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The Koch brothers are spending more money against me than I've been able to raise.

I've got these high negatives because the Koch brothers have spent a year attacking me.

As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending.

They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I only ended up spending about - not only, but I spent about 2 million. But I had no intention of doing that until I was attacked with a negative ad by an independent group.

Even though the Koch brothers' businesses put 4.4 million people at risk with pollutants, the Kochs have poured millions into lobbyists' coffers and political contributions to ensure their bottom line stays unchanged by the most basic safety precaution.

Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

My family survived losing money to Bernie Madoff incredibly well compared to others.