Barack Obama’s signature law.
The announcement makes Texas the most populous state that has rejected the provisions. Some 6.2 million…

Rick Perry endorses Mitt Romney

By Laura E. Davis, Yahoo News
 Rick Perry, the current Texas governor and former Republican presidential candidate, is endorsing Mitt Romney for president, Fox Newsand ABC News are reporting.
“Mitt Romney has earned the Republican Presidential nomination through hard-work, a strong organization, and disciplined message of restoring America after nearly four years of failed job-killing policies from President Obama and his administration,” Perry…