ATLANTA — In his first domestic-policy speech as a presidential candidate, Rick Perry outlined his record as Texas governor yesterday and accused rival Mitt Romney of governing Massachusetts the same way President Obama governs the country.
In a speech at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, Perry discussed his record on health- care and the environment. But he offered few policy proposals, instead focusing on his record as Texas governor for 10 years, criticizing Obama, hitting Romney’s health-care law and opening a more aggressive line of attack on Romney’s record.
“As Republican voters decide who is best suited to lead this country in a new direction by stopping the spending spree and scrapping ObamaCare, I am confident they will choose a nominee who has governed on conservative principles, not one whose health-care policies paved the way for ObamaCare,” Perry said. “I knew when I got into this race I would have my hands full fighting President Obama’s big- government agenda.”