Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perryis an American politician who served as the 47th Governor of Texas from December 2000 to January 2015. A Republican, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become president. Perry was the longest-serving governor in Texas history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 March 1950
CityPaint Creek, TX
CountryUnited States of America
In the rush to become all things to all people, the federal government has lost sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized.
America does not need to be worried with bailing out a European country that has made irresponsible expenditures, and then all of a sudden, throws their hands up and say, Oh, please come save us. That is not our responsibility in the United States of America.
As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.
I know something. America is not broken, Washington, D.C. is broken.
This is just the FEMA relief part, this is not the whole picture, ... We fully expect the U.S. Department of Education to pay for the costs of educating the thousands of new students Texas is going to have in public schools. That is the request we have in to the federal government.
This is just the beginning of what will be many months. It will be a long effort trying to help people rebuild their lives and get a sense of normalcy, safety in what is a very trying time.
The corner has been turned, ... Every day that goes by, as you have seen, there will be some percentage increase of power getting back into those Texans' homes.
I know which party I'm for and which party I'm going to run. I made that decision a decade ago. I've got other very important things to spend my time on.
Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.
enact a housing program that gives families and individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina the leverage to secure a long-term residence in their home state of Louisiana, or the location of their choice.
While the legislative session has now ended, the need for school reform has not and Texans can rest assured that even though the legislature did not act, I will, ... The people have demanded reform, they have been promised reform and I intend to deliver reform using the full constitutional authority of the executive branch.
Even though people right here in Beaumont and Port Arthur and this part of Orange County really got whacked, the rest of the state missed a bullet.
Between Katrina and our preparations for this, people understand this isn't something you're going to play around with,
We fully understand that it's hard to maintain order if you don't have fuel for your cars and first responders,