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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Manchester, New Hampshire)
For Immediate Release
February 12, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO STATE LEGISLATURE
State House
Concord, New Hampshire
2:10 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, thank you, sir, and Ellie.
I'm just delighted to be with you. And Mr. President, Ed Dupont and
Andrea; and Mr. Chief Justice; members of the Executive Council; and
of course, my special friend, Governor Gregg. I am just delighted to
be back here. And I want to single out three visitors that have been
introduced here just a minute ago: Senator Rudman, Governor Sununu,
and Congressman Zeliff. I'm just delighted that they're back here
with us today. (Applause.) And my respects to a former United
States senator who has gone straight -- one of your own, Gordon
Humphrey, back here now. (Applause.)
And ladies and gentlemen of the New Hampshire State
Legislature. First, my thanks for that warm welcome back. I decided
to come here today because I figured it's been a while since the
people of New Hampshire have heard a political speech. (Laughter.)
New Hampshire's legislature is really the living legacy of Lincoln's
words, "of, by and for the people." I look out at all the remarkable
men and women who balance the responsibilities of work and home with
this public trust.
What leads you to serve? It can't be the salary.
(Laughter.) That's not enough to cover two tickets to the Celtics
games. (Laughter.) But what sustains this state is a tradition as
old as America itself: a commitment to self-government that
stretches from Pittsburgh to Pelham, from Claremont to Conway, to
every corner of this state.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort --
not as the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right: limit
government -- not freedom. (Applause.)
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to
be governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play. UP here,
you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal economists. New
Hampshire lawmakers operate on the radical notion that a legislature
should spend no more than it takes in. New Hampshire lawmakers
guarantee every bill a public hearing -- and every bill a vote. It's
time for the United States Congress to follow your lead. (Applause.)
Twelve years ago, under the national leadership of my
friend and yours, my supporter, President Ronald Reagan, this state
helped spark a new American revolution -- a revolution that marked
the end of a weary era, and a new birth for freedom. Together, we
made America proud. Together, we made America strong. Together, we
made America respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling down.
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For 45 years, we fought in the trenches of the Cold War -- and we
won.
And let me tip my hat to every man and woman who ever
served -- and to the American taxpayer -- because communism didn't
just fall. It was pushed.
Finally, just one year ago, we drew a line in the sand
-- and helped defend a small nation and a grand ideal. We said
international law would be upheld -- and aggression would not stand.
And with our coalition partners, we kicked Saddam Hussein out of
Kuwait. (Applause.)
One thing more about Desert storm. There are those who
didn't support us then and there are those who second-guess us now.
Not New Hampshire. As Commander-in-Chief, let me thank this
legislature for its resolution in support of Desert storm. Half a
world away, to the men and women who carried the battle -- your
support gave them the strength to succeed, knowing that the people
were behind them. In those difficult days, when our troops laid it
on the line, New Hampshire did not hesitate.
We did these things because we had the courage to lead.
And because we led America is free, America is safe, America is at
peace. (Applause.)
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over. But
the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen do more
than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for us at home.
And this we know: If we can change the world, we can change America.
(Applause.) But for us to move forward -- for us to lead the world
-- we've got to get America's economy moving again.
Last month, I spoke to the American people and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into recovery.
I know all of you have heard plenty about plans that promise the
moon. But let me say to the citizens of New Hampshire, judge my plan
by its first principle: Government is too big -- and it spends too
much. (Applause.)
We put a stop order on new federal regulation. We've
begun a 90-day review -- 90 days to take a hard look at regulations
that hurt more than they help. The day of overregulation is just
that -- over.
We declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy would
be well on its way.
We've worked to control spending. I've called on
Congress to eliminate -- cut out altogether -- 246 federal programs.
(Applause.) one thing would make it a little easier -- give me the
tools and I will finish the job. -- give me that line-item veto and
watch what can be done. (Applause.)
I took action with the authority that I have as
President -- and then I challenged the Congress to act. I set out a
two-plan part to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to
spark recovery -- and then a long-term plan for the future.
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: We've
been hit hard. Too many of us have lost our jobs -- even lost our
homes. What will this plan do for us? Fair question.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. In
New Hampshire and across the country, real estate will lead the way
to economic recovery.
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My plan helps New Hampshire homebuyers. It provides a
$5,000 dollar tax credit to first-time buyers: $2,500 this year,
$2,500 next. And it lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make
that purchase penalty-free. For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house my plan means tax breaks worth
six months of mortgage payments. For families all over this state --
that's an American Dream come true.
And what's good for the families who want to buy that
first-time home is good for the people who build them. Nationwide,
experts in the housing industry predict that my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In this state alone, the plan will generate
1,000 new housing starts and pump $120 million into the state
economy. (Applause.) And that then, best of all, will put more than
2,000 New Hampshire construction workers back on the job.
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms
that call New Hampshire home. Pass this plan and give companies an
investment tax allowance, helping growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&E tax -- that credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan and get investment flowing again:
cut the capital gains rate to 15 percent. That 18 what 1s needed.
(Applause.) Pass my plan and give American companies a competitive
edge. No games -- no gimmicks. Just a plan that works. Pass my
plan and get New Hampshire moving again.
NOW, that's a summary of my short-term part of it -- the
short-term action plan. For the long term, we've got work to do as
well -- steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. We get there by investing
in the technologies of tomorrow -- you're good at that here in New
Hampshire. Tomorrow, with federal support of R&D at record levels,
it will help. We need to share the results, get the great ideas
generated by public funds out into the private sector -- off the
drawing board and onto store shelves. our national technology
initiative will do just that -- and right now, at M.I.T., the first
regional meeting is underway.
We get to the future by letting the states do what they
do best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
Congress passes a mandate -- and they pass you the buck. You get
stuck raising taxes. (Applause.)
New Hampshire's Constitution, I'm told, prevents this
body from burdening communities with unfunded mandates. Well, if
it's good enough for New Hampshire, why not for the rest of the
country? (Applause.)
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime,
drugs, the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root --
its root causes, and you'll see one common factor: the decline of
the American family. This country must reaffirm a simple truth:
when the family comes first; America is first. (Applause.)
We get to the Future by strengthening the family. Look
at our approach, for example, to child care. our opponents backed a
scheme that would have created a brave new child care bureaucracy.
We preserved choice -- and we put parents first. My plan puts the
family first, this new one -- and provides an extra $500 exemption
for every child. And just last week I announced a comprehensive
health care reform: reforms that will keep costs down and open up
access to affordable health care for all Americans, providing new
coverage to almost 30 million uninsured Americans. (Applause.) And
we'll do it through choice -- not through central control.
We've got -- and I think every American would admit
this, or claim it -- we've the best quality health care in the world
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-- the best. And the last thing the American people want is a
system that puts the government between you and your doctor. And
we're not going to do that. (Applause.)
Every parent knows our children are our future. That's
why our health plan focuses on the children -- increasing support for
immunization, the early prevention that gives each kid a healthy
start. And that's why are funding Head Start at an all-time high --
and it's the reason we're asking more of our schools. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- to literally reinvent
American education.
New Hampshire has joined the nonpartisan America 2000
revolution. Governor, we're grateful to you for your leadership.
And let common sense be our guide -- and let common sense begin by
letting parents choose which school is best for their child.
(Applause.)
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the progress
we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe to the
Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment accord just
yesterday with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies right
here in this state -- help them get into that government owned -- the
government computer market in Japan. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
But free trade has come under attack these days. The
drumbeat mounts for some new isolationism -- this one, an economic
retreat from reality. (Applause.) The simple truth is,
protectionism isn't a prescription for prosperity. Boil away all the
tough talk, all the swagger and all the the patriotic posturing, and
protectionism amounts to nothing more than a smoke screen for a
country that's running scared, and that's not the America you and I
know. (Applause.)
The America we know is a country ready to take on the
world -- and ready to rise to new levels, not run for cover. Our
national symbol isn't the ostrich -- it's the eagle -- and that's the
way it should be. (Applause.)
Never in this nation's long history has America turned
its back on a challenge, and we are not going to start now.
A proud America will never be protectionist. It will
never be protectionist. (Applause.) Bring it close to home --make
no mistake about it: No state would be hurt more by economic
isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New Hampshire businesses
reap more than $1.2 billion a year from exports. Across this state,
that's 35,000 jobs tied directly to foreign trade. And even in these
hard times, New Hampshire's manufacturing exports increased 80
percent in the past five years alone.
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. And when the walls go up, who
gets hurt? That's an easy one: You do. You get hurt. And I
cannot, and I will not, let that happen to New Hampshire or to any of
the rest of the states in this country: We are not going to have
protectionism. (Applause.)
We're going to compete, not cut and run. And let the
world know, we're in this to win.
TWO weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me, to
do the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
sketched, that I've outlined here, and, yes, I set a deadline to help
move the Congress along the way. Today, back in Washington -- maybe
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at this very minute -- the House Ways and Means Committee is at work;
they started work this morning. And I challenge them once again to
pass this short-term action plan -- seven specific actions to
stimulate -- immediately stimulate the economy. They say they are
taking up my plan, but they are not.
so I'll say again: Don't relabel my plan. Don't change
it. Don't use it as a way to raise tax rates. Just pass this plan
and give the American people a chance to see whether it's going to
work, as I'm confident it will. (Applause.) And, look, later on --
get this passed -- later on we can all debate it, put it out there in
the political arena, add to it, detract from it. We can all have a
big, strong debate.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for you legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days isn't enough time to get this done.
They say the deadline is arbitrary. They say the deadline is too
early. They say the deadline is unfair.
And I say: The deadline is March 20 and we're going to
hold their feet to the fire. (Applause.) By March 20th, I want to
be able to report to the American people that the liberation of
America's economy has begun. (Applause.) I ask the people in this
chamber, I ask the good people of New Hampshire to give me your
strong support and send a message to the Congress. Tell them the
time has come to act.
Today is a special day for me, for Barbara, for my
family as well. I think back across the years to the lesson I
learned long ago -- and I look ahead in wonder to what can be. And I
know there is no higher honor than serving this great nation.
I want to thank you. I want to thank you, New Hampshire
for this warm welcome. And may God bless this land we share. We
have much to be grateful for in these troubled times, and I want to
be your leader for four more years. Thank you very much, and may God
bless the United States of America. Thank you. (Applause.)
END
2:32 P.M. EST
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT [ED DUPONT, JR.], MR. SPEAKER CHAROLD
BURNS], MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, GOVERNOR
GREGG. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE
LEGISLATURE: MY THANKS FOR THAT WARM WELCOME.
[[I DECIDED TO COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE I FIGURED
IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE
HEARD A POLITICAL SPEECH.]]
[[SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IN WASHINGTON, I SPOKE IN A
CHAMBER SIMILAR TO THIS, TO A GROUP ABOUT THIS SIZE....
NOW, DON'T WORRY: THAT'S WHERE THE COMPARISON ENDS.]]
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NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LEGISLATURE IS THE LIVING LEGACY OF
LINCOLN'S WORDS: OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE. / I LOOK
OUT AT ALL THE REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BALANCE THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORK AND HOME WITH THIS PUBLIC
TRUST -- [[I SEE SENATOR GORDON HUMPHREY: MAYBE HE GOT
IT RIGHT: SERVE CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE.]]
[ [WHAT LEADS YOU TO SERVE? / IT CAN'T BE THE
SALARY: THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF TWO
CELTICS TICKETS COME PLAYOFF TIME.]] WHAT SUSTAINS
THIS STATE IS A TRADITION AS OLD AS AMERICA ITSELF: A~
COMMITMENT TO SELF-GOVERNMENT THAT STRETCHES FROM
PITTSBURG TO PELHAM, FROM CLAREMONT TO CONWAY TO EVERY
CORNER OF THIS STATE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOOKS TO GOVERNMENT AS A LAST RESORT
-- NOT AS THE FIRST ANSWER TO EACH AND EVERY PROBLEM.
IT DOESN'T SEE PEOPLE'S PAYCHECKS AS POTENTIAL REVENUE.
ITS RULE IS RIGHT: LIMIT GOVERNMENT -- NOT FREEDOM.
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THIS BODY GOVERNS ITSELF THE WAY WE AS CITIZENS
WANT TO BE GOVERNED: BY THE RULES OF COMMON SENSE AND
FAIR PLAY.
UP HERE, YOU MANAGE TO AVOID BEING ENLIGHTENED BY
LIBERAL ECONOMISTS. NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWKMAKERS OPERATES
ON THE RADICAL NOTION THAT A LEGISLATURE SHOULD SPEND
NO MORE THAN IT TAKES IN. NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS
GUARANTEE EVERY BILL A PUBLIC HEARING -- AND EVERY BILL
A VOTE. // IT'S TIME FOR THE CONGRESS TO FOLLOW YOUR
LEAD. //
THIS STATE HELPED SPARK A NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION
-- A REVOLUTION THAT MARKED THE END OF A WEARY ERA, AND
A NEW BIRTH FOR FREEDOM. TOGETHER, WE MADE AMERICA
PROUD. TOGETHER, WE MADE AMERICA STRONG. TOGETHER, WE
MADE AMERICA RESPECTED IN THE EYES OF ALL THE WORLD.
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WE FOUGHT GREAT BATTLES. // WE STOOD FAST AGAINST
IMPERIAL COMMUNISM -- AND WE WATCHED WALLS THE WORLD
OVER COME TUMBLING DOWN. 11 FOR 45 YEARS, WE FOUGHT
IN THE TRENCHES OF THE COLD WAR -- AND WE WON. //
AND LET ME TIP MY HAT TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WHO
EVER SERVED -- AND TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER -- BECAUSE
COMMUNISM DIDN'T JUST FALL. IT WAS PUSHED. //
FINALLY, JUST ONE YEAR AGO, WE DREW A LINE IN THE
SAND -- AND HELPED DEFEND A SMALL NATION AND A GRAND
IDEAL. WE SAID: INTERNATIONAL LAW WOULD BE UPHELD --
AND AGGRESSION WOULD NOT STAND. // AND WITH OUR
COALITION PARTNERS -- WE KICKED SADDAM HUSSEIN OUT OF
KUWAIT. //
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[[ ONE THING MORE ABOUT DESERT STORM. THERE ARE
THOSE WHO DIDN'T SUPPORT US THEN -- THERE ARE THOSE WHO
SECOND-GUESS US NOW. 11 NOT NEW HAMPSHIRE. AS
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, LET ME THANK THIS LEGISLATURE FOR
ITS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DESERT STORM. HALF A
WORLD AWAY, TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CARRIED THE BATTLE
-- YOUR SUPPORT GAVE THEM THE STRENGTH TO SUCCEED. IN
THOSE DIFFICULT DAYS -- WHEN OUR TROOPS LAID IT ON THE
LINE -- NEW HAMPSHIRE DID NOT HESITATE. // ]]
WE DID THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE HAD THE COURAGE TO
LEAD. AND BECAUSE WE LED -- AMERICA IS FREE / AMERICA
IS SAFE / AMERICA IS AT PEACE.
YES, DANGERS REMAIN -- DARK CORNERS OF THE WORLD
NOT YET BLESSED BY FREEDOM. NO, OUR WORK IN THE WORLD
IS NOT YET OVER. BUT THE GREAT STRUGGLES WE'VE WON,
THE GREAT CHANGES WE'VE SEEN DO MORE THAN OPEN NEW
WORLDS -- THEY OPEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AT HOME.
AND THIS WE KNOW: IF WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD -- WE CAN
CHANGE AMERICA. //
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BUT FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD -- FOR US TO LEAD THE
WORLD -- WE'VE GOT TO GET AMERICA'S ECONOMY MOVING
AGAIN. //
LAST MONTH, I SPOKE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- AND
SPELLED OUT MY PLAN TO PULL THIS COUNTRY OUT OF
RECESSION AND INTO RECOVERY. / I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE
HEARD PLENTY ABOUT PLANS THAT PROMISE THE MOON. LET ME
SAY TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: JUDGE MY PLAN BY
ITS FIRST PRINCIPLE: GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG -- AND IT
SPENDS TOO MUCH. //
WE PUT A "STOP ORDER" ON NEW FEDERAL REGULATION.
I'VE BEGUN A 90-DAY REVIEW -- 90 DAYS TO TAKE A HARD
LOOK AT REGULATIONS THAT HURT MORE THAN THEY HELP. THE
DAY OF OVER-REGULATION IS JUST THAT: OVER. //
WE'VE DECLARED WAR ON FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS. IF THIS
COUNTRY REWARDED SUCCESS AS EASILY AS WE SLAP ON A
LAWSUIT, OUR ECONOMY WOULD BE WELL ON ITS WAY. //
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WE'VE WORKED TO CONTROL SPENDING. I'VE CALLED ON
CONGRESS TO ELIMINATE -- CUT OUT ALTOGETHER -- 246
FEDERAL PROGRAMS. ONE THING WOULD MAKE IT EASIER:
GIVE ME THE TOOLS -- AND I WILL FINISH THE JOB. GIVE
ME THE LINE ITEM VETO. //
I. TOOK ACTION WITH THE AUTHORITY I HAVE AS
PRESIDENT -- AND THEN I CHALLENGED CONGRESS TO ACT. I
SET OUT A TWO-PART PLAN TO ENSURE ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN
IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN TO SPARK RECOVERY -- AND A LONG-
TERM PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. //
THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE A RIGHT TO ASK:
WE'VE BEEN HIT HARD. TOO MANY OF US HAVE LOST OUR JOBS
-- EVEN LOST OUR HOMES. WHAT WILL THIS PLAN DO FOR US?
/ FAIR QUESTION.
FIRST, MY PLAN WILL BOLSTER THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REAL ESTATE
WILL LEAD THE WAY TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
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MY PLAN HELPS NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMEBUYERS. IT
PROVIDES A $5000 DOLLAR TAX CREDIT TO FIRST TIME
BUYERS: $2500 THIS YEAR, $2500 THE NEXT. IT LETS THEM
DRAW ON THEIR IRA ACCOUNTS TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE,
PENALTY FREE. / FOR THE AVERAGE NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILY
BUYING THE AVERAGE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE, MY PLAN MEANS
TAX BREAKS WORTH SIX MONTHS OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. //
FOR FAMILIES ALL OVER THIS STATE -- THAT'S AN AMERICAN
DREAM COME TRUE. //
AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE FAMILIES WHO WANT TO BUY
THAT FIRST HOME IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD THEM.
//
NATIONWIDE, EXPERTS IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY PREDICT
MY PLAN WILL CREATE A BOOM IN HOME-BUILDING. IN THIS
STATE ALONE, MY PLAN WILL GENERATE 1000 NEW HOUSING
STARTS -- PUMP 120 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE
ECONOMY. BEST OF ALL, IT WILL PUT MORE THAN 2000 NEW
HAMPSHIRE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB. //
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MY PLAN WILL ALSO HELP THE PIONEERING HIGH-TECH
FIRMS THAT CALL NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME. / PASS MY PLAN
-- AND GIVE COMPANIES AN INVESTMENT TAX ALLOWANCE:
HELP GROWING FIRMS ACCELERATE INVESTMENT. MAKE THE R&E
TAX CREDIT A PERMANENT PART OF THE FEDERAL TAX CODE.
PASS MY PLAN -- GET INVESTMENT FLOWING AGAIN: CUT THE
CAPITAL GAINS RATE TO 15 PERCENT. //
PASS MY PLAN -- AND GIVE AMERICAN COMPANIES A
COMPETITIVE EDGE. NO GAMES -- NO GIMMICKS. JUST A
PLAN THAT WORKS. PASS MY PLAN -- AND GET NEW HAMPSHIRE
MOVING AGAIN. //
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THAT'S MY SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN. FOR THE LONG-
TERM, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO AS WELL -- STEPS WE CAN
TAKE RIGHT NOW TO GUARANTEE PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY
INTO THE NEXT AMERICAN CENTURY.
WE GET THERE BY INVESTING IN THE TECHNOLOGIES OF
TOMORROW, WITH FEDERAL SUPPORT OF R&D AT RECORD LEVELS.
WE NEED TO SHARE THE RESULTS, GET THE GREAT IDEAS
GENERATED BY PUBLIC FUNDS OUT INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR
-- OFF THE DRAWING BOARD AND ONTO STORE SHELVES. OUR
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE WILL DO JUST THAT -- AND
RIGHT NOW, AT M.I.T., THE FIRST REGIONAL MEETING IS
UNDERWAY. //
WE GET TO THE FUTURE BY LETTING THE STATES DO WHAT
THEY DO BEST. FAR TOO OFTEN, STATES HAVE THEIR HANDS
TIED BY WASHINGTON. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASSES A
MANDATE -- AND THEY PASS YOU THE BUCK. YOU GET STUCK
RAISING TAXES. NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CONSTITUTION PREVENTS
THIS BODY FROM BURDENING COMMUNITIES WITH UNFUNDED
MANDATES. IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE -- WHY
NOT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? //
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LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE US TODAY: CRIME,
DRUGS --THE EROSION OF MORAL VALUES. TRACE EACH ONE TO
ITS ROOT CAUSES, AND YOU'LL SEE ONE COMMON FACTOR: THE
DECLINE OF THE FAMILY. THIS COUNTRY MUST REAFFIRM A
SIMPLE TRUTH: WHEN THE FAMILY COMES FIRST, AMERICA IS
FIRST. //
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WE GET TO THE FUTURE BY STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY.
LOOK AT OUR APPROACH TO CHILD CARE: OUR OPPONENTS
BACKED A SCHEME THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A BRAVE NEW
CHILD CARE BUREAUCRACY. WE PRESERVED CHOICE -- AND PUT
PARENTS FIRST. MY PLAN PUTS THE FAMILY FIRST --
PROVIDES AN EXTRA $500 DOLLAR EXEMPTION FOR EVERY
CHILD. AND JUST LAST WEEK I ANNOUNCED MY COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH CARE REFORM: REFORMS THAT WILL KEEP COSTS DOWN
-- AND OPEN UP ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
AMERICANS: PROVIDING NEW COVERAGE TO ALMOST 30 MILLION
UNINSURED AMERICANS. / AND WE'LL DO IT THROUGH CHOICE
-- NOT CENTRAL CONTROL. WE'VE GOT THE BEST QUALITY
HEALTH CARE IN THE WORLD. THE LAST THING THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WANT IS A SYSTEM THAT PUTS THE GOVERNMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR. //
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EVERY PARENT KNOWS: OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
THAT'S WHY OUR HEALTH PLAN FOCUSES ON CHILDREN --
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR IMMUNIZATION, THE EARLY
PREVENTION THAT GIVES EACH KID A HEALTHY START. THAT'S
WHY WE BACK HEAD START -- AND IT'S THE REASON WE'RE
ASKING MORE OF OUR SCHOOLS. WE MUST CHALLENGE
OURSELVES TO REVOLUTIONIZE -- LITERALLY RE-INVENT --
AMERICAN EDUCATION. NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS JOINED THE
AMERICA 2000 REVOLUTION. LET COMMON-SENSE BE OUR GUIDE
-- AND LET COMMON-SENSE BEGIN BY LETTING PARENTS CHOOSE
WHICH SCHOOL IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILD. //
FINALLY, WE MEET AMERICA'S DESTINY BY EXPANDING
TRADE -- OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR AMERICAN GOODS. I'M
PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, WORKING TO OPEN
MARKETS FROM ASIA TO EUROPE TO THE AMERICAS. JUST THIS
WEEK, I SIGNED A NEW INVESTMENT ACCORD WITH THE NATIONS
OF LATIN AMERICA. LAST MONTH, THE AGREEMENT WE REACHED
WITH JAPAN WILL HELP COMPUTER COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. THAT'S A SOLID RECORD IN THREE YEARS
TIME -- A GOOD START THAT WE'LL MAKE EVEN BETTER.
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BUT FREE TRADE HAS COME UNDER ATTACK. THE DRUMBEAT
MOUNTS FOR A NEW ISOLATIONISM -- THIS ONE, AN ECONOMIC
RETREAT FROM REALITY.
THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS, PROTECTIONISM ISN'T A
PRESCRIPTION FOR PROSPERITY. BOIL AWAY ALL THE TOUGH
TALK, ALL THE SWAGGER AND THE PATRIOTIC POSTURING, AND
PROTECTIONISM AMOUNTS TO NOTHING MORE THAN A
SMOKESCREEN FOR A COUNTRY RUNNING SCARED. 11
THAT'S NOT THE AMERICA I KNOW. THE AMERICA I KNOW
IS A COUNTRY READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD -- READY TO
RISE TO NEW LEVELS, NOT RUN FOR COVER. OUR NATIONAL
SYMBOL ISN'T THE OSTRICH -- IT'S THE EAGLE. //
NEVER IN THIS NATION'S LONG HISTORY HAS AMERICA
TURNED ITS BACK ON A CHALLENGE -- AND WE WON'T START
NOW. //
A PROUD AMERICA WILL NEVER BE PROTECTIONIST. //
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AND MAKE NO MISTAKE: NO STATE WOULD BE HURT MORE
BY ECONOMIC ISOLATIONISM THAN NEW HAMPSHIRE. RIGHT
NOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES REAP MORE THAN $1.2
BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FROM EXPORTS -- ACROSS THIS
STATE, THAT'S 35,000 JOBS TIED DIRECTLY TO FOREIGN
TRADE. / AND EVEN IN THESE HARD TIMES, NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S MANUFACTURING EXPORTS INCREASED 80% IN THE
PAST FIVE YEARS ALONE. //
IT'S AN ECONOMIC FACT OF LIFE: IF WE CLOSE OUR
MARKETS -- OTHER COUNTRIES WILL CLOSE THEIRS. WHEN THE
WALLS GO UP, WHO GETS HURT? / THAT'S EASY: YOU DO.
// I CANNOT -- AND WILL NOT -- LET THAT HAPPEN. //
WE'RE GOING TO COMPETE -- NOT CUT AND RUN. LET THE
WORLD KNOW: AMERICA IS IN IT TO WIN. ///
I KNOW THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. YOU'RE READY
FOR CHANGE -- READY TO CHART A NEW COURSE NOT JUST FOR
NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT FOR THIS NATION.
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TWO WEEKS AGO, I URGED THE CONGRESS TO WORK WITH ME
-- TO DO THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I LAID OUT
THE ACTION PLAN I'VE OUTLINED HERE -- AND, YES, I SET A-
DEADLINE TO HELP MOVE CONGRESS ALONG THE WAY.
[[ TODAY, BACK IN WASHINGTON, THE HOUSE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE STARTS TO WORK. BUT THE LEADERS WHO
CONTROL THE COMMITTEE DON'T INTEND TO CONSIDER OUR
ACTION PLAN -- OR EVEN THE COMPREHENSIVE GROWTH PACKAGE
WE SENT THEM LAST SESSION. WORD IS, THEY'LL PICK AND
CHOOSE PARTS OF MY PLAN -- TOSS SOME OUT AND KEEP WHAT
PLEASES THEM.
THAT'S LIKE LETTING THE COACH OF THE OPPOSING TEAM
PICK MY STARTING LINE-UP.
AND IF THIS IS THEIR WAY TO SNEAK THROUGH A TAX
INCREASE -- WELL, THAT'S NOT THE PLAN I HAD IN MIND.
// ]]
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IT MUST SOUND STRANGE TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER
-- STRANGE FOR YOU LEGISLATORS WHO MEET FOR ONLY 45
DAYS A YEAR TO HEAR CONGRESS COMPLAIN THAT 52 DAYS IS
JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS ARBITRARY.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS TOO EARLY.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS UNFAIR. //
I SAY: THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 20. ///
BY MARCH 20TH, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPORT TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THE LIBERATION OF AMERICA'S
ECONOMY HAS BEGUN. //
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I ASK THE PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER, I ASK THE GOOD
PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO GIVE ME YOUR STRONG SUPPORT.
SEND A MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS. TELL THEM AMERICA
WANTS TO LIFT ITSELF UP -- AND MOVE FORWARD TO ITS
FUTURE. TELL THEM THE TIME HAS COME TO ACT.
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME / FOR BARBARA / FOR
MY FAMILY. I THINK BACK ACROSS THE YEARS TO THE LESSON
I LEARNED LONG AGO -- I LOOK AHEAD IN WONDER TO WHAT
CAN BE: AND I KNOW: THERE IS NO HIGHER HONOR THAN
SERVING THIS GREAT NATION. //
THANK YOU, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR THIS WARM WELCOME.
AND MAY GOD BLESS THIS LAND WE SHARE, THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE Isinge out four special visitors for this
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
May Senatory Rudeman
Zeliff
Senator Smith
Former Governor Sunum resoman Mayor
MR. PRESIDENT [ED DUPONT, JR.], ANDREA DUPONT; MR.
SPEAKER [HAROLD BURNS] AND ELLIE BURNS; MR. CHIEF
JUSTICE; MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, GOVERNOR
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GREGG.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE
LEGISLATURE: MY THANKS FOR THAT WARM WELCOME.
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DECIDED TO COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE I FIGURED
IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE
HEARD A POLITICAL SPEECH. ]]
[[SEVERAL WEEKS AGO IN WASHINGTON, I SPOKE IN A
CHAMBER SIMILAR TO THIS, TO A GROUP ABOUT THIS SIZE....
NOW, DON'T WORRY: THAT'S WHERE THE COMPARISON ENDS.]]
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NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LEGISLATURE IS THE LIVING LEGACY OF
LINCOLN'S WORDS: OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE. / I LOOK
OUT AT ALL THE REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BALANCE THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORK AND HOME WITH THIS PUBLIC
TRUST.
[ [WHAT LEADS YOU TO SERVE? / IT CAN'T BE THE
Apr
SALARY: THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF TWO
CELTICS TICKETS COME PLAYOFF TIME.]] WHAT SUSTAINS
THIS STATE IS A TRADITION AS OLD AS AMERICA ITSELF: A
COMMITMENT TO SELF-GOVERNMENT THAT STRETCHES FROM
PITTSBURG TO PELHAM, FROM CLAREMONT TO CONWAY TO EVERY
CORNER OF THIS STATE.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOOKS TO GOVERNMENT AS A LAST RESORT
-- NOT AS THE FIRST ANSWER TO EACH AND EVERY PROBLEM.
IT DOESN'T SEE PEOPLE'S PAYCHECKS AS POTENTIAL REVENUE.
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ITS RULE IS RIGHT: LIMIT GOVERNMENT - NOT FREEDOM.
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THIS BODY GOVERNS ITSELF THE WAY WE AS CITIZENS
WANT TO BE GOVERNED: BY THE RULES OF COMMON SENSE AND
FAIR PLAY.
UP HERE, YOU MANAGE TO AVOID BEING ENLIGHTENED BY
LIBERAL ECONOMISTS. NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWKMAKERS OPERATE
ON THE RADICAL NOTION THAT A LEGISLATURE SHOULD SPEND
NO MORE THAN IT TAKES IN. NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS
GUARANTEE EVERY BILL A PUBLIC HEARING - AND EVERY BILL
A VOTE. // IT'S TIME FOR THE CONGRESS TO FOLLOW YOUR
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LEAD. //
Twelve years ago under the national leadership of my friend and
THIS STATE HELPED SPARK A NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION
supporter
PRESIDENT
President
-- A REVOLUTION THAT MARKED THE END OF A WEARY ERA, AND
Ronald
WITH RONALD REAGAN
Reagan,
A NEW BIRTH FOR FREEDOM. TOGETHER, WE MADE AMERICA
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PROUD. TOGETHER, WE MADE AMERICA STRONG. TOGETHER, WE
MADE AMERICA RESPECTED IN THE EYES OF ALL THE WORLD.
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WE FOUGHT GREAT BATTLES. // WE STOOD FAST AGAINST
IMPERIAL COMMUNISM - -- AND WE WATCHED WALLS THE WORLD
OVER COME TUMBLING DOWN. // FOR 45 YEARS, WE FOUGHT
IN THE TRENCHES OF THE COLD WAR -- AND WE WON. //
AND LET ME TIP MY HAT TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WHO
EVER SERVED -- AND TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER -- BECAUSE
COMMUNISM DIDN'T JUST FALL. IT WAS PUSHED. //
FINALLY, JUST ONE YEAR AGO, WE DREW A LINE IN THE
SAND -- AND HELPED DEFEND A SMALL NATION AND A GRAND
IDEAL. WE SAID: INTERNATIONAL LAW WOULD BE UPHELD --
AND AGGRESSION WOULD NOT STAND. // AND WITH OUR
COALITION PARTNERS -- WE KICKED SADDAM HUSSEIN OUT OF
KUWAIT. //
to
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ONE THING MORE ABOUT DESERT STORM. THERE ARE
THOSE WHO DIDN'T SUPPORT US THEN - -- THERE ARE THOSE WHO
SECOND-GUESS US NOW. // NOT NEW HAMPSHIRE. AS
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, LET ME THANK THIS LEGISLATURE FOR
ITS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DESERT STORM. HALF A
WORLD AWAY, TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CARRIED THE BATTLE
-- YOUR SUPPORT GAVE THEM THE STRENGTH TO SUCCEED. IN
THOSE DIFFICULT DAYS -- WHEN OUR TROOPS LAID IT ON THE
LINE -- NEW HAMPSHIRE DID NOT HESITATE. //
WE DID THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE HAD THE COURAGE TO
LEAD. AND BECAUSE WE LED - - AMERICA IS FREE / AMERICA
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IS SAFE / AMERICA IS AT PEACE.
YES, DANGERS REMAIN -- DARK CORNERS OF THE WORLD
NOT YET BLESSED BY FREEDOM. NO, OUR WORK IN THE WORLD
IS NOT YET OVER. BUT THE GREAT STRUGGLES WE'VE WON,
THE GREAT CHANGES WE'VE SEEN DO MORE THAN OPEN NEW
WORLDS - THEY OPEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AT HOME.
AND THIS WE KNOW: IF WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD -- WE CAN
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CHANGE AMERICA. //
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BUT FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD - FOR US TO LEAD THE
WORLD -- WE'VE GOT TO GET AMERICA'S ECONOMY MOVING
AGAIN. //
LAST MONTH, I SPOKE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE - -- AND
SPELLED OUT MY PLAN TO PULL THIS COUNTRY OUT OF
RECESSION AND INTO RECOVERY. / I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE
HEARD PLENTY ABOUT PLANS THAT PROMISE THE MOON. LET ME
SAY TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: JUDGE MY PLAN BY
ITS FIRST PRINCIPLE: GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG -- -- AND IT
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SPENDS TOO MUCH. //
WE PUT A "STOP ORDER" ON NEW FEDERAL REGULATION.
I'VE BEGUN A 90-DAY REVIEW - 90 DAYS TO TAKE A HARD
LOOK AT REGULATIONS THAT HURT MORE THAN THEY HELP. THE
DAY OF OVER-REGULATION IS JUST THAT: OVER. //
WE'VE DECLARED WAR ON FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS. IF THIS
COUNTRY REWARDED SUCCESS AS EASILY AS WE SLAP ON A
LAWSUIT, OUR ECONOMY WOULD BE WELL ON ITS WAY. //
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WE'VE WORKED TO CONTROL SPENDING. I'VE CALLED ON
CONGRESS TO ELIMINATE -- CUT OUT ALTOGETHER - -- 246
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FEDERAL PROGRAMS. ONE THING WOULD MAKE IT EASIER:
GIVE ME THE TOOLS -- AND I WILL FINISH THE JOB. GIVE
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ME THE LINE ITEM VETO. //
I TOOK ACTION WITH THE AUTHORITY I HAVE AS
PRESIDENT - -- AND THEN I CHALLENGED CONGRESS TO ACT. I
SET OUT A TWO-PART PLAN TO ENSURE ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN
IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN TO SPARK RECOVERY -- AND A LONG-
TERM PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. //
THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE A RIGHT TO ASK:
WE'VE BEEN HIT HARD. TOO MANY OF US HAVE LOST OUR JOBS
-- EVEN LOST OUR HOMES. WHAT WILL THIS PLAN DO FOR US?
/ FAIR QUESTION.
FIRST, MY PLAN WILL BOLSTER THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REAL ESTATE
WILL LEAD THE WAY TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
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MY PLAN HELPS NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMEBUYERS. IT
PROVIDES A $5000 DOLLAR TAX CREDIT TO FIRST TIME
BUYERS: $2500 THIS YEAR, $2500 THE NEXT. IT LETS THEM
DRAW ON THEIR IRA ACCOUNTS TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE,
PENALTY FREE. / FOR THE AVERAGE NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILY
BUYING THE AVERAGE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE, MY PLAN MEANS
TAX BREAKS WORTH SIX MONTHS OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. //
FOR FAMILIES ALL OVER THIS STATE -- THAT'S AN AMERICAN
DREAM COME TRUE. //
AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE FAMILIES WHO WANT TO BUY
THAT FIRST HOME IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD THEM.
//
NATIONWIDE, EXPERTS IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY PREDICT
MY PLAN WILL CREATE A BOOM IN HOME-BUILDING. IN THIS
STATE ALONE, MY PLAN WILL GENERATE 1000 NEW HOUSING
STARTS -- PUMP 120 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE
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ECONOMY. BEST OF ALL, IT WILL PUT MORE THAN 2000 NEW
HAMPSHIRE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB. //
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MY PLAN WILL ALSO HELP THE PIONEERING HIGH-TECH
FIRMS THAT CALL NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME. / PASS MY PLAN
-- AND GIVE COMPANIES AN INVESTMENT TAX ALLOWANCE:
HELP GROWING FIRMS ACCELERATE INVESTMENT. MAKE THE R&E
TAX CREDIT A PERMANENT PART OF THE FEDERAL TAX CODE.
PASS MY PLAN -- GET INVESTMENT FLOWING AGAIN: CUT THE
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CAPITAL GAINS RATE TO 15 PERCENT. //
PASS MY PLAN - AND GIVE AMERICAN COMPANIES A
COMPETITIVE EDGE. NO GAMES -- NO GIMMICKS. JUST A
PLAN THAT WORKS. PASS MY PLAN - -- AND GET NEW HAMPSHIRE
MOVING AGAIN. //
THAT'S A SUMMARY OF MY SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN. FOR
THE LONG-TERM, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO AS WELL -- STEPS
WE CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW TO GUARANTEE PROGRESS AND
PROSPERITY INTO THE NEXT AMERICAN CENTURY.
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WE GET THERE BY INVESTING IN THE TECHNOLOGIES OF
faire good at that live in N.H.
TOMORROW, WITH FEDERAL SUPPORT OF R&D AT RECORD LEVELS.
WE NEED TO SHARE THE RESULTS, GET THE GREAT IDEAS
GENERATED BY PUBLIC FUNDS OUT INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR
-- OFF THE DRAWING BOARD AND ONTO STORE SHELVES. OUR
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE WILL DO JUST THAT -- AND
RIGHT NOW, AT M.I.T., THE FIRST REGIONAL MEETING IS
UNDERWAY. //
WE GET TO THE FUTURE BY LETTING THE STATES DO WHAT
THEY DO BEST. FAR TOO OFTEN, STATES HAVE THEIR HANDS
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TIED BY WASHINGTON. CONGRESS PASSES A MANDATE -- AND
THEY PASS YOU THE BUCK. YOU GET STUCK RAISING TAXES.
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CONSTITUTION PREVENTS THIS BODY
FROM BURDENING COMMUNITIES WITH UNFUNDED MANDATES. IF
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE - -- WHY NOT THE REST
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OF THE COUNTRY? //
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LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUE US TODAY: CRIME,
DRUGS --THE EROSION OF MORAL VALUES. TRACE EACH ONE TO
ITS ROOT CAUSES, AND YOU'LL SEE ONE COMMON FACTOR: THE
DECLINE OF THE FAMILY. THIS COUNTRY MUST REAFFIRM A
SIMPLE TRUTH: WHEN THE FAMILY COMES FIRST, AMERICA IS
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FIRST. //
WE GET TO THE FUTURE BY STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY.
LOOK AT OUR APPROACH TO CHILD CARE: OUR OPPONENTS
BACKED A SCHEME THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A BRAVE NEW
CHILD CARE BUREAUCRACY. WE PRESERVED CHOICE - AND PUT
PARENTS FIRST. MY PLAN PUTS THE FAMILY FIRST --
PROVIDES AN EXTRA $500 DOLLAR EXEMPTION FOR EVERY
CHILD. AND JUST LAST WEEK I ANNOUNCED MY COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH CARE REFORM: REFORMS THAT WILL KEEP COSTS DOWN
-- AND OPEN UP ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
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AMERICANS: PROVIDING NEW COVERAGE TO ALMOST 30 MILLION
UNINSURED AMERICANS. / AND WE'LL DO IT THROUGH CHOICE
-- NOT CENTRAL CONTROL. WE'VE GOT THE BEST QUALITY
HEALTH CARE IN THE WORLD. THE LAST THING THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WANT IS A SYSTEM THAT PUTS THE GOVERNMENT
$
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR. //
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EVERY PARENT KNOWS: OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
TOO
THAT'S WHY OUR HEALTH PLAN FOCUSES ON CHILDREN --
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR IMMUNIZATION, THE EARLY
PREVENTION THAT GIVES EACH KID A HEALTHY START. THAT'S
WHY WE ARE FUNDING HEAD START AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH --
AND IT'S THE REASON WE'RE ASKING MORE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
WE MUST CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO REVOLUTIONIZE --
LITERALLY RE-INVENT -- -- AMERICAN EDUCATION. NEW
HAMPSHIRE HAS JOINED THE NON-PARTISAN AMERICA 2000
REVOLUTION. LET COMMON-SENSE BE OUR GUIDE - -- AND LET
COMMON-SENSE BEGIN BY LETTING PARENTS CHOOSE WHICH
P
SCHOOL IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILD. //
FINALLY, WE MEET AMERICA'S DESTINY BY EXPANDING
TRADE - OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR AMERICAN GOODS. I'M
PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, WORKING TO OPEN
MARKETS FROM ASIA TO EUROPE TO THE AMERICAS. JUST THIS
WEEK, I SIGNED A NEW INVESTMENT ACCORD WITH THE NATIONS
OF LATIN AMERICA. LAST MONTH, THE AGREEMENT WE REACHED
WITH JAPAN WILL HELP COMPUTER COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE. THAT'S A SOLID RECORD IN THREE YEARS
TIME A GOOD START THAT WE'LL MAKE EVEN BETTER.
- 13 - -
BUT FREE TRADE HAS COME UNDER ATTACK. THE DRUMBEAT
MOUNTS FOR A NEW ISOLATIONISM -- THIS ONE, AN ECONOMIC
RETREAT FROM REALITY.
THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS, PROTECTIONISM ISN'T A
PRESCRIPTION FOR PROSPERITY. BOIL AWAY ALL THE TOUGH
TALK, ALL THE SWAGGER AND THE PATRIOTIC POSTURING, AND
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PROTECTIONISM AMOUNTS TO NOTHING MORE THAN A
SMOKESCREEN FOR A COUNTRY RUNNING SCARED. 115 /
THAT'S NOT THE AMERICA YOU AND I KNOW. THE AMERICA
WE KNOW IS A COUNTRY READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD --
READY TO RISE TO NEW LEVELS, NOT RUN FOR COVER. OUR
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NATIONAL SYMBOL ISN'T THE OSTRICH -- IT'S THE EAGLE.
//
NEVER IN THIS NATION'S LONG HISTORY HAS AMERICA
TURNED ITS BACK ON A CHALLENGE -- AND WE WON'T START
NOW. //
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A PROUD AMERICA WILL NEVER BE PROTECTIONIST. //
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AND MAKE NO MISTAKE: NO STATE WOULD BE HURT MORE
BY ECONOMIC ISOLATIONISM THAN NEW HAMPSHIRE. RIGHT
NOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES REAP MORE THAN $1.2
BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FROM EXPORTS - ACROSS THIS
STATE, THAT'S 35,000 JOBS TIED DIRECTLY TO FOREIGN
TRADE. / AND EVEN IN THESE HARD TIMES, NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S MANUFACTURING EXPORTS INCREASED 80% IN THE
PAST FIVE YEARS ALONE. //
IT'S AN ECONOMIC FACT OF LIFE: IF WE CLOSE OUR
MARKETS -- OTHER COUNTRIES WILL CLOSE THEIRS. WHEN THE
WALLS GO UP, WHO GETS HURT? / THAT'S EASY: YOU DO.
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// I CANNOT - AND WILL NOT -- LET THAT HAPPEN. //
WE'RE GOING TO COMPETE - NOT CUT AND RUN. LET THE
WORLD KNOW: AMERICA IS IN IT TO WIN. ///
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TWO WEEKS AGO, I URGED THE CONGRESS TO WORK WITH ME
-- TO DO THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. I LAID OUT
THE ACTION PLAN I'VE OUTLINED HERE -- AND, YES, I SET A
DEADLINE TO HELP MOVE CONGRESS ALONG THE WAY.
TODAY, BACK IN WASHINGTON, THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE STARTS TO WORK. I CHALLENGE THEM ONCE AGAIN
TO PASS MY SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN -- SEVEN SPECIFIC
ACTIONS TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. THEY SAY THEY ARE
TAKING UP MY PLAN -- BUT THEY ARE NOT.
so I'LL SAY AGAIN: DON'T RE-LABEL MY PLAN. DON'T
CHANGE IT. DON'T USE IT AS A WAY TO RAISE TAX RATES.
*
JUST PASS MY PLAN. ///
LATER WE CAN CONSIDER ADDITIONAL STEPS. //
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IT MUST SOUND STRANGE TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER
-- STRANGE FOR YOU LEGISLATORS WHO MEET FOR ONLY 45
DAYS A YEAR TO HEAR CONGRESS COMPLAIN THAT 52 DAYS IS
JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS ARBITRARY.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS TOO EARLY.
THEY SAY: THE DEADLINE IS UNFAIR. //
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I SAY: THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 20. ///
BY MARCH 20TH, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPORT TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THE LIBERATION OF AMERICA'S
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ECONOMY HAS BEGUN. //
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I ASK THE PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER, I ASK THE GOOD
PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO GIVE ME YOUR STRONG SUPPORT.
SEND A MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS. TELL THEM THE TIME HAS
COME TO ACT.
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME / FOR BARBARA / FOR
MY FAMILY. I THINK BACK ACROSS THE YEARS TO THE LESSON
I LEARNED LONG AGO. / I LOOK AHEAD IN WONDER TO WHAT
CAN BE: AND I KNOW: THERE IS NO HIGHER HONOR THAN
SERVING THIS GREAT NATION. //
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THANK YOU, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR THIS WARM WELCOME.
AND MAY GOD BLESS THIS LAND WE SHARE, THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
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SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE
LEGISLATURE
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, February 12, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. you will
deliver remarks to the New Hampshire State Legislature in
Representatives Hall at the New Hampshire State House in Concord.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 18 minutes / teleprompter) focus
on your economic growth plan as it relates to New Hampshire.
They also call on Congress to act before the March 20th deadline.
McGroarty/Bunton
February 10, 1992
6:15 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
members of the Executive Council, Governor Gregg. Ladies and
gentlemen of the New Hampshire State Legislature: my thanks for
that warm welcome.
[[I decided to come here today because I figured it's been
awhile since the people of New Hampshire have heard a political
speech. ]]
[[Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends. ]]
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I see Senator-
Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all the
remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of work
and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Pittsburg to Pelham, from Claremont to Conway to
every corner of this state.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
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people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a vote. It's time for the Congress to
follow your lead. //
12 years ago, this state helped spark a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. // For 45 years, we fought in the trenches of the Cold
War -- and we won. //
And let me tip my hat to every man and woman who ever served
-- and to the American taxpayer -- because communism didn't just
fall. It was pushed. //
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Finally, just one year ago, we drew a line in the sand --
and helped defend a small nation and a grand ideal. We put
Saddam Hussein back in his box -- where he belongs. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead. //
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
America is at peace.
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more, than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
But for us to move forward -- for us to lead the world ---
we've got to get America's economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a "stop order" on new federal regulation. I've begun
a 90-day review -- 90 days to take a hard look at regulations
that hurt more than they help. The day of over-regulation is
just that: over. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way. //
4
We've worked to control spending. I've called on Congress
to eliminate -- cut out altogether -- 246 federal programs.
Somebody has got to say no -- and I'm the man who will. //
One thing would make it easier. Give me the tools -- and I
will finish the job. Give me the line item veto. //
I took action with the authority I have as President --- and
then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part strategy
to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to spark
recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us? Fair question.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps New Hampshire homebuyers. It provides a $5000
dollar tax credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500
the next. It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that
purchase, penalty free. / For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. // For families all over
this state -- that's an American Dream come true. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In this state alone, my plan will
5
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000 New
Hampshire construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&E tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- get investment flowing again:
cut the capital gains rate to 15 percent. //
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term action plan: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works, for America -- for New Hampshire. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
with federal support of R&D at record levels. We need to share
the results, get the great ideas generated by public funds out
into the private sector -- off the drawing board and onto store
shelves. Our National Technology Initiative will do just that -
- and right now, at M.I.T., the first regional meeting is
underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and they pass you the
6
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. New Hampshire's Constitution
prevents this body from burdening communities with unfunded
mandates. If it's good enough for New Hampshire -- why not
Washington? //
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar exemption for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
7
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. America isn't the kind of country
that locks the doors, pulls down the shades and tells the world
to go away. / Well, our national symbol isn't the ostrich --
it's the eagle. //
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. America is a shining
city on a hill -- not a country fenced in by fear. Think of the
generations who came to New Hampshire to work and found a
welcome. America must never be a land marked off by a thousand-
mile trench and a sign that says "No Trespassing." Let America
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom. //
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. //
A proud America will never be protectionist. //
8
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $3 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 45,000 jobs tied
directly to foreign trade. / And even in these hard times, New
Hampshire's manufacturing exports increased 80% in the past five
years alone. //
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
9
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
By March 20th, I want to be able to report to the American
people that the liberation of America's economy has begun. //
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
Document No. 306700ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 2/10/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m. TODAY, 2/10/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
SUBJECT:
CONCORD, NH 2/12/92, 2pm
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NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. TODAY, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
McGroarty/Bunton
February 10, 1992
02 FEB 10 A10: 06
9:00 am
[NHleg]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
Governor Gregg. Ladies and gentlemen of the New Hampshire State
Legislature: my thanks for that warm welcome.
Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends.
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I look out at
Senator Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all
the remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of
work and home with this public trust.
[ [What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time.] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Concord to every village and town.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
2
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a full floor vote. It's time for the
Congress to follow your lead.
But I've got my own theory about why New Hampshire works.
It's not just because the government here is representative --
it's because the government is Republican. //
12 years ago, this state helped sparked a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. We waged the Cold War -- and we
won. // We drew a line in the sand -- and helped defend a small
nation and a grand ideal. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead.
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
and America is at peace.
3
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
But for us to move forward, for America to lead -- we've got
to get our economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a stop order on all new federal regulation. I've
begun a 90-day review, and I've set this goal: Whatever
regulation promotes growth goes forward. Whatever stifles growth
gets scrapped. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way.
We've worked to control spending. We will eliminate -- cut
out altogether -- 246 federal programs. Somebody has got to say
no -- and I'm the man to do it. //
I took these actions with the authority I have as President
-- and then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part
strategy to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to
4
spark recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us?
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps homebuyers. It provides a $5000 dollar tax
credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500 the next.
It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that purchase,
penalty free. / Think of your neighbors -- of the people who
need an extra room, a larger house for a growing family: Think
of the couple just starting out, scrimping each month to lay
aside the savings for that first down-payment. //
Now think of this: For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In New Hampshire alone, my plan will
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000
construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
5
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&D tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- cut the capital gains rate to
15 percent. Who will that help? Any worker with a pension,
every Mom and Pop enterprise -- any senior citizen ready to sell
their home to finance their retirement.
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term prescription: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
expanding R&D. My budget raises R&D to a record-level $76
billion. We need to share the results, get the great ideas
generated by public funds out into the private sector -- off the
drawing board and onto store shelves. Our National Technology
Initiative will do just that -- and right now, in Boston, the
first regional meeting is underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and then passes the
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. No more: We've declared war
on unfunded mandates.
6
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar deduction for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
7
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. / We've got to open up new markets
to American products -- not lock the doors, pull down the shades
and tell the world to go away.
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. I believe America is
a shining city on a hill -- not a country cowering behind high
the neighborhood fence. Think of the generations who came to New
Hampshire to work and found a welcome. I believe America must
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom -- not a land
marked off by a thousand-mile trench and a "No Trespassing" sign.
//
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. // A proud
America will never be protectionist. //
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $1.2 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 25,000 jobs tied
8
directly to foreign trade. And even in these hard times, your
exports increased 70% in the past three years alone. of all the
50 states, New Hampshire is only one that runs a positive balance
of trade.
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
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I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
I challenge the Congress: Don't bury my plan in some sub-
committee / don't declare it D.O.A. / don't resort to
parliamentary tricks and Roberts Rules of Order to make my plan
vanish without a trace. // So I say to the leaders who control
the Congress: Discuss, / debate -- disagree if you want to --
but bring my plan to the floor, and put my plan to a vote.
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
FROM:
DAN MC GROARTY mur
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE
LEGISLATURE
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, February 12, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. you will
deliver remarks to the New Hampshire State Legislature in
Representatives Hall at the New Hampshire State House in Concord.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 18 minutes / teleprompter) focus
on your economic growth plan as it relates to New Hampshire.
They also call on Congress to act before the March 20th deadline.
McGroarty/Bunton
February 10, 1992
6:15 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
members of the Executive Council, Governor Gregg. Ladies and
gentlemen of the New Hampshire State Legislature: my thanks for
that warm welcome.
[[I decided to come here today because I figured it's been
awhile since the people of New Hampshire have heard a political
speech. ]]
[[Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends. ]]
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I see Senator
Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all the
remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of work
and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Pittsburg to Pelham, from Claremont to Conway to
every corner of this state.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
2
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a vote. It's time for the Congress to
follow your lead. //
12 years ago, this state helped spark a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. // For 45 years, we fought in the trenches of the Cold
War -- and we won. //
And let me tip my hat to every man and woman who ever served
-- and to the American taxpayer -- because communism didn't just
fall. It was pushed. //
3
Finally, just one year ago, we drew a line in the sand --
and helped defend a small nation and a grand ideal. We put
Saddam Hussein back in his box -- where he belongs. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead. //
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
America is at peace.
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
But for us to move forward -- for us to lead the world --
we've got to get America's economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a "stop order" on new federal regulation. I've begun
a 90-day review -- 90 days to take a hard look at regulations
that hurt more than they help. The day of over-regulation is
just that: over. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way. //
4
We've worked to control spending. I've called on Congress
to eliminate -- cut out altogether -- 246 federal programs.
Somebody has got to say no -- and I'm the man who will. //
One thing would make it easier. Give me the tools -- and I
will finish the job. Give me the line item veto. //
I took action with the authority I have as President -- and
then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part strategy
to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to spark
recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us? Fair question.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps New Hampshire homebuyers. It provides a $5000
dollar tax credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500
the next. It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that
purchase, penalty free. / For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. // For families all over
this state -- that's an American Dream come true. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In this state alone, my plan will
5
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000 New
Hampshire construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&E tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- get investment flowing again:
cut the capital gains rate to 15 percent. //
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term action plan: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works, for America -- for New Hampshire. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
with federal support of R&D at record levels. We need to share
the results, get the great ideas generated by public funds out
into the private sector -- off the drawing board and onto store
shelves. Our National Technology Initiative will do just that -
- and right now, at M.I.T., the first regional meeting is
underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and they pass you the
6
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. New Hampshire's Constitution
prevents this body from burdening communities with unfunded
mandates. If it's good enough for New Hampshire -- why not
Washington? //
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar exemption for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
7
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. America isn't the kind of country
that locks the doors, pulls down the shades and tells the world
to go away. / Well, our national symbol isn't the ostrich --
it's the eagle. //
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. America is a shining
city on a hill -- not a country fenced in by fear. Think of the
generations who came to New Hampshire to work and found a
welcome. America must never be a land marked off by a thousand-
mile trench and a sign that says "No Trespassing." Let America
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom. //
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. //
A proud America will never be protectionist. //
8
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $3 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 45,000 jobs tied
directly to foreign trade. / And even in these hard times, New
Hampshire's manufacturing exports increased 80% in the past five
years alone. //
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come.
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. 11
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
9
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
By March 20th, I want to be able to report to the American
people that the liberation of America's economy has begun. //
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
Econ. Plan
highlight american
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 10, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVE DEMAREST
FROM:
DAN MC GROARTY much
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE
LEGISLATURE
I.
SUMMARY
On Wednesday, February 12, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. you will
deliver remarks to the New Hampshire State Legislature in
Representatives Hall at the New Hampshire State House in Concord.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 18 minutes / teleprompter) focus
on your economic growth plan as it relates to New Hampshire.
They also call on Congress to act before the March 20th deadline.
McGroarty/Bunton
February 10, 1992
6:15 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
members of the Executive Council, Governor Gregg. Ladies and
gentlemen of the New Hampshire State Legislature: my thanks for
that warm welcome.
[[I decided to come here today because I figured it's been
awhile since the people of New Hampshire have heard a political
speech. ]]
[[Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends. ]]
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I see Senator
Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all the
remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of work
and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Pittsburg to Pelham, from Claremont to Conway to
every corner of this state.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
2
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a vote. It's time for the Congress to
follow your lead. //
12 years ago, this state helped spark a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. 11 For 45 years, we fought in the trenches of the Cold
War -- and we won. //
And let me tip my hat to every man and woman who ever served
-- and to the American taxpayer -- because communism didn't just
fall. It was pushed. //
3
Finally, just one year ago, we drew a line in the sand --
and helped defend a small nation and a grand ideal. We put
Saddam Hussein back in his box -- where he belongs. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead. //
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
America is at peace.
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
But for us to move forward -- for us to lead the world --
we've got to get America's economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a "stop order" on new federal regulation. I've begun
a 90-day review -- 90 days to take a hard look at regulations
that hurt more than they help. The day of over-regulation is
just that: over. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way. //
4
We've worked to control spending. I've called on Congress
to eliminate -- cut out altogether -- 246 federal programs.
Somebody has got to say no -- and I'm the man who will. //
One thing would make it easier. Give me the tools -- and I
will finish the job. Give me the line item veto. //
I took action with the authority I have as President -- and
then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part strategy
to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to spark
recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us? Fair question.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps New Hampshire homebuyers. It provides a $5000
dollar tax credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500
the next. It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that
purchase, penalty free. / For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. // For families all over
this state -- that's an American Dream come true. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In this state alone, my plan will
5
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000 New
Hampshire construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&E tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- get investment flowing again:
cut the capital gains rate to 15 percent. //
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term action plan: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works, for America -- for New Hampshire. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
with federal support of R&D at record levels. We need to share
the results, get the great ideas generated by public funds out
into the private sector -- off the drawing board and onto store
shelves. Our National Technology Initiative will do just that -
- and right now, at M.I.T., the first regional meeting is
underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and they pass you the
6
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. New Hampshire's Constitution
prevents this body from burdening communities with unfunded
mandates. If it's good enough for New Hampshire -- why not
Washington? //
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar exemption for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
7
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. America isn't the kind of country
that locks the doors, pulls down the shades and tells the world
to go away. / Well, our national symbol isn't the ostrich --
it's the eagle. //
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. America is a shining
city on a hill -- not a country fenced in by fear. Think of the
generations who came to New Hampshire to work and found a
welcome. America must never be a land marked off by a thousand-
mile trench and a sign that says "No Trespassing." Let America
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom. //
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. //
A proud America will never be protectionist. //
8
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $3 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 45,000 jobs tied
directly to foreign trade. / And even in these hard times, New
Hampshire's manufacturing exports increased 80% in the past five
years alone. //
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
9
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
By March 20th, I want to be able to report to the American
people that the liberation of America's economy has begun. //
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
February 5, 1992
New Hampshire Legislature
1.
Structure
Feb 17.
The three-part structure of the speech should echo the new
TV spot and share its thematic structure with the announcement and pass
themes with a follow-on roadblock' :
-- Victory in Persian Gulf and Cold War opens up new
opportunities here at home. After all, if we can change the
world, we can change America.
He
-- Now, the President is applying the same leadership. has a
plan for the nation, and New Hampshire: jobs & growth, spending
control, real estate values, plus other agenda items.
-- The President has given the Congress a deadline of March
20. After that, the battle is joined. If the Congress blocks
his program, the President will lead a crusade against Congress.
2.
Outline for NH Legislature Speech
Local color/praise audience:
New Hampshire is great, and its government is great because
it stays close to the people, truly a citizen legislature
Although your legislature is big, it is not unwieldy or
paralyzed, because it operates on rules of fair play and common
sense:
-- every bill gets a vote on the floor
-- constitutional amendment for a balanced budget
Another big difference: NH legislature is GOP controlled --
that's why you're a low tax state, not a lot of government
Overview: The new and better world
Cold War and Persian Gulf victories mean peace
dividend/defense savings mean we can devote same energy here at
home
You've done a great job running your state, but NH is not an
island (it's not NH's fault) -- we need all Americans to move up,
and we will, inch by inch, etc.
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passive loss, eliminate 246 programs, etc.
This is good for NH business: high tech, real estate,
exports, etc.
Here's what the plan would do for real people in NH:
examples A,B,C, etc.
Bottom line: jobs
Long term: education, R&D (cite Boston Conference), trade
No state more vulnerable -- whack at isolationism: building
walls. At a time when the world is tearing down walls and
barricades, it is no time for America to build them up again
The long term plan is for the family:
When the American family is first, America is first//
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February 10, 1992
4:30 pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
members of the Executive Council, Governor Gregg. Ladies and
gentlemen of the New Hampshire State Legislature: my thanks for
that warm welcome.
[[I decided to come here today because I figured it's been
awhile since the people of New Hampshire have heard a political
speech. ]]
[[ Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends ]]
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
see
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I look out at
Senator Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all
the remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of
work and home with this public trust.
[ [What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Pittsburg to Pelham, from Claremont to Conway to
every corner of this state.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
2
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill gets to the floor for a vote. It's
time for the Congress to follow your lead. //
12 years ago, this state helped spark a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down.
/
/
For 45 years, we fought in the trenches of the Cold
War -- and we won. //
And let me tip my hat to every man and woman who ever served
-- and to the American taxpayer -- because communism didn't just
fall. It was pushed. //
3
Finally, just one year ago, we drew a line in the sand --
and helped defend a small nation and a grand ideal. We put
Saddam Hussein back in his box -- where he belongs. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead. //
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
America is at peace.
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
us
But for us to move forward -- for America to lead the world
American
-- we've got to our economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a stop order on new federal regulation. I've begun a
90-day review, and I've set this goal: Whatever regulation
promotes growth goes forward. Whatever stifles growth gets
scrapped. //
is
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way. //
4
We've worked to control spending. I've called on Congress
to eliminate -- cut out altogether -- 246 federal programs.
Somebody has got to say no -- and I'm the man who will. //
One thing would make it easier. Give me the tools -- and I
will finish the job. Give me the line item veto. //
I took action with the authority I have as President -- and
then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part strategy
to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to spark
recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us? Fair question.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps New Hampshire homebuyers. It provides a $5000
dollar tax credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500
the next. It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that
purchase, penalty free. / For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In this state alone, my plan will
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
5
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000 New
Hampshire construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&E tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code
Pass my plan -- get investment flowing again: cut the
capital gains rate to 15 percent. //
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge
Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
action
That's my short-term prescription: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works, for America -- for New Hampshire. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
with federal support of R&D at record levels. We need to share
the results, get the great ideas generated by public funds out
into the private sector -- off the drawing board and onto store
shelves. Our National Technology Initiative will do just that -
- and right now, in Boston, the first regional meeting is
underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
6
The federal government passes a mandate -- and then passes the
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. No more: We've declared war
on unfunded mandates.
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar exemption for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
7
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. America isn't the kind of country
that locks the doors, pulls down the shades and tells the world
to go away. / Our symbol is the eagle - - not the ostrich. //
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. America is a shining
hack-alley
city on a hill -- not a country cowering behind the neighborhood
fence. Think of the generations who came to New Hampshire to
work and found a welcome. America must never be a land marked
off by a thousand-mile trench and a sign that says "No
Trespassing." Let America always be a safe haven for people
seeking freedom. //
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. //
A proud America will never be protectionist.
7
8
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $3 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 45,000 jobs tied
directly to foreign trade. / And even in these hard times, New
Hampshire's exports increased {70%} in the past three years
alone.
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
9
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
I challenge the Congress: Don't bury my plan in some sub-
committee / don't declare it D.O.A. / don't resort to
parliamentary tricks and Roberts Rules of Order to make my plan
vanish without a trace. // So I say to the leaders who control
the Congress: Discuss, / debate -- disagree if you want to --
but bring my plan to the floor, and put my plan to a vote. //
By March 20th, I want to be able to report that the
liberation of America's economy has begun. //
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
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DATE: 2/10/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 p.m. TODAY, 2/10/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
SUBJECT:
CONCORD, NH 2/12/92, 2pm
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VICE PRESIDENT
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SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
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PORTER
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and Staff Secretary
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32 FEB 10 AlO 06
9:00 am
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
Governor Gregg. Ladies and gentlemen of the New Hampshire State
Legislature: my thanks for that warm welcome.
Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends.
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I look out at
Senator Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all
the remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of
work and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Concord to every village and town.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
2
Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a full floor vote. It's time for the
Congress to follow your lead.
But I've got my own theory about why New Hampshire works.
It's not just because the government here is representative --
it's because the government is Republican: has both feet planted
12 years ago, this state helped sparked a new American reality
un
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
:
We fought great battles. We waged the Cold War -- and we
won. // We drew a line in the sand -- and helped defend a small
nation and a grand ideal. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead.
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
and America is at peace.
3
Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
/
But for us to move forward, for America to lead -- we've got
to get our economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a stop order on all new federal regulation. I've
begun a 90-day review, and I've set this goal: Whatever
regulation promotes growth goes forward. Whatever stifles growth
gets scrapped. 11
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way.
We've worked to control spending. We will eliminate -- cut
out altogether -- 246 federal programs. Somebody has got to say
no -- and I'm the man to do it. //
I took these actions with the authority I have as President
-- and then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part
strategy to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to
4
spark recovery and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us?
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps homebuyers. It provides a $5000 dollar tax
credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500 the next.
It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that purchase,
penalty free. / Think of your neighbors -- of the people who
need an extra room, a larger house for a growing family: Think
of the couple just starting out, scrimping each month to lay
aside the savings for that first down-payment. //
Now think of this: For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In New Hampshire alone, my plan will
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000
construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
5
an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&D tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- cut the capital gains rate to
15 percent. Who will that help? Any worker with a pension,
every Mom and Pop enterprise -- any senior citizen ready to sell
their home to finance their retirement.
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term prescription: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
expanding R&D. My budget raises R&D to a record-level $76
billion. We need to share the results, get the great ideas
generated by public funds out into the private sector -- off the
drawing board and onto store shelves. Our National Technology
at M.I.T.
Initiative will do just that -- and right now, in Boston the
first regional meeting is underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and then passes the
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. No more: We've declared war
on unfunded mandates.
your STATE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT ALLOW UNFUNDED
MANDATES TO BE PASSED ALONG TO YOUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT.
6
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar deduction for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
7
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. / We've got to open up new markets
to American products -- not lock the doors, pull down the shades
and tell the world to go away.
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. I believe America is
a shining city on a hill -- not a country cowering behind high
the neighborhood fence. Think of the generations who came to New
Hampshire to work and found a welcome. I believe America must
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom -- not a land
marked off by a thousand-mile trench and a "No Trespassing" sign.
//
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. // A proud
America will never be protectionist. //
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $1.2 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 25,000 jobs tied
35,000
8
directly to foreign trade. And even in these hard times, your
exports increased 70% in the past three years alone. of all the
50 states, New Hampshire is only one that runs a positive balance
of trade.
SAYS
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
who??
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
9
I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
I challenge the Congress: Don't bury my plan in some sub-
committee / don't declare it D.O.A. / don't resort to
parliamentary tricks and Roberts Rules of Order to make my plan
vanish without a trace. // So I say to the leaders who control
the Congress: Discuss, / debate -- disagree if you want to --
but bring my plan to the floor, and put my plan to a vote.
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
# # #
'92-02-10 11:27 DOUG GAMBLE
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DOUG GAMBLE
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN - NEW HAMPSHIRE (CONT'D)
IF THE PROTECTIONISTS HAVE THEIR WAY, THE QUESTION WE'LL BE ASKING IS "WHO
LOST AMERICA?"
ISOLATIONISM HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT FOR AMERICA, AND IT NEVER WILL BE. OTHERS MAY
WANT OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL TO BE THE OSTRICH, BUT I WILL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE IT
STAYS THE EAGLE.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING: WE WERE VICTORIOUS OVER COMMUNISM,
NOT JUST BECAUSE IT FELL, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS PUSHED.
PASSAGE OF MY ECONOMIC PROGRAM BY CONGRESS WILL SEND A CLEAR SIGNAL TO THIS
STATE: "NEW HAMPSHIRE, START YOUR ENGINES."
INDIANAPOLIS.
WITH PASSAGE OF MY ECONOMIC PROGRAM BY MARCH 20TH WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAY "THE
LIBERATION OF AMERICA'S ECONOMY HAS BEGUN."
WHAT AN HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE THIS PARTICULAR FORUM. I'M ALL THE MORE IMPRESSED
WITH CITIZENS WHO WORK AS LEGISLATORS, SINCE I'M USED TO A SYSTEM WHERE EVEN
SOME LEGISLATORS DON'T WORK AS LEGISLATORS.
COMPARING THE RESULTS OF YOUR "LIMITED GOVERNMENT' APPROACH TO CONGRESS, IS LIKE
COMPARING THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO A MODEL T.
THE DEMOCRATS AREN'T DEMAGOGING THE CAPITAL GAINS CUT ISSUE BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID
IT WON'T WORK -- THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID IT WILL.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
Governor Gregg. Ladies and gentlemen of the New Hampshire State
Legislature: my thanks for that warm welcome.
Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends.
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I look out at
Senator Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state - at all
the remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of
work and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Concord to every village and town.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
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respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. We waged the Cold War and we
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nation and a grand ideal.
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We stood fast against imperial
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Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big - and it spends too much. //
We put a stop order on all new federal regulation. I've
begun a 90-day review, and I've set this goal: Whatever
regulation promotes growth goes forward. Whatever stifles growth
gets scrapped. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way.
We've worked to control spending. We will eliminate -- cut
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prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us? Fair greetion.
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
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generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000 New Hangestine
construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
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an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&D tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan cut the capital gains rate to
get investment going again
15 percent X Who will that help? Any worker with a pension,
every Mom and Pop enterprise any senior citisen ready to sell
their home to finance their retirement
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. 11
That's my short-term prescription: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works for American and Now Hangskire
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
with federal usger 3 RrD at a level
expanding R&D. My budget raises R&D to d record level $96
billion. We need to share the results, get the great ideas
generated by public funds out into the private sector --- off the
drawing board and onto store shelves. Our National Technology
Initiative will do just that -- and right now, in Boston, the
first regional meeting is underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate - and then passes the
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. No more: We've declared war
on unfunded mandates.
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6
We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar deduction for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. 11
good
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. 11
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. 11
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
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7
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one. an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. / We've got to open up new markets
to American products -- not lock the doors, pull down the shades
and tell the world to go away.
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan.
Imbolieve
America
is
a shining city on a hill -- not a country cowering behind
the neighborhood fence. Think of the generations who came to New
Hampshire to work and found a welcome. I believe America must
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom -- not a land
marked off by a thousand-mile trench and a "No Trespassing" sign.
11
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. // A proud
America will never be protectionist. //
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $1.2 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 25,000 jobs tied
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4562983-
62188;# 8
8
directly to foreign trade. And even in these hard times, your
exports increased 70% in the past three years alone. of all the
50 states, New Hampshire is only one that runs a positive balance
of trade.
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. 11
Well, this President won't let that happen. 11
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country - are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. 11
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. 11
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is tust not enough time.
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. 11
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9
I sav: The deadline is March 20. ///
I challenge the Congress: Don't bury my plan in some sub-
committee / don't declare it D.O.A. / don't resort to
parliamentary tricks and Roberts Rules of Order to make my plan
vanish without a trace. 11 So I say to the leaders who control
the Congress: Discuss, / debate -- disagree if you want to --
but bring my plan to the floor, and put my plan to a vote.
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. 11
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. 11
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
FEBRUARY 12, 1992
2:00 P.M.
Mr. President [Ed Dupont, Jr.], Mr. Speaker [Harold Burns],
Governor Gregg. Ladies and gentlemen of the New Hampshire State
Legislature: my thanks for that warm welcome.
Several weeks ago in Washington, I spoke in a chamber
similar to this, to a group about this size
Now, don't
worry: that's where the comparison ends.
New Hampshire's legislature is the living legacy of
Lincoln's words: of, by and for the people. / I look out at
Senator Gordon Humphrey, come home to serve his state -- at all
the remarkable men and women who balance the responsibilities of
work and home with this public trust.
[[What leads you to serve? / It can't be the salary:
that's not enough to cover the cost of two Celtics tickets come
playoff time. ]] What sustains this state is a tradition as old
as America itself: A commitment to self-government that
stretches from Concord to every village and town.
New Hampshire looks to government as a last resort -- not as
the first answer to each and every problem. It doesn't see
people's paychecks as potential revenue. Its rule is right:
limit government -- not freedom.
This body governs itself the way we as citizens want to be
governed: by the rules of common sense and fair play.
are we really for this ? Hearings on foreign policy /intelligence?
Fleor votes on all the Democrats bills?
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Believe me, we don't see much of either back in Washington.
Well, we can do better -- provided we follow your lead.
Up here, you manage to avoid being enlightened by liberal
economists. New Hampshire operates on the radical notion that a
legislature should spend no more than it takes in. It's time for
the federal government to follow your lead. //
New Hampshire legislators guarantee every bill a public
hearing -- and every bill a full floor vote. It's time for the
Congress to follow your lead.
But I've got my own theory about why New Hampshire works.
It's not just because the government here is representative --
it's because the government is Republican. //
12 years ago, this state helped sparked a new American
revolution -- a revolution that marked the end of a weary era,
and a new birth for freedom. Together, we made America proud.
Together, we made America strong. Together, we made America
respected in the eyes of all the world.
We fought great battles. We waged the Cold War -- and we
won. // We drew a line in the sand -- and helped defend a small
nation and a grand ideal. // We stood fast against imperial
communism -- and we watched walls the world over come tumbling
down. //
We did these things because we had the courage to lead.
And because we led -- America is free / America is safe /
and America is at peace.
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Yes, dangers remain -- dark corners of the world not yet
blessed by freedom. No, our work in the world is not yet over.
But the great struggles we've won, the great changes we've seen
do more than open new worlds -- they open new opportunities for
us at home.
But for us to move forward, for America to lead -- we've got
to get our economy moving again. //
Last month, I spoke to the American people -- and spelled
out my plan to pull this country out of recession and into
recovery. / I know all of you have heard plenty about plans
that promise the moon. Let me say to the citizens of New
Hampshire: Judge my plan by its first principle: Government is
too big -- and it spends too much. //
We put a stop order on all new federal regulation. I've
begun a 90-day review, and I've set this goal: Whatever
regulation promotes growth goes forward. Whatever stifles growth
gets scrapped. //
We've declared war on frivolous lawsuits. If this country
rewarded success as easily as we slap on a lawsuit, our economy
would be well on its way.
We've worked to control spending. We will eliminate -- cut
out altogether -- 246 federal programs. Somebody has got to say
no -- and I'm the man to do it. //
I took these actions with the authority I have as President
-- and then I challenged Congress to act. I set out a two-part
strategy to ensure economic growth: an immediate action plan to
This was remitter in the speech last week. There are other criting
beides growth.
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spark recovery -- and a long-term plan to guarantee progress and
prosperity into the next American Century. //
The people of New Hampshire have a right to ask: we've been
hit hard. What will this plan do for us?
First, my plan will bolster the real estate market. With
its ripple effect for the rest of the economy, real estate can
lead the way back to recovery.
My plan helps homebuyers. It provides a $5000 dollar tax
credit to first time buyers: $2500 this year, $2500 the next.
It lets them draw on their IRA accounts to make that purchase,
penalty free. / Think of your neighbors -- of the people who
need an extra room, a larger house for a growing family: Think
of the couple just starting out, scrimping each month to lay
aside the savings for that first down-payment. //
Now think of this: For the average New Hampshire family
buying the average New Hampshire house, my plan means tax breaks
worth six months of mortgage payments. //
And what's good for the families who want to buy that first
home is good for the people who build them. //
Nationwide, housing economists predict my plan will create a
boom in home-building. In New Hampshire alone, my plan will
generate 1000 new housing starts -- pump 120 million dollars into
the state economy. Best of all, it will put more than 2000
construction workers back on the job. //
My plan will also help the pioneering high-tech firms that
call New Hampshire home. / Pass my plan -- and give companies
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an Investment Tax Allowance: help growing firms accelerate
investment. Make the R&D tax credit a permanent part of the
federal tax code. Pass my plan -- cut the capital gains rate to
15 percent. Who will that help? Any worker with a pension,
every Mom and Pop enterprise -- any senior citizen ready to sell
their home to finance their retirement.
Pass my plan -- and give American companies a competitive
edge. Pass my plan -- and get New Hampshire moving again. //
That's my short-term prescription: No games -- no gimmicks.
Just a plan that works. //
Look to the long-term, and we've got work to do as well --
steps we can take right now to guarantee progress and prosperity
into the next American Century.
We get there by investing in the technologies of tomorrow,
expanding R&D. My budget raises R&D to a record-level $76
billion. We need to share the results, get the great ideas
generated by public funds out into the private sector -- off the
drawing board and onto store shelves. Our National Technology
Initiative will do just that -- and right now, in Boston, the
first regional meeting is underway. //
We get to the future by letting the states do what they do
best. Far too often, states have their hands tied by Washington.
The federal government passes a mandate -- and then passes the
buck. You get stuck raising taxes. No more: We've declared war
on unfunded mandates.
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We get to the future by strengthening the family. My plan
provides an extra $500 dollar deduction for every child. And
just last week I announced my comprehensive health care reform:
reforms that will keep costs down -- and open up access to 30
million uninsured Americans. / And we'll do it through choice -
- not central control. The last thing the American people want
is a system that lets the government play doctor. //
Look at the problems that plague us today: crime, drugs --
the erosion of moral values. Trace each one to its root causes,
and you'll see one common factor: the decline of the family.
This country must reaffirm a simple truth: When the family comes
first, America is first. //
Every parent knows: our children are our future. We must
challenge ourselves to revolutionize -- literally re-invent --
America's schools. New Hampshire has joined the America 2000
revolution. Let common-sense be our guide -- and let common-
sense begin by letting parents choose which school is best for
their child. //
Finally, we meet America's destiny by expanding trade --
opening new markets for American goods. I'm proud of the
progress we've made, working to open markets from Asia to Europe
to the Americas. Just this week, I signed a new investment
accord with the nations of Latin America. Last month, the
agreement we reached with Japan will help computer companies
right here in New Hampshire. That's a solid record in three
years time -- a good start that we'll make even better.
RR misgroted this for eight years.
"shining for not appear in John Winthop's
serman 7 a model of Christian Charity.
But free trade has come under attack. The drumbeat mounts
for a new isolationism -- this one, an economic retreat from
reality.
The simple truth is, protectionism isn't a prescription for
prosperity. Boil away all the tough talk, all the swagger and
the patriotic posturing, and protectionism amounts to nothing
more than a smokescreen for a country running scared. //
That's not the America I know. The America I know is a
country ready to take on the world -- ready to rise to new
levels, not run for cover. / We've got to open up new markets
to American products -- not lock the doors, pull down the shades
and tell the world to go away.
You see: I agree with Ronald Reagan. I believe America is
a shining city upon on a hill -- not a country cowering behind high
the neighborhood fence. Think of the generations who came to New
Hampshire to work and found a welcome. I believe America must
always be a safe haven for people seeking freedom -- not a land
marked off by a thousand-mile trench and a "No Trespassing" sign.
//
Never in this nation's long history has America turned its
back on a challenge -- and we won't start now. // A proud
America will never be protectionist. //
And make no mistake: No state would be hurt more by
economic isolationism than New Hampshire. Right now, New
Hampshire businesses reap more than $1.2 billion dollars a year
from exports -- across this state, that's 25,000 jobs tied
? d doubt this is defenntle,
either in absolute terms. percentage of trade.
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directly to foreign trade. And even in these hard times, your
exports increased 70% in the past three years alone. Of all the
50 states, New Hampshire is only one that runs a positive balance
of trade.
It's an economic fact of life: If we close our markets,
other countries will close theirs. When the walls go up, who
gets hurt? New Hampshire first. //
Well, this President won't let that happen. //
We're going to compete -- not cut and run. Let the world
know: America is in it to win. ///
I believe the good people of this state -- like citizens all
across this country -- are ready to move ahead, to move forward
to meet a new American destiny. Everyone sees the time has come
for change -- everyone feels the excitement, everyone is
impatient to begin. //
Everyone, that is -- except the Congress. //
Two weeks ago, I urged the Congress to work with me -- to do
the will of the American people. I laid out the action plan I've
outlined here -- and, yes, I set a deadline to help move Congress
along the way.
It must sound strange to the people in this chamber --
strange for legislators who meet for only 45 days a year to hear
Congress complain that 52 days is just not enough time.
They say: The deadline is arbitrary.
They say: The deadline is too early.
They say: The deadline is unfair. //
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I say: The deadline is March 20. ///
I challenge the Congress: Don't bury my plan in some sub-
committee / don't declare it D.O.A. / don't resort to
parliamentary tricks and Roberts Rules of Order to make my plan
vanish without a trace. // So I say to the leaders who control
the Congress: Discuss, / debate -- disagree if you want to --
but bring my plan to the floor, and put my plan to a vote.
I ask the people in this chamber, I ask the good people of
this state to give me your strong support. Send a message to the
Congress. Tell them America wants to meet its future. Tell them
the time has come to act. //
Today is a special day for me / for Barbara / for my family.
I think back across the years to the lesson I learned long ago -
- I look ahead in wonder to what can be: And I know: There is
no higher honor than serving this great nation. //
Thank you, New Hampshire, for this warm welcome. And may
God bless this land we share, the United States of America.
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