PRESS
RELEASE
from
Romney
for
President
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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CONTACT: Romney
Press Office
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March 16, 2012
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857-288-3610
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MITT ROMNEY PENS OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE
OF PUERTO RICO
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today
wrote an open letter to the people of
Puerto Rico. The full letter will appear in El Vocero.
An Open Letter to the People of Puerto Rico
This Sunday, the Republican race for the presidency comes to Puerto
Rico. Voters will have a chance to choose an alternative to Barack
Obama. Residents of the island have special reasons for wanting to bid
him farewell.
For one thing, in Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico finally has a
Governor who understands how to repair what is ailing the island’s
economy. His low tax and good government policies would have a strong
chance to have a greater impact than they are having were not Barack
Obama’s policies blocking the way. From the out-of-control and
wasteful spending of the ill named “economic stimulus” bill to “green”
investments using taxpayer dollars in companies like the now-bankrupt
Solyndra, Barack Obama’s policies have given us the most anemic
economic recovery since the Great Depression. Things don’t have to be
this way.
Governor Fortuño understands what I understand from my long
experience working in the private sector: The most critical thing to
get the economy rolling again is for government to get out of the way.
We need lower taxes and to eliminate unnecessary regulations. We need
to make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter. Every job created
on the island is another American job added to our nation’s economic
comeback.
As president, I would begin by reversing the policies set by Washington
that are having a negative impact on the economy of Puerto Rico and
strangling the economy of the country at large. The only way to begin
this recovery is to remove Barack Obama from office and replace him
with someone who understands how jobs are created and how they are lost.
I’ve spent most of my life turning around failing companies and helping
to start new ones which created new jobs. It’s time to think seriously
about eliminating the obstacles to economic growth in Puerto Rico and
in the United States as a whole. If I am elected President, that will
be my goal.
I also will work to settle the Island’s 113-year political status
question. Around the world, the United States has helped plant the
seeds of democracy. Meanwhile, close to four million American
citizens in Puerto Rico do not enjoy the same rights and privileges of
democracy as their other fellow citizens. It is time to close the book
on one of the great unresolved questions of American democracy. As
president, I will provide the leadership and resources necessary to
ensure that this century-old question gets resolved. That is my
solemn pledge.
Sincerely,
Mitt Romney
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