Governor Rick Perry On Luring Businesses To Texas – “States Are Like Rival Teams”

Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday said his efforts to lure companies out of New York and to his state is similar to a sports final series between rival teams, and that states are in a competition with each other over businesses and jobs. "It's no different than, I would think, if the Knicks were in the finals playing the San Antonio Spurs, they'd be willing to win all the games," he said after a meeting at a Park Avenue office building. "The same's true with business, the same's true with jobs." The Texas governor was in New York City as part of a five-day trip to New York state and Connecticut to meet with businesses and promote his state's business climate. He's made similar visits to California and Illinois.

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