FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Kevin Madden March 29, 2007 (857) 288-6390 GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S REMARKS AT THE CLUB FOR GROWTH Governor Romney's Economic Agenda Key Excerpts (As Prepared For Delivery): Governor Romney: "I believe we must do as John F. Kennedy did in the 1960s and Ronald Reagandid in the 1980s: we must cut income tax rates for all Americans. This approach is fair, simple andextends the pro-growth benefits of tax rate cuts to all Americans. And by increasing incentives, amarginal rate cut will energize our economy and grow and create jobs."(Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The Club For Growth, Palm Beach, FL, 3/29/07) Governor Romney: "It's absolutely critical that we make the Bush tax cuts permanent. In the processof making the Bush tax cuts permanent, let's also drive a stake through the heart of the death tax andtruly kill it once and for all."(Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The Club For Growth, Palm Beach, FL, 3/29/07) Governor Romney: "Liberals urged me to raise taxes, but I knew that the solution to a budget deficit isnot to find ways to raise more revenue; it is to cut spending. So I eliminated and combined duplicativeand wasteful agencies and programs. That laid the groundwork for what followed: four years ofbalanced budgets. One commentator said that I didn't just go after the sacred cows, I went after thewhole herd. And when I left office, Massachusetts had 600 fewer state workers than when I took office."(Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The Club For Growth, Palm Beach, FL, 3/29/07) Maintaining Economic Growth By Lowering Taxes: Governor Romney Proposes Lowering Tax Rates For All Americans. We should strive to keep marginal tax rates on America's families and businesses no higher than those imposed by our major global competitors. We should end tax penalties against saving and investment, and promote fairness and simplicity by ending special interest loopholes and lowering tax rates for all Americans.Governor Romney Has A Record Of Fighting For Lower Taxes. As Governor of Massachusetts, he turned a $250 million retroactive capital gains tax increase into a $250 million refund, made the investment tax credit permanent, passed sales tax holidays, gave property tax breaks to seniors, and in each of his last three years in office, submitted a budget that cut the income tax.
