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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Rochester, Minnesota)
For Immediate Release
November 2, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT MINNESOTA GOP TICKET RECEPTION
John Marshall High School
Rochester, Minnesota
12:22 P.M. CST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for that welcome to Rochester.
Rudy, thank you so very much. However, about the weather --
(laughter) -- 47 years ago, almost to this day, I was sent by the
Navy to Minneapolis to learn to fly airplanes, and I never landed a
plane on anything other than ice and snow, at least in Minneapolis,
for six months. Don't tell me it's typical, but it is awful nice.
(Applause.)
What a joy it is to be here. And let me first thank my
friend of longstanding, Wayne Newton, who flew all the way from Las
Vegas here for this and now back tonight. (Applause.) And one other
matter of tremendous importance to this area -- and now I'm caught up
in the fray -- is I want congratulate the girls cross country team at
John Marshall that's going to the state finals. (Applause.) And
wish that -- right over here. (Applause.) Good luck at state.
And now for the business at hand. I am just delighted to
show my strong support for a national leader in our party and one of
America's greatest United States Senators, Rudy Boschwitz.
(Applause.) It is essential he be returned to office. (Applause.)
And I might say I'm enthusiastic about Arne Carlson, "the Rocky
Balboa of Minnesota" -- a seasoned leader -- (applause.) Three days
is all that's left, and he's going to defy the odds and become what
you need -- a new governor for the state of Minnesota. (Applause.)
I heard that this guy was in favor of shortened campaign
seasons, but this is ridiculous. (Laughter.) And I am excited about
the rest of our ticket. Joanelle Dyrstad, and Kevin Johnson for
attorney general; and Dave Jennings and Bob Heinrich. John Burger
for state treasurer. We've got good people running and they need
your support, too.
Let just tell you why I feel it is a pleasure to be --
why it's a pleasure for me to be out here for Rudy. He's a person
that Minnesotans trust. I know that. He's one who does embody
responsible government. And you know he's a member of the Ag
Committee, the Senate Agricultural Committee. That means he's a
champioń of your dairy farmers, and a real believer in the wonders of
milk. And so at Rudy's Super Duper Milk House at the State Fair
every year, he serves cherry, banana and root beer-flavored milk.
What worries me is, I don't mind cauliflower, but I hope he doesn't
throw out that broccoli-flavored milk. That's where we draw the
line. (Laughter and applause.)
And Arne, in introducing Rudy Boschwitz, referred to
this, but after 10 years on the Budget Committee, he is known in
Washington and across this country, Rudy, as a tough fighter for
lower taxes. A strong advocate of the spending freeze. And here's a
Senator in a tight race who made the tough choice and voted for an
essential budget agreement that's going to bring this deficit down
$492 billion over the next five years. (Applause.)
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And while others were weeping because they didn't get it
just the way they want, Rudy put the United States of America's
interest, and Minnesota's interest, ahead of his own desire for this
change or that. And that takes courage; that takes guts and
independence. And we need more like him in the Congress.
(Applause.)
You know, there's no higher domestic priority than the
economy. The job-creating engine that every family in this country
counts on. And in recent months, we've seen some uncertainty and
concern. I'm concerned about the slower economic growth. And that's
why a budget agreement was crucial and why I was willing to go the
extra mile to get it. And despite tough negotiations, we finally got
an agreement with the Democrats that control both the House and the
Senate. And there were clear differences.
The Democrats wanted to do it all by raising taxes,
including income tax rate increases for working Americans with that
insidious indexing provision. They called it socking the rich, and
it would have raised $40 billion out of the working men and women of
this country. And thanks to Rudy and others up there, we beat it.
Beat it to its knees. And that isn't going to happen. (Applause.)
Rudy and I, if we'd had our way, wanted to do it more
with spending. You see, I don't feel you're taxed too little; I feel
because of the liberal Democrats in Washington, we're spending too
much. (Applause.) And that's another reason we need him back.
(Applause.)
But the best thing about this agreement was we did get
strong enforcement provisions in the law. And we held the -- there
was another one that's good, too -- we held the line on reckless
cuts. Defense spending came down. But we eliminated the reckless
cuts that would have cut into the heart of our national security.
And that wouldn't have happened if we didn't have farsighted senators
like Rudy Boschwitz that know this world is not a tranquil place. We
need people that understand the national security interest of the
United States of America back there in the United States Senate.
(Applause.)
But this is only part of what the battle is about, this
fiscal sanity. Let's start with another issue here: the environment.
Our sacred trust. Rudy, coming from this land of 10,000 lakes, has
been a strong advocate for sound environmental practice. I need his
voice for the environment. We've finally gotten a Clean Air bill
that I can sign, and that's good for Minnesota, it's good for the
nation, it's good for Canada and Mexico. And we are again in the
lead for environmental all across this land of ours and across the
Earth. But we've got to have more people that understand you can
grow and still have good environmental practice. And that's where
Rudy is, and I'm grateful to him. (Applause.)
The legislative logjam was broken. I want to give a
little credit not only to Rudy, but also to Dave Durenburger because
without them, I don't believe I would have had a Clean Air Act that I
can confidently and optimistically sign. So I'm grateful to both
Rudy and Dave on that one. (Applause.)
There's still a lot of work to be done on the Republican
agenda. America, frankly, is fed up with crime. I hope you re doing
a little better in Rochester, Minnesota, than we are as a nation as a
whole. But nevertheless, Republicans wherever they are know that we
need tough legislation. We know that the handcuffs belong not on our
able police officers, but on the criminals themselves. And that's
the kind of legislation we were fighting for. (Applause.) Ever
since I met with a couple of victims of crime -- family groups -- it
occurred to me, and I feel strongly about it, that we need a little
less sympathy for the criminal and a little more for the victims of
these crimes in this country. (Applause.)
And shortly after I took office I stood in front of the
U.S. Capitol and called on Congress to pass tough new laws to help
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America take back the streets. And instead, in the final hours of
this liberal-controlled Congress back there, Democratic liberals
choked up and completely gutted our package to fight back against
violent crime. Republicans fought for habeas corpus reform and
stopping convicted criminals from endlessly abusing the appeals
process. We fought for reforms of the exclusionary rule -- a
judge-made law that lets the guilty go free. And Republicans fought
for a real federal death penalty for drug kingpins and terrorists and
those who kill our police officers. And the Democrats blocked it,
and we need more senators like Rudy to stand up in the next Congress
and fight for that. (Applause.)
So if you get the idea that I'm enthusiastic about Rudy
Boschwitz, you're beginning to get the message. He's a class act.
He's a class act with a great family. Please send him back to
Washington. (Applause.)
And so my main message here today is one of partisan
politics because I believe, with Arne as governor and Rudy in the
Senate, you're going to be in good hands. Very good hands indeed.
But, you know, let me now just ask you to set partisan politics aside
for a minute because I want to talk to you about a subject that is in
the hearts and on the minds of every single American. And I know
that everyone in this country is vitally interested in the Persian
Gulf situation.
And, you know, former Senator Vandenberg was absolutely
right when he said politics ends at the water's edge. And I'm
grateful to the leaders -- Democratic leaders, Republican leaders,
Democratic members, Republican members of the House and Senate -- for
their strong bipartisan support. But I thought I owe it to the
American people to keep affirming and bringing as best I can our
message of purpose on the question of why we are there.
Let me first be clear: There will be no compromise on
the stated objectives of the United Nations Security Council
resolution -- none at all. And the reason is this. We cannot
compromise with brutal, naked aggression. We cannot permit one
country to bully a neighbor and take it over without making them pay
the price. (Applause.)
And let me make another point. Let me make another
point. The brutality against innocent civilians will not be
tolerated and that will not stand, either. What's happening to those
so-called guests -- really hostages -- is uncivilized. And the world
should rise up and demand that those people be let go. It is
outrageous what Saddam Hussein is doing. (Applause.)
No one -- no one -- wants a peaceful solution more -- to
this situation more than I do. Nobody at all. No one, however, is
more determined to see this aggression turned back than I am. We
forged together the most fantastic international coalition in
history. We've resurrected the Security Council of the United
Nations with 10 resolutions passed, condemning this brutal aggression
and holding of innocent people hostage. And I will do my level best
to hold that coalition together to see that these international
sanctions work and that Iraq get out of Kuwait and without condition
and free the people that they are holding in contravention of
international law. (Applause.)
Now we are determined and the world understands it. And
thank God the people of the United States understand that it is only
the United States that has the strength and, I would say, total
back. commitment to stay the course and see that this aggression is turned
These are not easy times. These are not easy times at
all. But I have never been more proud of the young men and women --
all volunteers -- highly motivated, beautifully trained, who are
serving halfway around the world than I am today. These are the
finest young men and women that have ever served in the Armed Forces
of the United States. And we will not let them down. (Applause.)
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And so let me shift back now 180 degrees. I wanted to
get you that message of how strongly I feel -- and end this way. It
is right that we participate in partisan politics. It is right that
I as the President go around this country talking about the men and
women that I want elected to office, as the Democratic leaders are
doing for their candidates. And it is right that I came to
Rochester, Minnesota, today to tell you from the bottom of my heart
-- and I seldom speak for the Silver Fox -- that's Barbara, my wife
-- and this one I confidently do. (Applause.) And even our dog,
Millie, agrees with this. (Laughter.) That we strongly support Arne
Carlson for governor. And we urge you -- we cry out -- send Rudy
Boschwitz, our friend, your admired Senator, back to Washington, D.C.
for six more years. (Applause.)
Thank you. And God bless all of you. (Applause.)
END
12:42 P.M. CST
Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 31 P4: 29
10/31/90
10:00 am 11/01/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATOR RALLY
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
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FITZWATER
WINSTO
GRAY
CARNEY
HAGIN
ANDERSON N/C
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendation directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office by 10:00 am Thursday,
November 1. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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90 OCT 31 PM 2: 21
October 30, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
(Acknowledgements)
Thank you so much, ((name)), for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota,' a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. 111.))
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds.// Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
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"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. 11
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. // And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
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failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. // America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwitz. // Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. 11
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. //
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough.' //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
4
Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. 11
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. //))
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 billion in new income taxes.
Well, we stopped them cold. // Their rhetoric is wrong and their
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either. //
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
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for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience)) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
((And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful. "))
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. Ninety-eight
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. 11
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
///
You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
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legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. 111 And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. 11
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
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Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. // Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. //
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. // And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. //
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 2 A8: 09
DATE: 11/01/90
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATE RALLY
(11/01 draft five)
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
R
MCCLURE
R
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
CARNEY
FITZWATER
ANDERSON
GRAY
WINSTON
HAGIN
PINKERTON
HOLIDAY
>
DELAND
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
Grant/Simon
Draft five A:RUDY
90 NOV - PH 6: 51
November 1, 1990
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATE RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
Thank you so much, (name) ) for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota," a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just 3 days is going
to defy the odds and become the next governor of this state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. /// ))
And I'm excited about the rest of our state ticket as well:
Kevin Johnson (Attorney General) ; Dave Jennings (Sec. of State) ;
Bob Heinrich (State Auditor) ; and John Burger (State Treasurer)
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. // Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it.") )
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can trust. A man who
embodies responsible government. You know Rudy's a member of the
Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real champion of your dairy
farmers -- a real believer in the wonders of milk. So, at
"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
behind you all the way. But please, no broccoli-flavored milk.
// Well, I think I've milked that for all I can get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. // We need more Senators like
Rudy -- we need more Republicans in Congress. //
I think one of the most important things we can do together
is to get more Republicans elected -- in every town, in every
state and for every federal seat in this land. Because the
Republican party is the party with an agenda -- the party of
change, not the status quo -- the party of new ideas.
There is no higher domestic priority on the Republican
agenda than the economy -- the job-creating engine that every
family in this country counts on. In recent months we've seen
some uncertainty and concern about slower economic growth.
That's why a budget agreement was crucial -- and why I was
willing to go the extra mile to get it.
Despite tough negotiations, we finally reached a budget
agreement with the Democrats controlling Congress. There were
clear differences between the parties in how to cut the deficit.
The Democrats wanted to raise taxes, including income tax
rates for working Americans. I wanted to reduce the deficit with
spending cuts. What we got was a compromise: some taxes but
almost $500 billion in deficit reduction in five years. $350
billion in spending cuts -- the largest in history. Incentives
to make America less dependent on foreign oil.
And we put Congress on the pay-as-you-go plan. The
enforcement provisions in this agreement are real -- they are
strong. No longer will federal programs be funded with red ink.
// Finally, we held the line against reckless cuts of our Armed
Forces to ensure that America's defenses remain strong -- second
to none. We owe that to our men and women in the Persian Gulf.
But getting our fiscal policy on track is just part of what
we have accomplished as the party of change. Let's start with
the environment -- our sacred trust. Rudy's been a strong
advocate for preserving and protecting the "land of 10,000
lakes." We need to keep Rudy as a strong voice for Minnesota.
I want everyone from the Iron Range to the Twin Cities to
here in Rochester to know how hard we're working in Washington to
protect our environment. A year ago, I challenged the Congress
to break the stalemate that has hindered progress on tougher
Clean Air legislation for the past decade -- to turn technology
and the power of the marketplace to the advantage of the
environment. To create. To innovate. To tip the scales in
favor of recovery, restoration, and renewal.
Today, thanks to the innovation and cooperation of those on
all sides -- and thanks especially to the hard work of Rudy
Boschwitz -- the legislative logjam has been broken, and I
finally have a clean air bill I can sign.
This legislation will remove 10 million tons of the
emissions that cause acid rain from the air; it will bring the
nation's 100 most smog-laden cities safe, healthy air; and it
encourages the use of alternative fuels, that are safer for our
environment, and reduce our dependence on foreign energy. Now,
America's dirtiest cities will be required to use a fuel derived
in part not from the oil fields of the Middle East, but from the
cornfields of America. // But most important, it's going to make
every man, woman, and child in America breathe a little easier.
Because Republicans care about change, we've got a Clean Air
Bill. III I think that's something to celebrate. 111
But of course there is still work to be done on the
Republican agenda. America is fed up with crime. And
Republicans know handcuffs belong not on the cops and the courts
--- handcuffs belong on the criminals. 111
Shortly after taking office, I stood before the U.S. Capitol
and called on Congress to pass tough new laws to help America
"Take Back the Streets." Instead, in the final hours of the
Congress, Democratic liberals choked -- and completely gutted our
package to fight back against violent crime.
Republicans fought for habeas corpus reforms -- aimed at
stopping convicted criminals from endlessly abusing the appeals
process. Republicans fought for reforms of the exclusionary rule
-- a judge-made law that lets the guilty go free. And
Republicans fought for a real federal death penalty for drug
kingpins and terrorists. The liberal Democrats blocked these
provisions -- blocked the will of the American people.
Rudy agrees with me: we need to be tough on crime and
criminals. Republicans want change. Give me more Republicans,
and we'll get the job done.
Republicans truly want to build a better America. To do it,
we need more Republicans. We need a strong Senator like Rudy
Boschwitz on Capitol Hill. We need a governor like Arne Carlson
in the State House. I need them, Minnesota needs them, and most
of all, America needs them.
//
Today, we're here to express our partisan point of view --
to participate with pride in our political process. But now, let
me put partisan politics aside. I know that everyone in this
country is vitally interested in the situation in the Middle
East, so let me bring you up to date. Former Senator Vandenberg
was right when he said, "Politics ends at the water's edge." I
am grateful to the leaders and other Members of Congress --
Democrat and Republican -- for their bipartisan support.
On August 2nd, Iraq invaded Kuwait. They literally raped,
pillaged, and plundered this once-peaceful land -- this nation
that is a member of the Arab League and of the United Nations.
Iraq began to brutally and systematically dismantle Kuwait --
shipping its medical equipment, its machines, its records, its
gold -- back to Baghdad. They have tried to silence Kuwaiti
dissent and courage with firing squads. In one incident, a 15
year-old boy gunned down, his family forced to watch. His crime
-- passing out leaflets.
The United States and the rest of the world, united in anger
and outrage, determined to force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
On August 5th, Saddam Hussein announced he was pulling his forces
out of Kuwait. At that very moment he sent his armor and his
troops south to mass along the Saudi border, threatening yet
another member of the U.N. and Arab League.
Subsequently, the United Nations Security Council passed ten
resolutions of condemnation and disapproval. On August 5th, I
said Saddam Hussein's aggression will not stand. Today I am more
determined than ever: This aggression will not stand. ///
This morning over 300 Americans, innocent civilians, are
held against their will in Iraq. Many of them reportedly staked
out as human shields, near possible military targets -- something
even Adolf Hitler didn't do.
Many more Americans are in hiding in Kuwait, their lives at
stake; 27 imprisoned in the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City. They
are cut off from food and other supplies. They are. surrounded by
Iraqi troops. Our flag still flies but the rights of these
American citizens are, at this very moment, being denied by
Iraq's brutal dictator.
Let me be clear -- we bear no hostility toward the Iraqi
people, nor do any of the over 25 countries represented on land
and sea in the Gulf area. We have no argument with the Iraqi
people. Our problem is with Saddam Hussein -- alone.
I want a peaceful resolution to this crisis. Indeed, we
have worked closely with the United Nations in putting sanctions
into effect, in passing resolutions and in speaking with one
voice against the invader's aggression.
We are giving the sanctions time to work. I hope there will
never be a shot fired in anger, but let me be very, very clear:
There will be no compromise on the stated objectives of the
United Nations Security Council resolutions -- none at all. //
The brutality against innocent civilians will not be tolerated
and will not stand. // Saddam's clear violations of
international law will not stand. // And that means, yes, Saddam
Hussein's brutal aggression will not stand. //
No one wants a peaceful solution to this crisis more than I
do. No one is more determined to see this aggression turned back
than I am.
At this moment -- on the other side of the world -- brave
men and women in our Armed Services -- the best ever to serve --
stand at the ready in the desert sun. // The last few weeks,
many of them have taken time out of their duties to send in an
absentee ballot. There's a lesson there -- a lesson in the love
of liberty, the precious freedom that gives America its meaning.
// So next Tuesday, I urge everyone, especially those of you
here in Southeastern Minnesota: take that lesson to heart. Get
out and vote. Don't take democracy for granted.
Once again, my thanks for this warm welcome. We need to
keep solid Republicans like Rudy Boschwitz in the U.S. Senate.
We need his integrity, his leadership and his experience. //
Let's roll up our sleeves and send Senator Rudy Boschwitz back to
the United States Senate. ///
Thank you, and God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 1 A10: 58
10/31/90
10:00 am 11/01/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATOR RALLY
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
CARNEY
HAGIN
ANDERSON
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendation directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office by 10:00 am Thursday,
November 1. Thank you.
RESPONSE: Are comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
Draft three
90 OCT 31 PM 2:21
October 30, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Thank you so much, ((name)), for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington - -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country - -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota,' a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. /// ))
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. // Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
2
"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. 11
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. // And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
3
failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. // America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwitz. // Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. 11
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. //
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough.' //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
4
Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. //
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. //))
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 36 billion in new income taxes.
Anderso
Well, we stopped them cold. // Their rhetoric is wrong and their
X4631
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either. //
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
5
for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience)) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
((And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful."))
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. Ninety-eight
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. 11
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
///
You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
6
legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
Basaburity is an incumbent
should delete paragigeh.>
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
Taylor X 3192
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. /// And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. //
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
7
Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. // Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. 11
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. // And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. //
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 1 A10: 19
10/31/90
10:00 am 11/01/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATOR RALLY
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
CTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCL
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
CARNEY
HAGIN
ANDERSON
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendation directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office by 10:00 am Thursday,
November 1. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Phane see suggestions
10/31/90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
Draft three
90 OCT 31 Pil 2:21
October 30, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
(Acknowledgements) )
Thank you so much, (name) for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota," a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
( (You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. 111 ) )
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
7
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. // Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
2
"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.))
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. //
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. // And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
3
failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. // America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwits. // Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. 11
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. 11
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough. //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
4
Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. 11
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. //))
mitchell
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
Hove
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
bill->
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 billion in new income taxes.
not mitchell- endored)
Well, we stopped them cold. // Their rhetoric is wrong and their
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either./ /
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
5
for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
((And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful."))
how about 1960
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
(better)
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
More than
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. 1 Ninety-eight
(98.5)
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. //
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
111
You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
6
legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. 111 And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. //
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
7
Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. 11 Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. 11
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. 11 And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. 11
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Grant/Simon
Draft three
90 OCT 31 P2: 23
October 30, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Thank you so much, ((name)), for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country - for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota," a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. /// ))
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. // Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
2
"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. //
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. // And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
3
failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. // America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwitz. // Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. 11
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. //
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough.' //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
4
Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. 11
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. 11))
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 billion in new income taxes.
Well, we stopped them cold. // Their rhetoric is wrong and their
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either. //
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
5
for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience)) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
((And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful. )
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. Ninety-eight
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. 11
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
///
You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
6
legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. /// And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. 11
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
7
Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. 11 Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. //
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. 11 And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. //
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 31, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR MARY KAY GRANT
FROM:
Valerie Musgrove
SUBJECT:
Acknowledgements for Minnesota
1. Senator Rudy Boschwitz - U.S. Senator for Minnesota
2. Senator David Durenberger - U.S. Senator for Minnesota
3. Arne Carlson - Minnesota Independent-Republican Gubernatorial
Candidate
4. Congressman Vin Weber - 2nd District Minnesota
5. Congressman Bill Frenzel - 3rd District Minnesota (Retiring)
6. Congressman Arlan Stangeland - 7th District Minnesota
7. Doug Anderson - Republican Nominee 1st District Minnesota
8. Jim Ramstad - Republican Nominee 3rd District Minnesota
9. Ian Maitland - Republican Nominee 4th District Minnesota
10. Raymond Gilbertson - Republican Nominee 5th District
Minnesota
11. Bruce Anderson - Republican Nominee 6th District Minnesota
12. Jerry Shuster - Republican Nominee 8th District Minnesota
13. Frank Graves, Jr. - Republican National Committeeman
14. Evie Axdahl - Republican National Committeewoman
15. Bob Weinholzer - Minnesota Independent-Republican State
Chairman
16. Barbara Sykora - Minnesota Independent-Republican State
Chairwoman
17. Chuck Hazama - Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota
18. Lt. Governor Candidate - To Be Named Later
7
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. // More
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. //
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
# # #
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Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 31 P6: 06
10/31/90
10:00 am 11/01/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATOR RALLY
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
ROGERS
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WINSTON
GRAY
CARNEY
HAGIN
ANDERSON
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendation directly to Chriss
Winston's office with a copy to my office by 10:00 am Thursday,
November 1. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Simon
Draft three
90 OCT 31 Pi1 2:21
October 30, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
(Acknowledgements)
Thank you so much, ((name) for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad. to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota," a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. 111 )
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. 11 Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
2
"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. //
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. 11 And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
3
failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. 11 America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwits. 11 Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. //
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. 11
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough. //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
4
Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. 11
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. //))
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 billion in new income taxes.
Well, we stopped them cold. 11 Their rhetoric is wrong and their
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either.//
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
5
for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
( (And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful."))
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. Ninety-eight
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. 11
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
///
You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
6
legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. 111 And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. 11
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
7
Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. 11 Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. 11
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. 11 And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. 11
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Grant/Simon
Draft four
November 1, 1990
A:RUDY
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATE Jvennor RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
Thank you so much, ((name) for that great introduction,
and thank you, Wayne Newton for a beautiful rendition of the
Anthem. It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad
to be here to show my strong support for a national leader in our
Party and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota, a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. /// ))
And I'm excited about the rest of our state ticket as well:
Kevin Johnson (Attorney General) ; Dave Jennings (Sec. of State) i
Bob Heinrich (State Auditor) i and John Burger (State Treasurer) i.
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds. // Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
I'malad
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can trust. A man who
2
embodies responsible government. You know Rudy's a member of the
Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real champion of your dairy
farmers -- arguing that milk production isn't the problem, it's
the underconsumption of it. So, at "Rudy's Super Duper Milk
House" at the State Fair every year, he serves cherry, banana,
and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm with you all the way on
this one. But please, no broccoli-flavored milk. // Well, I
think I've milked that for all I can get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. // Back in Washington, we need
more Senators like Rudy -- we need more Republicans in Congress.
//
Rudyand
Rudy
I'm glad to be here today campaigning for this great team,
because I think one of the most important things we can do
together is to get more Republicans elected in every town, in
every state and for every federal seat in this land. Because the
Republican party is the party with an agenda -- the party of
change, not the status quo -- the party of new ideas.
There is no higher domestic priority on the Republican
agenda than America's economy -- the job-creating engine that
every family in this country counts on.
In recent months we've seen some uncertainty and concern
about slower economic growth. That's why a budget agreement was
3
crucial -- and why I was willing to go the extra mile to get it.
Despite tough negotiations, we finally reached a budget
agreement with the Democrats controlling Congress. There were
clear differences between the parties in how to cut the deficit.
The Democrats wanted to raise taxes, including income tax
rates for working Americans. I wanted to reduce the deficit with
spending cuts. What we got was a compromise: some taxes but
almost $500 billion in deficit reduction in five years. $350
billion in spending cuts -- the largest in history. Incentives
to make America less dependent on foreign oil.
And we put Congress on the pay-as-you-go plan. The
enforcement provisions in this agreement are real -- they are
strong. No longer will programs be funded with red ink.
Finally, we held the line against reckless cuts of our Armed
Forces to ensure that this nation's defense remains strong. We
owe that to our men and women in the Persian Gulf.
But getting our fiscal policy on track is just part of what
we have accomplished as the party of change. A year ago, I
challenged the Congress and the American people to work with me,
to break the stalemate that has hindered progress on clean air
for the past decade.
We've put our best minds to work, on both sides of the
aisle, and both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, to turn technology
and the power of the marketplace to the advantage of the
environment. To create. To innovate. To tip the scales in
favor of recovery, restoration, and renewal.
4
A year ago, I said "Every American expects and deserves to
breathe clean air. And as President, it is my mission to
guarantee it: for this generation, and for generations to come."
Today, thanks to the innovation and cooperation of industry,
government, and environmental experts -- and thanks especially to
the hard work of Rudy Boschwitz -- I can say that I'll have a
clearn air bill I can sign. ///
This legislation will remove 10 million tons of the
emissions that cause acid rain from the air; it will bring the
nation's 100 most smog-laden cities safe, healthy air; and it
encourages the use of alternative fuels, that are safer for our
environment, and reduce our dependence on foreign energy. This
bill is good for us. It's good for Canada -- Mexico, too. And it
sends a signal of commitment and leadership to the rest of the
world.
The fulfillment of this commitment has broken an eight year
legislative logjam. But more important, it's going to make every
man, woman, and child in America breathe a little easier.
Because Republicans care about change, we've got a Clean Air
Bill. III I think that's something to celebrate. III
But of course there is still work to be done on the
Republican agenda. America is fed up with crime. And
Republicans know handcuffs belong not on the cops and the courts
-- handcuffs belong on the criminals. III
Shortly after taking office, I stood before the U.S. Capitol
and called on Congress to pass tough new laws to help America
5
"Take Back the Streets." Instead, in the final hours of the
Congress, Democratic liberals choked -- and completely gutted our
package to fight back against violent crime.
Republicans fought for habeas corpus reforms -- aimed at
stopping convicted criminals from endlessly abusing the appeals
process. Republicans fought for reforms of the exclusionary rule
-- a judge-made law that lets the guilty go free. And
Republicans fought for a real federal death penalty for drug
kingpins and terrorists. The liberal Democrats blocked these
provisions -- blocked the will of the American people.
We need to be tough on crime and criminals. Republicans
want change. Give me more Republicans, and we'll get the job
done.
Republicans truly want to build a better America. To do it,
we need more Republicans. We need a strong Senator like Rudy
Boschwitz on Capitol Hill. We need a governor like Arne Carlson
in the State House. And so especially here in Southeastern
Minnesota, we need to get out the vote for these great Republican
candidates. I need them, Minnesota needs them, and most of all,
America needs them.
//
Today, we are at a partisan political event but now let me
put partisan politics aside -- totally. I know that everyone in
this country is vitally interested in the situation in the Middle
East, so let me bring you up to date. Former Senator Vandenberg
was right when he said, "Politics ends at the water's edge." I
6
am grateful to the leaders and other Members of Congress --
Democrat and Republican -- for their bipartisan support.
On August 2nd, Iraq invaded Kuwait. They literally raped,
pillaged, and plundered this once-peaceful land -- this nation
that is a member of the Arab League and of the United Nations.
Iraq began to brutally and systematically dismantle Kuwait --
shipping its medical equipment, its machines, its records, its
gold -- back to Baghdad. They have tried to silence Kuwaiti
dissent and courage with firing squads. In one incident, a 15
year-old boy gunned down, his family forced to watch. His crime
-- passing out leaflets.
The United States and the rest of the world, united in anger
and outrage, determined to force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
On August 5th, Saddam Hussein announced he was pulling his forces
out of Kuwait. At that very moment he sent his armor and his
troops south to mass along the Saudi border, threatening yet
another member of the U.N. and Arab League.
Subsequently, the United Nations Security Council passed ten
resolutions of condemnation and disapproval. On August 5th, I
said Saddam Hussein's aggression will not stand. Today I
am
more
determined than ever: This aggression will not stand. 111
This morning over 300 Americans, innocent civilians, are
held against their will in Iraq. Many of them reportedly staked
out as human shields, near possible military targets -- brutality
not seen since Adolf Hitler.
7
Many more Americans are in hiding in Kuwait, their lives at
stake; 27 imprisoned in the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait city. They
are cut off from food and other supplies. They are surrounded by
Iraqi troops. Our flag still flies but the rights of these
American citizens are, at this very moment, being denied by
Iraq's brutal dictator.
Let me be clear -- we have no argument with the Iraqi
people. We bear no hostility to the Iraqi people, nor do any of
the over 25 countries represented on land and sea in the Gulf
area. Our problem is with Saddam Hussein -- alone.
I want a peaceful resolution to this crisis. Indeed, we
have worked closely with the United Nations in putting sanctions
into effect, in passing resolutions and in speaking with one
voice against the invader's aggression.
We are giving the sanctions time to work. I hope there will
never be a shot fired in anger, but let me be very, very clear:
There will be no compromise on the stated objectives of the
United Nations Security Council resolutions -- none at all.
The brutality against innocent civilians will not be
tolerated and will not stand. // Saddam's clear violations of
international law will not stand. // And that means, yes, Saddam
Hussein's brutal aggression will not stand. //
No one wants a peaceful solution to this crisis more than I
do. No one is more determined to see this agression turned back
than I am.
8
As to our own forces deployed in the Gulf, we have the best
young men and women over there ever to serve in our armed forces.
They are all volunteers, they are all well trained, they are all
highly motivated. They are your sons and daughters-- your
neighbors' kids. They are the finest and we owe them an enormous
vote of thanks. ///
These men and women don't take decomocracy for granted.
Thousands upon thousands of them will be sending absentee ballots
from the Saudi desert and the Persian Gulf. If they can find the
time to vote under such conditions, so can every single American
here at home. We have an obligation to show these extraordinary
GI's that we don't take democracy for granted either. Let's make
them as proud of us as we are of them. //
Thank you, and God bless the United States of America.
# # #
Document No. 187344
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 7 A9: 49
10/31/90
10:00 am 11/01/90
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR SENATOR gato RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: RUDY BOSCHWITZ FOR GOVERNOR RALLY
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
TIME?
((Acknowledgements))
Thank you so much, ((name)), for that great introduction.
It is wonderful to be out of Washington -- and I am glad to be
here to show my strong support for a national leader in our Party
and one of America's great Senators, Rudy Boschwitz. //
Only three days until Election Day, and we're pulling out
all the stops campaigning across the country -- for top-notch
candidates like Arne Carlson, "the Rocky Balboa of Minnesota," a
seasoned leader we know and trust -- who in just three days is
going to defy the odds and become the next governor of this great
state. 11
((You know, I heard Arne was in favor of a shortened
campaign season, but this is ridiculous. /// ) )
((You know when Rudy called and asked us to come out for
this rally, I asked if perhaps we should bring out the Republican
secret weapon, and really rev up the crowds./ / Rudy said, "Sure,
Mr. President // but Barbara told us she couldn't make it."))
It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Rudy Boschwitz -- a
tremendous Senator and a man Minnesotans can count on. You know
Rudy's a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee -- a real
champion of your dairy farmers -- arguing that milk production
isn't the problem, it's the underconsumption of it. So, at
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"Rudy's Super Duper Milk House" at the State Fair every year, he
serves cherry, banana, and root beer-flavored milk. Rudy, I'm
with you all the way on this one. But please, no broccoli-
flavored milk. // Well, I think I've milked that for all I can
get.) )
Today, after ten years on the Budget Committee, Rudy's known
as a tough fighter for lower taxes and a strong advocate of the
spending freeze. And he can tell you when it comes to raising
taxes, the Democrats can't tell the difference between milking a
COW and sending it to slaughter. 11
Back in Washington, we need more Senators like Rudy -- we
need more Republicans in Congress. Now, we've got just three
days until Election Day -- I like to call it Opportunity Day --
when voters have the opportunity to vote for change. To vent
their frustration and their anger at the unresponsive and
irresponsible Democratic Congress. // And nowhere has this
Democratic Congress been more irresponsible than the budget
process we've just completed.
This country faces an enormous challenge of tremendous
consequences. A federal budget deficit spiraling into the
hundreds of billions of dollars. I was elected to make some
tough decisions, to govern.
At times, every President finds that he must compromise for
the good of the country. And I reached out my hand -- to work
with the Democrats in Congress -- only to have a parade of
liberal Democrats march to the microphone to blame me for their
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failures. My goodwill has been rewarded with business-as-usual
on the budget. Well, enough is enough. // America deserves a
Better Deal. Send me more Senators like Rudy Boschwitz. 11 Send
me more Republicans and we'll get the job done. 11
We're taking our case to the American people. We can send a
message to every Democratic Congressman or Senator who mortgaged
the future of our kids. To every Democrat who tried to raise
income taxes on every working American -- and believe me, they
tried. And to every Democrat who's part of this Democratic
spending binge -- Americans say we're not going to take it
anymore. 11
Because this is our country. It doesn't belong only to the
privileged few who roam the congressional corridors of power.
Perhaps the Democrats have forgotten that. Perhaps they're too
busy taking care of their special interests and their own re-
elections.
What a shame that the highest aspirations of the Founding
Fathers would come down to this: an imperious majority that uses
its power to protect its own prerogatives; its own perks; its own
privileges; and its own pet projects. It's time the American
people say 'enough is enough. //
You know, Will Rogers -- whose birthday is this weekend --
once said, "Lord, the money we do spend on Government -- and it's
not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the
money twenty years ago." He was right -- the American people
know that it's Congress that appropriates every dime we spend.
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Well, I say it's time we got more for our money. It's time
Americans got a Better Deal. //
((You know, they say there are two things you should never
watch being made: sausage and laws. // When it comes to the
Democrats in Congress, I'd say we've all been taken on a first-
class tour of the hot dog factory. //))
And, frankly, I can't say I was surprised to hear a Democrat
leader say -- before the ink was dry on the budget agreement --
that the Democrats will fight for higher taxes next year. I was
disgusted to hear them call it their bill to 'soak the rich.'
What it really did was go after the paycheck of the working men
and women in this country with $40 billion in new income taxes.
Well, we stopped them cold. // Their rhetoric is wrong and their
purpose is wrong. And Republicans aren't going to let them get
away with it -- because Republicans are looking out for the
working men and women of this country. //
Americans have had to endure six months of endless budget
negotiations. Rudy will tell you -- he saw it all as a member of
the Budget Committee -- but for six months this Democratic
Congress stalled the budget agreement and risked stalling the
economy -- all in the name of politics and higher taxes. And the
American people are not going to let them get away with that,
either. //
All in all, this budget agreement is unprecedented, and
long-overdue. We got nearly $350 billion in spending cuts and
almost $500 billion in total deficit reduction. And we fought
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for what was good in the package: spending cuts, entitlement
reform, and tough enforcement provisions. It was time to stop
mortgaging the future of these kids ( (in audience)) This
Democratic spending binge had to stop. //
But there was a price for that agreement. Those spending
cuts were held hostage by the liberal Democrats, and the ransom
we paid was taxes. The Democrats are still pushing that tired
line of more taxes, more spending, and more bureaucracy. And at
the same time the Administration and Republican members on the
Hill wanted to cut spending, Congress voted to spend half a
million dollars to create a Lawrence Welk tourist attraction.
((And that is not "wunnerful, wunnerful. ) )
This liberal Democrat Congress has become America's biggest,
most entrenched special interest. /// In 1959, Congress was
served by 5800 staff members. Today it is served by almost
20,000 staff members, who control the perks and pass out the
pork. It's an endless maze of 300 committees and subcommitttes -
- all fed by special interests -- while the national interest is
lost in the rush to get re-elected. The House intended to be
closest to the people has become a House of Lords. Ninety-eight
percent who seek re-election, are re-elected. It's time to make
a change -- the American people deserve a Better Deal. //
The solution is simple: We need more Republicans in Congress.
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You know the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
We are the ones fighting for family values in this year's
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legislation -- in education, in child care, in housing. And
we're going to keep right on fighting. And we're the ones
determined to bring hope and opportunity to the millions
forgotten by the Democrats. And we won't give up on them. We're
the ones with more sympathy for the victims of crime than for the
criminals. And we're the ones who understand that the world
remains a dangerous place and that American leadership can meet
the challenges of an uncertain world. And America will continue
to lead because Republicans will not undermine America's
strength. //
Let me tell you, it's great to be out of Washington. ///
And as we travel around the country, I've seen the wisdom of the
American people. They've got an answer for entrenched
politicians: it's called term limitation. In states like
California, Oklahoma, and Colorado frustrated voters have taken
matters into their own hands -- with ballot initiatives to limit
the terms of state legislators. But when it comes to Congress,
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a ballot initiative. They can
start limiting a few terms themselves -- this Tuesday. // They
can elect citizen-legislators -- men and women who return to live
under the laws they made. Term limitation is an idea whose time
has come. /// And it's time it came to Capitol Hill. 11
When you get out in the country, you also see the ideas that
work. See what good Governors -- like Arne Carlson will be --
what they can do when they have the tools they need. And what
works is the line item veto that 43 governors already have. If
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Congress can't cut spending then I say: give the President a
shot. Give me the line item veto and see what we can do. ///
And that's not all. We want a balanced budget amendment
like 49 states already have. The Democratic tax-and-spend
machine must be stopped -- and we're the ones to do the job. ///
So here is my message to the voters of this state: This
year, don't make November 6 a day like any other day. This year,
when you go to the polls, vote Republican -- vote for Rudy
Boschwitz and Arne Carlson. // Because Minnesota deserves the
best -- and you've got it right here. //
Meanwhile, I'm going to crisscross this country from North
to South and East to West, and take this message to those
Americans who don't have Rudy Boschwitz to represent them in the
U.S. Senate: more Republicans in Congress means more men and
women fighting against more taxes and more spending. 11 And more
Republicans means a Better Deal for America. //
Thank you. God bless the United States of America.
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