Mitt Romney
Forms Romney for
President
Exploratory
Committee
Today, Mitt
Romney formed
the Romney for
President
Exploratory
Committee with
the Federal
Election
Commission (FEC)
as a first step
in a campaign
for the 2012
Republican
nomination for
President of the
United States.
While this step
does not
constitute a
formal
announcement of
candidacy, it
allows Governor
Romney to be in
compliance with
the requirements
of federal
election law as
he begins to
raise the funds
necessary to
explore a
potential
candidacy.
Gov. Romney
announced his
plans in an
online video at
www.mittromney.com
which was made
public via
Facebook and
Twitter. The
video was taped
at the
University of
New Hampshire
following a
meeting this
morning between
Gov. Romney and
students who
said they are
worried about
getting a job
after
graduation. The
transcript for
the video is as
follows:
Hello, I'm Mitt
Romney. This
morning I spoke
with a number of
students here at
the University
of New
Hampshire. Like
young people all
over the
country, they
wonder whether
they'll find
good jobs when
they graduate.
Last week, in
Nevada, I walked
through a
neighborhood
with homes
vacant or in
foreclosure.
Unemployment
there is over
13%. Across the
nation, over 20
million
Americans still
can't find a
job, or have
given up
looking.
How has this
happened in the
nation that
leads the world
in innovation
and
productivity?
The answer is
that President
Obama's policies
have failed. He
and virtually
all the people
around him have
never worked in
the real
economy. They
just don't know
how jobs are
created in the
private sector.
That's where I
spent my entire
career. In 1985,
I helped found a
company. At
first, we had
ten employees;
today there are
hundreds.
My work led me
to become deeply
involved in
helping other
businesses, from
innovative
startups to
large companies
going through
tough times.
Sometimes I was
successful and
helped create
jobs, other
times I was not.
I learned how
America competes
with companies
in other
countries, why
jobs leave, and
how jobs are
created here at
home.
Later, when I
served as
governor of
Massachusetts, I
used the skills
I had learned in
25 years in
business to
streamline state
government,
balance the
budget every
year, and
restore a 2
billion dollar
rainy day fund.
From my vantage
point in
business and in
government, I
have become
convinced that
America has been
put on a
dangerous course
by Washington
politicians, and
it has become
even worse
during the last
two years. But I
am also
convinced that
with able
leadership,
America's best
days are still
ahead.
That is why
today I am
announcing my
Exploratory
Committee for
the Presidency
of the United
States.
It is time that
we put America
back on a course
of greatness,
with a growing
economy, good
jobs and fiscal
discipline in
Washington.
I believe in
America. I
believe in the
freedom and
opportunity, and
the principles
of our
constitution,
that have led us
to become the
greatest nation
in the history
of the earth –
and I believe
that these
principles will
confirm
American's
future as well.
This effort is
not about a
person, it is
about the cause
of American
freedom and
greatness. I'd
like to ask you
to join with us
– volunteer,
donate, or just
pass this along
to a friend.
Thanks so much.
Source:
Mitt Romney 2012
Presidential Exploratory
Committee
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