claim: "the republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: jun 7, 2017 ... republicans in the state legislature on tuesday voted to reverse governor sam  brownback's signature tax cuts, dealing a blow to the kind of fiscal policy the  trump administration wants to ... “don't cut taxes and increase spending,” said  dave trabert, president of the right-leaning kansas policy institute.
evidence_2: jul 7, 2017 ... illinois house on thursday voted to override republican gov. bruce rauner's  vetoes of an income tax increase and state budget, ending a historic budget  impasse.
evidence_3: feb 24, 2017 ... it was only two months ago that governor sam brownback was offering up the  steep tax cuts he enacted in kansas as a model for president trump to follow. yet  by the time ... brownback has resisted efforts to undo the policies, preferring  instead to raise taxes on tobacco, fuel, and other consumer goods.
evidence_4: jun 1, 2017 ... spring session ended with another thud wednesday, as democratic fear of  blowback from raising taxes trumped a desire by some to put a spending plan on  republican gov. bruce rauner's desk. the end result is that for the second year  in a row, partisan dysfunction at the capitol sent lawmakers into a ...
evidence_5: oct 23, 2017 ... governor cuomo and senator schumer today stood with homeowners from  albany, rensselaer and saratoga counties and urged every new york house  member to ... "while washington is considering a 'tax cut' plan, what it really  amounts to is a "tax increase" plan for new york," governor cuomo said.