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APR-23-1992 16:11 FROM
TO
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
STATES
a
April 23, 1992
MEMO TO PAUL
FROM LESLYE ARSHT
I've suggested word changes on the Charlotte speech as we
usually do. But, I've also included a proposed "alternate insert
with a local anecdote" about Charlotte 2000. This idea came out
of a meeting Lamar had with the speechwriters yesterday. They
asked for local stories to go in POTUS speeches and we are
creating a process for sending them. However, this is the first
one.
Thanks.
ann MARYLAND AVE.. S.W. WAGHINGTON. D.C. 20303
Document No. 323546ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 4/23/92 3:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
to DrMcH. Trm
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
DDJCMN
32 APR 22 P2: 16
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
what
does
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
this
mean
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, manufacturing exports are leading the
American exports,
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$
anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year. Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle-to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and SO many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
what mean does
More than lip service to reform and then full service to
the
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
efecty refer have Doction to
the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
why not limit Congress to
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
to
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
pin refer what to does
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
Does the mean twi
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
win what the fall election
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
laws
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
# # #
action B. Male
CC: PW&JDF
Document No. 323546ss
92 APR 23 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
All: 23
DATE: 4/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 4/23/92 3:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122,
x2930 no later than 3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
MANA P.2 AA
PHILLIP D. Br
Assistant to the P
and Staff Secre
Ext. 2702
DDJCMN
32 APR 22 P2: 16
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph. D.. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all 'to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
we will have
far, the preliminary estimates show that we ve saved American
(msumery
business $10 billion S to $20 billion in regulatory costs. That are
and
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
means frenamply lown writing bills fn consumers and
more jobs and factories in america
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$
anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year. Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle-to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've.
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
-- the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
# # #
April 23, 1992
David --
I just flipped through comments for BQ-Charlotte and saw that Tom
Scully had put in different numbers from that of Fish Brown re
the Medicaid sentence. I called over to OMB about it and they
said to go with Scully's numbers.
Michele
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Document No. 323546ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 4/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 4/23/92 3:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See Comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
DDJCMN
32 APR 22 P2: 16
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
mention
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
Alex
momellan? I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
-Rep.
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
Compession
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
from
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
charlotte
park has some activity in it.
Very
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
helpful
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
to
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
Admin.
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
Sciently
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
5178
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light" Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
Charbotte is represented by one of Congers true health reform
experts - - Alex mcmellan, and were waking together
to
reform the health 6 care system.
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
Scully
15175
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$ 1 billion anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
150
Billion and growing at a/rate of % %17 a year. Multiply that a
a year
average
and by 38% last year
alone
few times and that's a cradle to grave boondoggle. And no matter
(Too
glmst
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
Saulity
5170
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
-- the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
# # #
Document No. 323546ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 APR 23 P2: 59
DATE: 4/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 4/23/92 3:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, RM. 122,
x2930, no later than 3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, with a copy
to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Comment MauaShech
& US
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
DDJCMN
32 APR 22 P2: 16
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$
anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year. Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle-to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
-- the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
###
Sinon
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding: B/QCharlotto
Please return your comments to Room
122 by:
2pm tomorrow
APR 22 1992
Today's Date:
DDJCMN
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
good language + use of real examples.
should connect with this + future
andiences.
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, inthilok to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. all And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
Л
rich or poor
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it, with or without
the permission of the NEA If the business as usual help won't thailt
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
we"ll
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the do
it
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
without
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
them.
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy kind of like
Medicaid
8
started
as
a
$$
anti poverty program. Now it
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
medical burevacracy
what those whose first resort is new big government program won't
This doesn't funite make the point.
make anyone
hea 1thy.
Plus, we not against Medicaid.
7
with the self perpetuating features of the old big government
It's clear:
programs- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk
Some pay
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
Yougot
They got
form solve a problem by creating a program, more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
point
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
needs
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
work
the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
lots of
people like
avoiding blame
4
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I
all the lawsn'ts withess
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money.
are There you getting
^
your
is just no question about it. The federal government is too biamony's big
and spends too much.
worth?
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
the
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
not of the free world, but
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
###
Bunton
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding: B/Qchaolotto
Please return your comments to
Room 122 by:
2pm tomorrow
Today's Date: APR 22 1992
DDJCMN
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort -- every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
There's no White House Gridloch only Congressional Badblick-
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong. (They are Democrats)
when used tabe
I It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering Do into others.
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not "sue unto
others as they
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
sue unto you.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
refers baca to people's rights not legal system
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
used be
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
when N.C. America kich -olf
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
stick out your wallet and say AHH.
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$ anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year. Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle-to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
0000L
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
-- the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
gotting your dollar's worth
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
# # #
Aarhus
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding: B/Q Chartote
Please return your comments to Room
122 by:
2pm tomorrow
APR 22 1992
Today's Date:
Dr
I like this - it's
terrific!
-Mmor wordage changes, that'sall. DDJCMN
Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph.D. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it. !!! Goodone-
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once ed again, I think in a good
sense, American exports manufacturing exports are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much more we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap tab gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus business expansion and
thus job creation. None of our major industrial competitors major
industrial competitors tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
capital gains
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate
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And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our ffort every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
In
January we I announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we ive blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
On
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say that the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
committed to action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change make this country a better country -- I need
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your help to serve for four more years.
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I have talked often about the need for reform And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our my Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand want to squarely keep the behind business the -as- status usual approach. quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
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care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
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know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians doctors not delivering
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helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
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spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
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world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
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Today, we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That S wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
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It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can don't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and or death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$
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many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
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status quo.
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don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
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that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
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government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
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^ These last few years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets and helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals.
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stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America, and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
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the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
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brutal
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
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the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
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Earth.
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Wednesday, April 22, 1922
12:00 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: BUSH-QUAYLE FUNDRAISER
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
Thank you for that warm welcome. You know, coming into
Charlotte is no longer a small-city experience -- I can't believe
your airport is now the 8th busiest in the country. The old saw
used to be, you had to go through Atlanta if you wanted to get to
Heaven; now they say it is much more fun if you go through
Charlotte.
It is wonderful to see so many good friends here. Governor
Jim Martin and I have a lot in common. We both have to deal with
a House full of Democrats -- we don't need his Ph. to realize
that's bad chemistry. You know, people say they think Jim will
have a hard time making the transition from politics to medicine.
I don't think so! I'll bet it won't take him anytime at all to
learn to spend Wednesday afternoons on the golf course.
Being
here at Carowinds, I'm tempted to compare Congress to an
amusement park, but that wouldn't really be fair. An amusement
park has some activity in it.
I have been looking forward to being with you tonight, there
is so much I admire about this city -- especially the way you
support two concerns that are close to my heart -- education and
service to others. Your "Foundation for the Carolinas" shows the
priority you place on community efforts. Many people here in
2
Charlotte have been named "points of light". Charlotte has good
reason to be a proud city.
I could talk about what you are doing in this great city all
night, but I especially want to thank each of you who have
contributed so generously to our re-election campaign. Your
support is very important and I very much appreciate your
commitment to the goals of my Presidency.
I know many here are concerned about the economy. That's my
number one concern as well. This month we had some heartening
news about the United States economy. All around the world,
consumers and companies buy American goods and services in ever-
greater amounts, despite the sluggish performance of some of
their own economies. U.S. exports -- I look around this room and
I see many who are aware of this -- U.S. exports are experiencing
a surge, rising seven percent in February to a one-month record
high of almost $38 billion. And once again, I think in a good
sense, American exports, manufacturing exports, are leading the
way.
This good news underscores a fundamental truth about our own
competitiveness: If we're to succeed economically at home, we
must succeed economically abroad. And the evidence is
indisputable: Open markets and free trade mean new jobs for
American workers and certainly growth for American companies.
Over the past four decades, trade-related jobs in our country
have grown three times faster than overall American job creation.
3
There's still much we can do to make America more
competitive. And one of our serious economic problems right now
is the cost of capital -- it's too high. A high cap-gains tax
rate discourages investment and, thus, business expansion and,
thus job creation. None of our industrial competitors -- major
industrial competitors -- tax capital gains at rates comparable
to ours. Germany, as some of you know, Germany doesn't tax them
at all. And in Japan, an entrepreneur who sells the company that
he's built from scratch pays a tax of one percent. It makes no
sense that we ask our workers to compete with those vigorous
economies with a much higher capital gains rate.
And yet, the very people who complain about America's
ability to compete block our effort every effort to lower the
capital gains tax. A lower rate will benefit virtually everyone
in America, not only those who run a business, but anyone who
owns a house, or a farm, or share of stock, seeks a better job.
So it's time to stop punishing the pursuit of excellence. And
it's time, I think, to cut the tax on capital gains.
For us to compete we also must lighten up the regulatory
burden that Washington imposes on every American business. Last
January we announced a 90-day moratorium on federal regulations.
Wherever possible, we blocked those regulations that discourage
growth and we're accelerating those that encourage growth. So
far, the preliminary estimates show that we've saved American
business $10 billion to $20 billion in regulatory costs.
Wednesday, I'm going to make an announcement about the next step
4
in our battle against these excessive regulations, but for now I
simply want to say the days of overregulation are just that --
they are over.
There's been a lot of talk about change this election year.
Most of it has been just that -- talk. But that's not good
enough if we're going to build a better America. We need people
of action. People with the experience to know what to do, and
how to do it. People of principle -- willing to stand up against
powerful special interests. That's why I need your support -- to
fight for change -- make this country a better country -- I need
your help to serve for four more years.
I have talked often about the need for reform. And I've
acted -- made specific and far-reaching proposals. I've called
for reform of our education system, our health care system, our
courts and our election campaigns. Right down the line, issue
after issue, from crime to Congress, our Administration has
proposed fundamental changes to help us solve pressing national
problems.
We have had some successes in our efforts to change things -
- but more often than not roadblocks stand in the way. They are
the special interests. They are not interested in change. They
stand squarely behind the status quo. They may be powerful.
They may be influential. They may be well-connected. But let me
tell you this: they are wrong.
It used to be that a doctor's first concern was about the
care of the patient not the chance of a malpractice suit. You
5
know what I'm talking about -- obstetricians not delivering
babies, parents not coaching Little League, volunteers not
helping the elderly -- all because of the fear of lawsuits.
That's wrong. That is not the America we want. People should
spend more time helping each other, and a little less time suing
each other.
Sure, our legal system is complicated. People's rights must
be protected, but it desperately needs reform -- and no lawyers'
lobby should stand in the way.
It used to be that we were confident that when we sent our
children to school they would get a first class education. Know
how to read and write -- and understand something about the
world. We also believed that education includes teaching values
and responsibility -- you know, "right from wrong". That builds
character and that's the way it should be.
But educational achievement has been sliding for years. And
now we thank our lucky stars that our child's school isn't one
where they find a gun in someone's locker, or drug dealing in the
playground. That's wrong. That is not what we want for our
children. And our teachers -- they are also counselors, mentors,
social workers, and surrogate parents. God bless them for the
work they do. They deserve our best effort to make the system
better. Our America 2000 reforms are gaining steam. Break-the-
mold schools -- national standards and testing, community by
community. And whether it's among public schools, or private, or
religious, parents deserve the right to choose their children's
6
schools. It's a giant undertaking to change the nation's
education system -- but we are going to do it -- with or without
the permission of the NEA.
It used to be that going to the hospital didn't conjure up
images of financial ruin. And while our health care is still the
finest quality care in the world, too many people can't qualify
for health insurance or can't afford it. And the cost of even
minor surgery has gone through the roof. Many poor people would
prefer going to a family doctor but end up going to hospital
emergency rooms for routine medical treatment. Sometimes they
wait for hours, because the doctors and nurses have to treat
life-and-death emergencies first. And then frustrated, over-
worked hospital staff refer to them derogatorily as GOMERS --
meaning "get out of my emergency room". This too is wrong. And
it's got to change.
Our health care proposal is comprehensive. It makes health
insurance accessible and affordable for all Americans -- without
throwing out the finest quality health care in the world. We
must not go the way of nationalized health care with its long
lines, impersonal service, and fewer options for consumers. If
that's what we wanted, we'd put health care under the Department
of Motor Vehicles. A brand new big bureaucracy -- kind of like
Medicaid -- started as a $$
anti-poverty program. Now it's
$$
and growing at a rate of % a year. Multiply that a
few times and that's a cradle-to-grave boondoggle. And no matter
what those whose first resort is a new big government program --
7
with all the self-perpetuating features of the old big government
programs -- nationalized health care would be a national
disaster.
In these and so many areas that demand reform, our
government can play a pivotal and positive role in addressing
many of our nation's most critical problems. I've been in
government for many years. I've been in the Congress, and I've
served this country -- in uniform and as a diplomat -- overseas.
I've also run a business, met a payroll, created jobs. I know
how to meet the competition. I've seen this country change --
sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So I think I
bring something to the table when it comes to taking on the
status quo.
You need to know the system in order to change it. If you
don't, you won't know what needs change. "Change for change
sake" is meaningless and empty. It takes more than happy talk.
More than lip service to reform -- and then full service to
special interests. The Democratic Party will always revert to
form -- solve a problem by creating a program -- more power to
the bureaucracy, less to the individual. They don't understand
that people are yearning for a return to responsibility, that old
idea that refuses to go out of style. Liberal Democrats don't
understand that people have had it with the "no-fault" lifestyle
-- the denial that actions have consequences. Parents want their
kids brought up to know that. And the people have a right to a
government that understands that as well.
8
The American people know -- as government tries to do more
and more, it delivers less and less. Next year, the federal
government will spend $1.5 trillion dollars of your money. There
is just no question about it. The federal government is too big
and spends too much.
Major reforms are in order. First, it's time for the
Congress to govern itself by the laws it imposes on others. No
more special treatment. And it's time for sweeping reform of
campaign financing -- time to eliminate the special interest
PACs. It's time for real spending reform; time for the President
to have what 43 governors have -- the line-item veto. And I'm
going to take that case to the American people this fall.
Finally, it's time to make Congress a citizen assembly, not
a club for careerists -- time to limit the terms of Members of
Congress. My term is limited to two terms and I want to serve
both of them -- so I don't see that it would hurt to have
Congress limited to six terms for a member of the House and two
terms for a senator. It would keep government more active, more
vital and closer to the people.
It will help us get government back to the basics. Focus on
what people want, what they need, what they deserve. Things like
wholesome families, good jobs. Safe streets, good schools, a
strong economy and a strong country. If you think about it
that's nothing more than a working definition of freedom. That's
what I believe, and why I am asking for your support for another
four years.
9
These last years have seen our world turned upside down.
Think how much we have accomplished. Think of our blessings.
With God's help and with hard work to support our convictions,
we've helped change the world. We've helped the peoples of
Eastern Europe and the old Soviet empire peacefully throw off the
yoke of communism. And today we're aiding their transition to
free markets, helping them reduce their nuclear arsenals. And we
stood up against dictators and exporters of totalitarian
revolution in Latin America and we've helped democracy take root
in nearly every country of our hemisphere.
When a ruthless tyrant overran Kuwait and threatened to
engulf the Middle East in its worst conflagration, we protected
the people of Israel and Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And we
organized an unprecedented world coalition and we liberated
Kuwait from the aggressor. And in the process we accomplished a
breakthrough sought by every President from Truman to Reagan --
we brought Arab neighbors face to face with Israel for the first
time at the peace table.
And we won the Cold War and we stopped Saddam's aggression
because, 12 years ago, we renewed our faith in our values and we
strengthened our defenses. The United States is now the
undisputed leader of the entire world. And we will keep
ourselves strong, and we will stay engaged in world politics.
This is no time to pull back and to retreat and to be afraid of
the changes in the world. In world security and in world
markets, we will remain engaged.
10
And we have a mission together to carry on the American
Dream for new generations. And with your help and with
grassroots action, we can win a mandate to lead this country for
four more years. And we can keep our country open to the
contributions of immigrants, of trade, of ideas. And we can work
together and win with our plans to reform our schools, our health
care system, our very system of government. And we can assure
that when we reach the new century, America still will be the
strongest, the bravest, the freest nation on the face of the
Earth.
Thank you all. And may God bless each and every one of you
and our great country, the United States of America. Thank you
very much.
# # #
(Duggan/Simon)
April 23, 1992
Draft One
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
REGULATION REFORM CEREMONY
ROSE GARDEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992
2:00 P.M.
[Acknowledgments] A warm welcome to the White House for
all of you -- especially the many grass-roots fighters for
economic freedom who have travelled long distances to be here.
You honor us with your presence.
Remember, the first residents of the White House were men
like Jefferson and Madison. They were freedom fighters, they
were revolutionaries. Two hundred years ago they unleashed
forces of social and economic freedom that gave the world an
entirely new paradigm for man's relationship to government. They
made the United States a land of opportunity -- a haven for the
poor and the oppressed. 11
Our laws and our system of government did not promise
material well-being, but they guaranteed personal freedom. In
just one century's time, millions of poor people came here from
every corner of the Old World. And because America empowered
them to use their God-given talents to the fullest, people who
came to our shores with nothing but faith and imagination made us
the richest nation on earth -- poetry's New Colossus. 11
When a great economic shock hit the world six decades ago,
our governing elites suffered a lapse of faith in our traditions
of freedom and responsibility. Vainly, they embraced the project
of social engineering -- the notion that human actions, human
2
choices, could be manipulated as easily as civil engineers
manipulate stone and steel. They began a cycle of rule by
bureaucracy. Like the Lilliputians swarming over Gulliver,
bureaucracy cramped and pinned the colossus of American freedom.
The age of social engineering suppressed our precious
heritage of limited government, of the rule of law, of the
accountability of citizen legislators. Our Congress shirked its
own responsibilities while embracing many premises of the command
economy. Congress passed laws mandating Americans to dance to
the tune of abstract social and economic goals -- while Congress
handed off to a new class of bureaucrats the details of the
choreography.
Under the rule of bureaucracy, we learned some hard lessons.
We learned that lonely keepers of the flame of economic freedom -
- men like the late Friedrich Hayek -- were right after all. The
era of bureaucracy and regulation produced one example after
another validating Hayek's observation: that rule by bureaucracy
undermines the true rule of law, that government regulation
causes unintended consequences.
We've seen abstract safety rules undermine safety: When
government mandates make ladders more and more costly to
consumers, for instance, more people climb on chairs and
stepstools -- which are far less safe. We've seen that abstract
environmental rules can harm the environment. Consider the case
of used lubricating oil: Now it has a very low market value --
just enough to provide collectors an incentive to haul it away
3
for free and sell it for recycling. But if new bureaucratic
handling methods are imposed, collectors will refuse to haul it
away unless they are paid to pick it up. To avoid paying to have
it hauled away, holders of used oil will be tempted to dump it
into the trash or into storm drains or streams or lakes.
I could go on all day with examples of government by
abstraction and its tragic collisions with human reality: How
highway fatalities increased when Congress mandated the fuel
efficiency of our cars. How a regulation system, plump with
noble intentions, keeps life-saving drugs and medical devices
from patients who need them.
But we're here today for another purpose. We're here to
mark that the era of unaccountable government and unreasoning
bureaucracy is coming to an end. A new American revolution is
under way -- and you and I and millions of like-minded people are
leading it. 11
In my State of the Union Address, I lit a fire under our
regulatory reformers and gave them 90 days to produce dramatic
results. Today marks the 91st day -- and let me report our
reformers have come through with flying colors. [details]
Today I am ordering a 90-day extension on the moratorium on
regulations, and during this time I expect more deregulation --
more accomplishments for freedom and common sense. Through the
executive order I will sign in a moment, I also am making
permanent an essential reform to bring all federal regulation
under the central oversight of the Office of Management and
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Budget. This will eliminate a major cause of governmental
confusion, cross-purposes, and unintended consequences.
And we'll ask Congress to do its part. I'm asking today for
historic new rescission authority to block harmful regulations.
And I'm putting Congress on notice: I will veto any bill that
attempts to put burdensome new regulations on the backs of our
families, our workers, and our businesses. 11
Let me be clear about our aims: This is not a three-month
or six-month effort. This is not an exercise in adjusting or
fine-tuning the system. The system is broken beyond repair. 11
There will be no -- I repeat, no -- return to business as usual.
11 We are engaged in a revolution to overthrow the cycle of rule
by bureaucracy. We are fighting to regain -- and never again
give up -- fundamental freedoms. 11
Our campaign against bureaucracy meshes with our efforts to
limit the terms of congressmen and make them more accountable.
It fits also with our crusade against the tyranny of nuisance
lawsuits that mock our time-honored traditions of justice. In
short, there's a common purpose linking the all of our efforts to
renew the spirit and practice of limited government. 11
Let me leave you with one final thought. It begins with one
of the classic pronouncements of a man I admire, Yogi Berra.
After Yogi became a sportsman of national renown, friends from
his old neighborhood on the south side of St. Louis organized a
dinner in his honor. Yogi was overcome with emotion when he rose
to accept the many testimonials. His voice quavered as he began
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to speak. "First," he said, "let me thank from the bottom of my
heart all the people who have made this evening necessary." 111
The relevance of Yogi's story is this: The freedom-loving
people of this country -- the people of ingenuity -- are not
simply making renewal of limited government possible. 11 They're
making it necessary. 11 They're making it inevitable. 11 One of
our gifted young intellectuals, Chris DeMuth, put it this way:
"The pace of technological change has become so rapid that new
markets are established quickly, before regulators have time to
suppress them."
Let's take heart from that wise insight as we work to renew
our basic freedoms. There is no doubt in my mind: The day is
coming when we will put the final wrecking ball to the
discredited system of the social engineers. We will restore this
country. We will build it back, sturdy in the radical faith in
freedom that is the legacy of our Founding Fathers.
[Signing ceremony]
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The nation's six education goals are:
1) Children start school ready to learn.
2) 90% high school graduation rate.
3) All Children learning to a world class standard in at least
math, science, English, history, and geography.
4) First in the world in math and science.
5) A skilled, literate workforce and responsible citizens.
6) Drug-free/violence-free schools.
A year ago we launched a four-part strategy to achieve these
goals called AMERICA 2000.
1) Break-the mold New American Schools
2) World class academic standards and voluntary national exams.
3) Flexibility for teachers and principals.
4) School choices for families.
I have a complaint to lodge with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
District. They stole Superintendent John Murphy right out of my
backyard. For years, John did a great job in Prince Georges
County, Maryland. Now he's working wonders down here. Recently,
the school board passed his proposal for nine magnet schools--
science, math, technology, communications, and others. My
congratulations to him for taking bold steps to achieve the
nation's education goals, and my thanks to him and Governor Jim
Martin for their support for Charlotte 2000.
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NOTE--John Murphy was very skillful in getting magnet schools,
which are choice schools. But our guidance is don't call them
that.