MAQUOKETA — Undecided Republican caucus-goer Mel Welter appreciates Rick Perry’s “Washington outsider” brand and wants the Texas governor to bring Lone Star State solutions for job growth and balanced budgets to the White House.

The farmer and seed business owner from Cascade also is pleased with Perry’s plan to turn Congress into a part-time body and slash lawmaker salaries, staff and benefits, in his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

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