Statement: Perry Book Tour

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Rick Perry today announced he will soon stage a national book tour despite the fact that the state faces a record budget hole estimated at $25 billion.

"Staging a self-promoting book tour in the face of a crisis? We deserve a real leader, not a yell leader. I will tackle the budget crisis by squeezing efficiency out of Texans' tax dollars, while Perry's going to be squeezing dollars out of his book tour," said Bill White.

"Only a relentlessly self-promoting, 25-year career politician could dream of launching a book tour three months before what will be the most important legislative session in decades as Texas faces down a $25 billion budget deficit. Texans are 'Fed Up!' with a governor who's only in it for himself and will be firing him on Tuesday. So he'll have a lot of time for those Barnes and Nobles in Iowa and New Hampshire," said Katy Bacon, campaign spokesperson.

The AP reported tonight that Perry will be "staging a book tour soon after the election." Perry even acknowledged that he's "putting himself on the national stage," with his new book "Fed Up!"

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