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Updated New Hampshire Schedule Of Governor Tim Pawlenty For Monday, June 13, 2011

Updated New Hampshire Schedule Of Governor Tim Pawlenty

Monday, June 13, 2011

Tour and Visit of Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc.
Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc., 155 Dow Street, Suite 200 , Manchester, New Hampshire 03101
11:00 AM EDT 

Lunch
Caesario's, 1057 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101
12:30 PM EDT

CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union Leader Presidential Debate
St. Anselm College, Thomas Sullivan Arena, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102
8:00 PM EDT

Former Director Of The National Economic Council Al Hubbard Joins Pawlenty For President

Top Gov. Daniels Supporter and Former Director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard Joins Pawlenty for President

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign announced today that top Gov. Daniels supporter and former director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard will chair Pawlenty for President's policy efforts.

"Tim Pawlenty's positive vision for America is exactly what our nation needs to get back on the right track," Hubbard said.  "Gov. Pawlenty is ready to tackle the tough economic hurdles we face as a nation. While others seem to accept the status quo, Pawlenty recognizes that there are viable solutions to turning our economy around. Gov. Pawlenty is committed to meeting our fiscal challenges by reducing the deficit and cutting spending. Pawlenty knows there is a path to expansive growth, and because of this I believe that he is the right man to lead us toward a brighter future."


"Al Hubbard not only has clout with the vast network of Gov. Daniels' supporters, but also carries weight with policy makers and thought leaders nationally," Pawlenty said. "His addition to our team adds even more momentum to my campaign that is focused on offering honest solutions to the challenges facing America."

Statement from Pawlenty for President Iowa Steering Committee Chairman Matt Whitaker On The Iowa Straw Poll

Statement from Pawlenty for President Iowa Steering Committee Chairman Matt Whitaker

"I joined Governor Pawlenty's campaign because I knew he could put his record before voters everywhere. The Ames straw poll is a great gathering of conservatives, and Governor Pawlenty's solid record will be well received there. I look forward to joining thousands of Iowans in casting my vote for Governor Pawlenty in Ames this summer and in the caucuses this winter."

Gingrich's National Campaign Co-Chair Gov. Sonny Perdue Joins Pawlenty For President

Gingrich's National Campaign Co-Chair Gov. Sonny Perdue Joins Pawlenty for President

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign announced today that former Governor Sonny Perdue will join its national efforts. Until today, Gov. Perdue was Newt Gingrich's national campaign co-chair.

"Tim Pawlenty is a great man, he was a phenomenal governor, and he is the person I now believe stands the greatest chance of defeating President Obama. He is the only candidate who has laid out a real plan to grow the American economy, and his track record in Minnesota is proof he's the right man for the job," Perdue said.

"I am thrilled Governor Perdue is joining my campaign. He is revered among governors as a thoughtful, sincere man whose faith, character and passion for good policy is second to none. He's a dear friend and with his help we're going to continue to build momentum to win the nomination and ultimately the presidency," Pawlenty said.

Tim Pawlenty New Hampshire Schedule June 10-12, 2011

Tim Pawlenty New Hampshire Schedule June 10-12, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011

House Party in Stratham, New Hampshire

The home of Jay and Kelly Levy, 32 Dumbarton Oaks, Stratham, New Hampshire 03885
5:30 PM EDT
NOTE: Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak at approximately 6:00 PM EDT.


Saturday, June 11, 2011

House Party in North Conway, New Hampshire

The home of Raymond and Mary Ann Shakir, 282 Birch Hill Road,   North Conway, New Hampshire 03860
5:30 PM EDT
NOTE: Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak at approximately 5:45 PM EDT.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Hillsborough County GOP Flag Day Celebration/Picnic

Barbara C Harris Conference Center, 400 Sawmill Rd (Route 31), Greenfield, New Hampshire 03047
2:00 PM EDT
NOTE: Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak at approximately 2:15 PM EDT.

Meet & Greet with Governor Pawlenty hosted by Derry GOP
Halligan Tavern, 32 W Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire 03038
4:30 PM EDT
NOTE: Gov. Tim Pawlenty will speak at approximately 4:45 PM EDT.

South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson Endorses Tim Pawlenty For President

Congressman Joe Wilson Endorses Tim Pawlenty for President
Senior Republican Congressman to co-chair Pawlenty campaign in key early primary state

COLUMBIA, SC - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign announced today that Congressman Joe Wilson will help lead its efforts in South Carolina.  The senior congressman from Lexington will serve as a co-chair in the critical "First In The South" Presidential Primary.

"Congressman Wilson has been a strong conservative voice for the people of South Carolina over the past decade," Governor Pawlenty said.  "I am honored to receive his support in this campaign to restore America."

"Governor Pawlenty is the best man to get our nation back on the right track," said Congressman Wilson.  “As South Carolinians get to know Governor Pawlenty, as I have, they will see someone with a remarkable record of conservative accomplishments in a politically tough state for Republicans, and someone who has the kind of bold vision for America’s future that we need to defeat Barack Obama.

What They Are Saying: Pawlenty Economy Speech

What They Are Saying: Pawlenty Economy Speech

“Now that Mr. Pawlenty has laid down his marker, what do his competitors have to offer?
-Wall Street Journal, Editorial, 6/8/2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304474804576371592713487096.html

“You've got what I would call a blockbuster tax cutting growth plan.”
-Larry Kudlow, The Kudlow Report, 6/7/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk2zSU05JVw

“It was a strong speech. He did well. I think his plan is a good one…What is interesting is the way he wove in he presentation of the numbers. The policy specifics. Again the attack on the way the president sees America. Pawlenty said he has a fundamentally world view, different world view than Americans do."

-Stephen Hayes, The Weekly Standard, 6/7/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA4qFNlsITQ

“Governor Pawlenty has proposed strong, pro-growth tax and budget reforms that will spur economic growth and create jobs. He is exactly right in calling for cleaning up the tax code by instituting flatter tax rates and eliminating tax loopholes and giveaways.”

-Chris Chocola, Club for Growth, 6/7/2011

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/

“Good stuff all around, boosting both investment and possibly family formation. Also recognizes how the current code encourages an unholyalliance between Big Business and Big Government.”

-James Pethokoukis, Reuters, 6/7/2011

http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/06/07/pawlentys-big-economic-speech/

“Pawlenty presented himself as someone who not only understood the economy, but who understood how exceptional America is, something Republicans have repeatedly insisted that President Obama does not recognize.”

-Alexis Levinson, The Daily Caller, 6/7/2011

http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/07/pawlenty-introduces-better-deal-in-speech-on-economy/2/

“The Republican presidential candidate came to President Barack Obama’s backyard and delivered his first major policy speech at the University of Chicago. Pawlenty came out swinging, leveling charges that the Obama administration is playing class warfare and killing job growth with over-regulation."

-Alexis Garcia, Pajamas Media, 6/7/2011

http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/07/pawlenty-unveils-a-better-deal-to-boost-economic-growth/

Tim Pawlenty's "Better Deal" Changing The Direction Of America By Boosting The Economy And Creating Jobs

TIM PAWLENTY’S “BETTER DEAL”
Changing the Direction of America by Boosting the Economy and Creating Jobs

Today, Governor Pawlenty shared a “Better Deal” to get America’s economy growing and creating jobs. By tackling Washington’s out-of-control spending and replacing the tax code, Governor Pawlenty’s plan will unleash private-sector growth, creating jobs, balancing the budget, encouraging investment and rebuilding a flatter and fairer tax system for individuals and businesses.

SPURRING ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH A NEW AND BETTER TAX CODE

Governor Pawlenty establishes a National Growth target of 5% to create millions of jobs and save the federal government trillions of dollars:

· Establish a new tax code for businesses, individuals, and families

· Cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15% to spur investment and American competitiveness in the global economy

· End the era of crony capitalism by eliminating corporate tax loopholes, subsidies and giveaways to level the playing field

· Providing the option for small and medium sized businesses to pay the corporate rate

· Replace the individual tax system with two brackets creating a flatter and fairer tax structure

o Individuals making $50,000 or higher will be taxed at 25%

o Individuals making $50,000 or lower will be taxed at 10%

o Married couples making $50,000 or lower will have an effective 0% tax rate

· Eliminate capital gains tax and dividend tax to encourage investment and saving

· Eliminate estate tax and interest income tax

RESTORE CONFIDENCE BY BALANCING THE BUDGET IN THIS DECADE

Governor Pawlenty has a proven record of cutting spending in real terms for the first time in Minnesota’s history.  By employing the same priority based budgeting, Governor Pawlenty’s economic policies will balance the federal budget within the decade:

· Pass a Constitutional amendment that requires a balanced federal budget and caps federal spending as a percentage of our economy around the historic average of 18% of GDP

· Propose that Congress grant the President temporary and emergency authority to freeze spending at current levels, and impound up to 5% of Federal spending until the budget is balanced if Congress fails to cut spending

· Apply the “Google Test” to government agencies.  If you can find a good or service on the Internet, then the federal government probably doesn't need to be doing it.

· Employ Lean Six Sigma throughout all federal agencies saving up to 20%

ENCOURAGING AMERICAN INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT

Governor Pawlenty calls for rolling back regulations that are strangling American businesses, promotes American exports, and reforms the Fed to strengthen the dollar.

· Require sunsetting of all federal regulations unless specifically sustained by a vote of Congress

· Ratify trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama

· Double American exports by pursuing new bilateral free trade agreements

· Strengthen the American dollar by limiting the mandate of the Federal Reserve to focus only on inflation and price stability.

Excerpts Of Tim Pawlenty's Economic Address At The University Of Chicago

EXCERPTS OF PAWLENTY ECONOMIC ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

As Prepared for Delivery

In a speech at the University of Chicago on Tuesday, Governor Pawlenty will share a "Better Deal” to get America’s economy growing and creating jobs. By tackling Washington’s out-of-control spending and replacing the tax code, Governor Pawlenty’s plan will unleash private-sector growth, creating jobs, balancing the budget, encouraging investment and rebuilding a flatter and fairer tax system for individuals and businesses.

Governor Pawlenty on setting an economic growth goal:

“The United States is still home to the most dynamic and entrepreneurial people in the world.  They’re all around us, ready to innovate, invest, compete, and create new businesses and jobs. That will mean opportunities for everyone.

“They have been discouraged and weighed down by President Obama’s big government and heavy handed regulations. …

“Let’s start with a big, positive goal.   Let’s grow the economy by five percent, instead of the anemic two percent envisioned currently.

“Such a national economic growth target will set our sights on a positive future and inspire the actions needed to reach it.   By the way, five percent growth is not some pie-in-the-sky number.  We’ve done it before, and with the right policies, we can do it again.”

Governor Pawlenty on business tax reform:

“American businesses today pay the second highest tax rates in the world.  That’s a recipe for failure, not adding jobs and economic growth.

“We should cut the business tax rate by more than half.  I propose reducing the current rate from 35% to 15%.  But our policies can’t just be about simply cutting rates.  They must also promote freedom and free markets. The tax code is littered with special interest handouts, carve-outs,subsidies, and loopholes that should be eliminated.”

Governor Pawlenty on individual tax reform:

“Just changing business tax rates is not enough.  That’s because we know most job growth will come from small and medium size businesses -- typically structured as S corps or LLCs -- and their owners are taxed under individual tax rates, not corporate tax rates.

“So, pro-job and pro-growth tax reform must include individual tax reform as well.  Small business owners and hard working Americans need a better deal too. Small businesses should also have the option of paying at the corporate rate.

“On the individual rates we need a simpler, fairer flatter tax system overall.  I propose just two rates:  10% and 25%.  Under my plan, those who currently pay no income tax would stay at a zero rate.   After that, the first $50,000 of income – or $100,000 for married couples – would be taxed at 10 percent.

“Everything above that would be taxed at 25 percent.  That’s it.  A one-third cut in the bottom rate to allow younger, middle, and lower-income families to save andbuild wealth.  And a 28 percent cut in the top rate to spur investment and job creation.

“In addition, we should eliminate altogether the capital gains tax, interest income tax, dividends tax, and the death tax. Government has no moral or economic basis to claim a second share of the same income.  When you deposit a dollar in your bank account, every penny should be forever more yours and your children’s, not the federal government’s.”

Governor Pawlenty on Government Spending:

“I know government can cut spending, because I did it in Minnesota.  I cut state spending in real terms for the first time in our state’s history.  We did it with priority-based budgeting. We did it by setting a record for vetoes. It took a government shutdown and a long government union strike, but we got it done.  We didn’t close our schools or empty out our prisons.  We cut spending where it needed to be cut.  We can do the same thing in Washington. …

“There are some obvious targets.  We can start by applying what I call ‘The Google Test.’ If you can find a good or service on the Internet, then the federal government probably doesn’t need to be doing it.  The post office, the government printing office, Amtrak, Fannie and Freddie, were all built for a time in our country when the private sector did not adequately provide those products.  That’s no longer the case.”

"So I propose that Congress grant the President the temporary and emergency authority to freeze spending at current levels, and impound up to 5% of Federal spending until such time as the budget is balanced. If they won’t do it…I will. As an example, cutting even 1% of overall federal spending for six consecutive years would balance the federal budget by 2017."

Governor Pawlenty on Regulatory Reform:

“Federal regulations will cost our economy $1.75 trillion this year alone, it’s a hidden tax on every American consumer, built into the price of every good and service in the economy.  And make no mistake: the current Administration is hunting far bigger game than the incandescent light bulb.

“Under ObamaCare’s individual and employer mandates, America’s private health care market is in intensive care, with a bad prognosis.

“The Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill called for more than 200 new rules to be written by more than ten federal agencies, none of them resolving the catastrophic scandal of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Months after the law went on the books, no one yet knows exactly what the law is.  …

“I will require sunsetting of all federal regulations, unless specifically sustained by a vote of Congress.”

Governor Pawlenty on President Obama's Class Welfare:

“Regrettably, President Obama is a champion practitioner of class warfare.  Elected with a call for unity and hope, he has spent three years dividing our nation, fanning the flames of class envy and resentment to deflect attention from his own failures and the economic hardship they have visited on America."

Governor Tim Pawlenty To Deliver Address On The Economy At The University Of Chicago ON June 7, 2011

Governor Tim Pawlenty To Deliver Address on Economy

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will deliver a policy address at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy on Tuesday, June 7.  The former governor of Minnesota, who announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination at the end of May, will explain his views on the nation’s economy, including ways to increase American innovation and investment.

“We can balance the budget, overhaul our broken tax code, and create millions of jobs, but first we have to be honest about the challenges facing our nation," Governor Pawlenty said.

In addition to Pawlenty’s visit, the University of Chicago is extending invitations to all declared presidential candidates to deliver similar policy-focused speeches at Chicago Harris throughout the campaign season. The University of Chicago does not endorse any political candidate or party.

Event details:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Governor Tim Pawlenty Speech on Economy

Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637

10:00 AM CDT