GOP Radio Address 08/08/09

[1:19] ..." Two weeks ago I was in Covington in western Virginia. I visited MeadWestvaco. An international packaging company is the largest employer in the air providing 1500 good jobs. They told me that cap and trade if passed with threaten those good jobs. Mart stores the vice president of the facility told me this. I feel that the next governor of Virginia and every represented -- we have should care"...

[2:25] ..." government run plan. But rather by supporting free market incentives to help small business owners make covers more accessible. And affordable. In -- that Americans can keep their individual privacy policies. Government must be more efficient and more accountable which is why we're calling to an end to the new government spending that is leading to an exploding deficit. And burdening our children with the new debt they'll have to repair. The cornerstone of"...

[0:00]" Hi I'm Bob McDonnell from Virginia. Times are tough and our state and in years. Yesterday's jobs report is yet another reminder that families and small businesses are struggling as unemployment remains high. Here in Virginia we face unemployment rates at 45 your high. As I travel throughout our state I listened to or people who are concerned about the jobs they have worried about finding the jobs they need. And concerned about what jobs will be available for their children in the years ahead. As a father of five I share the same concerns. That's why our main goal in Virginia is to bring people together to create new jobs and more opportunities all across our state. -- we want government at all levels to be a partner in promoting small business and entrepreneurship. As Republicans we believe you -- those new jobs by keeping taxes and regulation low in litigation and amendment. Americans succeed. When government puts in place positive policies that encourage more freedom and more opportunity. Right now opportunist -- particularly worried about cap and trade legislation in Washington. This legislation would amount to a huge new national energy tax. If implemented electricity rates would skyrocket and jobs will be lost. Two weeks ago I was in Covington in western Virginia. I visited MeadWestvaco. An international packaging company is the largest employer in the air providing 1500 good jobs. They told me that cap and trade if passed with threaten those good jobs. Mart stores the vice president of the facility told me this. I feel that the next governor of Virginia and every represented -- we have should care about keeping us good jobs in Virginia. I agree. We must do everything we can't keep him grow jobs in Virginia and and every state in our country. That's why we strongly opposed cap and trade. A job killing energy tax that would put American companies at a tremendous competitive disadvantage with employers and other countries. It's the wrong policy for nations struggling with the worst economy in generations. That's why we fought against the job killing card check legislation is being pushed by big national labor unions and Democrats in congress. It's why we are committed to helping more Americans to get their health care coverage they need. Not to nationalize in the system with a costly government run plan. But rather by supporting free market incentives to help small business owners make covers more accessible. And affordable. In -- that Americans can keep their individual privacy policies. Government must be more efficient and more accountable which is why we're calling to an end to the new government spending that is leading to an exploding deficit. And burdening our children with the new debt they'll have to repair. The cornerstone of our founder system of federalism is that the states -- laboratories of democracy. We're new ideas can be tried in new innovations unleash. In Virginia on calling for an environmentally friendly offshore drilling. Selling state run liquor stores to put more cash -- transportation. In expanding access for Virginia students at our colleges. And I said that the president is right in his call for real education reform with more Charter Schools in more performance pay for great teachers and principal. Now that's a bipartisan reform bill will help all our children get the education they need today to get those good jobs of tomorrow. Together we will use innovation and free markets to bring new jobs and more opportunities to Virginia and America. Have a great weekend."