--- title: Full Text of Gov. Scott Walker's Campaign Launch in Wisconsin description: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launched his campaign with a speech in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Here is a transcript of his full remarks. canonical: https://time.com/3956422/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-scott-walkers-campaign-launch/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-13T22:19:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:29.354Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Full Text of Gov. Scott Walker's Campaign Launch og:description: Here's what he told supporters in Waukesha, Wisconsin. og:url: https://time.com/3956422/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-scott-walkers-campaign-launch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt109b02b1bae39e4a/69885ab80a4a22f1a19c51fb/scott-walker-campaign-launch-sign.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, takes the stage during his presidential campaign announcement in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 13, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Full Text of Gov. 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Scott Walker shared his views on the economy, minimum wage, and and the partisan showdown in Congress over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's impending visit to the U.S. during his speech at CPAC._ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 13, 2015 10:19 PM UTC  Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, takes the stage during his presidential campaign announcement in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 13, 2015. Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, takes the stage during his presidential campaign announcement in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 13, 2015. Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 13, 2015 10:19 PM UTC Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launched his presidential campaign Monday with a speech in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Here is a transcript for the full remarks. --- > “” --- ### See Scott Walker's Life in Photos  Scott Walker at age 2. Courtesy Scott Walker Campaign  Scott Walker appears with his younger brother David and his parents Llew and Pat in this undated photo. Plainfield First Baptist Church  Scott Walker as an Eagle Scout in 1986. Courtesy Scott Walker Campaign  Scott Walker (upper right) in Swing Choir during his senior year at Delavan Darien High School in Delavan, Wis., 1986 Seth Poppel Yearbook Library  Scott Walker's senior portrait from Delavan Darien High School in Delavan, Wis., 1986 Seth Poppel Yearbook Library  Wisconsin Governor candidates Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, left, and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker greet each other before their final debate in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 29, 2010. Andy Manis—AP  Supporters cheer as Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker enters his victory party, in Pewaukee, Wis. on Nov, 2, 2010. Jeffrey Phelps—AP  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at an inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Jan. 3, 2011. Morry Gash—AP  Scott Walker dances with his wife, Tonette, at the Inaugural Ball at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., on Jan. 3, 2011. Benny Sieu—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Wisconsin State Governor Scott Walker signs the ceremonial bill, after the Republican-controlled House and Senate eliminated almost all collective bargaining for most public workers at the state Capitol in Madison Wis., March 11, 2011. Darren Hauck—Reuters  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker presents U.S. President Barack Obama with a Milwaukee Brewers jersey upon his arrival in Milwaukee, Wis., on Feb. 15, 2012. Jason Reed—Reuters  U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney (2nd R) waves next to Governor Scott Walker (R), Representative Paul Ryan (2nd L), and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus (L) before speaking to a crowd at Monterey Mills in Janesville, Wis., June 18, 2012. Larry Downing—Reuters  Gov. Scott Walker, right, talks with farmer Jeff Ehrhart about drought damage to his corn crop in the background in Burlington, Wis., on July 20, 2012. Scott Bauer—AP  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker attends a prayer service at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wis., on August 6, 2012. John Gress—Reuters  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at his election night party in West Allis, Wis., on Nov. 4, 2014 Darren Hauck—Getty  Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. on Feb. 26, 2015. Mark Peterson—Redux for TIME --- > “” --- --- > “” --- **Read Next:** [_Scott Walker Seeks to Calm Conservatives as He Joins 2016 Race_](http://time.com/3954246/scott-walker-campaign-launch-conservatives/) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Today in Washington, we have a president who thinks we grow the economy by growing Washington. Well, I got news for him. We believe in America that is growing the economy in cities and towns and villages all across this great country. We think that's the way to go forward. [ APPLAUSE ] And we need a leader who understands that when the Prime Minister and leader of our long time ally asks to come to congress to share his concerns about Iran, we should show him and his country our respect. [ MUSIC ] I think arguing about how low wages are is a faulty argument. I'll let the left worry about how low they want people to be. I wanna have everyone in this country be able to live their piece of the American Dream, get the government out of the way, and help them get the skills they need to support their families going forward. 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