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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Los Angeles, California)
For Immediate Release
February 6, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR
CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P.
Century Plaza Hotel
Los Angeles, California
8:26 P.M. PST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Frank, and Governor
Deukmeijian. Duke, always a pleasure to see you. To the California
State delegation, many of whom are here, thank you for coming. And
it's great to see our party Chairman Lee Atwater with us tonight.
He's doing an outstanding job. (Applause.) He plays that rhythm and
blues -- I'd rather hear Vicky Carr sing, but nevertheless.
(Laughter.)
And thank you for the beautiful rendition of the
Star-Spangled Banner. Johnny, the honorary mayor of Hollywood. And
all of you who are supporting this marvelous effort for our party,
headed by Frank Visco -- and, Frank, thank you for the introduction.
I see that we have a lot of celebrities here tonight.
Bob Hope, thank you, sir, for your remarks. When I first saw this
star-studded audience, I thought I'd wandered into a Lakers' game.
(Laughter.)
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since they used to be there at Dodgers Stadium -- at Tommy
Lasorda's office before they allowed the visitors -- kicked the
visitors out of there.
And, of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger is here. He was up
visiting Barbara and me the other day at Camp David. I call him,
"Conan the Republican." And he has taken on a big job for us as
Chairman of this Fitness Council, and it's very, very important --
he's taking it seriously. We saw his beautiful new daughter up
there at Camp David -- I bent over to kiss her and she tried to
bench-press me. (Laughter.) Where is he? Oh, right. Sorry about
that. (Laughter.) That's when I realized that any kid who has her
own set of free weights doesn't need a teddy bear. (Laughter.)
Now, there's one more person I'd like to mention tonight,
even though he's not here -- a friend of everybody in this room --
tonight he's celebrating his 79th birthday, and I would like to
simply say, happy birthday, President Reagan, wherever you are, and
best wishes from all of us. (Applause.)
This is my first trip out here on behalf of the
California state party. I want to thank all of you for the victory
that you gave us here on election night. I'll never forget the close
win here. You have my gratitude --- Duke, certainly, Governor, you do
-- and my appreciation for your hard work and commitment for a job
well-done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job:
the job of preparing our great country for the future. Last
Wednesday, I made my first State of the Union address to the nation.
I covered a lot of ground because our country faces diverse
challenges that will test every American as we enter this new decade.
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Around the world, there is, as we've heard here tonight,
rapid and welcome change, as people from Panama to Prague strive for
democracy. Self-determination is contageous. They even want it in
Malibu, I understand. (Laughter.) But millions of people are
leaping over their volleyball nets to free them. (Laughter.) No,
but seriously -- (laughter) -- millions of people are looking to
America for the hope and encouragement they need as they seek the
same freedom we have here. Freedom of expression, security and
opportunity we enjoy. And America will be there to help.
(Interruption by demonstrator.)
THE PRESIDENT: But if America is to continue its
traditional leadership role, we've got to be competitive enough to
take on the job, and strong and smart enough to do it right.
(Interruption again by demonstrator.)
THE PRESIDENT: Today -- she's pretty tough. (Laughter
and applause.) You know, economic times are reasonably good and
we're enjoying the greatest economic expansion in peacetime history.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives for
millions of Americans, we've got to make sure that America becomes
even stronger. We've got to invest in our future.
And first, a sound education for our kids must be the
first and foremost, and it is. (Applause.) And we have proposed the
largest education budget in history. But real improvement in our
schools is not simply a matter of spending more. It's a matter of
asking more of our students, our teachers, our parents, our schools.
And while the federal government is going to help meet its national
challenge, the states -- the "laboratories" of democracy, as Justice
Brandeis put it -- will do a much better job than we ever can. And
that's why we've announced new education goals for our country,
developed working with Governor Deukmeijian and the other 49
governors.
By the year 2000, every child must start school ready to
learn and we've got to increase our high school graduation rate to no
less than 90 percent. (Applause.) And we're going to make sure that
our schools' diplomas mean something. In critical subjects -- at the
4th, 8th and 12th grades -- we must assess our students' performance.
By the year- 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in math
and science skills. (Applause.) And every American adult must be a
literate worker and citizen. Every school in America must offer the
kind of disciplined environment needed for our kids to learn.
(Applause.) And this other goal, every school in America must be
drug-free. (Applause.)
Here in California, we've designated Los Angeles as a
"high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help this great city rid
itself of the scourge of drugs. And we've got to get PCP and crack
off the streets and out of the schools. And it's time we got more
federal resources into the hands of those on the front lines. If we
are to compete internationally, America must be drug-free,
well-educated and ready to do the job right. (Applause.)
And there's another investment we must make for the
future of this country to keep competitive -- and I'm talking about
R&D, research and development. California can be proud of its great
research institutions. Schools like these will dream the dreams and
create the ideas that form the cornerstone of our economic power in
the years to come. And that's why our 1991 budget includes a
record-high $71-billion proposal for research and development. And
with the best young minds of the next generation on our side, America
will win the research and development race.
Education, a drug-free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness. But
there's one more important ingredient -- and many here know this --
savings and investment. And together, they create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans. And so we've proposed the Savings and
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Economic Growth Act, which includes our family savings account
proposal and provisions to allow first-time home buyers to make an
early withdrawal from those IRAs without penalty. (Applause.)
And it does one more thing; it proposes a cut in the rate
in the capital gains tax. (Applause.) Last year, a majority in both
llouses of Congress showed their support for this capital gains tax
cut. And this year, with your help, we'll pass that tax cut to give
our competitors a run for the money and keep the American economy
going strong. (Applause.)
But to remain competitive, government must also reflect
the new world emerging around us -- like the National Training Center
base I've just visited in Barstow -- that Barbara and I were at today
-- and later going to the Strategic Air Command base near Omaha. As
the nature of the threats to the American security change -- and they
are changing -- so, too, must our response change. Our forces will
remain robust, well-trained, highly professional but geared to the
new challenges of the '90s. And I believe that we can do that. I'm
in a big battle in Congress, and I'd like to have your support to
keep reasonable levels of defense. I'm not going to miss an
opportunity to cut, but I want to do it prudently, and I want to get
something from the other side when we do it. (Applause.)
Finally, one more thought here -- kind of competitiveness
I'd like to talk to you about. Let me tell you a story about a
summer night, 1981, when a group of California Democrats sat in a
restaurant in Sacramento with a pencil and a paper, redesigning
California's political landscape. They drew what one of them called
at the time their "contribution to modern art" -- it was their words.
Well, we've got a name for it, and we call it gerrymandering.
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest regard
for either the will of the people or the rules of elementary
fairness. Since those lines went into effect, there have been 135
general elections for California's congressional seats, and only once
has a seat changed party control.
In 1984, in fact, Republican congressional candidates
together received more total votes than the Democratic candidates and
yet won nine fewer seats. The 1990 Census may, and probably will,
give California up to seven new congressional seats -- meaning that
nearly one out of every eight congressmen in Washington will
represent California. And all existing California congressional
district lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils
in a restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computers. The
time has come for redistricting reform. And we've got to end the
charade of that Phil Burton Democratic gerrymandering that has
deprived this state of fair representation. (Applause.)
Look, unlike the Democrats, we don't need gerrymandering
because Republicans can win on the issues. You heard Duke say it.
In fact, we can put the Democrats out of business -- on the issues.
Look at what this Governor's Republican administration has
accomplished since 1983: the unemployment rate was 11, cut to 5.2
percent; 2.7 million new jobs created in this great state.
The list keeps growing: 14 new and expanded prisons open
in 1991, education funding more than doubled, drug education now
included in every school from grades four to eight. California now
has some of the toughest environmental laws in the nation, with
thousands of acres of sensitive lands acquired and preserved. And
thanks to common-sense policies and strong leadership, California is
better off than it ever has been. Let's keep it that way. Let's
keep it Republican, and let's elect Pete Wilson next November to be
governor of this great state. (Applause.)
Unfortunately, Pete couldn't join us tonight. He's in
Washington -- a crucial vote in the Senate on education. I
appreciate his work, for he's a proven winner -- and the voters know
it. And he's a strong environmentalist, a leader of the war on
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drugs, key member of our team in the United States Senate. And
believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson, but come to think of it, I
really like the sound of Governor Pete Wilson. (Applause.)
You know Pete will be leading a solid team of candidates
for state office to victory, and with him they'll be the ones to keep
the taxes low, the environment clean and the economy strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy, and I can understand that
-- well, I really can't understand it. I'm going to go out on a limb
tonight and make a prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the
Golden State because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
(Applause.)
So my plea, in the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George
Deukmeijian, let's keep California great and keep it Republican.
Barbara and I are delighted to be with you. Thank you
for what you're doing for this party, thank you for what you're doing
for the campaign for governor and the other statewide races. Thank
you all, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
Thank you very much.
END
8:43 P.M. PST
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FROM Christina Martin
FAX NUMBER
OFFICE NUMBER 202/456-2930
CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER / LOS ANGELES, CA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1990 / 7:15 P.M.
THANK YOU. GOVERNOR DEUKMEIJIAN, IT'S ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. CONGRESSMAN DORNAN, THANK YOU FOR
COMING TONIGHT, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR PARTY
CHAIRMAN, LEE ATWATER. MY THANKS TO OUR M.C., JOHNNY
GRANT -- KNOWN AS THE "HONORARY MAYOR" OF HOLLYWOOD.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN, FRANK
VISCO, FOR THAT WARM INTRODUCTION.
WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW CELEBRITIES HERE TONIGHT
...
FRANK SINATRA, BOB HOPE, CHERYL LADD, CHARLTON HESTON,
JACLYN SMITH. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS STAR-STUDDED
AUDIENCE, I THOUGHT I HAD ACCIDENTLY WANDERED INTO A
LAKERS' GAME. III
I DON'T THINK THERE HAVE BEEN so MANY CELEBRITIES
IN ONE PLACE SINCE THE DAYS WHEN VISITORS WERE ALLOWED
IN TOMMY LASORDA'S OFFICE AT DODGER STADIUM. III
- 2 -
AND OF COURSE, I SEE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IS HERE
-- "CONAN THE REPUBLICAN." BUT I'M WORRIED THAT ARNOLD
IS TAKING HIS NEW JOB AS CHAIRMAN OF MY COUNCIL ON
PHYSICAL FITNESS TOO SERIOUSLY. WHEN I SAW HIS DARLING
NEW BABY DAUGHTER, I BENT OVER TO KISS HER. III SHE
TRIED TO BENCH-PRESS ME. AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED
THAT ANY KID WITH HER OWN SET OF FREE WEIGHTS DOESN'T
NEED A TEDDY BEAR. III
AND THERE'S ONE MORE PERSON I'D LIKE TO MENTION
TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE, HE'S A FRIEND OF
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, AND TONIGHT HE'S CELEBRATING HIS
79TH BIRTHDAY. SO FOR EVERYONE HERE, I'D LIKE TO SAY
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRESIDENT REAGAN," BEST WISHES FROM
ALL OF US. 111
THIS IS MY FIRST TRIP AS PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARTY, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR THE VICTORY YOU GAVE US HERE ON ELECTION NIGHT.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE CLOSE WIN HERE, AND YOU HAVE MY
GRATITUDE AND MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND
COMMITMENT. A JOB WELL DONE.
- 3 -
BUT TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANOTHER
JOB: THE JOB OF PREPARING AMERICA FOR THE FUTURE. LAST
WEDNESDAY, I MADE MY FIRST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
TO THE NATION. 111
I COVERED A LOT OF TERRITORY, BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY
FACES DIVERSE CHALLENGES THAT WILL TEST EVERY AMERICAN
AS WE ENTER THIS NEW DECADE.
AROUND THE WORLD, THERE IS RAPID AND WELCOME
CHANGE, AS PEOPLE FROM PANAMA TO PRAGUE STRIVE FOR
DEMOCRACY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO AMERICA
FOR THE HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY NEED AS THEY SEEK
THE SAME FREEDOM, SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY WE ENJOY.
AND AMERICA WILL BE THERE TO HELP. 11
BUT IF AMERICA IS TO CONTINUE ITS TRADITIONAL
LEADERSHIP ROLE, WE MUST BE COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO TAKE
ON THE JOB, AND STRONG ENOUGH AND SMART ENOUGH TO DO
THE JOB RIGHT.
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TODAY, ECONOMIC TIMES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE
GOOD. WE ARE ENJOYING THE GREATEST ECONOMIC EXPANSION
IN AMERICAN PEACETIME HISTORY. BUT TO MAINTAIN THE
GROWTH THAT HAS PROVIDED BETTER LIVES FOR MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS, WE MUST MAKE SURE AMERICA BECOMES EVEN
STRONGER. WE HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR FUTURE.
A SOUND EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN MUST BE FIRST
AND FOREMOST, AND IT IS. WE HAVE PROPOSED THE LARGEST
EDUCATION BUDGET IN HISTORY. BUT REAL IMPROVEMENT IN
OUR SCHOOLS IS NOT SIMPLY A MATTER OF SPENDING MORE.
IT'S A MATTER OF ASKING MORE -- OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR
TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS AND OUR SCHOOLS. AND WHILE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HELP MEET THIS NATIONAL
CHALLENGE, THE STATES -- THE "LABORATORIES" OF
DEMOCRACY, AS JUSTICE BRANDEIS PUT IT -- WILL DO A MUCH
BETTER JOB THAN WE EVER CAN. THAT'S WHY WE'VE
ANNOUNCED NEW EDUCATION GOALS FOR AMERICA, DEVELOPED
WITH THE NATION'S GOVERNORS:
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BY THE YEAR 2000, EVERY CHILD MUST START SCHOOL
READY TO LEARN AND WE MUST INCREASE OUR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION RATE TO NO LESS THAN 90%. AND WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOLS' DIPLOMAS MEAN SOMETHING. IN
CRITICAL SUBJECTS - AT THE 4TH, 8TH AND 12TH GRADES --
WE MUST ASSESS OUR STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE. BY THE YEAR
2000, U.S. STUDENTS MUST BE FIRST IN THE WORLD IN MATH
AND SCIENCE SKILLS. AND EVERY AMERICAN ADULT MUST BE A
LITERATE WORKER AND CITIZEN. EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA
MUST OFFER THE KIND OF DISCIPLINED ENVIRONMENT NEEDED
FOR OUR KIDS TO LEARN. AND EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA
MUST BE DRUG-FREE.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE DESIGNATED LOS ANGELES
AS A "HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA" -- TO HELP
THIS GREAT CITY RID ITSELF OF THE SCOURGE OF DRUGS.
WE'VE GOT TO GET PCP AND CRACK OFF THE STREETS AND OUT
OF THE SCHOOLS. AND IT'S TIME WE GOT MORE FEDERAL
RESOURCES INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES.
IF WE ARE TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY, AMERICA MUST BE
DRUG-FREE, WELL-EDUCATED AND READY TO DO THE JOB RIGHT.
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AND THERE'S ANOTHER INVESTMENT WE MUST MAKE FOR
THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY TO KEEP US COMPETITIVE:
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. CALIFORNIA CAN BE PROUD OF
ITS GREAT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. SCHOOLS LIKE THESE
WILL DREAM THE DREAMS AND CREATE THE IDEAS THAT WILL
FORM THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR ECONOMIC POWER IN THE YEARS
TO COME. THAT'S WHY MY 1991 BUDGET INCLUDES A RECORD-
HIGH $71 BILLION PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
WITH THE BEST YOUNG MINDS OF THE NEXT GENERATION ON OUR
SIDE, AMERICA WILL WIN THE RACE IN RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.\
EDUCATION, A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE, AND RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ARE PART OF THE MIX FOR ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS. BUT THERE IS ONE MORE IMPORTANT
INGREDIENT -- SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT. TOGETHER, THEY
CREATE JOBS AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS.
WE'VE PROPOSED THE SAVINGS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
ACT, WHICH INCLUDES OUR "FAMILY SAVINGS ACCOUNT"
PROPOSAL, AND PROVISIONS TO ALLOW FIRST-TIME HOME
BUYERS TO MAKE AN EARLY WITHDRAWAL FROM THEIR IRAS
WITHOUT PENALTY.
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AND IT DOES ONE MORE THING. IT PROPOSES A CUT IN
THE RATE IN THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX. LAST YEAR, A
MAJORITY IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS SHOWED THEIR
SUPPORT OF A CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT. THIS YEAR, WITH
YOUR HELP, WE'LL PASS THAT TAX CUT TO GIVE OUR
COMPETITORS A RUN FOR THE MONEY AND KEEP THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY GOING STRONG.
BUT TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, GOVERNMENT MUST ALSO
REFLECT THE NEW WORLD EMERGING AROUND US -- LIKE THE
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER BASE I'VE JUST VISITED IN
BARSTOW, AND LATER THE, STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND BASE NEAR
OMAHA. AS THE NATURE OF THE THREATS TO AMERICAN
SECURITY CHANGE, SO TOO MUST OUR RESPONSE. OUR FORCES
WILL REMAIN ROBUST, WELL-TRAINED, HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL
BUT GEARED TO THE NEW CHALLENGES OF THE 90'S.
- 8 -
FINALLY, THERE IS ONE MORE KIND OF COMPETITIVENESS
I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT
A SUMMER NIGHT IN 1981 WHEN A GROUP OF CALIFORNIA
DEMOCRATS SAT IN A RESTAURANT IN SACRAMENTO WITH A
PENCIL AND PAPER, REDESIGNING CALIFORNIA'S POLITICAL
LANDSCAPE. THEY DREW WHAT ONE OF THEM CALLED AT THE
TIME THEIR "CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN ART." WELL, WE'VE
GOT A NAME FOR IT, TOO.\\\ WE CALL IT
GERRYMANDERING.\\
LINES WERE DRAWN ACROSS COMMUNITIES, TOWNS, EVEN
STREETS INTO TWISTED, CONTORTED CRAZY SHAPES -- WITHOUT
THE SLIGHTEST REGARD FOR EITHER THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
OR THE RULES OF FAIRNESS.
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SINCE THAT NIGHT, THERE HAVE BEEN 180 INDIVIDUAL
ELECTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA'S CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, AND
ONLY ONCE HAS A SEAT CHANGED PARTY CONTROL. IN 1984,
IN FACT, REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TOGETHER
WON MORE TOTAL VOTES THAN THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES,
YET WON NINE FEWER SEATS. THE 1990 CENSUS MAY GIVE
CALIFORNIA UP TO SEVEN NEW HOUSE SEATS -- MEANING THAT
NEARLY 1 OF EVERY 8 CONGRESSMEN IN WASHINGTON WILL
REPRESENT CALIFORNIA. AND ALL EXISTING CALIFORNIA
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REDRAWN --
THIS TIME NOT WITH PENCILS IN A RESTAURANT, BUT BY
STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCED COMPUTERS. THE TIME HAS
COME FOR REDISTRICTING REFORM. WE'VE GOT TO END THE
CHARADE OF DEMOCRATIC GERRYMANDERING.
UNLIKE THE DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS DON'T NEED
GERRYMANDERING, BECAUSE REPUBLICANS CAN WIN ON THE
ISSUES. IN FACT, WE CAN PUT THE DEMOCRATS OUT OF
BUSINESS -- ON THE ISSUES. LOOK AT WHAT GOV.
DEUKMEIJIAN'S REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION HAS
ACCOMPLISHED SINCE 1983: THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS
BEEN CUT FROM 11 PERCENT TO 5.2 PERCENT, AND 2.7
MILLION NEW JOBS HAVE BEEN CREATED IN CALIFORNIA.
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BUT THE LIST KEEPS GOING: FOURTEEN NEW AND
EXPANDED PRISONS WILL OPEN IN 1991, EDUCATION FUNDING
HAS BEEN MORE THAN DOUBLED, AND DRUG EDUCATION IS NOW
INCLUDED IN EVERY SCHOOL FROM GRADES FOUR TO EIGHT.
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS SOME OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS IN THE NATION, WITH THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF
SENSITIVE LANDS ACQUIRED AND PRESERVED. THANKS TO
COMMON SENSE POLICIES AND STRONG LEADERSHIP, CALIFORNIA
IS BETTER OFF THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN. LET'S KEEP IT
THAT WAY. LET'S KEEP IT REPUBLICAN. LET'S ELECT PETE
WILSON. 111
UNFORTUNATELY, PETE COULDN'T JOIN US TONIGHT. HE
HAD TO STAY IN WASHINGTON FOR A CRUCIAL VOTE ON THE
SENATE FLOOR. I APPRECIATE HIS WORK, FOR PETE WILSON
IS A PROVEN WINNER -- AND THE VOTERS KNOW IT. HE IS A
STRONG ENVIRONMENTALIST, A LEADER IN THE WAR ON DRUGS,
AND A KEY MEMBER OF MY TEAM IN THE U.S. SENATE. AND
BELIEVE ME, WE'LL MISS SENATOR WILSON. BUT COME TO
THINK OF IT, I REALLY LIKE THE SOUND OF GOVERNOR PETE
WILSON.
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PETE WILL BE LEADING A SOLID TEAM OF GOP
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICE TO VICTORY. WITH HIM,
THEY'LL BE THE ONES TO KEEP TAXES LOW, THE ENVIRONMENT
CLEAN AND THE ECONOMY GOING STRONG.
PEOPLE SAY I'M A CAUTIOUS GUY. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
THAT. III WELL, I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB TONIGHT
AND MAKE A PREDICTION: 1990 WILL BE A GREAT YEAR FOR
THE GOLDEN STATE BECAUSE PETE WILSON WILL BE YOUR NEXT
GOVERNOR. III
IN THE TRADITION OF RONALD REAGAN AND GEORGE
DEUKMEIJIAN, LET'S KEEP CALIFORNIA GREAT. AND KEEP IT
REPUBLICAN. III
THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
Jefferson's "laboratories of democracy"
change to: what Justice Branders called
"laboratories" of democracy
IV: ADVANCING STATES AS LABORATORIES
"It is one of the happy incidents of the federal
urban areas. The civil rights revolution has
system that a single courageous state may, if its
been one of the seminal events of the twenti-
citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try
novel social and economic experiments without
eth century; to cite just one aspect of the revo-
risk to the rest of the country." Justice Louis D.
lution, elected black officials in the South are
Brandeis, dissenting in New State Ice Co. v. Lieb-
now commonplace. State government struc-
mann, 1932.
tures have been modernized. Income dispari-
More than many realize, State and local gov-
ties among the States of earlier in this century
ernments are today performing the laboratory
have narrowed, and the sustained economic ex-
function cited by Justice Brandeis in a wide
pansion has raised the income levels of all the
variety of areas-from education to transporta-
States.
tion, from child care to the environment. In
many cases Federal funding is supporting dem-
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergov-
onstration projects; in other cases Washington
ernmental Relations, in a 1985 report entitled
is granting waivers from normal Federal rules
"The Question of State Government Capabil-
to permit experimentation. But in numerous
ity", made an unequivocal judgment: "This
instances States and localities are moving on
study concludes that State governments have
their own, with their own funds, to try new
been transformed in almost every facet of
and innovative approaches to problem-solving.
their structure and opera ions."
This blossoming of State and local innova-
Assessing the effects of the reductions in
tion is welcome. As the intractability of some
some Federal grant-in-aid programs in the
problems, such as those associated with pover-
early 1980's under President Reagan, Richard
ty, attests, national approaches tried over the
P. Nathan and Fred C. Doolittle stated: "There
past 30 years have had a mixed record of suc-
is
evidence
that Reagan's federalism re-
cess at best. Despite a level of Federal taxation
forms have stimulated and are continuing to
which, at about 19.5 percent of the gross na-
stimulate state governments to increase their
tional product, is higher now than has been
efforts to meet domestic needs in the function-
the historic norm in the past 40 years, the
al areas in which the national government
Federal budget is under severe and well-recog-
either was cutting grants-in-aid or threatening
nized constraints. This is not to say that the
to do so." In the case of "social programs" in
fiscal condition of State and local governments
particular, Nathan and Doolittle cited a trend
is "easy", but their budgetary situation is not
toward some retrenchment in Washington and
dominated by large and persistent deficits as
then, based on their reporting on develop-
has been the case with the Federal budget.
ments in numerous State and local govern-
Much more than relative fiscal capacity is
ments, concluded:
important in consideration of "States as lab-
"In conservative periods, the supporters of
oratories." Until quite recently a case could be
social programs are likely to find that in many
made in many areas of government policy and
instances their best strategy is a devolutionary
one. They may well find in particular areas of
action that a national approach, with national
domestic policy that the best approach is to seek
rules and standards, was warranted. This was
support from those States and major local govern-
SO because some States departed widely from
ments which for various reasons are sympathetic
national norms in such areas as racial segrega-
to proposals for increased social spending."
tion, and some were too poor to accomplish as
The prevailing philosophy varies by State, of
much as may have been judged appropriate. A
course, which is the nature of a Federal
lot has changed in the past quarter century.
system. However, by almost any measure the
The "one man, one vote" decisions of the
extremes among the States have narrowed.
Supreme Court have greatly altered State leg-
Those concerned about the segments of our
islatures, giving greater representation to
population who have been left behind need no
171
109801SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/3/90
---
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SUBJECT:
FEBRUARY 6, 1990 (2/2 draft five)
7:15 PM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
P
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1990 FEB ? PM 5: 45
February 2, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cal
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT meg
SUBJECT:
CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are remarks prepared for the
California Republican Party fundraiser which you will be
attending on Tuesday, February 6 at the Century Plaza hotel in
Los Angeles. Your remarks will be teleprompted, and you will
address a crowd of 1500.
II. DISCUSSION
The theme of the speech is America's future competitiveness,
with references to parts of the State of the Union.
Redistricting reform is a major issue in California and is on the
ballot in the upcoming referendum. As a result, we talk about
"competitiveness in the voting booth" as well.
You also thank the state party for its hard work and show
your support for Pete Wilson's gubernatorial run.
Grant/Nappo
February 2, 1990
Draft five
A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. ((Names of Members of Congress pending)) I'd like to
thank our state party chairman, Frank Visco, for that warm
introduction. And it's great to be here with the next great
governor of California, Pete Wilson.
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight ... Frank
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Cheryl Ladd, Charlton Heston, Jaclyn Smith.
When I first saw this star-studded audience, I thought I had
accidently wandered into a Lakers' game.\\\
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
And of course, I see Arnold Schwarzenegger is here -- "Conan
the Republican." But I'm worried that Arnold is taking his new
job as Chairman of my Council on Physical Fitness too seriously.
When I saw his darling new baby daughter, I bent over to kiss
her. III She tried to bench-press me. And that's when I realized
that any kid with her own set of free weights doesn't need a
teddy bear.
And there's one more person I'd like to mention tonight.
Even though he's not here, he's a friend of everyone in this
2
room, and tonight he's celebrating his 79th birthday. So for
everyone here, I'd like to say "Happy Birthday, President
Reagan," best wishes from all of us.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for your hard work and commitment. A job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation.
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom, security and opportunity we
enjoy. And America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
peacetime history. Twenty-one million new jobs have been created
3
since 1982. And during this expansion, we have seen the lowest
unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But real improvement in our schools is not
simply a matter of spending more. As I said in the State of the
Union, it's a matter of asking more -- of our students, our
teachers, our parents and our schools. And while the federal
government will help meet this national challenge, the states --
the "laboratories of democracy," as Jefferson put it -- will do a
much better job than we ever can. That's why we've announced new
education goals for America, developed with the Nation's
Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: in critical subjects -
- at 4th, 8th and 12th grades -- we must assess our students'
performance. By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the
world in math and science skills. Every American adult must be a
literate worker and citizen. Every school in America must offer
the kids of disciplined environment that makes it possible for
4
our kids to learn. And every school in America must be drug-
free.
Here in California, we have just designated Los Angeles as a
"high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help this great city
rid itself of the scourge of drugs. Gang violence must stop.
We've got to get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools. And it's time we got more Federal resources into the
hands of those brave men and women out on the front lines. If we
are to compete internationally, America must be drug-free, well-
educated and ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley and the state polytechnic
universities, to Irvine and Stanford. Schools like these will
dream the dreams and create the ideas that will form the
cornerstone of our economic power in the years to come. That's
why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71 billion proposal
for research and development, and a permanent tax credit for
research and experimentation. California is a pacesetter in the
race for the latest in research and development. And with the
best young minds of the next generation, it's a race America will
win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
5
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and provisions to
allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs without penalty.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional but geared to the new array of challenges in the
90's. Our Administration will work with the Congress -- to
ensure that the base-closing process is a careful one, to help
6
the communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move
wisely into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a summer night in
1981 when a group of California Democrats sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. They drew what one of them called at the
time their "contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name
for it, too.\\I We call it gerrymandering.\\)
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
Democratic candidates, yet won nine fewer seats. The 1990 Census
may give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computers. The
time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.\
7
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. In fact, we can put
the Democrats out of business -- on the issues. Look at what
Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has accomplished
since 1983: The unemployment rate has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.2 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new and expanded prisons
will open in 1991, education funding has been more than doubled,
and drug education is now included in every school from grades
four to eight. California now has some of the toughest
environmental laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of
sensitive lands acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense
policies and strong leadership, California is better off than it
ever has been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it
Republican. Let's elect Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
8
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that. III
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. 111
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 2, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON Cal
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT meg
SUBJECT:
CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are remarks prepared for the
California Republican Party fundraiser which you will be
attending on Tuesday, February 6 at the Century Plaza hotel in
Los Angeles. Your remarks will be teleprompted, and you will
address a crowd of 1500.
II. DISCUSSION
The theme of the speech is America's future competitiveness,
with references to parts of the State of the Union.
Redistricting reform is a major issue in California and is on the
ballot in the upcoming referendum. As a result, we talk about
"competitiveness in the voting booth" as well.
You also thank the state party for its hard work and show
your support for Pete Wilson's gubernatorial run.
Grant/Nappo
February 2, 1990
Draft five
A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. ((Names of Members of Congress pending)) I'd like to
thank our state party chairman, Frank Visco, for that warm
introduction. And it's great to be here with the next great
governor of California, Pete Wilson. \\\
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight ... Frank
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Cheryl Ladd, Charlton Heston, Jaclyn Smith.
When I first saw this star-studded audience, I thought I had
accidently wandered into a Lakers' game.
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
And of course, I see Arnold Schwarzenegger is here -- "Conan
the Republican." But I'm worried that Arnold is taking his new
job as Chairman of my Council on Physical Fitness too seriously.
When I saw his darling new baby daughter, I bent over to kiss
her. \\\ She tried to bench-press me. And that's when I realized
that any kid with her own set of free weights doesn't need a
teddy bear.
And there's one more person I'd like to mention tonight.
Even though he's not here, he's a friend of everyone in this
2
room, and tonight he's celebrating his 79th birthday. So for
everyone here, I'd like to say "Happy Birthday, President
Reagan,' best wishes from all of us.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for your hard work and commitment. A job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation.
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom, security and opportunity we
enjoy. And America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
peacetime history. Twenty-one million new jobs have been created
3
since 1982. And during this expansion, we have seen the lowest
unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But real improvement in our schools is not
simply a matter of spending more. As I said in the State of the
Union, it's a matter of asking more -- of our students, our
teachers, our parents and our schools. And while the federal
government will help meet this national challenge, the states --
the "laboratories of democracy," as Jefferson put it -- will do a
much better job than we ever can. That's why we've announced new
education goals for America, developed with the Nation's
Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: in critical subjects -
- at 4th, 8th and 12th grades -- we must assess our students'
performance. By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the
world in math and science skills. Every American adult must be a
literate worker and citizen. Every school in America must offer
the kids of disciplined environment that makes it possible for
4
our kids to learn. And every school in America must be drug-
free.
Here in California, we have just designated Los Angeles as a
"high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help this great city
rid itself of the scourge of drugs. Gang violence must stop.
We've got to get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools. And it's time we got more Federal resources into the
hands of those brave men and women out on the front lines. If we
are to compete internationally, America must be drug-free, well-
educated and ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley and the state polytechnic
universities, to Irvine and Stanford. Schools like these will
dream the dreams and create the ideas that will form the
cornerstone of our economic power in the years to come. That's
why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71 billion proposal
for research and development, and a permanent tax credit for
research and experimentation. California is a pacesetter in the
race for the latest in research and development. And with the
best young minds of the next generation, it's a race America will
win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
5
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and provisions to
allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs without penalty.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional but geared to the new array of challenges in the
90's. Our Administration will work with the Congress -- to
ensure that the base-closing process is a careful one, to help
6
the communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move
wisely into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a summer night in
1981 when a group of California Democrats sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. They drew what one of them called at the
time their "contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name
for it, too.\\I We call it gerrymandering.
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
Democratic candidates, yet won nine fewer seats. The 1990 Census
may give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computers. The
time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.\
7
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. In fact, we can put
the Democrats out of business -- on the issues. Look at what
Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has accomplished
since 1983: The unemployment rate has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.2 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new and expanded prisons
will open in 1991, education funding has been more than doubled,
and drug education is now included in every school from grades
four to eight. California now has some of the toughest
environmental laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of
sensitive lands acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense
policies and strong leadership, California is better off than it
ever has been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it
Republican. Let's elect Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
8
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that.
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. 111
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
###
Document No. 109801SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/1/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2/2/90 10:00 AM
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE GOP FUNDRAISER
10.50
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Friday, February 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Today is Ronald
Reagans Birthday
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Nappo
February 1, 1990
1990 JAN 32 PM 2: 26
Draft four
A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
mombers cash
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. I'd like to thank our state party chairman, Frank
Visco, for that warm introduction. And it's great to be here
with the next great governor of California, Pete Wilson.
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight
Frank
woman
annold Schwatrzengs my new
joia
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston. When I first saw this star-
studded audience, I thought I had accidently wandered into a
Lakers' game.
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
Reagon b'day
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
your had work and commetment.
for A job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation.
2
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
security,
need as they seek the same freedom and opportunity we enjoy. And
America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
one
peacetime history. Twenty million new jobs have been created
slurma this expansion have seeu
since 1982. And we see the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But contrary to popular belief, real
improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending
more. As I said in the State of the Union, it's a matter of
asking more -- of our students, our teachers, our parents and our
Pink menton
educ.
3
schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
in
subjects
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
at
grades
assess
performance.
4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress
3
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
worker and
a
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate, citizen.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
we have
Here in California, Director Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
6amg violence
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We ve got to
keep must stop.
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
we 've got
"Cripsy get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
menand women
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
and the state poly technic universities
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
to Irume and
stand
4
Schools like these will dream the dreams and create the ideas
that will form the cornerstone of our economic power in the years
to come. That's why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71
billion proposal for research and development, and a permanent
tax credit for research and experimentation. California is a
pacesetter in the race for the latest in research and
development. And with the best young minds of the next
generation, it's a race America will win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and to provisions
to allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
without penalty.
their IRAs
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
5
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
but geared to the new array of challenge m the 90's
professional Our administration will work with the Congress --
baseclosma
to ensure that the process is a careful one, to help the
communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move wisely
into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982
a group of California Democrats
when the late Congressman Phil Burton sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
They
one of them
their
political landscape. He drew what he called at the time his
"contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name for it,
too. too.\\\ We call it gerrymandering.\)
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
6
Democratic candidates, yet wong fewer seats. The 1990 Census may will
nine
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
of district lines would put the Democrats "out of business. "
In fact, the Duoorats
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
The
rate
accomplished since 1983: Employment has been cut from 11 percent
2
to 5.3 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
and expanded will open
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been
in 1991
built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
7
strong leadership, California is better off than it ever has
been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it Republican. Let's
elect Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that.
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. 111
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 2, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON Q
SUBJECT:
California State GOP Fundraiser
pg. 2, para. 4, line 2 "We are enjoying our greatest economic
expansion in American peacetime history."
A suggestion: Marty Anderson, the distinguished Hoover
Institution fellow and a Californian who was domestic policy
advisor to President Reagan, points out in the attached op-ed
piece that in fact this is the greatest expansion not only in
peacetime but in all of American history.
The President could say "We are enjoying the longest
economic expansion in American peacetime history. In fact, as a
great Califoria Republican, Prof. Martin Anderson, has pointed
out, that in terms of jobs and wealth creation, this is the
greatest expansion in not only in peacetime, not only in all of
American history, but it is the greatest expansion the world has
ever seen in any country, at any time."
2,6,3
"But contrary to popular belief, real improvement in
our schools is not simply a matter of spending more."
To make this point especially forceful and profound, we
suggest adding language to underscore that the President is
proposing to change the way we look at education: from a
quantitative perspective (e.g., how much money we spend) to a
qualitative perspective (e.g., how well students actually
perform). We should also stress that the President has some bold
new ideas on how to achieve educational reform: increasing
parental choice in where they send their kids to school, and
alternative certification to broaden the pool of teaching talent.
However, the states are doing the most creative and innovative
thinking about education. While the Feds want to help solve this
national challenge, the states -- the "laboratories of democracy"
as Jefferson put it, will do a much better job of meeting the
education goals than any centralized bureaucracy.
3,3,3
"We've got to get our kids away from savage gangs like
the 'Bloods' and 'Crips.
We suggest either omitting the words "savage" gangs 2002
06
(more)
2
omitting the names of the gangs -- either, but not both. The
reason is simply that everyone in L.A., if not California, knows
the names of the tow gangs. Otherwise it is a bit like the
President saying to a political audience, "We've got to support
competition between the two political parties, the Republican
Party and the Democratic Party" -- giving the names with the
corresponding concept is superfluous.
3,3,7
"
brave souls "
The phrase seems weak to us -- almost flippant. Also, there
may be some vague suggestion of a racial reference here to some.
We suggest simply omitting the two words.
5,3,3
"Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982 when the
late Congressman Phil Burton
"
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum (Trans. : Don't kick a man when he's
down, especially if he's dead). It's o.k. to tell the
redistricting story, but we should omit the reference to the late
Phil Burton. The President will not wish to attack someone who
is not here to defend himself.
6,1,1
"
yet won fewer seats.
We suggest citing the relevant number of fewer seats: nine.
6,1,6
"
this time not with pencils
but with
computer
"
programs.
Instead of using "computer programs" as the symbol of
fairness we suggest substituting the phrase "principles of
fairness." This is more to the point since the computer programs
are only the means of redrawing, like the pencil.
6,3,6
"A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases."
The qualifying word "general" seems a little coy and draws
attention itself. But more importantly, in light of the
remaining Federal budget deficit, it will look unseemly to some
for the President to be touting another chief executive's
elimination of a deficit. We suggest deleting the whole
sentence.
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Democratic candidates, yet won fewer seats. The 1990 Census will
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
of district lines would put the Democrats "out of business."
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
2
accomplished since 1983:
Employment has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.3 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
and expanded
*
will open
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been.
in 1991, built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
new will Misons be available will open in in 1991. 1991. Twelve facilities 1 will have extensions built on
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ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Friday, February 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
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schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
-- 4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress.
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
Here in California, Director IHAVE Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We've got to
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
"crips," get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
JEANNIE'S COMMENTS
CW - Just found out This will
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be before a crowd of 15,000.
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Do you Think
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
anything needs
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
change? MK
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. I'd like to thank our state party chairman, Frank
Visco, for that warm introduction. And it's great to be here
with the next great governor of California, Pete Wilson. \\\
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight
Frank anoel Schwartz?
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston. When I first saw this star-
studded audience, I thought I had accidently wandered into a
X
Lakers' game.
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for a job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation. \\\
2
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom and opportunity we enjoy. And
America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
peacetime history. Twenty million new jobs have been created
since 1982. And we see the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But contrary to popular belief, real
improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending
more. As I said in the State of the Union, it's a matter of
asking more -- of our students, our teachers, our parents and our
3
schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
-- 4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress.
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
Here in California, Director Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We've got to
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
"Crips," get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
X
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
should be
from Berheley and the state polytechnic
spelled out
universities, to Irvine and Stanford.
4
Schools like these will dream the dreams and create the ideas
that will form the cornerstone of our economic power in the years
to come. That's why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71
billion proposal for research and development, and a permanent
tax credit for research and experimentation. California is a
pacesetter in the race for the latest in research and
development. And with the best young minds of the next
generation, it's a race America will win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and to provisions
to allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
5
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional. Our administration will work with the Congress --
to ensure that the process is a careful one, to help the
communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move wisely
into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982
when the late Congressman Phil Burton sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. He drew what he called at the time his
"contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name for it,
too.\\\ We call it gerrymandering.\\
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
6
Democratic candidates, yet won fewer seats. The 1990 Census will
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
Cannote
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
an exchange
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
get of
district lines would put the Democrats "out of business. "
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
in print
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
I sugges
accomplished since 1983: Employment has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.3 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
we
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
MK
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been
built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
7
strong leadership, California is better off than it ever has
been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it Republican. Let's
elect Pete Wilson. \\\
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that. III
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. ///
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE OFFICE MANAGE PRESIDENT STATES AND BUDGET OF THE UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
David J. Haun
Executive Assistant
to the Director
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ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Friday, February 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. I'd like to thank our state party chairman, Frank
Visco, for that warm introduction. And it's great to be here
with the next great governor of California, Pete Wilson.
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight ...
Frank
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston. When I first saw this star-
studded audience, I thought I had accidently wandered into a
Lakers' game.
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for a job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation. \\\
2
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom and opportunity we enjoy. And
America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
Al-Samoric 5873
one
peacetime history. Twenty million new jobs have been created
during this expansions have seen
since 1982. And we see the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But contrary to popular belief, real
Jolen 5178
improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending
more. As I said in the State of the Union, it's a matter of
asking more -- of our students, our teachers, our parents and our
3
schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
foler
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
Make SURE
have demonstrated
-- 4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress.
competency over challenging subject matter
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
Here in California, Director Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We've got to
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
"Crips," get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
4
Schools like these will dream the dreams and create the ideas
that will form the cornerstone of our economic power in the years
to come. That's why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71
billion proposal for research and development, and a permanent
tax credit for research and experimentation. California is a
pacesetter in the race for the latest in research and
development. And with the best young minds of the next
generation, it's a race America will win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and to provisions
to allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
5
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional. Our administration will work with the Congress --
to ensure that the process is a careful one, to help the
communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move wisely
into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982
when the late Congressman Phil Burton sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. He drew what he called at the time. his
"contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name for it,
too.\\\ We call it gerrymandering.\\
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
6
Democratic candidates, yet won fewer seats. The 1990 Census will
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
of district lines would put the Democrats "out of business."
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
Samarri
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
The unemploymentrate
accomplished since 1983: Empl oyment has been cut from 11 percent
2
to 5. percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been
built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
7
strong leadership, California is better off than it ever has
been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it Republican. Let's
elect Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that.
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. ///
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
# # #
Document No. 109801SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/1/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2/2/90 10:00 AM
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE GOP FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Friday, February 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
If
11 11v 2 833 06ames W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
2/1 4pm
To: Daniel Casse
Test hereing for
approval / Cometion
Risponse due by
1000 am tornarrow (Friday)
Hanke-
# 456-2992
(7 pages follow)
Grant/Nappo
February 1, 1990
1990 JAN 32 PM 2: 26
Draft four
A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. I'd like to thank our state party chairman, Frank
Visco, for that warm introduction. And it's great to be here
with the next great governor of California, Pete Wilson.
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight
Frank
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston. When I first saw this star-
studded audience, I thought I had accidently wandered into a
Lakers' game.
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for a job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation. III
2
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom and opportunity we enjoy. And
America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
peacetime history. Twenty million new jobs have been created
since 1982. And we see the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But contrary to popular belief, real
improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending
more. As I said in the State of the Union, it's a matter of
asking more -- of our students, our teachers, our parents and our
3
schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
-- 4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress.
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
Here in California, Director Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We've got to
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
"Crips," get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
4
Schools like these will dream the dreams and create the ideas
that will form the cornerstone of our economic power in the years
to come. That's why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71
billion proposal for research and development, and a permanent
tax credit for research and experimentation. California is a
pacesetter in the race for the latest in research and
development. And with the best young minds of the next
generation, it's a race America will win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and to provisions
to allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
5
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional. Our administration will work with the Congress --
to ensure that the process is a careful one, to help the
communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move wisely
into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982
when the late Congressman Phil Burton sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. He drew what he called at the time his
"contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name for it,
too.\\\ We call it gerrymandering.\)
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
6
Democratic candidates, yet won fewer seats. The 1990 Census will
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
of district lines would put the Democrats "out of business."
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
accomplished since 1983: Employment has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.3 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been
built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
7
strong leadership, California is better off than it ever has
been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it Republican. Let's
elect Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that.
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. ///
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
# # #
Document No. 109801SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
2/1/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2/2/90 10:00 AM
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE GOP FUNDRAISER
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
BENNETT
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Friday, February 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
2/1 pm OK w/mate on page /.
INW
55 : Olv 2 833 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Nappo
February 1, 1990
1990 JAN 32 PM 2: 26
Draft four
A:GOPCAL
REMARKS: CALIFORNIA STATE G.O.P. FUNDRAISER
LOS ANGELES, CA
FEBRUARY 6, 1990
7:15 P.M.
Thank you. Governor Deukmeijian, it's always a pleasure to
see you. I'd like to thank our state party chairman, Frank
Visco, for that warm introduction. And it's great to be here
with the next great governor of California, Pete Wilson.
We've got quite a few celebrities here tonight ... Frank
Add more
Sinatra, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston. When I first saw this star-
star names...
studded audience, I thought I had accidently wandered into a
Lakers' game. \\\
I don't think there have been so many celebrities in one
place since the days when visitors were allowed in Tommy
Lasorda's office at Dodger Stadium.
This is my first trip as President on behalf of the
California state party, and I want to thank all of you for the
victory you gave me here on election night. I will never forget
the close win here, and you have my gratitude and my appreciation
for a job well done.
But tonight, I want to talk to you about another job: the
job of preparing America for the future. Last Wednesday, I made
my first State of the Union address to the Nation. \\\
2
I covered a lot of territory, because our country faces
diverse challenges that will test every American as we enter this
new decade.
Around the world, there is rapid and welcome change, as
people from Panama to Prague strive for democracy. Millions of
people are looking to America for the hope and encouragement they
need as they seek the same freedom and opportunity we enjoy. And
America will be there to help.
But if America is to continue its traditional leadership
role, we must be competitive enough to take on the job, and
strong enough and smart enough to do the job right.
Today, economic times in the United States are good.
We are enjoying the greatest economic expansion in American
peacetime history. Twenty million new jobs have been created
since 1982. And we see the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years.
But to maintain the growth that has provided better. lives
for millions of Americans, we have to take steps today to make
sure America becomes even stronger. We have to invest in our
future.
A sound education for our children must be first and
foremost, and it is. We have proposed the largest education
budget in history. But contrary to popular belief, real
improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending
more. As I said in the State of the Union, it's a matter of
asking more -- of our students, our teachers, our parents and our
3
schools. And I also announced new education goals for America,
developed with the Nation's Governors:
By the year 2000, every child in this country must start
school ready to learn and we must increase our high school
graduation rate to no less than 90%. And we're going to make
sure our schools' diplomas mean something: at the critical grades
-- 4th, 8th and 12th -- we must check all our students' progress.
By the year 2000, U.S. students must be first in the world in
math and science skills. Every American adult must be literate.
Every school in America must offer the kids of disciplined
environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And
every school in America must be drug-free.
Here in California, Director Bennett has just designated Los
Angeles as a "high intensity drug trafficking area" -- to help
this great city rid itself of the scourge of drugs. We've got to
get our kids away from savage gangs like the "Bloods" and the
"Crips," get PCP and crack off the streets and out of the
schools, and get more Federal resources into the hands of those
brave souls out on the front lines. If we are to compete
internationally, America must be drug-free, well-educated and
ready to do the job right.
And there's another investment we must make for the future
of this country to keep us competitive: research and development.
California can be proud of the long tradition of high-tech
innovation, scientific breakthroughs and medical advances at its
research institutions -- from Berkeley, to Cal Poly, to U.C.I.
4
Schools like these will dream the dreams and create the ideas
that will form the cornerstone of our economic power in the years
to come. That's why my 1991 budget includes a record-high $71
billion proposal for research and development, and a permanent
tax credit for research and experimentation. California is a
pacesetter in the race for the latest in research and
development. And with the best young minds of the next
generation, it's a race America will win.
Education, a drug free workplace, and research and
development are part of the mix for economic competitiveness.
But there is one more important ingredient -- investment.
Savings and investment -- together -- create jobs and promote
opportunity for all Americans.
We've proposed the Savings and Economic Growth Act, which
includes our "Family Savings Account" proposal, and to provisions
to allow first-time home buyers to make an early withdrawal from
their IRAs.
And it does one more thing. It proposes a cut in the rate
on the capital gains tax. Last year, a majority in both Houses
of Congress showed their support of a cut in the capital gains
tax. This year, with your help, we'll pass a capital gains tax
cut to give our competitors a run for the money and keep the
American economy going strong.
But if we are to remain competitive, government -- like the
private sector -- must also reflect the new world emerging around
us. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting the National Training Center base
5
in Barstow, California for briefings and exercises, and later the
Strategic Air Command base near Omaha.
We must take into account that as the nature of the threats
to American security change, so too must our response. We must
change with the times. We have proposed closing some of our
military bases, but we will not cut into the muscle of our
defense. Our forces will remain robust, well-trained, highly
professional. Our administration will work with the Congress --
to ensure that the process is a careful one, to help the
communities affected accomodate the changes, and to move wisely
into this new era of challenge.
Finally, there is one more kind of competitiveness I'd like
to talk about. Let me tell you a story about a night in 1982
when the late Congressman Phil Burton sat in a restaurant in
Sacramento with a pencil and paper, redesigning California's
political landscape. He drew what he called at the time his
"contribution to modern art." Well, we've got a name for it,
too.\\\ We call it gerrymandering.\\
Lines were drawn across communities, towns, even streets
into twisted, contorted crazy shapes -- without the slightest
regard for either the will of the people or the rules of
fairness.
Since that night, there have been 180 individual elections
for California's congressional seats, and only once has a seat
changed party control. In 1984, in fact, Republican
Congressional candidates together won more total votes than the
6
Democratic candidates, yet won fewer seats. The 1990 Census will
give California up to seven new House seats -- meaning that
nearly 1 of every 8 Congressmen in Washington will represent
California. And all existing California Congressional district
lines will have to be redrawn -- this time not with pencils in a
restaurant, but by state-of-the-art advanced computer programs.
The time has come for redistricting reform. We've got to end the
charade of Democratic gerrymandering.
Unlike the Democrats, Republicans don't need gerrymandering,
because Republicans can win on the issues. State Democratic
Chairman Jerry Brown admitted as much in a debate with your state
GOP chairman, Frank Visco, last year when he said that a fair set
of district lines would put the Democrats "out of business."
We can put them out of business -- on the issues. Look at
what Gov. Deukmeijian's Republican administration has
accomplished since 1983: Employment has been cut from 11 percent
to 5.3 percent, and 2.7 million new jobs have been created in
California. A $1.5 billion budget deficit has been turned into a
substantial surplus -- one with a prudent reserve and no general
tax increases.
But the list keeps going: Fourteen new prisons have been
built, education funding has been more than doubled, and drug
education is now included in every school from grades four to
eight. California now has some of the toughest environmental
laws in the nation, with thousands of acres of sensitive lands
acquired and preserved. Thanks to common sense policies and
a
7
strong leadership, California is better off than it ever has
been. Let's keep it that way. Let's keep it Republican. Let's
elect Pete Wilson. III
Pete Wilson is a proven winner -- and the voters know it.
In fact, Pete has won more votes in a single election than anyone
in the history of the United States Congress -- 5.1 million votes
in the last statewide race. Pete is a strong environmentalist, a
leader in the war on drugs, and a key member of my team in the
U.S. Senate. And believe me, we'll miss Senator Wilson. But
come to think of it, I really like the sound of Governor Pete
Wilson.
Pete will be leading a solid team of GOP candidates for
state office to victory. With him, they'll be the ones to keep
taxes low, the environment clean and the economy going strong.
People say I'm a cautious guy. I can't understand that. III
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb tonight and make a
prediction: 1990 will be a great year for the Golden State
because Pete Wilson will be your next governor.
In the tradition of Ronald Reagan and George Deukmeijian,
let's keep California great. And keep it Republican. ///
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
###