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HANK BROWN FUNDRAISER
CURRIGAN CONVENTION HALL/DENVER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
12 NOON
THANK YOU. MY THANKS TO OUR DISTINGUISHED SENATOR
FROM COLORADO, SENATOR BILL ARMSTRONG. I'D ALSO LIKE
TO THANK BILL BENNETT, THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DRUG
CONTROL POLICY, AND LEE ATWATER, OUR REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FOR ACCOMPANYING ME HERE
TODAY. CONGRESSMEN HEFLEY AND SCHAEFER. THANKS ALSO
TO OUR STATE GOP CHAIRMAN, BRUCE BENSON, AND JUDY
HUGHES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
REPUBLICAN WOMEN. MY SON NEIL AND HIS WIFE, SHARON.
OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO ONE OF COLORADO'S
GREAT LEADERS AND THE NEXT SENATOR FROM COLORADO, HANK
BROWN.//
HANK WANTED A BIG CROWD TODAY, so HIS CAMPAIGN
TRIED TO GET RALPHIE THE BUFFALO FROM C.U.'S FOOTBALL
TEAM. WHEN HE COULDN'T MAKE IT, THEY ASKED FOR C.U.'S
HOUSTON TRIO -- THE THREE H-MEN. AS YOU CAN SEE,
THEY'RE NOT HERE EITHER AND YOU'VE GOT ME INSTEAD. BUT
HEY, IT'S NOT so BAD -- I AM FROM HOUSTON.///
- 2 -
BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW
WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE FINEST MEN WE'VE GOT IN
WASHINGTON, SENATOR BILL ARMSTRONG. BILL IS ONE OF THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST -- A PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN AND, A
TOP PLAYER ON OUR REPUBLICAN TEAM. HE'S BEEN A LEADER
IN CONGRESS SINCE 1973, FIRST IN THE HOUSE AND NOW IN
THE SENATE, AND HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED -- BY ME, BY
HIS FELLOW SENATORS, AND BY THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO.
BILL, THANKS FOR A GREAT JOB.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I WAS IN MALTA FOR A VERY
PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN GORBACHEV. ((I GUESS
YOU HEARD I BROUGHT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF MY TOP STAFF
WITH ME. THE MEETING WENT VERY WELL, BUT THERE'S ONE
ADVISOR I FORGOT TO CONSULT -- WHERE'S WILLARD SCOTT
WHEN I NEED HIM? ///
BUT THE SEAS AND THE RAIN COULD NOT DAMPEN THE
SPIRIT OF THE MALTA MEETINGS. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT
"MALTA" WILL MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO A MORE PEACEFUL
WORLD -- A WORLD WITH MORE FREEDOM, WITH MORE
DEMOCRACY.
- 3 -
AFTER THE MEETINGS, I WENT ON TO BRUSSELS TO BRIEF
OUR ALLIES. NATO IS TOGETHER AND STRONG. AND AS THE
CHANGES IN EASTERN EUROPE UNFOLD AT THIS DAZZLING PACE,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NATO REMAIN TOGETHER AND STRONG.
NOW, HERE I AM IN DENVER. THAT'S A LOT OF TRAVEL FOR
ONE WEEK. BUT THAT'S FINE -- BECAUSE WORKING FOR A
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE CONGRESS IS VITAL AND, WITH
ME, A PRIORITY. AND THAT MEANS ELECTING HANK BROWN TO
THE U.S. SENATE.
HANK AND I ARE ON THE SAME WAVE LENGTH, WORKING
TOGETHER ON THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US --
STRENGTHENING PEACE AND FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD,
KEEPING THE ECONOMY STRONG AND PROTECTING OUR
ENVIRONMENT. HANK BROWN IS WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION NEEDS: A SENATOR TO MAKE COLORADO STRONG
-- TO MAKE THIS NATION PROUD -- AND A LEADER IN THE
SENATE THAT I CAN WORK WITH AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
- 4 -
IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, WE'LL BE ENTERING THE
NEXT DECADE. AS EVENTS IN THE WORLD QUICKLY UNFOLD, I
SEE AN AMERICA FILLED WITH OPTIMISM, HOPE, AND A SENSE
OF NEW BEGINNINGS. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, WE ALSO SENSE
NEW BEGINNINGS AS DEMOCRACY BLOOMS BEHIND WHAT USED TO
BE CALLED THE IRON CURTAIN. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40
YEARS, THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN EUROPE BELIEVE THAT
FREEDOM IS WITHIN THEIR GRASP. THEY AREN'T JUST
THINKING ABOUT CHANGE -- THEY ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY
THINK. ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WHAT IT WILL BRING.
THEY'RE TAKING THEIR DESTINY IN THEIR OWN HANDS.
THEY'RE HELPING BUILD A NEW EUROPE, WHOLE AND FREE.
AT MALTA, PRESIDENT GORBACHEV AND I TOOK OUR FIRST
HOPEFUL STEP INTO A NEW AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONSHIP.
WE TOOK OUR FIRST STEP TOWARD THE NEXT DECADE AND THE
NEW WORLD THAT IS TAKING SHAPE -- A NEW WORLD OF
SECURITY AND FREEDOM.
- 5 -
OUR MISSION TO MALTA WAS ABOUT PEACE. NOT THE
KIND OF UNEASY PEACE WE'VE KNOWN FOR THE LAST FORTY
YEARS -- HARD AND COLD -- BUT ABOUT A NEW KIND OF
PEACE. ONE THAT IS RICH WITH THE PROMISE OF
PERMANENCE. ONE THAT FORMS A FOUNDATION FOR FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
THE 1990S CAN BE A TIME FOR PEACE BUT IT MUST ALSO
BE A TIME OF CONTINUED PROSPERITY FOR ALL AMERICANS.
THAT MEANS KEEPING OUR ECONOMY GROWING THROUGH
INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES LIKE THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX
CUT -- TO BRING MORE JOBS TO MORE PEOPLE.
THE CAPITAL GAINS BATTLE MAY BE OVER FOR THIS
YEAR, BUT THE FACT IS: A MAJORITY IN BOTH THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE ARE NOW ON RECORD IN FAVOR OF CUTTING THE
CAPITAL GAINS RATE. AND IT WAS HANK BROWN, AS A KEY
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, WHO
PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN GETTING ACTION IN THE HOUSE.
- 6 -
WHEN CONGRESS RECONVENES IN THE NEW YEAR, CUTTING
THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATE IS ONCE AGAIN GOING TO BE
ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS ON MY AGENDA -- AND THE BATTLE
WILL COMMENCE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. I'M COUNTING ON HANK TO BE ONE OF MY TOP
LIEUTENANTS IN THAT FIGHT, AND BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE
HIM, IT'S A FIGHT WE ARE GOING TO WIN. WE MUST KEEP
AMERICA'S ECONOMY STRONG AND THE JOB CREATION MACHINE
ROLLING.
AND I'M ALSO COUNTING ON HANK BROWN TO HELP ME
HOLD THE LINE ON NEW TAXES. AS CONGRESS RETURNS, I'M
REMINDED OF A STORY FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT USED TO TELL
ABOUT HIS OPPONENTS, WHICH I THINK FITS THE
TAX-AND-SPEND DEMOCRATS TODAY. IT'S THE LITTLE STORY
ABOUT THE POOR CHAMELEON THAT TURNED BROWN WHEN PLACED
ON A BROWN RUG, AND TURNED RED WHEN PLACED ON A RED
RUG, BUT WHO DIED A TRAGIC DEATH WHEN THEY PUT HIM ON A
SCOTCH PLAID. ///
- 7 -
WE CAN'T LET THE CHAMELEONS IN CONGRESS TALK ABOUT
DEFICIT REDUCTION, THEN RAISE TAXES so THEY CAN LOAD UP
THE BUDGET WITH MORE AND MORE SPENDING. WE'VE GOT TO
STICK TO WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ELECTED US TO DO:
HOLD DOWN TAXES, EXERCISE FISCAL RESTRAINT, AND KEEP
AMERICA'S LONGEST PEACETIME ECONOMIC EXPANSION GOING
STRONG. AND WE WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL PROSPERITY
REACHES EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA. ///
YOU KNOW, HANK'S DISTRICT HERE IS KNOWN AS
"COLORADO'S BREADBASKET," HOME OF YOUR AGRICULTURAL
HEARTLAND. so, AS WORK BEGINS ON THE 1990 FARM BILL,
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO HANK FOR HELP. BECAUSE HANK BROWN
KNOWS THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO -- FIVE GENERATIONS OF HIS
FAMILY WERE BORN AND RAISED HERE. AND HANK UNDERSTANDS
WHAT FARMERS ARE GOING THROUGH TO PRODUCE A CROP
NOWADAYS. THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS INTRODUCED POLICIES
TO BENEFIT BOTH THE FARMER AND THE CONSUMER, AND TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK, WE NEED HANK BROWN IN THE SENATE.
- 8 -
WE'VE ALSO INITIATED BOLD NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES TO REDUCE AIR TOXICS AND URBAN SMOG, HELP
CLEAN UP OUR AIR AND HAZARDOUS WASTES, AND EXPAND OUR
PARKLANDS. THROUGH IT ALL, HANK'S BEEN THERE WITH US.
TAKE A LOOK AT HIS RECORD: HE'S WORKED TO CLEAN UP
COLORADO'S DRINKING WATER, AND THROUGH HIS EFFORTS, THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL CLEANUP WAS NAMED TO THE EPA'S
SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. AND JUST LAST
WEEK, I SIGNED INTO LAW HANK BROWN'S BILL TO EXPAND THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. HE BELIEVES, AS I DO,
THAT THE FUTURE OF GENERATIONS TO COME DEPENDS ON THE
KIND OF COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE MAKE NOW.
- 9 -
YOU KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE THIS STATE IS ON QUITE A
ROLL THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE SPORTS PAGES,
AND I SEE THAT BILL MCCARTNEY HAS MADE C.U. THE COLLEGE
TEAM RANKED FIRST IN THE COUNTRY -- GOING TO THE ORANGE
BOWL. /// AND DAN REEVES HAS LED THE DENVER BRONCOS
THROUGH A GREAT SEASON, NUMBER ONE IN THEIR DIVISION,
MAYBE EVEN HEADING FOR THE SUPER BOWL. /// WELL, HANK
BROWN HAS LED HIS DISTRICT THROUGH A WINNING DECADE AS
A CONGRESSMAN. AND, NOW IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO LEAD THE
STATE INTO THE NEXT DECADE AS A SENATOR. WE NEED HIS
ENERGY. WE NEED HIS COMMITMENT. WE NEED HIS
INTEGRITY. WE NEED HANK BROWN IN THE U.S. SENATE.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND LET'S GO OUT AND WORK
TO MAKE HANK BROWN THE NEXT SENATOR FROM COLORADO. GOD
BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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