News Advisory:

WHAT: Chairman of FreedomWorks and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey will visit Des Moines to deliver a speech at an event held by Iowans for Discounted Taxes. Armey will share his vision for the future and how to keep America moving forward with a Freedom Agenda that includes bold ideas like: creating Personal Retirement Accounts that younger workers own and control, passing fundamental tax reform to make the code more fair, flat, simple and honest to unleash the economy, retaking control of the budget process on Capitol Hill to expose and end earmarks and put a halt to runaway government spending and restoring private property rights as a central element to protecting freedom, our economy and our way of life.

WHO:

FreedomWorks Chairman and former House Majority Leader, Dick Armey

Kevin McLaughlin of Iowans for Discounted Taxes

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 19. Doors open 5:30 p.m., speech begins at approximately 6:15 p.m.

WHERE: Event held at Holiday Inn Downtown Des Moines,1050 6th Ave.

WHY: Political leaders and presidential candidates are not talking about the big issues facing America -- issues like retirement security, fundamental tax reform and spending restraint.

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FreedomWorks is a grassroots organization with over 9,000 members in Iowa, among the over 800,000 members nationwide, dedicated to lower taxes, less government and more freedom.