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BOB SMITH FOR SENATE \ MANCHESTER, N.H.
FRIDAY, maryou OCTOBER 33,1990 \ 12:30 P.M.
THANK YOU, BoB [SMITH], FOR THAT INTRODUCTION AND
FOR THIS WONDERFUL GREETING. ((SORRY I'M A LITTLE
LATE. BUT WE HAD TROUBLE OUT BACK, PARKING THE 18-
WHEELER.)) 1111
WITH BoB SMITH, WARREN RUDMAN, GORDON HUMPHREY, AND
CHUCK DOUGLAS, NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS ONE OF THE BEST
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS IN WASHINGTON.
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BILL ZELIFF WILL SOON BE JOINING THEM, I HOPE, TO
REPLACE BoB IN THE 1ST DISTRICT. AND NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS
FIRST CLASS LEADERSHIP HERE AT HOME, TOO. AND OF
COURSE, I'M TALKING ABOUT MY OLD FRIEND AND SUPPORTER
OVER HERE, GOVERNOR JUDD GREGG.
((A LITTLE EARLIER, SOMEBODY WAS WONDERING WHY I
DIDN'T BRING THE NEW BIG-SHOT IN THE BUSH FAMILY:
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR MILLIE, OUR DOG. III SHE'S OUT IN
THE BOOKSTORES -- SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. III
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BUT WE'RE HAVING A TERRIBLE TIME GETTING THE PAW PRINTS
OFF THE WHITE HOUSE CARPETS.)
FOR THE BUSH FAMILY, COMING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE IS
LIKE COMING HOME. As JOHN SUNUNU LOVES TO POINT OUT,
WE CAN'T EVEN GET TO IOUR PLACE IN Kennebunkport WITHOUT
PASSING THROUGH THIS ¡BEAUTIFUL STATE, AND I DON'T MIND
ONE BIT.
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WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME UP HERE, GOING WAY BACK
TO 1978 AND 1979, DURING MY FIRST CAMPAIGN FOR
PRESIDENT. AND 1978 WAS A TURNING POINT IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE POLITICS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE YEAR YOU SENT
A MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON. THE MESSAGE WAS STRONG. THE
MESSAGE WAS CLEAR. AND THE MESSENGER WAS GORDON
HUMPHREY.
1978 MARKED THE RIRST WAVE OF WHAT CAME TO BE KNOWN
AS THE REAGAN REVOLUTION.
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A SET OF NEW IDEAS THAT ARE REALLY AS OLD AS THE
REPUBLIC ITSELF. THAT PEOPLE, NOT GOVERNMENT, KNOW
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THAT A
STRONG, DIVERSE ECONOMY -- NOT A STRONG, CENTRALIZED
GOVERNMENT -- IS THE TRUE SOURCE OF PROSPERITY. THAT A
FIRM DEFENSE DOES NOT THREATEN PEACE, BUT PROMOTES IT.
AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS: WE SEEK TO PROTECT THE
FAMILY, EMPOWER THE POOR AND REWARD THE CREATIVE AND
THE RISK-TAKERS.
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THOSE ARE THE VALUES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE VALUES OF
AMERICA, AND THE VALUES OF MY FRIEND BoB SMITH. 1111
FOR SIX YEARS, BoB SMITH HAS ALSO BEEN NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S "TRUSTED FRIEND" IN CONGRESS. THE PEOPLE
HERE KNOW HIM. THEY KNOW HE'S A MAN OF PRINCIPLE, AND
THAT HE'S NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE TO SATISFY HIS OWN
EGO. I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST AS HAPPY TO SEE
GORDON HUMPHREY RUN AGAIN.
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BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE'S GOING TO SEND A NEW SENATOR TO
WASHINGTON THIS YEAR, AND TODAY MORE THAN EVER, THE
SENATE NEEDS LEADERS IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSERVATIVE
TRADITION -- LEADERS LIKE YOUR OWN BoB SMITH.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND: CONGRESS WOULDN'T BE
IN THIS MESS TODAY IF WE HAD MORE REPUBLICANS IN
CONGRESS. 11 BUT THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL
BOTH HOUSES MEANS COMPROMISE -- A BUDGET THAT ISN'T THE
BEST EVER, BUT THE BEST POSSIBLE. 11
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{WE'RE HANGING TOUGH} {WE'VE HUNG TOUGH} FOR A GOOD
AGREEMENT -- ONE THAT SHOWS WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT DRIVING
THIS DEFICIT DOWN. BECAUSE REAL DEFICIT REDUCTION WILL
HELP BRING INTEREST RATES DOWN -- MAKE IT EASIER FOR
AMERICAN FAMILIES TO BUY THAT NEW HOME OR CAR. MAKE IT
EASIER FOR AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS To BUILD MORE NEW
BUSINESSES -- AND THAT MEANS MORE NEW JOBS FOR AMERICAN
WORKERS. 11
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Now, IT'S TIME -- PAST TIME -- THAT CONGRESS PROVES
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IT CAN LEARN TO LIVE WITHIN ITS
MEANS -- THAT IT CAN PASS A BUDGET THAT PUTS THIS
NATION ON THE PATH TO LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH. 111
I WENT TO THE BARGAINING TABLE ASSISTED BY ONE OF
THE TOUGHEST, MOST PRINCIPLED NEGOTIATORS IN ALL OF
WASHINGTON -- NEW HAMPSHIRE'S OWN JOHN SUNUNU. BUT
LET'S FACE IT -- NO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS WILL SEND ME A
REPUBLICAN DREAM PACKAGE.
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To COME UP WITH ANY BUDGET AT ALL THIS YEAR -- I
HAD TO WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS WHO CONTROL CONGRESS.
PRESIDENT REAGAN FOUND IN 1982, IN SPITE OF HIS
AVERSION TO TAXES, THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GOVERN WAS TO
ACCEPT A COMPROMISE THAT INCLUDED RAISING REVENUE. You
KNOW MY FEELINGS ON TAXES. 11 I LIKE NEW TAXES ABOUT
AS MUCH AS I LIKE BROCCOLI. III PRESIDENT REAGAN HAD
TO SWALLOW HARD, AND so DID I. BUT THE LONG-TERM
HEALTH OF THE ECONOMY HAS TO COME BEFORE ANY POLITICAL
SELF-INTEREST.
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ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO TAX. ONLY CONGRESS
HAS THE POWER TO SPEND. BUT CONGRESS MAY HAVE
FORGOTTEN ONE THING: THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO
CHOOSE WHO SITS IN CONGRESS. AND THAT'S A MESSAGE I
WILL CARRY ALL OVER AMERICA.
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IF AMERICA WANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH, IF AMERICA WANTS
TO HOLD THE LINE ON TAXES AND CUT SPENDING, IF AMERICA
WANTS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT REDUCING THE DEFICIT, THEN
AMERICA NEEDS TO SEND REPUBLICANS LIKE BoB SMITH TO THE
U.S. SENATE. 1111
BUT DEFICIT REDUCTION ISN'T THE ONLY CHALLENGE THAT
REQUIRES TOUGH REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP IN CONGRESS.
ANOTHER PRIORITY FOR THIS NEW DECADE HAS TO BE THE
ENVIRONMENT.
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BoB SMITH REALLY CARES ABOUT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THE WILD SCENIC BEAUTY OF THIS STATE. AND AS THE
YELLOWS AND REDS AND GOLDS TINGED THE LEAVES OF THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS, I ONLY WISH I'D HAD TIME To DRIVE UP
THE KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY. 11 ((BUT WITH ALL THE TOURIST
TRAFFIC UP THERE, THE LAST THING NEW HAMPSHIRE NEEDED
WAS ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE.) 1111
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As CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN TASK FORCE ON
ACID RAIN, BoB AND I WORKED CLOSELY TO PUT TOGETHER THE
FIRST IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLEAR AIR ACT IN A DOZEN
YEARS. LAUNCHED LAST YEAR WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, THE
CLEAN AIR Act HAS BEEN BOGGED DOWN ON CAPITOL HILL. WE
CAN BALANCE THE NEED FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH THE NEED
TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE EARTH WE LIVE ON. WE CAN
CLEAN UP THE AIR AND RID OUR LAKES OF ACID RAIN. BUT
WE CAN'T DO IT UNLESS WE GET ACTION FROM CONGRESS.
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ONE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S MOST FAMOUS NATURE-LOVERS
-- I'M PROUD TO SAY -- IS ALSO AMERICA'S NEWEST MEMBER
OF THE SUPREME COURT -- WEARE'S OWN JUSTICE DAVID
SOUTER. III HE WAS ASKED A WHILE BACK HOW HE FELT
ABOUT LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON. "I DON'T KNOW ANYONE
THAT WOULD WANT TO LEAVE NEW HAMPSHIRE," HE REPLIED.
WELL, CONGRESS COULD USE SOME OF THAT FAMOUS NEW
HAMPSHIRE COMMON SENSE. IT'S ALWAYS A SACRIFICE, I
KNOW -- LEAVING THIS WONDERFUL STATE.
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BUT WHEN MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, THE WHOLE
WORK, COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE, IS GOING TO AND BENEFIT COMMON FROM SENSE. HIS BRAND III OF INTEGREITY HARD
BUT AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, Вов's PROMOTION TO THE
SENATE WON'T MARK THE FIRST TIME HE'S LEFT NEW
HAMPSHIRE TO ANSWER THE CALL OF PUBLIC SERVICE. LONG
BEFORE SERVING IN CONGRESS, BoB SERVED OUR COUNTRY
ABOARD A SHIP, AND KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO STAND IN
HARM'S WAY.
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HE SPENT FIVE YEARS IN THE NAVY RESERVE, INCLUDING A
YEAR STATIONED IN THE GULF OF TONKIN OFF THE COAST OF
VIETNAM.
TODAY, A NEW GENERATION OF THIS STATE'S FINEST
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE CONTINUING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
TRADITION OF PATRIOTISM AND COURAGE. FROM NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S OWN AIR NATIONAL GUARD, THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE 157TH AIR REFUELING GROUP HAVE FLOWN OVER 200
MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD.
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AIRMEN LIKE LT. COL. EVERETT BRAMHALL OF MANCHESTER,
WHO FLEW 14 MISSIONS IN 30 DAYS, REFUELING OTHER PLANES
ENROUTE TO THE PERSIAN GULF. OR SGT. MARK JOYCE OF
PORTSMOUTH, WHO, ON TOP OF HIS REGULAR WORK AS A
CIVILIAN HELICOPTER MECHANIC, HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR
THE EVENING SHIFT WITH HIS GUARD UNIT. THIS UNCOMMON
SACRIFICE, BY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES,
HAS BEEN A COMMON VIRTUE -- IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND ALL
ACROSS THIS MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY.
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ALL THIS MONTH, FROM SHIPS IN THE RED SEA, FROM AIR
BASES AND TANK BATTALIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA, ABSENTEE
BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED BACK TO OUR G.I.s' HOME STATES.
IF THEY CAN TAKE THE TROUBLE TO VOTE, CAN'T EVERY ONE
OF US, FROM DOVER TO DIXVILLE NOTCH, GET DOWN TO THE
FIREHOUSE OR SCHOOLHOUSE TO VOTE?
IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. You CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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AND BoB SMITH WILL DEFINITELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
UNITED STATE SENATE.
THANK FOR THIS WARM GREETING ON THIS CHILLY NEW
ENGLAND DAY. 11 "THANK YOU NEW HAMPSHIRE." 11 GOD
BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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