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Document No.
090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
11/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED. , NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see comments
11 : td SI 100 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Two
1989 NOV 14 PM 6: 39
November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin. //
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway. )) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
2
I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze. )) //
Two weeks ago, when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too. ( (Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.)) //
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I so admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
3
She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is SO
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian.
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ((It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ") ) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. // Well, she still has
4
some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
The
rate
Think about these facts. N Unemployment at the lowest level
Sammaric
in almost 15 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
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create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
saver
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1988
st
now save a typical family $2,200 year. By controlling
see note
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
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5
wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive." And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
6
to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ")) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
7
Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She' 11 be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 15, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
Associate Counsel BD to the President
BRENT O. HATCH
SUBJECT:
Martin Fundraiser; Chicago, Illinois
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced speech. We
have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Two
1989 NOV 14 PM 6: 39
November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin. //
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway.) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
2
I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze. )) //
Two weeks ago, when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too. ( (Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.) ) //
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I SO admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
3
She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is so
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian.
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ((It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ") ) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. // Well, she still has
4
some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
Think about these facts. Unemployment at the lowest level
in almost 20 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
The longest peacetime expansion in history. Lynn Martin helped
create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
now save a typical family $2,200 a year. By controlling
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
5
wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive." And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
6
to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ") ) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
7
Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She'll be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/14/89
V
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
\
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Commany 1:115/89
89 OCT 15 P4: 05
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Document No. 090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
I
DATE:
11/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
P
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK as chatted DOL why 11/15/89
Lt : Id $1100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Two
1989 NOV 14 PM 6: 39
November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
drug 309
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin. //
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway. )) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
2
I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze. )) //
Two weeks ago, when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too. ( (Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the national
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.) ) //
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I SO admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
3
She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is so
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
IHini (?)
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian. OK
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
to
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ((It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ")) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. // Well, she still has
4
some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
Think about these facts. Unemployment at the lowest level
in almost 20 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
The longest peacetime expansion in history. Lynn Martin helped
create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
now save a typical family $2,200 a year. By controlling
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
5
wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive." And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
6
to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ")) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
7
Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She'll be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
#
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Document No. 090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
P
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK. S.R.
It : & $100.68 SI
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Two
1989 NOV 14 PM 6: 39
November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin. //
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway.) ) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
2
I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze.) ) //
Two weeks ago, when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too. ( (Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.) ) //
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I so admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
3
She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is so
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian.
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ((It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ")) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. // Well, she still has
4
some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
Think about these facts. Unemployment at the lowest level
in almost 20 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
The longest peacetime expansion in history. Lynn Martin helped
create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
now save a typical family $2,200 a year. By controlling
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
5
wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing SO proud to be alive. " And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
6
to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ")) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
7
Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She'll be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
#
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#
Document No.
090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM AC HAS SEEN
11/14/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide comments/edits directly to Chriss Winston,
Rm. 122, x2930 by 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15 with a copy to
my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Idon't the don Tokenarked. like that Check
I've Two weeks And 11/16
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Smith/Blessey)
Draft Two
1989 NOV 14 PM 6: 39
November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin.
//
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway. )) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
2
I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze. ) ) //
1,
Two weeks ago when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too.
(
(Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.)
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I so admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
3
She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is so
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian.
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ( (It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ") ) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. 11 Well, she still has
4
some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
Think about these facts. Unemployment at the lowest level
in almost 20 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
The longest peacetime expansion in history. Lynn Martin helped
create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
now save a typical family $2,200 a year. By controlling
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
5
wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive." And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
6
to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ")) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
7
Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She' 11 be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
#
#
#
#
Document No. 090146SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/14/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4:00 PM, WED., NOV. 15
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOS
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
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November 14, 1989
LYNN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: MARTIN FUNDRAISER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1989
12:00 P.M.
Lynn Martin, Jim Thompson, Members of the great Illinois
Congressional delegation, Members of the superb 1990 Illinois
Republican ticket, Ladies and gentlemen, Friends.
Thank you, , for that gracious introduction. And let me
say what a pleasure it is to be in Chicago -- and to speak on
behalf of a close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in
the U.S. House of Representatives. And soon to be one of the
greatest members of the United States Senate. // My long-time
colleague, Lynn Martin. //
( (Now, I know that Lynn wanted to get her campaign for a
Senate seat off to a flying start. // But I'm glad she let me
come here anyway. )) //
For Lynn has been a magnificent Congresswoman for her
District -- and for Illinois. And she'll make a magnificent U.S.
Senator. Lynn is what Illinois needs, and my Administration
needs: A Senator who will make the Land of Lincoln proud. A
leader who will make the Nation proud. Lynn Martin is that
woman. //
You know, over the years I've worked with hundreds of
Members of Congress. And few have impressed me more than Lynn.
She's been there when America needed her. She's been there when
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I needed her. ( (She even helped by pinch-hitting for my opponent
in practices before the 1984 Vice-Presidential debate. Believe
me, after scrimmaging Lynn, the real thing was a breeze. ) ) //
Two weeks ago, when she announced for the Senate, Lynn said
her reasons could be summed up in three words: "Illinois
deserves better." Well, take it from me: Lynn Martin is a role
model for the best and brightest in public service.
When her District looked for a strong voice to speak for it
in the House, Lynn was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- for seniors needing medical care -- for the student
who wants to learn -- Lynn was there. And when I looked for her
to fight for our cause in last year's Election, Lynn was there,
too. ( (Here's proof of her resiliency. Lynn co-chaired the
Bush-Quayle Committee with John Sununu, and lived to tell about
it.)) //
Earlier in 1988, 82 members of the House endorsed my
candidacy before the first Presidential Primary. And who was
there leading the group? You're right. Lynn Martin. And when I
encouraged her to give up a safe Congressional seat this year and
run for the Senate, you're right again. Lynn was there.
You can see why I so admire Lynn -- and why I need her in
the Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart, and
compassionate woman. In this City of the Big Shoulders, hers may
not rival the Chicago Bears. But this 1989 Republican Woman of
the Year is strong and tough. As someone once said: "Lynn
Martin is the girl next door who became one of the boys."
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She's a fighter for her principles. And a go-getter for her
constituents. And next November, she's going to be a winner for
what one writer called "the best State precisely because it is so
American. More, it is heartland. As Castile is of Spain, so
Illinois is core America."
Fellow Republicans, Lynn Martin, too, is "core America."
Which explains why in January 1991 she'll become the new Junior
Senator from the State of Illinois.
Lynn Martin will win, first, because she's a real Illinoian.
And we need that in the United States Senate. Born and raised in
Chicago. Went to Taft High School. Attended the University of
Illinois. Graduated with honors. // Of course, Lynn tells me
the Fighting Illini football team will do the honors on January
1. //
Like Illinoians, Lynn Martin is honest. ((It's like she
always tells me: "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President.
But if you really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara. ")) //
And she's genuine -- she's never left her roots.
Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: The retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. And their values:
Hard work, love of country, and faith in God. She's been a
county board member and State legislator. And \for nine years the
Congresswoman from the 16th District. She's been a devoted
public servant. And a devoted mother and teacher. Some of you
know how Lynn used to be a car pool mom. // Well, she still has
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some driving to do. // She's going to drive her opponent right
out of office. //
Next, Lynn Martin is going to win because she's a fiscal
conservative. And my Administration needs that in the U.S.
Senate. // I don't have anything against a bow-tied Senator,
but I object when he tries to hog-tie the taxpayer. //
Think about these facts. Unemployment at the lowest level
in almost 20 years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982.
The longest peacetime expansion in history. Lynn Martin helped
create these conditions. By supporting the 1981 tax cuts which
now save a typical family $2,200 a year. By controlling
spending. And voting for the capital gains tax cut which will
create greater opportunity. Moreover, Lynn has cared enough to
vote full-time. Voting "for the bread and butter issues of
Illinois' working families, not a liberal wish list for the wine
and cheese set in Washington, D.C."
Now, please understand me: None of this is personal. I
know Lynn Martin's opponent. // Lynn Martin's opponent is a
friend of mine. // But ladies and gentlemen, her opponent is no
Lynn Martin. //
As proof, consider a third reason I need Lynn in the U.S.
Senate: Like most Illinoians, she's had it up to here with crime
and drug use.
As you know, our Administration has proposed the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. Lynn supports that
package. Because she believes that the Federal government must
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wage real -- not rhetorical -- war against the thugs who assault
our kids. //
Lynn Martin urges stiffer penalties for violent criminals.
And greater certainty in sentencing. And she agrees with me that
drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't deserve the
easy parole that lets them off scot-free. She says, as I do:
These hoods don't deserve an outing at Wrigley Field. They
deserve to pay with their lives. //
Lynn Martin says we must be free of violence at home. She
also believes we must be free from war abroad. So here's a
fourth reason I need her in the Senate: She will be a full-time
crusader for the winds of change sweeping East and Central
Europe. Time and again, Congresswoman Lynn Martin has voted to
keep the peace by keeping America strong. Senator Lynn Martin
will do still more -- and help, make the 1990s the Decade of
Democracy in Poland and Hungary and East Germany. Wherever
people yearn for a future devoid of tyranny and fear.
Lynn Martin will mold that future. And help make Warsaw,
Berlin, and Budapest what Carl Sandburg wrote of Chicago: "A
city with lifted head singing SO proud to be alive." And she
will do other things in the Senate for Illinois and the Nation.
Things like steering our ethics legislation through Congress.
And creating policies to benefit both the farmer and consumer.
And as a former school teacher in Rockford and DuPage
County, Lynn Martin will help make America's educational system
No. 1 in the world. For she supports our education legislation
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to give greater choice to parents and students. And demand
greater accountability. No wonder she is going to be the next
Junior Senator from Illinois. She's an advocate of the
educational reform that will ensure that excellence is rewarded.
And that Federal dollars help those most in need.
( (You know, Lynn, we've been through a lot. I'll never
forget that youth event two days before the Inaugural. Remember
how you slipped and I caught you? // You'll do anything to
upstage me. // Then there was the time a few years back that we
went to dinner in Rockford. Remember that Chinese restaurant?
And how I ordered for both of us -- speaking in beautiful
Chinese? The waitress kept staring at me -- and I finally said,
"What's up?" She answered, "I'm Korean. ) //
Yes, we've been through a lot. And you've accomplished a
lot. Five times, you've been elected overwhelmingly to Congress.
Achieving the highest position of Republican leadership ever held
by a woman in the House of Representatives. But this is just the
beginning. For next year you'll lend your strength to the entire
Republican ticket. // Cubs' fans loved how this year's club was
strong up the middle. Well, the 1990 Republicans will be strong
from the top to the bottom of a championship team.
For starters, here's Jim Edgar, your next Governor. // And
Bob Kustra, as Lieutenant Governor. // Here's George Ryan, your
next Secretary of State. // And Jim Ryan, as Attorney General.
// Don't worry: I'm not forgetting. Here's Greg Baise [Bays],
your next State Treasurer. // And Gary Skoien [Skoin], as
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Comptroller. // A magnificent team, a winning team. And Lynn
Martin won't merely lead this ticket. Lynn Martin's just the
ticket for the United States Senate.
She'll be a creative Senator, a pioneering Senator. A
Senator worthy of this most American of States. Earlier, I
talked about how Lynn had always been there -- for me, her
District, and Illinois. Well, I'm confident that when the time
comes to support the candidate who supports our policies of peace
and prosperity, Illinois will be there for Lynn Martin.
One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, the greatest
Illinoian of them all left Springfield to assume the Presidency.
Addressing his home people at the Great Western Railway Station,
Abraham Lincoln was moved to say: "To this place, and the
kindness of these people, I owe all that I have, all that I am."
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words. Because she
loves this place, and its people. She believes that Illinois
does deserve better. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And
support the entire Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to
make Lynn Martin the next Junior Senator from the great State of
Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness. And for the honor of sharing
this occasion. God bless you, God bless Illinois, and God bless
the United States of America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Chicago, Illinois)
For Immediate Release
November 20, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON FOR LYNN MARTIN
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
12:22 P.M. CST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please be seated.
(Laughter.) For 250 bucks and you get a standing hotdog. Okay.
(Laughter.) To Lynn Martin and Governor Jim Thompson, Illinois' own,
our Secretary of Transportation Sam Skinner, here today; Pate
Phillip, the Senate Minority Leader; and, of course, Bill Smithburg,
who's doing an outstanding job. Al Jourdan, the State Party
Chairman; Harold Smith I see over here, the GOP National
Committeeman; and Mary Jo Arndt, the GOP National Committeewoman; my
old friend and supporter, Jim O'Grady, the sheriff of Cooke County;
and, of course, another old friend who is heading up this deal, along
with Bill, Dick Morrow; to another great Illinoian, Gary MacDougal,
who flew out with me on Air Force One today; and members of the great
1990 Illinois Republican ticket -- and I'll have a little more to say
about them in a bit -- and friends. Thank you so very much for the
welcome.
Lynn, thank you for that warm and generous introduction.
And let me say that it is a great pleasure to be right back here in
this city, the city of Chicago, and in this state that had so much to
do with my having the opportunity to be President of the United
States. (Applause.) And a particular joy to speak on behalf of a
close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and I am convinced that if you do your job right and
I do mine -- soon to be one of the greatest members of the United
States Senate -- Lynn Martin. (Applause.)
She's a long-time friend and I wanted to come here and
personally support her. I know that you wanted to hear a few words
from a prominent figure who can really fire up a crowd and generate
some excitement. Unfortunately, Mike Ditka's getting ready for next
week's game and Barbara Bush couldn't make it, either -- so here I
am. (Laughter and applause.)
No, I am delighted. For Lynn has been a magnificent
Congresswoman for her district. I've been there with her. You
should see the love and affection that people who know her best feel
for her. Magnificent U.S. senator she be. And she is what
Illinois needs, and what our administration needs -- a senator to
make the Land of Lincoln proud. A leader to make the nation proud.
Somebody in the Senate that I can work with as President of the
United States. And Lynn is that woman. (Applause.)
You know, over the years -- I hate to date myself -- I
have worked with hundreds of members of Congress. And few have
impressed me more than Lynn. She's been there when America needed
her. She's been there when I needed her.
Q
Why are we sending money to El Salvador?
THE PRESIDENT: Just a minute. Wait. The lady asked a
good question. Let me repeat it and I'll give her an answer -- if
you promise to be quiet after I -- promise? Word of honor? Okay.
All right, good.
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The question is, why are we supporting El Salvador? And
the answer is --
Q
-- why are we killing people in El Salvador?
THE PRESIDENT: The answer is -- we're not. Now, you be
quiet. And here's the answer to your question. We are supporting El
Salvador because it had certifiably free elections. President
Cristiani is trying to do a job for democracy. And the left-wing
guerrillas must not take over El Salvador. (Applause.)
Isn't this system -- I love it. (Applause.) Listen, it
livens things up. And they kept their word -- albeit under some --
(laughter.)
No, but let me just say a couple more things about Lynn.
(Laughter.) When her district looked for a strong voice to speak for
it in the House, she was there. For the parent worried about
inflation -- and that is important -- for seniors needing medical
care, for the student who wants to learn, she was there. And when I
looked for her to fight for our cause -- look at this guy. Look at
this fellow. What's your position?
Q
-- repression in El Salvador -- in the name of God,
stop the repression in El Salvador. In the name of God, stop the
repression in El Salvador.
AUDIENCE: Boooo.
THE PRESIDENT: Let me just say a word about El Salvador
and maybe it will help. It was the FMLN, the Marxist-Leninist FMLN
that shot its way into the middle of El Salvador, trying to disrupt
Salvador's democracy. And President Cristiani told me on the phone
that they will do everything they can to bring to justice -- whether
they're from the right or the left -- those who wantonly murdered
those priests. But we must not pull our support away for a
freely-elected democratic government in Central America. (Applause.)
Now, who's next? All I ask is equal time. I'm here to
talk about Lynn. Hey, look, this isn't a town meeting. I'm trying
to get -- I've got a couple of things to tell you about this woman.
(Applause.)
When we look for somebody to fight our cause in last
year's election, who was it? Lynn was there. And here's proof of
her resiliency. She co-chaired the National Bush-Quayle Committee
with John Sununu, and lived to tell about it. (Laughter.)
You can see why I so admire her and why I need her in the
Senate. On the one hand, she's a gracious, smart and compassionate
woman -- got to be careful here -- in this "City of the Big
Shoulders," hers may not rival the Chicago Bears. But the 1989
Republican Woman of the Year is strong and tough and she's a fighter
for her principles and a go-getter for constituents. (Applause.)
And next November, she'll be a winner for what one writer called "the
best state precisely because it is so American. Illinois is core
America." (Applause.)
And so she'll will win because she, too, is "core
America." Born and raised in Chicago; went to the Taft High School;
attended the University of Illinois; graduated with honors. Of
course, she tells me the Fighting Illini football team will do the
honors on January 1, and we're looking forward to that.
Like Illinoians, she's honest. It's like she always
tells me, "It's fine that you're here, Mr. President. But if you
really want to WOW the crowd, bring Barbara." (Laughter.) I am
getting a slight inferiority comples, Lynn, and please don't say it
again. (Laughter.) She's genuine -- never forgot who sent her to
Washington, never left her roots.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Chicago, Illinois)
For Immediate Release
November 20, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON FOR LYNN MARTIN
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
12:22 P.M. CST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please be seated.
(Laughter.) For 250 bucks and you get a standing hotdog. Okay.
(Laughter.) To Lynn Martin and Governor Jim Thompson, Illinois' own,
our Secretary of Transportation Sam Skinner, here today; Pate
Phillip, the Senate Minority Leader; and, of course, Bill Smithburg,
who's doing an outstanding job. Al Jourdan, the State Party
Chairman; Harold Smith I see over here, the GOP National
Committeeman; and Mary Jo Arndt, the GOP National Committeewoman; my
old friend and supporter, Jim O'Grady, the sheriff of Cooke County;
and, of course, another old friend who is heading up this deal, along
with Bill, Dick Morrow; to another great Illinoian, Gary MacDougal,
who flew out with me on Air Force One today; and members of the great
1990 Illinois Republican ticket -- and I'll have a little more to say
about them in a bit -- and friends. Thank you so very much for the
welcome.
Lynn, thank you for that warm and generous introduction.
And let me say that it is a great pleasure to be right back here in
this city, the city of Chicago, and in this state that had so much to
do with my having the opportunity to be President of the United
States. (Applause.) And a particular joy to speak on behalf of a
close and dear friend. One of the great leaders in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and I am convinced that if you do your job right and
I do mine -- soon to be one of the greatest members of the United
States Senate -- Lynn Martin. (Applause.)
She's a long-time friend and I wanted to come here and
personally support her. I know that you wanted to hear a few words
from a prominent figure who can really fire up a crowd and generate
some excitement. Unfortunately, Mike Ditka's getting ready for next
week's game and Barbara Bush couldn't make it, either -- so here I
am. (Laughter and applause.)
No, I am delighted. For Lynn has been a magnificent
Congresswoman for her district. I've been there with her. You
should see the love and affection that people who know her best feel
for her. Magnificent U.S. senator she'll be. And she is what
Illinois needs, and what our administration needs -- a senator to
make the Land of Lincoln proud. A leader to make the nation proud.
Somebody in the Senate that I can work with as President of the
United States. And Lynn is that woman. (Applause.)
You know, over the years -- I hate to date myself -- I
have worked with hundreds of members of Congress. And few have
impressed me more than Lynn. She's been there when America needed
her. She's been there when I needed her.
Q
Why are we sending money to El Salvador?
THE PRESIDENT: Just a minute. Wait. The lady asked a
good question. Let me repeat it and I'll give her an answer -- if
you promise to be quiet after I -- promise? Word of honor? Okay.
All right, good.
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Lynn Martin knows the people of Illinois: the retired
laborer, the homemaker, the small shop owner. You should have seen
her in the school just a few moments ago, talking to the kids and
interacting with these heroic principals. She knows their values:
hard work, love of country, faith in God. She's been a county board
member and a state legislator. And for nine years the Congressman
from the 16th District. (Applause.) During that time, Lynn's been
right on issue after issue. She thinks as I do --like you do. And
because she does, we're going to need her more than ever in the
1990s. For the issues that confront America have never been more
urgent. And we're going to need people like Senator Lynn Martin to
help ensure prosperity for all Americans. (Applause.)
To begin with, consider some undeniable facts. Like the
Bears' 1986 Super Bowl win. Or Don Zimmer being named the 1989
Manager of the Year. An unemployment rate at the lowest level in 15
years. More than 20 million new jobs since 1982. The longest
peacetime expansion in the history of our country.
The healthy economy that we now enjoy didn't happen by
magic. It came about through tax cuts and controlling spending.
And, yes, Lynn was there. And now our administration wants to build
upon these undeniable facts. By enacting our capital gains tax cut
to create greater opportunity and more jobs and thus more revenue for
the federal government. (Applause.)
And let me say this because there's been some peculiar
reporting on this. The capital gains battle may be over for this
year, but the fact is this: We have seen the votes -- a majority in
both the Senate and the House are on record in favor of cutting the
capital gains rate. So make no mistake: When Congress reconvenes in
the new year, cutting capital gains is going to be one of the top
items on my agenda. The fight for a capital gains cut is far from
over and it is a fight that I am going to win. (Applause.) Along
with other measures, a capital gains lowering will help ensure
prosperity at home. But we must also have peace abroad.
Real peace, like prosperity, doesn't occur by accident.
It requires patience, vision, a meaningful dialogue. Next week,
President Gorbachev and I will meet off the island of Malta. This
meeting will occur because America has been resolute in defense of
liberty and democracy. And it will occur amid the changes sweeping
East and Central Europe and bringing freedom to millions who share a
common heritage with so many right here in your great state of
Illinois. I will remember that heritage next week in Malta as we
work to make the 1990s the Decade of Democracy in Eastern Europe.
(Applause.)
Democracy, of course, means freedom from fear. And so it
must at home. Our administration has moved boldly, decisively on yet
another issue. Because most Illinoians -- lke most Americans -- have
had it up to here with crime and drug use. And we say, it's got to
stop. And I am determined that it will stop. (Applause.)
We have proposed a national drug strategy, the most
comprehensive plan to assault these plagues. We want mandatory time
for firearms offenses. No deals when criminals use a gun. And for
the most heinous crimes -- you remember my promise. For anyone who
kills a law enforcement officer -- no legal penalty is too tough. We
want the Congress to enact the steps that are needed to implement the
death penalty for those who take the lives of our police officers out
there on the street. (Applause.)
Lynn Martin supports our proposals. Because she believes
that the federal government must wage real -- not simply rhetorical
-- war against the thugs who assault our kids. We want stiffer
penalties for violent criminals, greater certainty in sentencing. We
say that drug kingpins and terrorists who kill Americans don't
deserve the easy parole that lets them off scot-free. They deserve
to pay a price -- and it is the ultimate price. Fellow Republicans,
I need your support to make our crime proposals a reality. We have a
good program before the Congress and the Congress should have acted
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long before now on every single item of that proposal -- those
proposals. (Applause.)
Earlier, I mentioned undeniable facts. Here are some
more. Our administration has introduced policies to benefit both the
farmer and the consumer. And bold new environmental policies to
reduce air toxics and urban smog. Policies that will preserve our
wetlands and combat polluters, help to clean up our air and hazardous
wastes. And, yes, Lynn has been there.
In addition, we're nearing passage of pioneering ethics
legislation. And we're asking Congress to act on our education
proposals -- and here, too, as a former school teacher in Rockford
and DuPage County, she's been there. Our proposals seek to give
greater choice to parents and students, demand greater
accountability. They reward excellence and demand that federal
dollars help those most in need. Fellow Republicans, don't you
agree? We must make America's educational system number one in the
world again. (Applause.)
And Lynn is already out front and I know that she'll help
me do that. For look at what she's done already. Achieving the
highest position of Republican leadership ever held by a woman in the
House of Representatives. And the best is yet to come. For next
year you'll lend your strength and quality to the entire Republican
ticket.
So for starters, let me just say -- over here -- I don't
know whether they were introduced, but here's Jim Edgar, the next
governor of this great state. (Applause.) And Bob Kustra as
lieutenant governor, right behind him there. (Applause.) My old
friend, George Ryan, the next secretary of state. (Applause.) And
Jim Ryan, as attorney general. (Applause.) Don't worry. I'm not
forgetting one that knocked himself out for me. Here's Greg Baise,
your next state treasurer. (Applause.) And Gary Skoien as
comptroller. (Applause.) Let me sum it up this way -- a magnificent
team, a winning team for the state of Illinois.
Now, 128 years ago, the greatest Illinoian of them all
left Springfield to assume the presidency. Addressing his home
people at the Great Western Railway Station, Abraham Lincoln was
moved to say, "To this place and the kindness of these people, I owe
everything.'
I know that Lynn would reaffirm those words because she
loves this place and she loves the people of this state, the state of
Illinois. So let's be there for Lynn Martin. And support the entire
Republican ticket. Let's go out and work to make Lynn Martin the
next senator from the great state of Illinois.
Thank you for your kindness, for the honor of this
occasion. God bless you. God bless the United States of America.
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