What They Are Saying About Governor Abbott’s Business Development Mission To Cuba
“Absolutely Right With His Approach” . . . “Encouraging” . . . “Putting Texas’ Interests First”
Dallas Morning News: “Abbott Is Absolutely Right With His Approach Because It’s Consistent With A Belief In The Free-Market System.” “From a conservative perspective, Abbott is absolutely right with his approach because it’s consistent with a belief in the free-market system as the best antidote for the heavy-handed, centrally planned system that the Castro regime champions.” (Dallas Morning News, 11/30/15)
Former Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples: “We Know What Can Be Accomplished With Free-Market Economics . . . Governor Abbott Can Help Deliver That Message.” “We know what can be accomplished with free-market economics and the United States has a great story to tell-Texas is a leader and Governor Abbott can help deliver that message.” (KXAN, 11/30/15)
Houston Chronicle’s Chris Tomlinson: “Abbott Is Putting Texas' Interests First, Just As He Did With A Trip To Mexico.” “Abbott is putting Texas' interests first, just as he did with a trip to Mexico earlier this year when he called for closer relations with our largest trading partner.” (Houston Chronicle, 11/30/15)
- Houston Chronicle Headline: “Abbott's Trip To Cuba Good For Texas Business” (Houston Chronicle, 11/30/15)
Austin American-Statesman: “Where Abbott Succeeds In Talking Trade With Cuba, The State Succeeds.” (Austin American-Statesman, 11/30/15)
Tyler Morning Telegraph: “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Upcoming Trade Trip To Cuba Is Encouraging . . . Trade With Cuba Means Jobs For Texas. And It Means Greater Exposure To The Blessings Of Free Trade For The Cubans.” (Tyler Morning Telegraph, 11/30/15)
Bloomberg’s Jonathan Bernstein: “Abbott Is Doing Exactly What Governors Do: Helping Businesses In Their States Find New Markets.” (Bloomberg, 11/30/15)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “Gov. Greg Abbott, Much Like His Predecessor, Is Hardly One To Forgo An Economic Opportunity, Even When The Politics Are Tricky.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11/27/15)