"At A Time When Families Are Struggling And Washington Continues Down The Wrong Path And Ignores The Tough Calls, Texans Will Choose A New Senator To Represent Them. They Will Have Three Clear Choices -- A Career Politician, A Lawyer, Or A Businessman Who Brings A Unique Conservative Approach To Government. Someone Who's Signed Both Sides Of A Paycheck, Grown A Business, And Cut Wasteful Spending In Both The Public And Private Sector. Who Understands Firsthand How Decisions Made In Washington Affect The Economy. Only One Candidate In The Race For Senate Has Created Thousands Of Jobs And Made The Hard Calls That Are So Lacking In Washington Right Now."
DALLAS, Texas – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tom Leppert today welcomed David Dewhurst into the U.S. Senate race in Texas:
"It comes as little surprise to me that David Dewhurst has thrown his hat into the ring. Like other career politicians, he has long expressed his interest in a host of higher offices, and I'm glad he has finally settled on the job he wants next.
"As my Twitter followers know, I have been asking David where he stands on a number of important issues. Now that he's a candidate he should be ready to tell us whether he will support Congressman Paul Ryan's budget, fight the NLRB's attacks on Right to Work, call for an end to Obama's offshore drilling moratorium and sign the Cut Cap Balance Pledge.
"This election is about which candidate knows how to spur job growth and restore fiscal responsibility to Washington. The career politicians and lawyers have had their chance, and they've failed. It's time to send a real-life job creator to the U.S. Senate. I've signed both sides of a paycheck, and I've made the tough choices in both the private sector and as Mayor of Dallas to cut spending and balance budgets.
"At a time when families are struggling and Washington continues down the wrong path and ignores the tough calls, Texans will choose a new Senator to represent them. They will have three clear choices—a career politician, a lawyer, or a businessman who brings a unique conservative approach to government. Someone who's signed both sides of a paycheck, grown a business, and cut wasteful spending in both the public and private sector. Who understands firsthand how decisions made in Washington affect the economy. Only one candidate in the race for Senate has created thousands of jobs and made the hard calls that are so lacking in Washington right now."
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