• Aug 08, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 8/8/07
• Jul 30, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 7/30/07
• Jul 10, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 7/10/07
• Jun 29, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 6/29/07
• Jun 18, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 6/18/07
• Jun 08, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 6/8/07
• May 08, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 5/8/07
• Apr 30, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 4/30/07
• Apr 23, 2007; The Romney Agenda: 4/23/07
• Apr 30, 2007; The Romney Agenda
• May 25, 2007; The Romney Agenda

 

August 08, 2007 July 30, 2007 May 25, 2007 Apr 30, 2007

 

The Romney Agenda.

Strong. New. Leadership.

August 08, 2007

 

 

Shoring Up Ethics In Washington:

 

Governor Romney Proposes New Ethics Law To Strip Pensions From Those Who Violate The Public Trust. "Saying it's time to clean up the ethics in Washington, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney today said he is proposing to strip pension benefits of any elected official or federal government employee who is convicted of a felony for violating the public trust." (Rod Boshart, "Romney: Time To Shore Up Ethics," Cedar Rapids Gazette, 8/2/07)

 

- Governor Mitt Romney: "One thing I'd like to add, if I'm lucky enough to be President, I will fight for a provision, for a law, which says that if you're convicted of a crime as a government employee or an appointee – you're convicted of a crime that involves violation of the public trust, you've done some kind of abuse of your position – that you get stripped of your pension. ... We're going to take away their pensions if they violate our trust." (Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At An Ask Mitt Anything, Urbandale, IA, 8/2/07)

 

- Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks On Ethics.

 

Enforcing Our Immigration Laws:

 

Governor Romney Says Cities That Do Not Enforce Federal Immigration Laws Should Not Receive Federal Funds. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "When I hear that there are cities that say 'Hey guess what? We're going to become sanctuary cities for illegal aliens. We're going to instruct our city workers that they're not going to be notifying the federal government of people who are here illegally' and then those same cities ask for millions, if not billions of dollars from the Federal Government. It's like wait a second, we're not going to send you all of the money that you want if you are not going to be willing to enforce and live by the laws of the government." (WRKO's "Howie Carr Show," 8/3/07)

 

- Listen To Governor Romney's Interview Here.

 

 

Supporting The Surge In Iraq:

 

Governor Romney Supports The Current Troop Surge Strategy. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "I think the surge is the best course we have at this stage. We're seeing some positive reports coming from the Brookings Institution. We're going to see a report from General Petraeus soon. I think it's the best shot we have to see stability in Iraq and I certainly hope it's successful." (ABC's "Good Morning America," 8/6/07)

 

- Watch Governor Romney Discuss The Surge On ABC's "Good Morning America."

 

Governor Romney Has Called For A Surge Of Support Here At Home For Our Troops Abroad. "'At a time when American families and individuals are making a surge of sacrifice to support this troop surge, I think it's time for American citizens and politicians to make a surge of support,' Romney said Wednesday in Pelham, N.H., a comment he repeated throughout the day." (Glen Johnson, "Romney Donates $25,000 Amid Plea For Patriotic 'Surge'," The Associated Press, 8/2/07)

 

- Click here to learn more about the Surge Of Support.

 

 

An Agenda To Lower Taxes:

 

Governor Romney: "If the economy is growing quickly, then we generate all sorts of new revenue. And the best way to keep the economy rolling is to keep our taxes down. That's why I proposed middle income Americans ought to pay no taxes on their savings. Invest in the future of the economy. Growth helps us provide the revenue that we need." (ABC, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Des Moines, IA, 8/5/07)

 

- Watch Governor Romney Discuss The Need To Lower Taxes.

 

America's Global Challenges:

 

Governor Romney Believes We Must Make Four Critical Changes If We Are To Meet A New Generation Of Global Challenges:

 

• First, We Need A Strong Military. Governor Romney will increase the size of our armed forces by 100,000 troops and dedicate at least four percent of our GDP to the military.
• Second, America Must Become Energy Independent. To do this, Governor Romney has called for a bold research initiative – an Energy Revolution.
• Third, We Must Transform And Strengthen Our Civilian International Efforts To Meet A New Generation Of Challenges.
• Fourth, We Need To Strengthen Old Partnerships And Alliances, And Inaugurate A New One, To Address The Threat Of Jihadism.

 

Read Governor Romney's Full Plan Here: http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press*Releases/Bush_Library_Remarks

 

American Prosperity:

 

To Protect American Taxpayers, Governor Mitt Romney Called On Congress To Re*Impose A Three*Fifths (60%) Supermajority Requirement To Raise Taxes. Congress should not be able to increase taxes on a political whim and with a simple majority.

 

 

Governor Romney's Lower Taxes Agenda:

 

• Governor Romney Will Fight To Cut Taxes For All Americans.
• Governor Romney Was The First 2008 Presidential Candidate To Sign The "Taxpayer Protection Pledge."
• Make The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent.
• Lower Tax Rates For All Americans.
• Make Savings Tax Free For Middle*Class Americans.
• Make Our Corporate Tax Rate More Competitive.

 

 

Governor Romney Will Fight To Abolish The Death Tax:

 

• As President, Governor Romney Will Fight To Permanently Abolish The Death Tax. Governor Romney believes you strengthen the American people by letting them keep more of their own money, and not taxing their families at death.
• Under The Current Law, The Death Tax Is Set To Return In 2011.
• Governor Romney Believes The Death Tax Is Fundamentally Unfair. The Death Tax unfairly impacts families, farmers, ranchers and small businesses.

 

Read Governor Romney's Full Plan To Abolish The Death Tax And Lower Taxes Here: http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press*Releases/Abolishing_The_Death_Tax

 

The American Family:

 

"Following the Columbine shootings, Peggy Noonan, you may have seen her column, wrote an article in which she described our world as 'the ocean in which our children now swim.' She described a cesspool of violence, and sex, and drugs, and indolence, and perversions. She said that the boys who did the shooting had in her words 'inhaled too deep the ocean in which they swam.' I'd like to see us clean up the water in which our kids are swimming."

 

 

*Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The Frontiers Of Freedom Ronald Reagan Gala, 4/18/07

 

Watch Governor Romney's Remarks Here: http://mittromney.permissiontv.com/?showid=47629

 

 

 

The Romney Agenda.

Strong. New. Leadership.

July 30, 2007

 

 

Protecting Our Children:

 

Governor Romney Proposed A "One-Strike, You're Ours" Law For Those Convicted Of Preying On Children Using The Internet. We need new, tougher federal penalties for first-time offenders who use the Internet to sexually assault children, including stiff mandatory jail time to be followed by lifetime tracking by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS).

 

• Read A Statement From Massachusetts Law Enforcement In Support Of "One Strike, You're Ours."

 

• Listen To Michigan Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard Endorse "One Strike, You're Ours."

 

Governor Romney Will Enforce Our Nation's Obscenity Laws. We need to require the Department of Justice to enforce our existing federal obscenity laws.

 

Governor Romney Will Punish And Fine Retailers For Selling Excessively Violent And Sexually Explicit Video Games To Minors. While the current system of voluntary self-regulation of video games has improved, we still need to do more to protect our children.

 

Governor Romney Will Work To Prevent Pornography From Reaching Children On Their Computers. Governor Romney will work with computer and software companies to ensure that every home computer has effective software to filter out unwanted pornography.

 

• Read Governor Romney's Full Plan To Protect Our Children.

 

• Read Governor Romney's Initiative To Guard Our Children On Their Computers.

 

• Watch Governor Romney Discuss The Need To Guard Our Children While They Use Their Computers.

 

 

A Real Tax-Free Savings Program For Middle-Income Americans:

 

Governor Romney: "You ought to be able to save your money and you ought to have a special tax rate on your savings... the tax rate ought to be absolutely zero. ... Edwards is going to announce today that he's in favor of a plan that let's you save $250 tax free. That's not going to pay for college, or retirement, or a car – maybe a bike..." (Gov. Mitt Romney, Delivered Remarks, Des Moines, IA, 7/26/07)

 

• Watch Governor Romney Discuss The Edwards Tax Increase Plan.

 

• Read About Governor Romney's Vision For Lower Taxes And Tax-Free Savings.

 

 

America's Strength:

 

Unlike Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Governor Romney Will Not Meet With Some Of The World's Worst Dictators. "Romney says Obama was wrong to say he'd meet with the leaders of Iran, Syria and North Korea. 'The president of the United States does not bestow our dignity and the power of our reputation around the world around those people,' Romney says. 'It's a remarkable difference if a Democratic president like Barack Obama were running this country.'" (O. Kay Henderson, "Romney Sides With Clinton In Foreign Policy Spat," Radio Iowa, 7/26/07)

 

• Read Governor Romney's Statement On The Democrat Debate And Senator Obama.

 

- Read The Romney Vision In Response To The Democrat Debate.

 

 

 

 

The Romney Agenda.

Strong. New. Leadership.

May 25, 2007

 

 

Immigration Reform Priorities:

 

Governor Romney Outlines Three Priorities On Immigration Reform. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "We're going to have to secure our border first. Two, put in place an employment verification system to make sure we're giving jobs only to those people who come legally. And number three, for the 12 million, we can't allow them to have a special privilege of being able to stay here indefinitely." MIKE GALLAGHER: "Well, I tell you that's music to my ears and to the ears of millions of Americans..." ("Mike Gallagher Show," 5/21/07)

 

Governor Romney: Border Security Is Number One. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "The people I speak with as I go to Republican events agree with me that there are three key rules that we have to follow. One is, we have to secure the border. Two is, we have to have an employment verification system to know who's here legally and who's not here legally. That's only fair to the employers to know who is who. And then, finally, for those people that are here illegally today, while it may be fine for them to apply for citizenship and to apply for permanent residency, that they should do so in line with everyone else and they should be given no advantage, no special privilege by having come here illegally." (Fox News' "Your World," 5/24/07)

 

Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.

 

Governor Romney: "I believe it's important to end illegal immigration so we can maintain and encourage legal immigration. Immigration is good for this country; it's helped us over our history. We need immigration to provide some of the skills that we may miss, migrant workers, cultural advantages. It's a great source of vitality for America to have legal immigration, but illegal immigration * that we need to bring an end to." (KCMO's "Morning Show with Chris Stigall," 5/22/07)

 

Watch Governor Romney's Immigration Ad Here.

 

 

Benchmarks In Washington:

 

Governor Romney: "We're also going to have to do something we talk about on in Iraq. We all talked about benchmarks. Well, how about benchmarks in Washington? Let's lay out what we're going to get done, and instead of just talking about the same old same old, let's streamline and make Washington more efficient." (Fox News Channel, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/15/07)

 

Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.

 

 

Governor Romney: There Is A War On Terror:

 

Governor Romney: "I was shocked to see just a day or two ago, John Edwards * a candidate for President of the United States * say there's not a War on Terror. ... Maybe he needs to explain that to the people in London, to the people in Madrid, to the people in Tanzania, to the people in Saudi Arabia. Explain that to the people in Indonesia, in Bali. Explain that to the people of New York City. Explain that to the people of Lebanon. Explain that to the people in Israel that there's not a War on Terror." (Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks, Jacksonville, FL, 5/24/07)

 

Listen To Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.

 

Double The Size Of Gitmo:

 

Governor Romney: "You said the person's going to be in Guantanamo. I'm glad they're at Guantanamo. I don't want them on our soil. I want them on Guantanamo ... Some people have said, we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is, we ought to double Guantanamo." (Fox News Channel, Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/15/07)

 

Watch Governor Romney's Full Remarks Here.

 

The Romney Agenda: 4/30/07

Apr 30, 2007

 

America's Global Challenges

 

 

Governor Romney's Strategy To Combat The Threat Of Nuclear Terrorism:

 

Governor Romney Has Outlined A New Strategy To Prevent

Nuclear Material From Ending Up In The Hands Of Terrorists:

 

• Expanding And Accelerating Actions To Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Combating the threat of nuclear terrorism needs to be a top Presidential priority.

 

• Empowering A Senior Ambassador To Lead Efforts To Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. Governor Romney would appoint a new Ambassador*at*Large to Prevent Nuclear Terror.

 

• Making Nuclear Trafficking A Crime Against Humanity.

 

• Creating A Gold Standard For Nuclear Security. Because of recent technological and political developments, we need to update our commitment to non*proliferation, including a new commitment to stringent security regimes.

 

• Frank, Direct Efforts With Russia On Containing This Threat.

 

• Removing The Incentive For Dangerous Civilian Nuclear Capabilities. The United States should take the lead in organizing and financing an international fuel bank to guarantee low*cost supplies of nuclear reactor fuel to countries willing to adhere to heightened security and safety standards.

 

Read Governor Romney's Full Plan To Combat The Threat Of Nuclear Terrorism Here:

http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press*Releases/Combating_Nuclear_Terrorism

 

Watch Governor Romney Discuss His Plan Here

http://mittromney.permissiontv.com/?showid=48299

 

 

Governor Romney On The Democrat Strategy In Iraq:

 

"As our military men and women fight against violent, radical Jihadists in Iraq, the Democrats need to stop pleading for surrender. At last night's Democratic debate, and in yesterday's vote in the United States Senate, Democrats waved a white flag to our enemies and our troops." (Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The Livingston County, MI, Lincoln Day Dinner, Whitmore Lake, MI, 4/27/07)

 

Read What The Democrats Had To Say About Iraq During The First Democratic Presidential Debate Here: http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press*Releases/Livingston_County_LDD

 

American Prosperity

 

 

In Michigan, Governor Romney Addressed The Importance Of Manufacturing And The Auto Industry:

 

Governor Romney: "I believe it is important that manufacturing and the automotive industry see a resurgence in this country. ... I don't believe in writing off manufacturing or the auto industry." (Chris Andrews, "Romney Says He Will Help Auto Industry," Lansing State Journal, 4/29/07)

 

Governor Romney Outlines Steps The Federal Government Can Take To Help Industry. "The federal government, he said, can help by investing in research and technology such as fuel technology. He also said he would push to improve math and science education around the country so the United States is technologically superior to economic rivals such as China and India." (Chris Andrews, "Romney Says He Will Help Auto Industry," Lansing State Journal, 4/29/07)

 

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Governor Mitt Romney On The House Democrat Tax Increase Plan

Monday, Apr 30, 2007

 

Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on the House Democrat plan to dramatically increase taxes on the American people:

 

"House Democrats have shown once again why they cannot be trusted with stewardship of our economy. Their tax plan is nothing more than a recipe for higher taxes and slower economic growth. Instead of raising taxes on hard*working Americans and giving more money to the government, we need to lower taxes. Pro*growth economic policies do not begin with government taking more money out of taxpayers' pockets."

 

The Democrats' Plan To Increase Taxes:

 

The House Democrat Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Plan Will Force A $650 Billion Tax Increase. "Mr. Charlie Rangel and other key Democrats on Ways and Means have come up with their plan to protect the middle class from the growing reach of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). ... But the Democrats' dilemma is to figure out how to come up with the $650 billion of revenue this stealth tax would have raised over the next 10 years. The dilemma is self imposed because House Democrats adopted a 'pay as you go' budget rule a few months ago, promising that any tax cut be offset with an equally large tax increase." (Stephen Moore, Op*Ed, "$650 Billion Tax Hike," The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/07)

 

• Democrats Will Increase Income Taxes. "The changes in the AMT rate, and the treatment of dividends and capital gains, still leaves Mr. Rangel at least $600 billion short of paying for the AMT fix. House Democrats have acknowledged that to close this final gap, they will have to look to personal income taxes." (Stephen Moore, Op*Ed, "$650 Billion Tax Hike," The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/07)

 

• Democrats Will Increase The Top AMT Tax Rate. "What is surprising is how high rates must be raised to make their plan's numbers add up. The top AMT rate would increase to 31.5% from 28%." (Stephen Moore, Op*Ed, "$650 Billion Tax Hike," The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/07)

 

• Democrats Will Raise The Capital Gains And Dividends Tax Rate. "Democratic tax experts also recommend eliminating the lower rate for capital gains and dividends for those subject to the AMT. This would raise the capital gains tax rate to about 31% from its present 15% rate." (Stephen Moore, Op*Ed, "$650 Billion Tax Hike," The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/07)

 

Governor Romney's Plan To Cut Taxes:

 

To Ensure America's Continued Economic Growth, Governor Romney Will Fight To Cut Taxes For All Americans. Lower taxes are a key to ensuring continued economic growth and job creation.

 

• Governor Romney Was The First 2008 Presidential Candidate To Sign The "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" Promising To Oppose Any Effort To Increase Taxes.

 

• Governor Romney Will Make The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent. Governor Romney believes making the Bush Tax Cuts permanent is the first step to ensuring that Americans are able to keep more of their hard*earned money.

 

• Governor Romney Proposes Lower Tax Rates For All Americans. This approach is fair, simple and extends the pro*growth benefits of tax rate cuts to all Americans.

 

• Governor Romney Will Fight To Abolish The Death Tax. It is unfair to tax the American people three times: once when they earn it; second when they invest and receive income from those investments; and third when they die.

 

• Governor Romney Proposes A Savings Incentive Plan. Middle*class Americans will be able to save and earn interest, dividends and capital gains tax free. We need to end tax penalties on savings and investments for middle class families.

 

• Governor Romney Believes Our Corporate Tax Rate Must Be Competitive With The Rest Of The World. The United States has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. We simply cannot afford for future economic growth to have a tax rate that is out of alignment with the other major economies of the world.