FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 30, 2010
White challenges Perry on influence of $17 million in political contributions
Rick Perry’s Unanswered Questions #4
HOUSTON — In light of an explosive report released today showing Perry has received $17 million in campaign cash from his political appointees and their spouses, Bill White challenged Perry to admit to the influence political contributions had on his decision-making or account for the $17 million coincidence.
"Do you admit or deny that political contributions have influenced your appointments? If you’re going to deny it, are you telling Texans it is a coincidence that you raised $17 million since 2001 from appointees?" asked Bill White.
This week, White launched a series of "Rick Perry’s Unanswered Questions" as the 25 year career politician refuses to answer questions at debates or editorial boards.
Bill White earlier this year released an ethics plan designed to end the use of state offices as part of a self-serving, partisan political machine. He outlined a new approach to appointments, an end to Perry’s infamous revolving door, and measures to make more information available to the public.
One of the measures in Bill White’s ethics reform plan, available at www.billwhitefortexas.com/ethics, spells out campaign contribution limits for political appointees.
The report released by ethics watchdog group Texans for Public Justice is available at http://info.tpj.org/reports/pdf/Perry%20Patronage2010.pdf.
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