Jeb Bush slams Norquist’s tax pledge: Don’t ‘outsource your principles’
Samantha
2012/06/01 16:37:18
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Friday suggested that Republicans were outsourcing their “principles and convictions” by signing Grover Norquist’s pledge to never raise taxes.
During a House Budget Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked the former governor if he agreed with the Americans for Tax Reform pledge.
“No,” Bush said, shaking his head. “OK, so I ran for office three times. The pledge was presented to me three times. I never signed the pledge. I cut taxes every year I was governor.”
“I don’t believe you outsource your principles and convictions to people,” he added. “I respect Grover’s political involvement. He has it every right to do it, but I never signed any pledge.”
Since introducing the pledge in 1986, Norquist has been remarkably successful at getting signatures from Republicans. Only six of the 242 Republicans serving in the House today have not signed on.
During a House Budget Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked the former governor if he agreed with the Americans for Tax Reform pledge.
“No,” Bush said, shaking his head. “OK, so I ran for office three times. The pledge was presented to me three times. I never signed the pledge. I cut taxes every year I was governor.”
“I don’t believe you outsource your principles and convictions to people,” he added. “I respect Grover’s political involvement. He has it every right to do it, but I never signed any pledge.”
Since introducing the pledge in 1986, Norquist has been remarkably successful at getting signatures from Republicans. Only six of the 242 Republicans serving in the House today have not signed on.
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Way to go Jeb!
And it will be EPIC if it continues.