What They’re Saying About Scott Walker's Michigan Trip on May 4, 2015
The Associated Press: "… Scott Walker on Monday touted tax cuts to boost the U.S. economy, a day before Michigan voters decide the fate of tax hikes. The Wisconsin governor … said he cut taxes by $2 billion over four years in Wisconsin to help cut the unemployment rate in half since January 2010, a year before he took office." (David Eggert, May 4, 2015)
Michigan Live: “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, speaking Monday inside an old automobile museum in Michigan, presented himself as a reform-minded Republican unafraid to take on entrenched union power. … During his speech, Walker focused on economic growth, entitlement reform and national security.” (Jonathan Oostin, May 4, 2015)
Detroit Free Press: “Walker spoke to Ingham County Republicans in Lansing Monday before traveling to Novi, telling reporters: ‘With reform minded leadership, we can turn our states around ... There is still much more work to be done, but it gives me hope that in America, with the right leadership in a couple of years, we can turn this country around.’” (Kathleen Gray, May 4, 2015)
The Detroit News: “Walker also spoke mid-day Monday to an Ingham County Republican Party luncheon in Lansing before heading to Novi for 1,000-seat, sold-out event at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.” (Lauren Abdel-Razzaq, May 4, 2015)
The Hill: “In a fiery keynote address to about 1,000 local activists and party officials at the Oakland County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner in suburban Detroit, Walker thrilled the crowd as he confidently ticked through his catalogue of accomplishments. … Walker said he cut taxes in Wisconsin by $2 billion, turned a $3.6 billion budget deficit into a half-billion dollar surplus, fully funded the state’s pension system, and reduced unemployment from 9.2 percent to 4.6 percent while achieving one of the highest labor participation rates in the country at 68 percent.” (Jonathan Easley, May 4, 2015)
MSNBC: “In his 40-minute address, Walker touted right-to-work policies, his battle against the teachers’ unions, and voter ID laws in Wisconsin. ‘I tell these stories because I think it’s important to tell Americans there’s hope,’ he said. ‘There’s hope, in large part, because we’ve seen the transformation that’s happened in states when we put common sense Republican reforms in place!’” (Jane C. Timm, May 4, 2015)
CNN: “Speaking in Novi, Michigan, the Wisconsin Republican rallied around the plight of a Michigan man who has been held hostage in Iran since 2011 and blasted Obama for failing to do enough on the missing man's behalf -- as well as failing to ward off attacks by Islamic terrorists around the world. … Speaking at an Oakland County Republican Dinner, Walker listed terrorist acts committed by individuals affiliated with ISIS and others who sympathize with the group.” (Ashley Killough, May 4, 2015)
