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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Backup Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13820 Folder ID Number: 13820-003 Folder Title: Superconducting Super Collider 6/23/92 [OA 7575] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 26 22 6 3 (Duggan/Nix) June 23, 1992 Draft One Collider PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER FOR RADIO BROADCAST IN TEXAS The House vote to kill the Super Collider symbolizes everything that's wrong with the liberal bosses in Congress. The vote is a reckless attempt to strike back at Texas congressmen from both parties who fought to pass the balanced budget amendment. Common-sense Americans all across this country understand the value of the Collider. This project is vital to our position as the scientific leader of the world. That's why I'll pull out all the stops to keep funding the Collider when this issue goes before the Senate. # # # Unclassified Un CLASSIFICATION CIRCLE ONE BELOW MODE PAGES 1 UN IMMEDIATE SECURE FAX 124 DTG 19/515,Z,JUNg PRIORITY ADMIN FAX # RELEASER 34/1 ROUTINE FROM/LOCATION 1. Communications (m. 122 OEOB /Dan McGroarty TO/LOCATION/TIME OF RECEIPT 1. Christina martin All RET L.A, 2. David Demarest AN L.A. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. INFORMATION ADDEES/LOCATION/TIME OF RECEIPT 1. 2. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/REMARKS: CLASSIFICATION JEREMY L. HALBREICH. President and General Manager RALPH LANGER, Senior Vice President/Executive Editor WILLIAM W. EVANS, Executive Managing Editor ROBERT W. MONG JR,, Managing aditor the Ballas Morning Nelvs RENA PEDERSON, Vice President/Editorial Page Editor Senior Vide Presidents Friday, June 19, 1992 HARRY M. STANLEY JR., Sales and Marketing J. WILLIAM Cox, Administration and Finance FRANK McKNIGHT. Circulation Vice Presidents FROM: JIM OBERWEITER RICHARD STARKS, Advertising HAROLD F. GAAR JR., Marketing BARRY PECKHAM, Circulation GROVER D. LIVINGSTON, Information Management DEAN BLYTHE, Special Projects JAMES M. CORREU, Production EDITORIALS SUPER COLLIDER Vote to kill project shows a loss of vision Members of the House of Representatives Superconducting Super Collider program. lined up at the microphones Wednesday to They know that cutting-edge technology explain why Congress should kill the $8.25 will emerge from the work they will be billion Superconducting Super Collider. performing. They argued that the super collider was too This week, the University of Texas South- costly. They said they were tired of congres- western Medical Center announced a $28 sional representatives from Texas pushing million program to use the collider in can- for a balanced budget and then urging the cer treatment. Medical school officials be- House to spend billions on the collider. lieve that subatomic particles produced by What House members failed to explain the collider can be used to destroy tu- in this ugly show of political muscle is mors. The project is just one of many how their assault on the super examples of the scientific doors that collider shows a positive vision will be opened by the Super- for America's future. That is conducting Super Collider. something they simply could Without a doubt, Congress not do. no longer can ignore a national The 232-181 vote to kill the debt that has now reached tril- project showed little or no con- lions of dollars. Elected repre- cern about the scientific and sentatives must respond to the technological strength of this public's overwhelming desire nation. Instead. House members to curb runaway federal costs. seemed determined to find a victim to But the answer to this crisis will not punish for last week's rough debate over a be found by using a meat cleaver to back balanced-budget amendment. The Supercon- away progams instead of setting national ducting Super Collider became a convenient priorities. Congress must follow a budgeting punching bag for Congress' frustrations. strategy that will allow each project and It is vital that the Senate not fall prey to each expenditure to stand on its own merits. the same mind-set. The clamor for cost cut- That is the only way the House of Repre- ting must not be interpreted as a sign of sentatives can address our financial di- America's willingness to fall behind in sci- lemma responsibly without relegating this entific research. nation to a role of scientific mediocrity. The No one summed up the devastating im- Superconducting Super Collider is too im- pact of the House vote more effectively than portant to be victimized by political games. Gov. Ann Richards. "This project is not manship and regional resentment. The Sen- about jobs in Texas," Ms. Richards said. "It is about our vision of our future." ate should send a loud and clear message to the rest of the world that the United States Scientists from throughout the nation have come to Ellis County to be a part of the intends to retain its position of leadership in science.