Richardson takes credit for new jobs
By Bill Adair
August 1, 2007 "I used tax cuts to help create over 80,000 jobs in New Mexico."
"I used tax cuts to help create over 80,000 jobs in New Mexico."
"Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat."
"If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East."
"Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
New Mexico moved "up to" sixth in the nation in job growth.
"For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say…
"New Mexico was 46th in teacher pay (when he was elected), now we're 29th."
"Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school –…