May 25, 2011--Former Gov. Tim
Pawlenty (R-MN), who announced his candidacy on Monday in Des Moines,
IA, spoke at the Cato Institute on the theme of "Limiting Government:
What Washington Can Learn from Minnesota." Pawlenty presented
examples of his ideas for bringing federal spending under control,
saying it will be necessary to take on sacred cows. In Iowa, he
called for ending ethanol subsidies, and in Coral Gables, FL on Tuesday
he
addressed entitlement programs. Here at Cato, he cited his
experience with Minnesota transit workers, where he prevailed after a
44-day strike, and said that federal government employees' pay and
benefits, and well as the number of federal government employees must
be examined. Continuing his "truth tour," Pawlenty is also going
to Wall Street to speak
out against bailouts. |