Raul Labrador's Statement on AGC's Endorsement of Walt Minnick

Statement

If you favor increased taxes, my opponent is your guy.

I have spoken to many individuals and small business owners in the construction industry about the economic mess we find ourselves in. They all agree that government spending is out of control. It is disturbing to me that an organization that is supposed to be representing the interests of their small-business members is more concerned about their own self-interest rather than what's best for our country. More government spending with Minnick and Pelosi will only be paid for by higher taxes. Therefore the endorsement made by the Associated General Contractors today shows that they are in favor of raising taxes to fund the liberal spending policies of Minnick and his Democrat friends, even in the middle of a recession. I am not only against that, but I will fight for the interests of Idahoans.

I opposed the gas tax because it was the right thing to do for the people of Idaho. In these economic times, we simply cannot afford to pay more taxes for inefficient government programs. We need to cut spending, we need to cut taxes. The American people realize that the madness of out of control federal government spending must end. I hope special interest groups like the AGC come to this realization too, before it's too late.

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