Mitt Romney speaking to a crowd at Horry Georgetown Technical College.
/ Ryan Naquin
The day after he received an endorsement from Governor Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney's campaign stopped on the Grand Strand to keep the momentum going.
Romney is still behind former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in the latest polls for the Republican Presidential nomination, but with the first-in-the-South primary drawing near, he hopes Haley's backing can assist him in his run for the White House.
More than 400 people packed the standing room only crowd at the Horry Georgetown Technical College's Maeser Auditorium Saturday.
During the town hall meeting, Romney took questions from the audience and explained how he plans to deal with issues on immigration, energy and health care.
Romney passed a bill while he was Massachusetts Governor many say is similar to President Barack Obama's health care bill.
But during his speech, Romney vowed if elected president he plans to dismantle Obama's plan.
"On the first day in office," said Romney. "I will take action to stop Obama-care and repeal Obama-care."
Romney also said he plans to stop unnecessary money to foreign countries.
"We give 27 million dollars a year to China for them to clean up their environment. Some point you have to say this doesn't make any sense. I will stop sending money to places that don't like us that don't stand with us when we need them to and make sure that our priorities are to keep America's security and keep us strong."
After the event Haley explained why she decided to back Romney in his pursuit as president. "(He) took a state balanced the budget which is what we need in DC. Cut the taxes 19 times with an 85 percent Democrat legislature. If we can get those kinds of results in Washington, we're going to be flying high."
Romney also stated how he wanted to move the country away from an energy dependent nation. He suggested a pipeline from Canada to U.S. refineries and drilling for natural gas.
Romney will be back in the region on Jan. 16 with the rest of the republican nominees for their debate that will be held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
The Romney campaign also stopped in Charleston Saturday for a similar town hall meeting.
