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In Illinois, the Republican's the high-taxer - SO the Democrat is surging
CHICAGO.
last week minutes after
S
UBURBAN Republican
INSIDE REPORT
Hartigan again attacked
precinct committee-
the tax increase, the Repub-
men have signaled
lican candidate sounded a
their leaders that they will
pected to hold the governor-
that used to go to Thomp-
from Edgar headquarters.
little like Fritz Mondale
do nothing to help the cam-
ship. Edgar, whose official
son.
After all, wasn't he trotting
paign for Illinois governor
duty distributing license
to a double-digit victory?
when protesting that he at
Simultaneously, grass-
least tells the taxpayers
by Secretary of State
plates gives him statewide
roots Republicans sick of
He was - until in late
what's in store for them:
James Edgar, a sign that
identification, was running
Thompsonism turned on
summer Hartigan un-
the long decline of this
20 percentage points ahead
Edgar.
leashed a barrage of televi-
"I don't want anybody
state's GOP is approaching
of Hartigan.
But even when a 31-year-
sion commercials on a sin-
who votes for me to be sur-
still lower depths.
Even Hartigan's lifelong
old political operative
gle issue: taxes.
prised after Election Day."
Edgar has managed to
buddies in the closely knit
named Steve Baer ran sur-
"When given a chance,"
Conservative township
get himself on the high-tax
Chicago Democratic organ-
prisingly well in the pri-
said the opening spot, "Jim
committeemen are sud-
side while tax revolt roars
ization had given him up
mary against Edgar on an
Edgar's first response has
denly getting their calls re-
through Illinois. The reac-
for dead.
always been higher taxes
turned, and the Edgar cam-
tion, from not only party
ROWLAND EVANS &
Confident of victory,
He voted 13 times for
paign has turned to that old
workers but from ordinary
Edgar endorsed Thomp-
higher state and property
tax-cutter - Secretary of
voters as well, has erased a
ROBERT NOVAK
son's massive surtax. But
taxes. Now he wants the
Housing Jack Kemp - to
once-comfortable lead over
Jim Edgar could not dupli-
Huge GOP
largest tax increase in Illi-
come here for breakfast
his Democratic foe, State
lar career of departing
cate Jim Thompson in
Attorney General Neil Har-
four-term Gov. James
lead in
nois history."
and plead Edgar's cause to
mobilizing the entire estab-
That was followed by a
invited right-wingers.
tigan.
Thompson, a high-tax, big-
lishment - from big busi-
statehouse
second generation of com-
But that does not quite do
Photocopy-Preservation
If the Democrats win the
government, pro-labor Re-
ness to big labor - behind
mercials: "Jim Edgar and
the job against a Demo-
governorship for the first
publican.
him.
time since 1972, a wipeout of
But Big Jim was blessed
Many captains of indus-
race threatens
Jim Thompson: 14 years, 15
cratic opponent who has
with extraordinary cam-
try prefer congenial Chica-
taxes. And now Jim Edgar
seized the anti-tax ground.
the state Republican ticket
to turn into
wants more time and more
paigning skills and spectac-
goan Hartigan to cool
Edgar's slip affects the
from top to bottom looms in
taxes."
downstater Edgar. One
entire Illinois Republican
November, with commen-
ular good luck. Moreover,
surate disasters in Cook
during his 14 years in
chief executive officer who
rout for entire
With the polls suddenly
ticket. Coincidentally, Re-
Springfield, GOP losses
long has been active in the
showing a dead heat, Edgar
publican Rep. Lynn Martin,
County (Chicago).
state ticket
GOP was dissuaded by sub-
retaliated with spots about
who had planned her uphill
The lesson here is not just
mounted in Congress and
that tax increases are as
the state Legislature.
ordinates from openly en-
Hartigan receiving "insid-
challenge against Demo-
er" loans as director of a
massively unpopular with
The one area of Republi-
dorsing Hartigan but will
cratic Sen. Paul Simon by
the public as they are suc-
vote for him anyway.
anti-tax platform (after
failed savings and loan -
attacking him on taxes, has
can growth - Cook County,
culent for the establish-
where whites were fleeing
When Thompson's allies
President Bush broke pre-
21 years ago. The momen-
been undercut by President
domination of the Demo-
in the labor movement pro-
cedent to come here to
tum, by bipartisan agree-
Bush's breaking of his tax
ment. Beyond that, Republi-
cans who appear to voters
crats - stopped last year
posed a dual endorsement,
campaign for Edgar), there
ment, is with Hartigan.
vow.
little different from Demo-
with the election of Richard
Hartigan insisted that if the
was no sign of worry.
Edgar is in a predicament
Repudiation of the supply-
crats have trouble winning
Daley the younger as
AFL-CIO did not support
Republican township
no Republican ever should
side Reagan revolution
ections.
mayor of Chicago.
him exclusively, forget it.
committeemen still did not
face. Addressing a business
may cost Republicans
That belies the spectacu-
Still, Republicans
He won the endorsement
get phone calls returned
group at O'Hare Airport
dearly in November.
Grant/Simon
September 18, 1990
Draft two
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. \\))
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- four-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
prestigious
Congress and the first freshman ever on the Budget Committee.
Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting her
opponents, speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and
always standing up for the people of this great state. 11
to serve
to
empowerment
+
Bubs In coming to Illinois today, I wanted to talk to you about
2
some of the challenges facing this country, both at home and
abroad. Because the values we promote abroad begin at home.
Today the Congress is debating the se called Civil Rights
Act of 1990. Let me tell you why I will veto it. We all agree,
sadly, that bigotry and hate still exist in America. And we've
to give
all worked terribly hard toward systematic change that allows
the opportunity
every American to excell. But if the Congress has its way,
implementing
employers would be faced with enacting quotas to protect their
companies from the possibility of massive lawsuits. The focus of
employers in this country must be on providing equal opportunity
for all workers -- not on developing strategies to avoid
litigation, No one wants a law whose unintended consequences are
quotas - because they violate the most basic principles of our
civil rights tradition, and the most basic principles of
democracy. This bill takes America backward -- not forward -- in
the struggle for civil rights -- and that's why I'll veto any
quota bill the Democrats send me. 11
this Administrations domestic
The cornerstone of our civil rights policy is empowerment,
putting power in the hands of the people, not the government.
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
putting choice in the hands of parents seeking child care, and to
4
Because at no time in post-war history has a strong America
been more important. And we all know who is keeping America
strong half-way around the world: those brave soldiers who left
their spouses and children to serve on the front lines in the
desert heat. They are some of the finest men and women of the
United States of America. And we're all proud of them.
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-
RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from right nearby in
Hillside, who volunteered for active duty with the Air Force
Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka." 11
Master Sargeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are promoting American values and defending what's right in the
world. I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that
America could not be the land of the free if it were not the home
of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. America and the world must support the rule of
5
law. America and the world must stand up to aggression.
And we will not be intimidated.
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new world order. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
spending by 50 percent. Sounds like that guy's really got his
hands full.\\
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our soldiers -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
01
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November 3. And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best. \\
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
# # #
Grant/Simon
September 20, 1990
Draft three
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. \\))
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- five-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. III Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
Congress and the first freshman ever to serve on the prestigious
Budget Committee. Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by
outsmarting her opponents, speaking out against injustice and
unfairness, and always standing up for the people of this great
state. \\
2
Lynn knows that the cornerstone of our Administration's
domestic policy is empowerment -- putting power in the hands of
the people, not the government. Democrats believe that every
time a new problem arises in America, it's time to create a new
bureaucracy. Republicans don't. We prefer not to expand the
budget of the bureacracy, but -- like this sign behind me says,
"Victory on the Horizon" -- we seek to expand the horizons of
Illinoisans young and old -- from putting choice in the hands of
parents seeking child care, to giving students and parents
educational choices; from allowing tenant management for
residents of public housing, to creating free-market answers to
environmental problems. In short, we're working to build a
better America, and that's why I need Lynn Martin in the
Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us keep
the economy moving forward. Over the last 8 years, we've seen
the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22 million
jobs created. But to build the best America we can, we've got to
get our fiscal house in order. We must rid our children and our
children's children of the overwhelming federal budget deficit.
And we will. 11
But we must first have a budget agreement -- one that
maintains our economic strength, our competitiveness, and our job
growth. The reason we don't have an agreement is simple: Because
Congress hasn't acted on our proposals. I've asked for a vote on
the Administration's 5-year $500 billion deficit reduction
3
package time and time again -- and still, no action by the
Congress. Congress has yet to offer one single, solitary
proposal in return. Instead, they're packing their bags -- to
head out of Washington for the campaign season.
You've seen the headlines about these negotiations, and the
arguments over which party is "on the side of the working
people.' Let the other side create class warfare, we'll keep
creating jobs -- for all the American people.)
Because of Congressional foot-dragging, the nation is now
four days away from sequestration -- across-the-board budget
cuts. Let me give you a few examples of what life will be like
when that sequester hits. Approximately a million children would
not be vaccinated for polio, measles, and rubella. Pell grants
for over a million college students would be outright eliminated.
Here at O'Hare Airport, an average of 60 arrivals and departures
an hour would be cancelled, because there wouldn't be enough air
traffic controllers to ensure safe operations.
Virtually every segment of American society would be
affected by the sequester -- except for one. That's right, one
special group has voted itself exempt from the chaos: the United
States Congress.
It's time we sent a message to those campaigning
Congressmen: No more government by continuing resolution. No
more shenanigans with taxpayer time and money. And please, no
more stalling.
4
T spoke a few minutes ago of class warfare, and I'd like to
return to that. Today the Congress is debating the Civil Rights
Act of 1990. Let me tell you why, unless it is changed, I will
veto it. We all agree, sadly, that bigotry and hate still exist
in America. And we've all worked terribly hard toward systematic
change to give every American the opportunity to excell. No one
wants a law whose unintended consequences are quotas -- because
they violate the most basic principles of our civil rights
tradition, and the most basic principles of democracy. This bill
takes America backward -- not forward -- in the struggle for
civil rights -- and that's why I'll veto any quota bill the
Democrats send me.
As I said, empowerment is the key to building a better
America at home -- and, in turn, the foundation for us to better
face our challenges abroad. At no time in post-war history has a
strong America been more important. And we all know who is
keeping America strong half-way around the world: those brave
soldiers who left their spouses and children to serve on the
front lines in the desert heat. They are some of the finest
men and women of the United States of America. And we're all
proud of them.
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-
RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from nearby Hillside, who
volunteered for active duty with the Air Force Reserve Unit out
of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
LC.
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka. "
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are promoting American values and defending what's right in the
world. I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that
America could not be the land of the free if it were not the home
of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
law. America and the world must stand up to aggression.
And we will not be intimidated. 11
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new partnership of
nations. Lynn Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike
others, she has consistently voted for a strong defense. She
knows you can't stand up to tyranny and despotism while
wrecklessly slashing military levels. Her opponent called for
bombing Iragi pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand,
cutting defense spending by 50 percent. \\ Sounds like that
guy's really got his hands full.\
6
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done SO much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our G.I.'s -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November 6. And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best.
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
# # #
Grant/Simon
September 18, 1990
Draft two
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. \\))
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
Five
mine -- four-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. III Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
Congress and the first freshman ever on the Budget Committee.
Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting her
opponents, speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and
always standing up for the people of this great state. 11
2
In coming to Illinois today, I wanted to talk to you about
some of the challenges facing this country, both at home and
abroad. Because the values we promote abroad begin at home.
Today the Congress is debating the so-called Civil Rights
Act of 1990. Let me tell you why I will veto it. We all agree,
sadly, that bigotry and hate still exist in America. And we've
all worked terribly hard toward systematic change that allows
every American to excell. But if the Congress has its way,
employers would be faced with enacting quotas to protect their
companies from the possibility of massive lawsuits. The focus of
employers in this country must be on providing equal opportunity
for all workers -- not on developing strategies to avoid
litigation. No one wants a law whose unintended consequences are
quotas -- because they violate the most basic principles of our
civil rights tradition, and the most basic principles of
democracy. This bill takes America backward -- not forward -- in
the struggle for civil rights - - and that's why I'll veto any
quota bill the Democrats send me. \\
The cornerstone of our civil rights policy is empowerment,
putting power in the hands of the people, not the government.
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
putting choice in the hands of parents seeking child care, and
3
giving students and parents educational choices, to allowing
tenant management for residents of public housing, and creating
free-market answers to environmental problems. In short, we're
working to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn
Martin in the Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us keep
8
the economy moving forward. Over the last years, we've seen
the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22 million
jobs created. But to build the best America we can, we've got to
get our own house in order. We must rid our children and our
children's children of the overwhelming budget deficit.
And we will. 11
Lynn is known as an expert on the budget. She agrees with
me that the key to solving our deficit problem is fiscal
restraint and economic growth. You've seen the headlines about
the budget summit, and the arguments over which party is "on the
side of the working people." Let the other side create class
warfare, we'll keep creating jobs -- for all the American
people.
I refuse to engage in some of the demagoguery I've seen
coming from the other side of the aisle, accusing us of
protecting one class or another, for their own political
purposes. Republicans don't want an America where one class
competes against another, we want an America with the economic
strength to compete against our rivals.
4
Because at no time in post-war history has a strong America
been more important. And we all know who is keeping America
strong half-way around the world: those brave soldiers who left
their spouses and children to serve on the front lines in the
desert heat. They are some of the finest men and women of the
United States of America. And we're all proud of them
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-
RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from fight nearby on
Hillside, who volunteered for active duty with the Air Force
Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka. 11
Master Sargeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are promoting American values and defending what's right in the
world. I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that
America could not be the land of the free if it were not the home
of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
5
law. 11 America and the world must stand up to aggression. 11
And we will not be intimidated.
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
partnership of nations
American leadership in the shaping of a new world order. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
spending by 50 percent. \\ Sounds like that guy's really got his
hands full.\)
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
G.I.S
On election day our soldiers -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
or
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
peace and security
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November X x 6 And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best. \\
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
# # #
Grant/Simon
September 14, 1990
Draft one
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is and how many features
but
here holding This
it has so let me put it this way: We're holding this event at
event in here
the Rosemont Horizon because the basketball arena on Air Force
its
One is having is floors redone. \\))
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- four-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. III Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
the
Congress and first freshman ever on the Budget Committee. Lynn
won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting her opponents,
speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and always
standing up for the people of this great state. 11
2
one of
Along the way, Lynn Martin made the biggest decision of her
life. 11 She left the Democrat Party to join the Republican
Party. 11 Lynn abandoned the party of her parents to become a
Today HR takes
up so- called
I'd like tell 70 ten Civil Rts bill
you I'll veto
Republican because, as she explained, the Democrats were always
talking about the rights of groups of people and had forgotten
about individual rights. She was right then, and she 's still
right. III Facing challenges both at home Eabrod
Take a look at the Kennedy civil rights bill Congress is
debating right now. If the Democrats have their way, employers
would be faced with enacting quotas to protect their companies
from the possibility of massive lawsuits. Workers would be
categorized by race and gender, not by ability or performance.
Hiring, firing, raises, promotions -- all potentially dictated by
something: Lynn Martin didn't become the first woman ever to
Not Bachwards direction forus
argues w/ even why
the courts, on the basis of race and sex. Let me tell you
frrst tellxo you Klotan not was
by
make it onto the Republican leadership of the House of
Representatives because she was categorized and patronized.
She succeeded because she worked hard and believed in a
no one
American's rts guaranteed
better life for herself and the people of Illinois. And she knew
nothing could stop her. Because in America, you are free to
whicher
follow your dreams -- no matter if you're man or woman, black
white or purple. That's the American Dream, and I want to keep
it alive. And to do it, I will veto any quota bill the Democrats
send me. 11
The cornerstone of our civil rights policy is empowerment,
putting power in the hands of the people, not the government.
Acknow udge
Ac descrime ination
tred bagy we worked all
3
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
putting choice in the hands of parents seeking child care, and
giving students and parents educational choices, to allowing
tenant management for residents of public housing, and creating
free-market answers to environmental problems. In short, we're
working to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn
Martin with us in the Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us keep
Over the last Fyrs,
the economy moving forward. We've kept seen the longest peacetime
economic expansion in history going strong -- 22 million jobs
created over the last XX months. We must rid our children and
our children's children of this overwhelming budget deficit. And
we will.
Lynn is known as an expert on the budget. She agrees with
me that the key to solving our deficit problem is fiscal
restraint and economic growth. You've seen the headlines about
the budget summit, and the arguments over which party is "on the
side of the working people." Let the other side promote the
growth of envy between one class and another, we'll keep
590C
promoting the growth of the American economy.
I refuse to engage in some of the demagoguery I've seen
coming from the other side of the aisle, accusing us of
4
protecting one class or another, for their own political
purposes. Republicans don't want an America where one class
2
competes against another, we want an America with the economic
strength to compete against the world.
Because at no time in post-war history has a strong America
been more important. And we all know who is keeping America
strong half-way around the world: those brave soldiers who left
their spouses and children to serve on the front lines in the
desert heat. \\ They are some of the finest men and women of the
United States of America. And we're all proud of them.)
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla, that
63 year-old grandmother from right nearby in Hillside, who
volunteered for active duty with the Air Force Reserve Unit out
of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka.'
Image
Lorain and many like her are fighting for American values,
and defending what's right in the world. I've said it before:
our soldiers are proving that America could not be the land of
the free if it were not the home of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
5
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. America and the world must support the rule of
law. America and the world must stand up to aggression.
And we will not be intimidated. 11
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new world order. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
?
spending by 50 percent. \\ Sounds like that guy's really got his
hands full.
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better.' And I think we all agree. \\
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our soldiers -- in the searing heat of the desert
6
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November 3. And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best.
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
# # #
Grant/Simon
September 18, 1990
Draft two
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. \\))
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- four-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
Congress and the first freshman ever on the Budget Committee.
Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting her
opponents, speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and
always standing up for the people of this great state. 11
2
In coming to Illinois today, I wanted to talk to you about
some of the challenges facing this country, both at home and
abroad. Because the values we promote abroad begin at home.
Today the Congress is debating the so-called Civil Rights
Act of 1990. Let me tell you why I will veto it. We all agree,
sadly, that bigotry and hate still exist in America. And we've
all worked terribly hard toward systematic change that allows
every American to excell. But if the Congress has its way,
employers would be faced with enacting quotas to protect their
companies from the possibility of massive lawsuits. The focus of
employers in this country must be on providing equal opportunity
for all workers -- not on developing strategies to avoid
litigation. No one wants a law whose unintended consequences are
quotas -- because they violate the most basic principles of our
civil rights tradition, and the most basic principles of
democracy. This bill takes America backward -- not forward -- in
the struggle for civil rights -- and that's why I'll veto any
quota bill the Democrats send me. \\
The cornerstone of our civil rights policy is empowerment,
putting power in the hands of the people, not the government.
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
putting choice in the hands of parents seeking child care, and
3
giving students and parents educational choices, to allowing
tenant management for residents of public housing, and creating
free-market answers to environmental problems. In short, we're
working to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn
Martin in the Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us keep
the economy moving forward. Over the last XX years, we've seen
the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22 million
jobs created. But to build the best America we can, we've got to
get our own house in order. We must rid our children and our
children's children of the overwhelming budget deficit.
And we will. 11
Lynn is known as an expert on the budget. She agrees with
me that the key to solving our deficit problem is fiscal
restraint and economic growth. You've seen the headlines about
the budget summit, and the arguments over which party is "on the
side of the working people." Let the other side create class
warfare, we'll keep creating jobs -- for all the American
people.
I refuse to engage in some of the demagoguery I've seen
coming from the other side of the aisle, accusing us of
protecting one class or another, for their own political
purposes. Republicans don't want an America where one class
competes against another, we want an America with the economic
strength to compete against our rivals.
4
Because at no time in post-war history has a strong America
been more important. And we all know who is keeping America
strong half-way around the world: those brave soldiers who left
their spouses and children to serve on the front lines in the
desert heat. 11 They are some of the finest men and women of the
United States of America. And we're all proud of them.\
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-
RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from right nearby in
Hillside, who volunteered for active duty with the Air Force
Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka."
Master Sargeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are promoting American values and defending what's right in the
world. I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that
America could not be the land of the free if it were not the home
of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
5
law. America and the world must stand up to aggression. 11
And we will not be intimidated.
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new world order. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
spending by 50 percent. \\ Sounds like that guy's really got his
hands full.
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our soldiers -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
01
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November 3. And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best.
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 24, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON W
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are draft remarks for a Lynn Martin
for Senate rally in the Rosemont Horizon basketball arena in
Chicago. The event will be held on Wednesday, September 26 at
7:50 p.m. You will introduced to a crowd of about 3000 by Lynn
Martin.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (12 minutes/teleprompter) discuss the
ramifications of a mandated sequester and the principles involved
in the Iraq situation, then finish up with a get-out-the-vote
message. The theme of the event is "Victory on the Horizon."
While this event is a fundraiser, the format is a rally.
The Gatlin brothers will perform after your speech.
Grant/Simon
September 24, 1990
Draft five
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
7:50 P.M.
((Thank you, Lynn, for that great introduction, and thank
all of you for making me feel so at home. After all, it's like
01' Blue Eyes says -- the other one, not me -- "Chicago is My
Kind of Town. )
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- five-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, school teacher, and state senator, then
became a nationally prominent member of United States Congress
and the first freshman ever to serve on the prestigious Budget
Committee. Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting
her opponents, speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and
always standing up for the people of this great state. 11
Lynn believes, as we all do, that power should be in the
hands of people, not government. Empowerment is at the heart of
Lynn's campaign -- and it is a cornerstone of our
2
Administration's domestic policy. Together, we stand for
opportunity and empowerment for all Americans.
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
offering more options to parents seeking child care, to giving
students and parents more choice in education; from allowing
tenant management for residents of public housing, to creating
free-market answers to environmental problems, to taking back our
streets from drug dealers and murderers. In short, we're working
to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn Martin in
the Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us first
keep the economy moving forward. Over the last 8 years, we've
seen the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22
million jobs have been created. But to build the best America we
can, we've got to get our fiscal house in order. We must bring
down this overwhelming federal budget deficit. And we must do it
now. 11
But that means we must first have a budget agreement -- one
that maintains our economic strength, bolsters our international
competitiveness, and spurs continued job growth. The reason we
don't have an agreement is simple: Congress hasn't acted on our
proposals. Let me give you a little history. On June 26, with
3
the budget summit going nowhere, I was asked to make a sacrifice
-- to allow the other side to put taxes on the table. Not my
first choice. Not my second. But to get Congress to act, it was
a choice that had to be made. A month later, our Administration
completed a comprehensive budget plan. Sixty-four days after
that, Congress has still failed to offer serious spending cuts
and they have failed to offer serious budget reform. I've
proposed a 5-year, $500 billion deficit reduction package -- and
still, no serious action by the Congress. Well, they may not be
serious, but the American people are.
You've seen the headlines about these negotiations, and the
arguments over which party is "on the side of the working
people." I'm talking about the capital gains tax cut -- because
I want to continue growth and avoid a recession. A majority of
the both houses of Congress voted in favor of it last year --
because both Republicans and Democrats understood that cutting
the capital gains tax means creating more American jobs and
promoting economic growth. Yet the Democrat leadership
prevented it from becoming law. Let others create class warfare,
we want to keep creating jobs -- for all the American people.
Because of Congressional foot-dragging, the nation is now
four days away from mandated sequestration -- multi-billion
dollar across-the-board budget cuts that will have a damaging
effect on Americans -- young and old, rural and urban. Let me
give you a few examples of what life will be like when that
sequester hits. Approximately a million children would not be
4
vaccinated for polio, measles, and rubella. Pell grants for over
a million college students would be eliminated outright. Here at
O'Hare Airport, flights will be cancelled -- in fact, each day,
up to 58 arrivals and departures would be cancelled per hour --
because there wouldn't be enough air traffic controllers to
ensure safe operations.
Virtually every segment of American society would be
seriously affected by the sequester -- except one. That's right,
one special group has voted itself exempt from the toughest rules
of sequester: the United States Congress.
It's time we sent a message to Congress: No more government
by continuing resolution. Time has run out. Congress must act
because America deserves better.
At no time in post-war history has a strong and economically
healthy America been more important. And we all know who is
helping keep America strong half-way around the world: those
brave soldiers who left their spouses and children to serve on
the front lines in the Persian Gulf. 11 They are some of
America's finest men and women. And we're proud of all of
them.
I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that America could
not be the land of the free if it were not the home of the
brave.
Each one of our soldiers in the Gulf is a story of America
at its best. For example, last week I read in the Chicago
Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-RILL-a], that 63 year-old
5
grandmother from nearby Hillside, who volunteered for active duty
with the Air Force Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her
"Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka." 11
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are standing up to aggression and preserving the sovereignty of
nations. But our G.I.'s are in good company. Not only do we
have twenty-two nations, including most Arab states and the
Soviet Union, on our side. We have freedom and justice on our
side. Our goals have been endorsed by the U.N. Security Council
seven times. For, as I told the Joint Session of Congress two
weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
law. 11 America and the world must stand up to aggression. 11
And we will not be intimidated. 11
Recent events prove that there is no substitute for American
leadership in the shaping of a new partnership of nations. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
spending by 50 percent. 11 Sounds like that guy's really got his
hands full.
6
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. That's why we need Lynn Martin in
the United States Senate. 11
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our G.I.'s -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. We owe it to those brave men and women --
laying their lives on the line for peace and stability in the
world -- to exercise the precious right to vote.
I'm grateful for such a great rally, and for all the work
you've done for for Lynn Martin the next Republican Senator
from this great state. Because Illinois really does deserve the
best.
Thank you. God bless our great nation and each one of you.
###
Grant/Simon
September 20, 1990
Draft three
A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. )
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- five-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
Congress and the first freshman ever to serve on the prestigious
Budget Committee. Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by
outsmarting her opponents, speaking out against injustice and
unfairness, and always standing up for the people of this great
state. \\
2
Lynn knows that the cornerstone of our Administration's
domestic policy is empowerment -- putting power in the hands of
the people, not the government. Democrats believe that every
time a new problem arises in America, it's time to create a new
bureaucracy. Republicans don't. We prefer not to expand the
budget of the bureacracy, but -- like this sign behind me says,
"Victory on the Horizon" -- we seek to expand the horizons of
Illinoisans young and old -- from putting choice in the hands of
parents seeking child care, to giving students and parents
educational choices; from allowing tenant management for
residents of public housing, to creating free-market answers to
environmental problems. In short, we're working to build a
better America, and that's why I need Lynn Martin in the
Senate. 11
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us keep
the economy moving forward. Over the last 8 years, we've seen
the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22 million
jobs created. But to build the best America we can, we've got to
get our fiscal house in order. We must rid our children and our
children's children of the overwhelming federal budget deficit.
And we will.
Lynn is known as an expert on the budget. She agrees with
me that the key to solving our deficit problem is fiscal
restraint and economic growth. \\ We simply must stop spending
money we don't have. 11
3
You've seen the headlines about the budget summit, and the
arguments over which party is "on the side of the working
people." Let the other side create class warfare, we'll keep
creating jobs -- for all the American people.\
Speaking of class warfare, today the Congress is debating
the Civil Rights Act of 1990. Let me tell you why I will veto
it. We all agree, sadly, that bigotry and hate still exist in
America. And we've all worked terribly hard toward systematic
change to give every American the opportunity to excell. No one
wants a law whose unintended consequences are quotas -- because
they violate the most basic principles of our civil rights
tradition, and the most basic principles of democracy. This bill
takes America backward -- not forward -- in the struggle for
civil rights -- and that's why I'll veto any quota bill the
Democrats send me.
As I said, empowerment is the key to building a better
America at home -- and, in turn, the foundation for us to better
face our challenges abroad. At no time in post-war history has a
strong America been more important. And we all know who is
keeping America strong half-way around the world: those brave
soldiers who left their spouses and children to serve on the
front lines in the desert heat. \\ They are some of the finest
men and women of the United States of America. And we're all
proud of them.
Notice I didn't say "young men and women." That's because
last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-
4
RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from nearby Hillside, who
volunteered for active duty with the Air Force Reserve Unit out
of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka. \\
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are promoting American values and defending what's right in the
world. I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that
America could not be the land of the free if it were not the home
of the brave.
Not only do we have we have twenty-two nations, including
most Arab states and the Soviet Union, on our side. We have
freedom and justice on our side. Our goals have been endorsed by
the U.N. Security Council five times. For, as I told the Joint
Session of Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
law. 11 America and the world must stand up to aggression. 11
And we will not be intimidated.
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new partnership of
nations. Lynn Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike
others, she has consistently voted for a strong defense. She
knows you can't stand up to tyranny and despotism while
wrecklessly slashing military levels. Her opponent called for
bombing Iraqi pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand,
5
cutting defense spending by 50 percent. Sounds like that
guy's really got his hands full.\)
And he 11 have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better. " And I think we all agree.
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. She stands for opportunity,
empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and students. And
she wants our streets and schools to be safe from crime and
drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our children.
That's why we need Lynn Martin in the United States Senate.
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our G.I.'s -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for democracy -- to go
and get out the vote.
So please, vote on November 6. And vote for Lynn Martin --
the next Republican Senator from this great state. Because
Illinois really does deserve the best.
Thank you for such a great rally. God bless our great
nation and each one of you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 25, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
RE:
LYNN MARTIN SPEECH
As requested, attached is the final
version of the Lynn Martin rally speech,
which includes- the changes from the
President and Mr. Darman.
NB: Page 4, first full paragraph
(on Congress being exempt from
sequestration) will be beefed up --
by a sentence or two -- later today
as facts become available.
Thank you.
Grant/Simon
September 25, 1990
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A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
7:50 P.M.
((Thank you, Lynn, for that great introduction, and thank
all of you for making me feel so at home. After all, it's like
01' Blue Eyes says -- the other one, not me -- "Chicago is My
Kind of Town. )
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine and a national co-chairman of my 1988 campaign -- five-term
Congresswoman and the next Senator from Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, school teacher, and state senator, then
became a nationally prominent member of United States Congress
and the first freshman ever to serve on the prestigious Budget
Committee. Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by outsmarting
her opponents, speaking out against injustice and unfairness, and
always standing up for the people of this great state. 11
Lynn believes, as we all do, that power should be in the
hands of people, not government. Empowerment is at the heart of
Lynn's campaign -- and it is a cornerstone of our
2
Administration's domestic policy. Together, we stand for
opportunity and empowerment for all Americans.
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
offering more options to parents seeking child care, to giving
students and parents more choice in education; from allowing
tenant management for residents of public housing, to creating
free-market answers to environmental problems, to taking back our
streets from drug dealers and murderers. In short, we're working
to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn Martin in
the Senate.
(To be very candid, I'd like to have someone in this seat
who will vote with me every so often.) )
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us first
keep the economy moving forward. Over the last 8 years, we've
seen the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22
million jobs have been created. But to build the best America we
can, we've got to get our fiscal house in order. We must bring
down this overwhelming federal budget deficit. And we must do it
now. 11
But that means we must first have a budget agreement -- one
that maintains our economic strength, bolsters our international
competitiveness, and spurs continued job growth. The reason we
3
don't have an agreement is simple: Congress hasn't acted on our
proposals. Let me give you a little history. On June 26, with
the budget summit going nowhere, I was asked to make a sacrifice
-- to allow taxes to be put on the table. Not my first choice.
Not my second. But to get Congress to act, it was a choice that
had to be made. A month later, our Administration prepared a
revised comprehensive budget plan. The Democrats offered none.
Now, sixty-four days after that, Congress has still failed to
offer serious spending cuts and they have failed to offer serious
budget reform. I've proposed a 5-year, $500 billion deficit
reduction package -- and still, no serious action by the
Congress. Well, they may not be serious, but the American people
are.
You've seen the headlines about these negotiations, and the
arguments over which party is "on the side of the working
people. I'm talking about incentives for growth like the
capital gains tax cut --- because I want to continue economic
growth and avoid a recession. A majority of the both houses of
Congress voted in favor of it last year -- because both
Republicans and Democrats understood that cutting the capital
gains tax means creating more American jobs and promoting
economic growth. Yet the Democrat leadership has prevented it
from becoming law. Let others create class warfare, we want to
keep creating jobs -- for all the American people.
Because of Congressional foot-dragging, the nation is now
four days away from mandated sequestration -- multi-billion
4
dollar across-the-board budget cuts that will have a damaging
effect on Americans -- young and old, rural and urban. Let me
give you a few examples of what life will be like when that
sequester hits. Approximately a million children would not be
vaccinated for polio, measles, and rubella. Pell grants for over
a million college students would be eliminated outright. Here at
O'Hare Airport, flights will be cancelled --- in fact, each day,
up to 58 arrivals and departures would be cancelled per hour --
because there wouldn't be enough air traffic controllers to
ensure safe operations.
Virtually every segment of American society would be
seriously affected by the sequester --- except one. That's right,
one special group has left itself exempt from the toughest
enforcement rules of sequester: the United States Congress.
It's time we sent a message to Congress: No more government
by continuing resolution. Time has run out. Congress must act
because America deserves better.
At no time in post-war history has a strong and economically
healthy America been more important. And we all know who is
helping keep America strong half-way around the world: those
brave soldiers who left their spouses and children to serve on
the front lines in the Persian Gulf. 11 They are some of
America's finest men and women. And we're proud of all of
them.
5
I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that America could
not be the land of the free if it were not the home of the
brave. 11
Each one of our soldiers in the Gulf is a story of America
at its best. For example, last week I read in the Chicago
Tribune about Lorain Kuryla [Kuh-RILL-a], that 63 year-old
grandmother from nearby Hillside, who volunteered for active duty
with the Air Force Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her
"Grambo."
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka. 11
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are standing up to aggression and preserving the sovereignty of
nations. But our G.I.'s are in good company. Not only do we
have twenty-two nations, including most Arab states and the
Soviet Union, on our side. We have freedom and justice on our
side. Our goals have been endorsed by the U.N. Security Council
seven times. For, as I told the Joint Session of Congress two
weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. 11 America and the world must support the rule of
law. 11 America and the world must stand up to aggression. 11
And we will not be intimidated. 11
Recent events prove that there is no substitute for American
leadership in the shaping of a new partnership of nations. Lynn
Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike others, she has
6
consistently voted for a strong defense. She knows you can't
stand up to tyranny and despotism while wrecklessly slashing
military levels. Her opponent called for bombing Iraqi
pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand, cutting defense
spending by 50 percent. 11
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. That's why we need Lynn Martin in
the United States Senate. 11
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our G.I.'s -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. We owe it to those brave men and women --
laying their lives on the line for peace and stability in the
world -- to exercise the precious right to vote.
I'm grateful for such a great rally, and for all the work
you've done for for Lynn Martin the next Republican Senator
from this great state. Because Illinois really does deserve the
best. 11
Thank you. God bless our great nation and each one of you.
# # #
Grant/Simon
September 24, 1990
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A:MARTIN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
TIME?
(( Acknowledgements ))
( (We had a great trip out here, on the new Air Force One.
It's hard to describe how big the plane is but let me put it this
way: We're holding this event in here because the basketball
arena on Air Force One is having its floors redone. ) )
It's great to be here today, back in the city of Chicago,
and it's a particular joy to speak on behalf of a close friend of
mine -- five-term Congresswoman and the next Senator from
Illinois, Lynn Martin.
It's appropriate that we're here, at the home of the great
De Paul Blue Demons. 111 Because come November, Lynn Martin is
going to give the opposition one devil of a surprise. 11
That's because Lynn is someone people believe in. She began
as a working mother, former school teacher, and state senator,
then became a nationally prominent member of United States
Congress and the first freshman ever to serve on the prestigious
Budget Committee. Lynn won the respect of her colleagues by
outsmarting her opponents, speaking out against injustice and
unfairness, and always standing up for the people of this great
state. \\
2
Lynn believes, as we all do, that power should be in the
hands of people, not government. Empowerment is at the heart of
Lynn's campaign -- and it is the cornerstone of our
Administration's domestic policy. Together, we stand for
and for all americans
opportunity empowerment and choice in the hands of parents and
students. And we want our streets and schools to be safe from
crime and drugs, our environment clean and healthy for our
children
Democrats believe that every time a new problem arises in
America, it's time to create a new bureaucracy. Republicans
don't. We prefer not to expand the budget of the bureacracy, but
-- like this sign behind me says, "Victory on the Horizon" -- we
seek to expand the horizons of Illinoisans young and old -- from
offering more options to parents seeking child care, to giving
morechorcem
students and parents educational choices; from allowing tenant
management for residents of public housing, to creating free-
market answers to environmental problems, In short, we're
working to build a better America, and that's why I need Lynn
Martin in the Senate.
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals by helping us first
keep the economy moving forward. Over the last 8 years, we've
seen the longest peacetime economic expansion in history -- 22
million jobs created. But to build the best America we can,
we've got to get our fiscal house in order. We must rid our
children and our children's children of the overwhelming federal
budget deficit. And we must do it now.
They have fauld to offer Serious spending
Cub. They have forled to offer sevens
budget reforse.
3
But that means we must first have a budget agreement -- one
that maintains our economic strength, our competitiveness, and
our job growth. The reason we don't have an agreement is simple:
Because Congress hasn't acted on our proposals. Let me give you
a little history. On July 26, our Administration developed a
comprehensive budget plan. Right off the bat I was asked to make
a sacrifice -- to allow the other side to put taxes on the table.
Not my first choice. Not my second. But it is a choice I had to
itwas a charce that had to be mode.
make to get Congress to act To But almost 100 days have
later,
passed and Congress has yet to offer a comprehensive plan in
proposed a
return. I've asked for a vote on the Administration 5-year,
$500 billion deficit reduction package time and time again and
still, no non Serious action by the Congress. - Well, nobody's laugherg angmore.
Now
Instead they're packing their bags -- to head out of
Washington for the campaign season. You've seen the headlines
about these negotiations, and the arguments over which party is
"on the side of the working people." I'm talking about the
capital gains tax cut. A majority of the both houses of Congress
both Republicons and Democrats
voted in favor of it last year -- because they understood that
creating more
cutting the capital gains tax means saving American jobs and
Demarat
promoting economic growth. Yet the leadership prevented it from
want to
becoming law. Let the other side create class warfare, we 11.
keep creating jobs -- for all the American people.
Because of Congressional foot-dragging, the nation is now
mondated
four days away from sequestration -- across-the-board budget
cuts. Let me give you a few examples of what life will be like
that will have a damaging effect on
y americans. young and old, renal and urbon.
4
when that sequester hits. Approximately a million children would
not be vaccinated for polio, measles, and rubella. Pell grants
for over a million college students would be outright eliminated.
Here at O'Hare Airport, an average of 60 arrivals and departures
an hour would be cancelled, because there wouldn't be enough air
traffic controllers to ensure safe operations.
Virtually every segment of American society would be seriously
affected by the sequester -- except one. That's right, one
tartegrestrules of
special group has voted itself exempt from the pain of sequester:
the United States Congress.
It's time we sent a message to those campaigning
Congressmen: No more government by continuing resolution. Time
because
has run out. Congress must acty America deserves better.
As I said, empowerment is the key to building a better
America at home -- and, in turn, the foundation for us to better
face our challenges abroad. At no time in post-war history has a
strong America been more important. And we all know who is
keeping America strong half-way around the world: those brave
soldiers who left their spouses and children to serve on the
front lines in the Persian Gulf. They are some of America's
finest men and women. And we're proud of all of them.
I've said it before: our soldiers are proving that America could
not be the land of the free if it were not the home of the
brave.
m the bulf is touy of anerica itsuest. at
Each one of our soldiers, is answering the call. For
example, last week I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lorain
5
Kuryla [Kuh-RILL-a], that 63 year-old grandmother from nearby
Hillside, who volunteered for active duty with the Air Force
Reserve Unit out of O'Hare. Her kids call her "Grambo. "
II\
After hearing about her tenacity, her courage and her
toughness, all I can say is, "Move over, Mike Ditka. 11
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reservists alongside her
are standing up to aggression and preserving the sovereignty of
nations. But our G.I.'s are in good company. Not only do we
have we have twenty-two nations, including most Arab states and
the Soviet Union, on our side. We have freedom and justice on
our side. Our goals have been endorsed by the U.N. Security
Council seven times. For, as I told the Joint Session of
Congress two weeks ago:
America and the world must defend our common vital
interests. America and the world must support the rule of
law. 11 America and the world must stand up to aggression.
And we will not be intimidated. 11
Recent events have proven that there is no substitute for
American leadership in the shaping of a new partnership of
nations. Lynn Martin has known that from Day One. Unlike
others, she has consistently voted for a strong defense. She
knows you can't stand up to tyranny and despotism while
wrecklessly slashing military levels. Her opponent called for
bombing Iraqi pipelines, on one hand, and on the other hand,
cutting defense spending by 50 percent. \\ Sounds like that
guy's really got his hands full.
6
And he'll have his hands full on election day, too, trying
to justify his big-government, ultra-liberal philosophy to the
common-sense voters of Illinois. Lynn says "Illinois deserves
better." And I think we all agree. \\
People know Lynn Martin stands for a strong America,
economically and militarily. That's why we need Lynn Martin in
the United States Senate. \\
So many in this room have done so much for Lynn's campaign,
and I thank you for it. But our most important task lies ahead.
On election day our G.I.'s -- in the searing heat of the desert
dunes and the hot glare of the Persian Gulf -- will send in their
absentee ballots. Surely those of us left behind can walk down
the street to our local polls. We owe it to those brave men and
women -- laying their lives on the line for peace and stability
in the world.
I'm grateful for such a great rally, and for all the work
you've done for for Lynn Martin the next Republican Senator
from this great state. Because Illinois really does deserve the
best. 11
Thank you. God bless our great nation and each one of you.
# # #
Apr. 26 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
son, "I
nomic recovery, and its social harmony to
which was effected by exchange of notes at
be matched with support, equitable coop-
skipped
Washington, March 14 and 22, 1990. This
ball." ]
eration, and uniform and balanced treat-
agreement extends the 1985 agreement for
mother
ment for our nations. In such a framework,
an additional 2 years until July 1, 1992, and
said,
we will be able to progress and contribute
amends the port access procedures con-
[Laught
to the establishment of a true hemispheric
tained in the 1985 agreement. The ex-
Conse
community, thus bridging our traditional
change of notes, together with the present
technol
mutual lack of understanding, our nonen-
agreement, constitute a governing interna-
Hubble
counter as I like to call it.
tional fishery agreement within the mean-
am. So
We must work together to solve the prob-
ing of section 201(c) of the act.
underst
lems of our continent, and we will be able
Because of the importance of our fisheries
underst:
to do it much more successfully if we recog-
relations with the People's Republic of
know m
nize the solid friendship that binds us. Be-
China, I urge that the Congress give favor-
Conse
tween your country and mine, there is a
able consideration to this agreement.
reporte
common and complimentary interest con-
don't S
cerning production and consumption of
George Bush
vision-
energy resources. We obviously need to ex-
The White House,
as our h
change views on how to maintain an ade-
April 26, 1990.
world (
quate strategic production potential in this
how do
hemisphere. This is the hope we all have.
eration?
And as your great poet Carl Sandburg said
even m.
when he compared our need of cooperation
For a
to an echo that resounds further and fur-
Remarks at a White House Briefing for
De To
ther, we also say we have to travel further,
Conservative Leaders
would (
much further, much beyond what we have
April 26, 1990
infinite,
achieved. And this is why I have come to
new m
meet your wonderful people and to talk to
Did I interrupt Porter? And if so-well, to
A dem
the President and other representatives of
Roger, my thanks if I did, and may I say
leashing
this immense, great, and admirable nation.
hello to Doug Weed and, of course, the
and mir
people that herded this outstanding group
perhaps
Note: President Bush spoke at 10:13 a.m. at
together: Jerry Falwell, Ed Prince, Mike Va-
power I
the South Portico of the White House, where
lerio. But in any event, I'm delighted to see
Now,
President Pérez was accorded a formal wel-
you all.
tralized
come with full military honors. President
With all the traveling that I'm doing, it's
bling, t
Pérez spoke in Spanish, and his remarks
a little different for me to be making an
paradig
were translated by an interpreter.
appearance so close to the White House. I
like the
was just talking to Barbara. She says, "You
localitie
spend more time on the road than Charles
the peo
Kuralt." [Laughter]
that pr
Message to the Congress Transmitting
This morning, I was talking about this,
and bur
Amendments to the China-United
and I said, I'm looking forward this after-
The f
States Fishing Agreement
noon to going over and spending some time
that as
with friends, and indeed with people who
world }
April 26, 1990
were very instrumental in helping me get
we mus
To the Congress of the United States:
to be President at perhaps the most fasci-
ic grow
In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery
nating time in history, or among the most
ty to U
fascinating, certainly, I think, since World
Conservation and Management Act of 1976
I'm goin
War II.
(Public Law 94-265; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
pass ou
I transmit herewith an agreement between
I'm delighted to be with a group for
vestmer
whom "conservatism" is not a catchword. As
the Government of the United States of
want go
America and the Government of the Peo-
the past two decades show, it's a philosophy
private
to which most Americans subscribe, and I
will hat
ple's Republic of China amending and ex-
think that's still very true across the coun-
and to
tending the 1985 Agreement Concerning
Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States,
try. Conservatives believe in Yankee inge-
that's a
nuity. I recall how a mother once told her
652
Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Apr. 26
son, "I have a pretty good idea that you
As a second principle of our new para-
xchange of notes at
skipped your piano lesson and played base-
digm-the freedom to choose. We want to
and 22, 1990. This
ball." The son said he hadn't, and the
reduce what government should do and in-
1985 agreement for
mother said, "Are you sure?" And the son
crease what people can do. And so, I sup-
il July 1, 1992, and
said, "Yes, I have a fish to prove it."
port a constitutional amendment, will con-
S procedures con-
[Laughter]
tinue to support it, restoring voluntary
reement. The ex-
Conservatives also believe in science and
prayer. We need the faith of our fathers
r with the present
technology. The more I know about the
back in our schools. I haven't been Presi-
governing interna-
Hubble telescope, the more impressed I
dent very long, but the longer I am in this
within the mean-
am. So powerful that it'll help us, I'm told,
job, the more strongly I feel about that.
act.
understand the black holes. What I don't
ice of our fisheries
understand is why anyone would want to
A choice also means that parents should
ole's Republic of
know more about the liberal philosophy.
decide which public school is best for their
ngress give favor-
Conservatives share a vision. I know some
kids. So, we have proposed-what many of
greement.
reporters say I don't have a vision-sorry, I
you have been helpful to us on this-the
don't see it. [Laughter] Instead, I see a
Education Excellence Act of 1990 to pro-
George Bush
vision-I really do see a vision-as sweeping
vide incentives for these magnet school pro-
as our heritage: an America of prosperity, a
grams. Many States are trying out policies
world of real peace. And the question is
based on choice and finding out they work.
how do we ensure that vision for our gen-
In this one, I want to give credit. It isn't
eration? As you get a little older, you think
just my party, the Republicans; it's some of
even more about the kids.
the Democratic Governors are out front,
For an answer, recall how 150 years ago
way out front, on this particular theory-
se Briefing for
De Tocqueville envisioned a future that
choice. Some only think that Big Brother
would open before us. Its possibilities were
can revive education, but I believe that ex-
infinite, he wrote, because of America's
cellence comes from higher standards, a
new model, this paradigm of government.
greater accountability, and more freedom
d if so-well, to
A democracy based on a free market un-
to move within a school system. And if you
and may I say
leashing the full energy of the human heart
agree-I don't want this many influential
of course, the
and mind. And that government arose from
people to go untapped or arms untwisted-
standing group
perhaps the ultimate exercise in returning
if you agree with me, I would strongly solic-
rince, Mike Va-
power to people: the American Revolution.
elighted to see
it your help in convincing Congress that the
Now, two centuries later, when old cen-
time for this is now.
tralized bureaucratic systems are crum-
I'm doing, it's
bling, the time has come for yet another
That leads me to the third principle in
be making an
paradigm; a form of government which,
the new paradigm-that means the means
White House. I
like the spirit of '76, gives power back to
to choose. We must empower disadvan-
he says, "You
localities and States and, most important, to
taged Americans. So, we've unveiled a pro-
than Charles
the people; a model which rejects the view
gram to help the poor run or, better yet,
that progress is measured in money spent
own their public housing units. And we sup-
g about this,
and bureaucracies built.
port a child-care tax credit for low-income
rd this after-
The first principle in our new paradigm is
working parents that enable them to care
ng some time
that as market forces grow stronger our
for their kids in the manner they choose. I
people who
world becomes smaller. Put another way,
will not see the option of religious-based
ping me get
we must be competitive to ensure econom-
child care restricted or eliminated. We're
e most fasci-
ic growth. So, I'd like to take this opportuni-
going to fight against that.
ng the most
ty to urge the Congress once again-and
I know many liberals disagree with what
since World
I'm going to keep on urging this-that they
I've just said and the philosophy behind it.
pass our capital gains tax cut, spurring in-
But that's why last month the House Demo-
group for
vestment and thus creating jobs. We don't
cratic leadership passed a bill that would
tchword. As
want government to spend more: we want
cost nearly $30 billion, three times our
I philosophy
private enterprise to thrive so that people
original proposal, and force, compel, many
cribe, and I
will have more money to save, to invest,
States to change their rules. In effect, it
S the coun-
and to spend. To most Americans, I feel,
would produce national child-care standards
ankee inge-
that's a good idea.
intended to replace local standards that
ce told her
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Apr. 26 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
meet local needs and put in place a lot
better than we found it, and yet we've got
tive li
more unnecessary paperwork.
to do it in a balanced way-forward-look-
Presid
Conservatives know that we don't need
ing, forward-leaning. But I will not accept
course
this bureaucracy. It would merely prove
legislation that needlessly throws a lot of
budge
what Will Rogers once said: "Half of Amer-
Americans out of work because of lack of
one th
ica does nothing but prepare propaganda
scientific data. I'm going to hold that line,
It's a
for the other half to read." [Laughter] So,
and I would appeal for your help in urging
limite
let's expand the horizons of our kids, not
the Congress to keep reality in mind as we
family
the budget of the bureaucracy, and through
go about getting ourselves out front on the
ativity
tax incentives give families the help that
cutting edge of environmental protection.
I lil
they need to solve their child-care problems
I'm determined to be both a person who
fisher
themselves.
protects the environment and one who pro-
guy n
Next comes the fourth principle of this
tects the rights of Americans to have jobs. It
his na
new paradigm: decentralization. In Amer-
isn't easy, but I'm convinced that it can be
One t
ica, this means dispersing authority to the
done.
him V
level closest to the source of authority-the
We've unveiled a comprehensive strategy
4,000
people. Places such as Peru, for example-
to free America of crime and drugs. A lot of
were
Hernando de Soto, the brilliant Peruvian
people in this room have given our plan-
could
economist, found that without any central-
ners and Roger and his able team-because
ing p
ized bureaucratic direction the ordinary
of respects, you've worked very closely with
but R
streetside entrepreneurs of Lima are pro-
Bill Bennett-to help us with this compre-
said
ducing wealth on a scale that rivals the
dad di
hensive strategy to free America of crime
economy officially approved by the state
and drugs. We're asking Congress to expand
said,
bureaucracy. Elsewhere in the world, de-
then
the death penalty for drug kingpins. We
centralization has come about through
count
need to toughen the crime laws at the State
nothing less than the triumph of democracy
I've
level, just as we are in Washington. My
over bureaucracy.
What
vision for the nineties is an America where
Conservatives know that a strong defense
serva
has and will continue to help all people
punishment is at least as tough as the crime.
ty-a
secure the right to think and dream and
Just yesterday, we sent up to the Con-
the I
worship as they please. In Lithuania-as in
gress a three-part budget reform package
parac
Czechoslovakia and Nicaragua, Budapest,
that proposes an amendment to the Consti-
your
Berlin-the words of Thomas Dewey ring
tution-and I campaigned on this, so there's
prom
true: You can't beat down ideas with a club.
no surprise-to provide a line-item veto.
the E
Today freedom is on the march and will not
We endorsed the Legislative Line-Item
unde
be denied.
Veto Act to strengthen the President's re-
the I
The fifth and final principle of the new
scission authority and endorse a balanced
Thou
paradigm is what I referred to earlier: We
budget amendment.
linki
want what works. Our principles, conserva-
The time has come to enact into law
Yo
tive principles, were always right. And now
these important changes. I sent up to the
a Th
the whole world can see that what's right is
Congress a special piece of legislation to
snick
also what works. As I've said many times
help Nicaragua and to help Panama. I think
what
before, and I don't say it with arrogance,
we have a real commitment to seeing the
stand
we know what works-freedom works. We
success of these fragile new democracies.
de
are not going to let discredited ideologies
Before it leaves the House of Representa-
unde
block the progress of our principles. You
tives, billions-literally billions, plural-of
ing
can ask anyone in Poland or Panama: Tyr-
spending is added to this very special legis-
tinu
anny doesn't work; freedom does.
lation. I think I need the authority to make
ful li
At home, we also want what works. So,
the tough decision on spending. Nobody
of 0
we've reached agreement with the Senate
likes to have to say no to constituents or to
That
in the first rewrite of the Clean Air Act in
interests around the country, but if the
conc
over a decade. I call on the House to re-
Congress continues to demonstrate that
mor
spond soon and respond responsibly. This
they can't do it, only the President can.
nee
one is difficult because I think we are all
So, I'd love to have your support on this
Sc
committed to leaving the Earth a little
package on the line-item veto, the legisla-
a dr
654
Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Apr. 27
it, and yet we've got
tive line-item veto that will strengthen the
continue to lead, help us to enrich the
ed way-forward-look-
President's rescission authority; and then, of
world. I am really pleased you were here.
But I will not accept
course, our commitment to this balanced
Thanks for the privilege of addressing you.
essly throws a lot of
budget concept. This vision, if you will, is
And might I say, God bless the United
rk because of lack of
one that I think most conservatives support.
States of America. Thank you all very
ing to hold that line,
It's a vision of limited government, but un-
much.
or your help in urging
limited opportunity-a vision to protect the
reality in mind as we
family, empower the poor, and reward cre-
Note: The President spoke at 1:35 p.m. in
elves out front on the
ativity.
Room 450 of the Old Executive Office
ronmental protection.
I like bass fishing. There's a young bass
Building. In his opening remarks, he re-
e both a person who
fisherman who is a national champion, a
ferred to Roger B. Porter, Assistant to the
ent and one who pro-
guy named Ricky Clune. Texans will know
President for Economic and Domestic
ericans to have jobs. It
his name. He's from Montgomery, Texas.
Policy; Douglas Weed, Special Assistant to
ivinced that it can be
One time I was down in Arkansas and saw
the President for Public Liaison; evangelist
him win-or, at the weigh-in-they did it-
Jerry Falwell; Edward Prince, president of
omprehensive strategy
4,000 or 5,000 people, as these bass boats
Prince Corp.; and Michael Valerio, chair-
me and drugs. A lot of
were driven into the coliseum there. I
man of the board of Papa Tino's of Amer-
have given our plan-
couldn't believe this-4,000 or 5,000 watch-
ica, Inc.
is able team-because
ing people weigh fish there in the middle-
rked very closely with
but Ricky Clune, when he got up to speak,
us with this compre-
said this: "I learned to fish following my
ree America of crime
dad down the creeks in my underpants," he
said, "down the creeks of Oklahoma." And
Nomination of General Michael J.
ig Congress to expand
then he said this: "Isn't it great to live in a
Dugan To Be Chief of Staff of the Air
r drug kingpins. We
rime laws at the State
country with no limits?"
Force
in Washington. My
I've thought about that a great deal.
April 26, 1990
is an America where
What we're talking about here in this con-
as tough as the crime.
servative philosophy is unlimited opportuni-
The President today announced his inten-
ty-a vision to protect the family, empower
tion to nominate Gen. Michael J. Dugan,
sent up to the Con-
the poor, and reward creativity. This new
United States Air Force, to be Chief of Staff
dget reform package
ndment to the Consti-
paradigm can fulfill it. I really would ask for
of the Air Force. He would succeed Gen.
your support to achieve promise, not empty
;ned on this, so there's
Larry D. Welch, whose term expires June
promises: lifting people up, helping keep
ide a line-item veto.
30, 1990.
the government bureaucracies at all levels
Legislative Line-Item
General Dugan is presently serving as
under control and, as conservatives, reject
en the President's re-
commander, Allied Air Forces Central
the hand of big government in favor of a
! endorse a balanced
Europe; commander in chief, United States
Thousand Points of Light, joining hands and
Air Forces in Europe; and Air Force com-
linking hearts.
e to enact into law
ponent commander, United States Europe-
You know, when we started talking about
an Command. General Dugan is married
ges. I sent up to the
a Thousand Points of Light, there was a few
and has six children. He was born February
iece of legislation to
snickers out there. I had to keep defining
22, 1937, in Albany, NY.
help Panama. I think
what I meant. But I think people under-
nitment to seeing the
stand this. I think Americans-well, since
ile new democracies.
de Tocqueville took a look at America-
House of Representa-
understand it. It's real, one American want-
ly billions, plural-of
ing to help another. So, I am going to con-
Proclamation 6122-National Arbor
this very special legis-
tinue to say that any definition of a success-
Day, 1990
the authority to make
ful life must be the involvement in the lives
April 26, 1990
on spending. Nobody
of others, one American helping another.
to constituents or to
That, I think, is a fundamental part of my
By the President of the United States
country, but if the
concept of how we can do an awful lot
of America
to demonstrate that
more to help people who are desperately in
y the President can.
need of help in our country.
A Proclamation
your support on this
So, this is my vision-yours, I think. What
When our Nation was founded more than
tem veto, the legisla-
a dream: to enrich America and help us to
200 years ago, it boasted such dense forests
655
LYNN MARTIN FOR SENATE RALLY
ROSEMONT HORIZON ARENA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
7:50 P.M.
((THANK YOU, LYNN, FOR THAT GREAT INTRODUCTION,
AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL so AT HOME.
AFTER ALL, IT'S LIKE OL' BLUE EYES SAYS -- THE OTHER
ONE, NOT ME -- "CHICAGO IS MY KIND OF TOWN. "))
I SEE JIM EDGAR DOWN IN THE FRONT ROW. I WAS
CAMPAIGNING FOR HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO. LET'S HERE IT FOR
THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, JIM EDGAR. IIIII AND
THE NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BOB KUSTRA. IIII THE
REST OF THE STATEWIDE TICKET IS HERE TOO: GEORGE RYAN
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, JIM RYAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
AND SUE SUTTER [S00-TER] FOR COMPTROLLER. 1111 AND
THERE ARE TWO MEN HERE THAT ILLINOIS REALLY NEEDS IN
CONGRESS: WALTER DUDYCZ [DOO-DITCH] AND MANNY HOFFMAN.
III I SEE MY OLD FRIEND SEN. PATE PHILLIP OUT THERE,
AND PHIL WEIS, WHO PUT THIS MAGNIFICENT EVENT TOGETHER.
11
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY, BACK IN THE CHICAGO
AREA, AND IT'S A PARTICULAR JOY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A
CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE AND A NATIONAL CO-CHAIRMAN OF MY
1988 CAMPAIGN FIVE-TERM CONGRESSWOMAN AND THE NEXT
SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS, LYNN MARTIN.\\
- 2 -
IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE'RE HERE, AT THE HOME OF
THE GREAT DE PAUL BLUE DEMONS. III BECAUSE COME
NOVEMBER, LYNN MARTIN IS GOING TO GIVE THE OPPOSITION
ONE DEVIL OF A SURPRISE. 11
THAT'S BECAUSE LYNN IS SOMEONE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN.
SHE BEGAN AS A WORKING MOTHER, SCHOOL TEACHER, AND
STATE SENATOR, THEN BECAME A NATIONALLY PROMINENT
MEMBER OF UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE FIRST FRESHMAN
EVER TO SERVE ON THE PRESTIGIOUS BUDGET COMMITTEE.
LYNN WON THE RESPECT OF HER COLLEAGUES BY OUTSMARTING
HER OPPONENTS, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE AND
UNFAIRNESS, AND ALWAYS STANDING UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF
THIS GREAT STATE. 11
LYNN BELIEVES, AS WE ALL DO, THAT POWER SHOULD BE
IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE, NOT GOVERNMENT. EMPOWERMENT IS
AT THE HEART OF LYNN'S CAMPAIGN -- AND IT IS A
CORNERSTONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATION'S DOMESTIC POLICY.
TOGETHER, WE STAND FOR OPPORTUNITY AND EMPOWERMENT FOR
ALL AMERICANS.
- 3 -
DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THAT EVERY TIME A NEW PROBLEM
ARISES IN AMERICA, IT'S TIME TO CREATE A NEW
BUREAUCRACY. REPUBLICANS DON'T. WE PREFER NOT TO
EXPAND THE BUDGET OF THE BUREAUCRACY, BUT -- LIKE THIS
SIGN BEHIND ME SAYS, "VICTORY ON THE HORIZON" -- WE
SEEK TO EXPAND THE HORIZONS OF ILLINOISANS YOUNG AND
OLD -- FROM OFFERING MORE OPTIONS TO PARENTS SEEKING
CHILD CARE, TO GIVING STUDENTS AND PARENTS MORE CHOICE
IN EDUCATION; FROM ALLOWING TENANT MANAGEMENT FOR
RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, TO CREATING FREE-MARKET
ANSWERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, TO TAKING BACK OUR
STREETS FROM DRUG DEALERS AND MURDERERS. IN SHORT,
WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER AMERICA, AND THAT'S WHY
I NEED LYNN MARTIN IN THE SENATE.\
((TO BE VERY CANDID, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN
THIS SEAT WHO WILL VOTE WITH ME EVERY so OFTEN.))
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LYNN WILL HELP US ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY
HELPING US FIRST KEEP THE ECONOMY MOVING FORWARD. OVER
THE LAST 8 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THE LONGEST PEACETIME
ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN HISTORY -- 22 MILLION JOBS HAVE
BEEN CREATED. BUT TO BUILD THE BEST AMERICA WE CAN,
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER. WE MUST
BRING DOWN THIS OVERWHELMING FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
AND WE MUST DO IT NOW. 11
BUT THAT MEANS WE MUST FIRST HAVE A BUDGET
AGREEMENT -- ONE THAT MAINTAINS OUR ECONOMIC STRENGTH,
BOLSTERS OUR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, AND SPURS
CONTINUED JOB GROWTH. THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE AN
AGREEMENT IS SIMPLE: CONGRESS HASN'T ACTED ON OUR
PROPOSALS.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY. ON JANUARY 29,
WE SENT A COMPLETE FEDERAL BUDGET TO CAPITOL HILL. BY
APRIL 1, CONGRESS WAS TO ACT. 178 DAYS LATER, WE'RE
STILL WAITING. 11
- 5 -
ON MAY 15, I TOOK THE INITIATIVE AND CALLED ON
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO JOIN ME IN A
BIPARTISAN SUMMIT ON THE BUDGET. THAT WAS 134 DAYS
AGO. ON JUNE 26, WITH THE BUDGET SUMMIT GOING NOWHERE,
I WAS ASKED TO MAKE A SACRIFICE -- TO ALLOW TAXES TO BE
PUT ON THE TABLE. NOT MY FIRST CHOICE. NOT MY SECOND.
BUT IN AN EFFORT TO GET CONGRESS OFF DEAD CENTER, IT
WAS A CONCESSION THAT HAD TO BE MADE.
A MONTH LATER, OUR ADMINISTRATION PREPARED ANOTHER
COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PLAN, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH A DEMOCRATIC
OFFER. BUT THE OTHER SIDE ARRIVED EMPTY-HANDED. THAT
WAS 62 DAYS AGO AND WE'RE STILL WAITING. CONGRESS
HAS FAILED TO OFFER SERIOUS SPENDING CUTS OR SERIOUS
BUDGET REFORM. WE HAVE PROPOSED A SEVERAL 5-YEAR, $500
BILLION DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGES - AND STILL, NO
SERIOUS ANSWER TO THE IMPASSE FROM THE CONGRESS. WELL,
THEY MAY NOT BE SERIOUS, BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE.\\
- 6 -
YOU'VE SEEN THE HEADLINES ABOUT THESE
NEGOTIATIONS, AND THE ARGUMENTS OVER WHICH PARTY IS "ON
THE SIDE OF THE WORKING PEOPLE." I'M TALKING ABOUT
INCENTIVES FOR JOB GROWTH LIKE THE CAPITAL GAINS ISSUE,
AND CREDITS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT --BECAUSE I
WANT TO CONTINUE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AVOID A RECESSION,
AND PRODUCE MORE JOBS. WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES ON THE
GOAL THAT DOES THE MOST GOOD FOR EVERYONE: WE WANT TO
KEEP CREATING JOBS -- FOR ALL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.\
BUT WITHOUT A BUDGET AGREEMENT, FIVE SHORT DAYS
FROM NOW, WE WILL FACE A $100 BILLION MANDATED
SEQUESTER -- MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR ACROSS-THE-BOARD
BUDGET CUTS THAT WILL HAVE A DAMAGING EFFECT ON
AMERICANS -- YOUNG AND OLD, RURAL AND URBAN.
WE KNOW THESE CUTS WILL BE TOUGH. LET ME GIVE YOU
A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE WHEN THAT
SEQUESTER HITS:
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS -- PELL GRANTS FOR 1.4
MILLION COLLEGE STUDENTS WOULD BE ELIMINATED OUTRIGHT.
- 7 -
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN -- APPROXIMATELY A MILLION
WOULD NOT BE VACCINATED FOR POLIO, MEASLES, AND
RUBELLA.
FOR AIR TRAVELERS -- HERE AT O'HARE AIRPORT,
FLIGHTS WILL BE CANCELLED -- IN FACT, EACH DAY, UP TO
58 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES WOULD BE CANCELLED PER HOUR
-- BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATIONS.
SEQUESTER WILL BE PAINFUL, BUT IT CAN STILL BE
AVOIDED. IF CONGRESS WILL MAKE THE TOUGH CHOICES. AS
I SAID THIS MORNING, THE HANG-UP ISN'T CAPITAL GAINS
-- THE HANG-UP IS ON CAPITOL HILL. WE'RE STILL WAITING
FOR THE CONGRESS TO COME UP WITH REAL SPENDING CUTS.
CUTS THAT ARE ENFORCEABLE -- NOT JUST ANOTHER PROMISE
OF FUTURE SAVINGS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN. AND WE'RE
STILL WAITING FOR CONGRESS TO COMMIT TO MEANINGFUL
BUDGET REFORM -- REFORM THAT BUILDS REAL DISCIPLINE
INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
FIASCO TO BECOME NEXT YEAR'S INSTANT REPLAY.
- 8 -
CLEARLY, THE BUDGET SYSTEM CANNOT WORK IF CONGRESS
WILL NOT ACT. JUST YESTERDAY, IN A STRAIGHT
PARTY-LINE VOTE, CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ONCE AGAIN
MOVED TO DODGE THE BUDGET DEADLINE, REACH INTO THE
FEDERAL WALLET AND KEEP GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROWING AND
THE DEFICIT BALLOONING. 11
AND WHILE THE REST OF THE NATION FACES
ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUTS -- WITH HEAD START PROGRAMS
SITTING EMPTY WITHOUT TEACHERS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICES CLOSING EARLY -- THERE'S ONE PLACE WHERE IT'S
BUSINESS-AS-USUAL: THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. 11
IT'S TIME WE SENT A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS: NO MORE
GOVERNMENT BY CONTINUING RESOLUTION. TIME HAS RUN OUT.
CONGRESS MUST ACT BECAUSE AMERICA DESERVES BETTER. 11
- 9 -
TODAY, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT AMERICA IS
ECONOMICALLY HEALTHY AND MILITARILY STRONG, AS WE FACE
TESTS BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. AND WE ALL KNOW WHO IS
HELPING KEEP AMERICA STRONG HALF-WAY AROUND THE WORLD:
THOSE BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO LEFT THEIR SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN TO SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE PERSIAN
GULF. 11 THEY ARE SOME OF AMERICA'S FINEST MEN AND
WOMEN. AND WE'RE PROUD OF ALL OF THEM.\
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE: OUR SOLDIERS ARE PROVING THAT
AMERICA COULD NOT BE THE LAND OF THE FREE IF IT WERE
NOT THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.
EACH ONE OF OUR SOLDIERS IN THE GULF IS A STORY OF
AMERICA AT ITS BEST. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST WEEK I READ IN
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ABOUT LORAIN KURYLA [KUH-RILL-A], A
63 YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER FROM NEARBY HILLSIDE, WHO
VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT OUT OF O'HARE. HER KIDS CALL HER "GRAMBO."
AFTER HEARING ABOUT HER TENACITY, HER COURAGE AND
HER TOUGHNESS, ALL I CAN SAY IS, "MOVE OVER, MIKE
DITKA. " 11
- 10 -
MASTER SERGEANT KURYLA AND OTHER RESERVISTS
ALONGSIDE HER ARE STANDING UP TO AGGRESSION AND
PRESERVING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF NATIONS. BUT OUR G.I.'S
ARE IN GOOD COMPANY. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TWENTY-TWO
NATIONS, INCLUDING MOST ARAB STATES AND THE SOVIET
UNION, ON OUR SIDE. WE HAVE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE ON OUR
SIDE. OUR GOALS HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE U.N.
SECURITY COUNCIL SEVEN TIMES. FOR, AS I TOLD THE JOINT
SESSION OF CONGRESS TWO WEEKS AGO:
AMERICA AND THE WORLD MUST DEFEND OUR COMMON VITAL
INTERESTS. 11 AMERICA AND THE WORLD MUST SUPPORT THE
RULE OF LAW. 11 AMERICA AND THE WORLD MUST STAND UP
TO AGGRESSION. 11 AND WE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED. 11
RECENT EVENTS PROVE THAT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE SHAPING OF A NEW
PARTNERSHIP OF NATIONS. LYNN MARTIN HAS KNOWN THAT
FROM DAY ONE. UNLIKE OTHERS, SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY
VOTED FOR A STRONG DEFENSE. SHE KNOWS YOU CAN'T STAND
UP TO TYRANNY AND DESPOTISM WHILE RECKLESSLY SLASHING
MILITARY LEVELS. HER OPPONENT CALLED FOR BOMBING IRAQI
PIPELINES, ON ONE HAND, AND ON THE OTHER HAND, CUTTING
DEFENSE SPENDING BY 50 PERCENT. 11
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PEOPLE KNOW LYNN MARTIN STANDS FOR A STRONG
AMERICA, ECONOMICALLY AND MILITARILY. THAT'S WHY WE
NEED LYNN MARTIN IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.\
so MANY IN THIS ROOM HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR LYNN'S
CAMPAIGN, AND I THANK YOU FOR IT. BUT ANOTHER
IMPORTANT TASK LIES AHEAD. ON ELECTION DAY OUR G.I.'S
-- IN THE SEARING HEAT OF THE DESERT DUNES AND THE HOT
GLARE OF THE PERSIAN GULF -- WILL SEND IN THEIR
ABSENTEE BALLOTS. WE OWE IT TO THOSE BRAVE MEN AND
WOMEN - - LAYING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR PEACE AND
STABILITY IN THE WORLD -- TO EXERCISE THE PRECIOUS
RIGHT TO VOTE.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR SUCH A TREMENDOUS RALLY, AND FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR LYNN MARTIN --THE NEXT
REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM THIS GREAT STATE. BECAUSE
ILLINOIS REALLY DOES DESERVE THE BEST.
THANK YOU. GOD BLESS OUR GREAT NATION AND EACH
ONE OF YOU.
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tox breaks for there
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we clont need arm
Sept. 26 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
referred to Mayor Voinovich's wife, Janet;
Suter for comptroller. We've got a first-class
thing. Thank
Representative Michael DeWine and his
ticket.
where they (
wife, Fran; Ray C. Bliss, former State and
And I want to make a special notice of
their say.
national Republican Party chairman; Alex
two that are with us who are running for
But the po
Arshinkoff, executive committee chairman
the Congress, who flew with me today from
hand-the poir
of the Summit County Republican Party;
Akron-two-back here to Chicago. And of
nity and emp
and Bernie Kosar, quarterback for the
course, I'm talking to two outstanding can-
You know, tl
Cleveland Browns football team. The Presi-
didates, both of whom have an excellent
every time a I
dent also referred to Millie, the First Fami-
shot to win, Walter Dudycz and Manny
ica it's time to
ly's dog, and Mrs. Bush's book, "Millie's
Hoffman. We've got to get them in the
Turn to the Fc
Book as Dictated to Barbara Bush."
Congress. I need their support.
cans don't. W
And I understand my old friend Pate
budget of the
Phillip is here, and Bill Weiss. And I want
sign behind me
to thank them for putting on this magnifi-
zon," we seek
cent event.
Illinoisans, you
It's great to be here, back in the Chicago
more options to
Remarks at a Rally for Senatorial
area. And it is a particular joy to speak on
to giving studer
Candidate Lynn Martin in Chicago,
behalf of this close friend and a national
in education, fro
Illinois
ment for reside
cochairman of my 1988 campaign, five-term
we believe in a
September 26, 1990
Congresswoman, and the next Senator from
believe in creat
Illinois, Lynn Martin. And I wouldn't say it's
environmental
The President. Thank you very, very
ironic but it's appropriate that we're here at
our streets, incid
much for that warm introduction.
the home of the great DePaul Blue
ers and the mi
The Audience. Four more years! Four
Demons, because come November, Lynn
working hard t
more years! Four more years!
Martin is going to give the opposition one
and that's why
devil of a surprise,
The President. Thank you, thank you.
Senate. We need
And really, you heard it. You heard a
Thank you all. Lynn, thank you. Thank you,
And I'm here
little taste-what's this bug doing here?
all of you. And, Lynn, thank you for that
opponent, but f
warm and wonderful introduction, and
[Laughter] Making it very difficult. You
all candor, I'd lo
heard it tonight, and really what it's about.
thank all of you for making me feel so at
Senate in this Se:
It's because Lynn is someone that people
home.
every once in a
believe in. She began as a working mother
We were in Ohio earlier today, and the
Lynn will help
and schoolteacher and State senator, and
crowds there were almost as enthusiastic.
by helping us
then became a nationally prominent
One exception: I saw a lady holding up a
moving forward.
Member of the United States Congress, the
sign-true story-that read, "Where's
years, we've see
first freshman ever to serve on the prestigi-
Millie?" [Laughter] Which reminds me to
economic expans:
ous Budget Committee. She won the re-
bring you greetings from Barbara Bush. She
million jobs have
spect of her colleagues simply by outsmart-
the best America
salutes Lynn, as I do.
ing her opponents, speaking out against in-
our own fiscal I
And like Lynn, I was thrilled to see that
justice and unfairness, and always standing
bring down thi
wonderful turnout from the Bears, those
up for the people of this great State. I be-
budget deficit. An
great linemen. I was thrilled to be with my
lieve and Lynn believes, as we all do, that
do it now. And
friends the Gatlins once again and, of
power should be in the hands of people, not
have a budget ag
course, thrilled to feel this enthusiasm here.
government. Empowerment is at the heart
tains our econon
I saw Jim Edgar a little earlier, and I
of Lynn's campaign, and it is a cornerstone
international con
don't know if he's still here, but I want you
of our administration's domestic policy.
continued job grow
to know how strongly I support him for
There's something about me. Why do I
have an agreemo
Governor. There he is. And marvelous sup-
attract-I don't know what it is. [Laughter]
both Houses contr
port for our next Governor. And then the
Thank you, thank you very much. I don't
hasn't acted on or
next Lieutenant Governor I believe is with
know whether it's me or Lynn. [Laughter]
you a little histor
us, Bob Kustra. And the rest of our state-
This happens sort of deja vu, as Yogi Berra
minds of the Amer
wide ticket is also here: George Ryan for
would say, all over again. It happened
On January 291
secretary of state, Jim Ryan for attorney
downtown here. But in any event, they're
Federal budget to
general, Gregg Baise for treasurer, and Sue
entitled to their say, and it doesn't hurt a
Congress was sup
1458
Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Sept. 26
got a first-class
thing. Thank God we live in a country
rules. One hundred seventy-eight days
where they can pay 25 bucks and have
later, we're still waiting. On May 15th, I
1 special notice of
their say.
took the initiative and called on the Demo-
10 are running for
But the point-back to the subject at
cratic congressional leaders to join me in a
ith me today from
hand-the point is we do stand for opportu-
bipartisan summit on the budget. That was
0 Chicago. And of
nity and empowerment for all Americans.
134 days ago.
0 outstanding can-
You know, the Democrats believe that
On June 26th, with the budget summit
have an excellent
every time a new problem arises in Amer-
going nowhere, I was asked by the Demo-
adyez and Manny
ica it's time to create a new bureaucracy.
cratic leaders to make a sacrifice, to allow
get them in the
Turn to the Federal Government. Republi-
everything to be put on the table, to allow
port.
cans don't. We prefer not to expand the
taxes to be put on the table. Not my first
old friend Pate
budget of the bureaucracy. But like this
choice. Not my second. But in a good-faith
Veiss. And I want
sign behind me says, "Victory on the Hori-
effort to get Congress off dead center, it
g on this magnifi-
zon," we seek to expand the horizons of
was a concession that I felt had to be made.
Illinoisans, young and old, from offering
A month later, our administration prepared
ck in the Chicago
more options to parents seeking child care
another comprehensive budget plan with
to giving students and parents more choice
ir joy to speak on
the understanding that it would be consid-
in education, from allowing tenant manage-
d and a national
ered side by side with the Democratic offer,
ment for residents of public housing. And
mpaign, five-term
but the other side arrived emptyhanded.
we believe in a clean environment, and we
next Senator from
believe in creating free-market answers to
And that was 62 days ago, and we're still
I wouldn't say it's
environmental problems-and taking back
waiting.
that we're here at
our streets, incidentally, from the drug deal-
Now, I do want to clarify one point be-
at DePaul Blue
ers and the murderers. In short, we are
cause at this very moment the budgeteers
November, Lynn
working hard to build a better America,
are meeting again, the leaders are meeting.
IC' opposition one
and that's why I need Lynn Martin in the
And Secretary Foley and Leader Mitchell
Senate. We need a change.
raised a point that I want to clarify. Earlier
it. You heard a
And I'm here not to speak against her
today I said the Democrats had not come
bug doing here?
opponent, but for her. But I have to say in
forward with a package. And they have put
ry difficult. You
all candor, I'd love to have someone in the
a series of proposals on the table in these
y what it's about.
Senate in this seat who would vote with me
private negotiations. I accept that in the
eone that people
every once in a while. [Laughter]
private negotiations there have been such
working mother
Lynn will help us accomplish these goals
proposals. And if my statement on Air
ate senator, and
by helping us first keep the economy
Force One confused things and if I can clar-
hally prominent
moving forward. You know, over the last 8
ify it here, I want to do that. I apologize for
tes Congress, the
years, we've seen the longest peacetime
misspeaking on that technical point. How-
e on the prestigi-
economic expansion in history. Twenty-two
ever, my concern remains that we have yet
the won the re-
million jobs have been created. But to build
to see from the Democrats a comprehen-
ply by outsmart-
the best America we can, we've got to get
sive plan that contains serious spending
1g out against in-
our own fiscal house in order. We must
cuts, necessary budget process reform and
always standing
bring down this overwhelming Federal
enforcement, growth incentives, and a
great State. I be-
budget deficit. And that means we've got to
sound approach to defense. And I do hope
S we all do, that
do it now. And that means we must first
that in the negotiations taking place as I
ds of people, not
have a budget agreement-one that main-
speak that we can see the progress that will
it is at the heart
tains our economic strength, bolsters our
finally bring this process to a conclusion.
is a cornerstone
international competitiveness, and spurs
We have proposed several 5-year, $500
estic policy.
continued job growth. The reason we don't
billion deficit reduction packages. The
me. Why do I
have an agreement is simple: Congress-
American people are not dumb. You've
it is. [Laughter]
both Houses controlled by the Democrats-
seen the headlines about these negotiations
much. I don't
hasn't acted on our proposals. Let me give
and the arguments over which party is "on
ynn. [Laughter]
you a little history, because this is on the
the side of the working people." I'm talk-
11, as Yogi Berra
minds of the American people tonight.
ing, though, about incentives for job
1. It happened
On January 29th, we sent a complete
growth, capital investment, and credits for
event, they're
Federal budget to Capitol Hill. By April 1st,
research and development because I want
doesn't hurt a
Congress was supposed to act under the
to continue economic growth, I want to
1459
Sept. 26 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
bipartisanship.
avoid a recession, and I want to produce
rarily. And while the rest of the Nation
Middle East is
more jobs for the people of Illinois. And
faces across-the-board cuts, with Head Start
the Democrati
that's what this debate is about.
programs sitting empty without teachers
the Senate for
We are keeping our eyes on the goal that
and Social Security offices closing early, we
what Senator
does the most good for everyone, and we
simply cannot afford business as usual. It's
when he said:
want to keep creating jobs for all the Amer-
time we then sent a message to the Con-
edge." And a:
ican people. But without a budget agree-
gress: Time has run out. Congress must act
Democrat lead
ment, 5 short days from now we'll have
because America deserves better.
their strong
tough decisions. We'll face a $100 billion
And today it is especially important that
Middle East. 0
mandated sequester-multibillion-dollar
America is economically healthy and mili-
Democrat or 1
across-the-board budget cuts that will have
tarily strong, at home and abroad. Let me
truly American
a damaging effect on Americans young and
caution those who might take advantage of
the current crisis in the Persian Gulf; those.
You know, e
old, rural and urban. It is the law of the
one of our sold
land. And I took an oath to uphold the law,
who might seek profit by subverting the
America at its
and that's what I'm going to do. We know
sanctions; or here at home, those specula-
I read in the
these cuts will be tough.
tors who might try to drive up the price of
Let me just give you some examples of
oil. While the oil market is very tight with
raine Kuryla,
what life will be like when this sequester
little spare capacity, there is sufficient oil to
from nearby II
hits. For college students, Pell grants for 1.2
meet current needs. The oil markets have
active duty witl
million college students would be eliminat-
out of O'Hare.
simply not taken into account the additional
ed outright. For young children, approxi-
[Laughter] Aft
production coming onstream from a variety
mately a million would not be vaccinated
of sources nor the available commercial
ty, her courage
for polio, measles, and rubella. For air trav-
say is: "Move 0'
stocks. There is no justification for intensive
elers here at O'Hare Airport, flights will be
and unwarranted speculation in oil futures.
Master Serge.
canceled; in fact, each day, up to 58 arrivals
However, should the oil supply situation
ists alongside h.
and departures would be canceled per hour
sion and preser
because there won't be enough air traffic
deteriorate, the United States, in concert
tions. But our
with our partners in the International
controllers to ensure safe operations.
Not only do "
Sequester will be painful, but it can still
Energy Agency, is prepared to bring addi-
tional oil to the market. And we must make
cluding many
be avoided if Congress will make the tough
Union, on our
choices. And as I said this morning, the
sure that we can act quickly, if necessary.
hangup isn't capital gains; the hangup is
And, therefore, I have today directed the
League, a vast
with the Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Secretary of Energy to conduct an immedi-
and justice on
been endorsed
And on this subject, you might say Lynn
ate test to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
Martin sounds like a broken record, but I'm
which contains 590 million barrels, by sell-
rity Council ei)
glad she does. We are still waiting for the
ing 5 million barrels of SPR reserve oil. And
joint session 0
America and t
Congress to come up with enough real
I'm prepared to take additional steps, if
common vital
spending cuts, cuts that are enforceable, not
necessary, to ensure that America stays
just another empty promise of future sav-
strong right here at home.
world must sup
ica and the wor
ings waiting to be broken. We're still wait-
We all know who's keeping America
sion. And we
ing for the Democrats in Congress to
strong right now halfway around the world:
Saddam Husseit
commit to meaningful budget reform,
those brave soldiers who left their spouses
Recent event
reform that builds real discipline into the
and children to serve in the front lines in
budget process. The last thing we want is
the Persian Gulf. And they are some of
stitute for our
for this year's budget fiasco that worries the
America's finest men and women, and
shaping of a "
American people to become next year's in-
we're proud of them-proud of every single
Lynn Martin's
one of them that's serving their country.
Unlike others, sl
stant replay. Clearly, the budget system
cannot work if Congress will not act.
I've said it before: Our service men and
a strong defense
Just yesterday, in a straight party line
women are proving that America could not
up to tyranny at
vote, House Democrats once again moved
be the land of the free if it were not the
ly slashing mil:
home of the brave.
called for boml
to dodge the budget deadline and reach
As I mentioned before, or you may have
hand, and, on I
into America's wallet and keep government
spending growth and the deficit ballooning.
detected, I have major difference with the
spending by 50
Only a unified Republican response was
Democrats in the Congress on the tax-and-
know Lynn sta
able to sidetrack this effort, at least tempo-
spend issue. But in the finest tradition of
economically an
1460
Administration of George Bush, 1990 / Sept. 26
V of the Nation
bipartisanship, support for our effort in the
reason why we need Lynn Martin in the
with Head Start
Middle East is strong. And I'm grateful to
United States Senate.
without teachers
the Democratic leaders of the House and
So many in this room have done so much
closing early, we
the Senate for this steadfast support. That's
for her campaign, and I thank you for it.
ness as usual. It's
what Senator Vandenberg meant years ago
But another important task lies ahead. On
sage to the Con-
when he said: "Politics stops at the water's
election day our G.I.'s, in the searing heat
Congress must act
edge." And again, I am grateful to the
of the desert dunes and the hot glare of the
better.
Democrat leaders and the Members for
Persian Gulf, will send in their absentee
ly important that
their strong bipartisan support in the
ballots. We owe it to those brave men and
healthy and mili-
Middle East. Our effort is not Republican or
women, laying their lives on the line for
I abroad. Let me
Democrat or liberal or conservative; it is
peace and stability in the world, to exercise
ake advantage of
truly American-all American.
the precious right to vote.
rsian Gulf; those
You know, each one of these kids-each
I am grateful for this tremendous rally,
V subverting the
one of our soldiers in the Gulf-is a story of
for all the work you've done for Lynn
', those specula-
America at its best. For example, last week
Martin. And now, go out and vote, each and
up the price of
I read in the Chicago Tribune about Lor-
every single one of you. Drag any unsu-
very tight with
raine Kuryla, a 63-year-old grandmother
specting customer to the polls with you.
is sufficient oil to
from nearby Hillside who volunteered for
Let's be sure we make Lynn Martin the
oil markets have
active duty with the Air Force Reserve Unit
next Republican Senator from this great
ant the additional
out of O'Hare. Her kids called her Grambo.
State because Illinois deserves the best.
m from a. variety
[Laughter] After hearing about her tenaci-
Thank you, and God bless you all.
able commercial
ty, her courage, and her toughness, all I can
tion for intensive
say is: "Move over, Mike Ditka." [Laughter]
Note: The President spoke at 8:23 p.m. in
n in oil futures.
Master Sergeant Kuryla and other reserv-
the Rosemont Horizon Arena. In his re-
supply situation
ists alongside her are standing up to aggres-
marks, he referred to Millie, the First Fami-
ates, in concert
sion and preserving the sovereignty of na-
ly's dog; country music entertainers the
IC International
tions. But our G.I.'s are in good company.
Gatlin Brothers; DePaul University's Blue
Not only do we have 22 nations now, in-
Demon basketball team; State Senators
d to bring addi-
J we must make
cluding many Arab States and the Soviet
Walter Dudycz, Manny Hoffman and Pate
<ly, if necessary.
Union, on our side-well over half the Arab
Phillip; Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the
lay directed the
League, a vast majority-we have freedom
House of Representatives; George Mitchell,
duct an immedi-
and justice on our side. Our goals have
majority leader of the Senate; Secretary of
roleum Reserve,
been endorsed by the United Nations Secu-
Energy James D. Watkins; and Mike Ditka,
rity Council eight times. For as I told the
head coach of the Chicago Bears football
barrels, by sell-
joint session of Congress 2 weeks ago:
team.
reserve oil. And
litional steps, if
America and the world must defend our
America stays
common vital interests. America and the
world must support the rule of law. Amer-
eping America
ica and the world must stand up to aggres-
Proclamation 6187-Gold Star Mother's
ound the world:
sion. And we will not be intimidated by
Day, 1990
:ft their spouses
Saddam Hussein [President of Iraq].
e front lines in
Recent events prove that there is no sub-
September 26, 1990
:y are some of
stitute for our American leadership in the
By the President of the United States
1 women, and
shaping of a new partnership of nations.
of America
I of every single
Lynn Martin's known that from day one.
Unlike others, she has consistently voted for
A Proclamation
their country.
rvice men and
a strong defense. She knows you can't stand
Few Americans could have a more pro-
erica could not
up to tyranny and despotism while reckless-
found understanding of the price of free-
1 were not the
ly slashing military levels. Her opponent
dom than our Nation's Gold Star Mothers.
called for bombing Iraqi pipelines, on one
These proud and courageous women are
you may have
hand, and, on the other hand, cut defense
the mothers of U.S. military personnel who
rence with the
spending by 50 percent. Not logical. People
have perished in the line of duty.
on the tax-and-
know Lynn stands for a strong America,
Anyone who has been blessed with chil-
st tradition of
economically and militarily. That's another
dren knows that there is no greater heart-
1461
Nov. 2 / Administration of George Bush, 1990
Martha Moore, vice chairman of the State
Republican Party.
Digest of Other
The White
White House Announcements
President has
Queen Elizab
The following list includes the President's
to make a stat
public schedule and other items of general
ed and will II)
Remarks Upon Arrival in Rochester,
interest announced by the Office of the
1991.
Minnesota
Press Secretary and not included elsewhere
November 1
November 2, 1990
in this issue.
The Preside
I just wanted to say to the people of Min-
Peterson, of
nesota that being here for [Senator] Rudy
October 27
serve as an As
Boschwitz is something I feel strongly
In the afternoon, the President spoke on
al Emergency
about. Here's a man that had the guts, the
the telephone with congressional leaders to
State and Loc:
courage to stand up and do what was right:
discuss passage of the budget reconciliation
getting this deficit down. And he's shown
bill.
November 2
that kind of leadership for Mirinesota for a
The White
October 28
President will
long time. And this is a priority race for us,
In the afternoon, the President traveled
and I couldn't be more supportive. And I'm
trip that will h
to San Francisco, CA, where he spent the
November 23
just delighted to be here.
evening.
arrive in Prag
vember 17 fc
Note: The President spoke at approximately
October 29
Havel and leac
11:30 a.m. on the tarmac of Rochester Mu-
In the morning, the President attended a
Republics. On
nicipal Airport.
fundraising breakfast for gubernatorial can-
didate Pete Wilson. In the afternoon, the
Germany to 111
the Chancellor
President returned to Washington, DC.
That afternoon
October 30
the summit ITIC
Points of Light Recognition Program
The President met at the White House
ference on Si
with:
Europe, Nover
-the Vice President; John H. Sununu,
will then trav-
The President named the following individ-
Chief of Staff to the President; Brent
Arabia for con
uals and institutions as exemplars of his
Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for
the Gulf with
commitment to making community service
National Security Affairs; and members
President Mub:
central to the life and work of every Ameri-
of the CIA briefing staff;
of Kuwait. He
can.
-John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the
Day with U.S.
President;
October 27
-congressional leaders, to discuss the sit-
Katie Dykes, of Green Bay, WI
uation in the Persian Gulf;
-national evangelical leaders;
October 29
-foreign policy advisers, to discuss the
Nominations
Rev. Tony McCreary, of Philadelphia, PA
situation in the Persian Gulf.
Submitted to 1
October 30
October 31
The following /
The President met at the White House
Yong Kay Moua and Houa Vue Moua, of Eau
tions of member
Claire, WI
with:
nominations to
-the Vice President; John H. Sununu,
October 31
Chief of Staff to the President; Brent
nominations of
Barbara Frazee, of Nashville, TN
Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs; and members
Submitted Octol
November 1
of the CIA briefing staff;
U.S.S. Elrod, of Charleston, SC
-John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the
John A. Bushnell
President;
of Connecticut.
November 2
-the Vice President, for lunch;
Senior Foreign
Our House, Inc., of Little Rock, AR
-Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
Counselor, to be
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ed to a decision by then-Attorn
President Softens Stance on Capital Gains Tax Cut
Democratic leaders were partic-
ularly stung by the president's con-
General Benjamin Civiletti in tl
tention that they had not come up
Carter administration that conclude
with any proposals. "He is badly
that a president had "inherent po'
FISCAL, From A1
tion to that situation, the White
In his Akron speech, Bush said,
Recounting the months of nego-
misinformed," said Senate Majority
er" to protect the public health a
House is considering extending the
"We're still waiting for the Con-
tiations, Bush claimed he had "gone
Leader George J. Mitchell (D-
safety regardless of legislation sta
discussed as alternatives to the cap-
"inherent power" claim to include
gress to come up with enough real
the extra mile" while the Demo-
Maine). "The statement is untrue
ing the executive branch cann
ital gains cut are indexing of capital
power to alter the imposition of the
spending cuts-cuts that are en-
crats sought political advantage in
and the president's chief of staff,
spend what Congress has not appr
gains calculations to reflect infla-
across-the-board Gramm-Rudman-
forceable, not just another empty
delay.
budget director and treasury sec-
priated.
tion, research and development tax
Hollings cuts, a move some Dem-
promise of future savings
And
"I made a concession demanded
retary know it's untrue."
Civiletti's legal opinion was tl
credits, tax breaks to encourage
ocrats yesterday suggested would
we're still waiting for Congress to
by the Democrat leaders to get
At a later speech in Chicago,
basis for the Reagan administr
investment in inner-city areas, and
be illegal.
commit to meaningful budget pro-
Congress off dead center," he said.
Bush apologized "for misspeaking"
tion's decision in 1981 to divide t]
a deduction for investments in new
In discussing what Bush might
cess reform-reform that builds
and withdrew the remark. "I accept
accept, Dole said in the morning,
"And I put it all on the table. Even
government into those performi
small businesses. But Democrats
real discipline into the budget pro-
the fact that in private negotiations
contend that even indexing would
"He might be willing to look at al-
cess."
taxes. And I took a lot of political
"essential services" and those pe
there have been such proposals," he
benefit the rich, who have most of
heat coming out of the Democratic
forming non-essential services. T
ternatives in the growth area."
Using his harshest language to
said.
non-essential workers were se
the capital gains, and would have to
When asked whether Bush had said
date, Bush lashed the Democrats
Party and the Democratic leaders.
In fact, the negotiators traded
home for a day at the beginning
be linked to a higher tax on such
he was prepared to take capital
for "holding up" an agreement and
They had a great bunch of joy out of
proposals for nearly seven hours
the fiscal year in 1981 and 19
people.
gains off the table, Dole said, "No,
painted an apocalyptic picture of
all of that."
before breaking shortly after 2 a.m.
when Congress temporarily stall
As Bush was laying the partisan
he didn't indicate that."
government in ruins should the bud-
After "waiting in the wings,"
yesterday.
in passing a resolution to contin
groundwork to blame the Demo-
But a senior official said, "We're
get cuts take effect next week. "A
Bush said he is now prepared to
They worked another four hours
government spending.
crats for the consequences of con-
flexible. It depends on what you
cutback of this scope is going to hit
take his message blaming the Dem-
yesterday, while formulations for
tinued deadlock, administration of-
get
We haven't got things on
hard. And it's going to hit home,"
ocrats across the country. "I have a
managing the Gramm-Rudman-Hol-
Staff writer John E. Yang
ficials and House Republicans
the spending side that would make
Bush said. "And it's going to hit
podium, too," he said. "I have a bully
lings cuts were debated at the White
contributed to this report. Balz
moved to give the White House
us give up on growth incentives."
many, many people."
pulpit, too."
House. The administration has point-
reported from Ohio.
more leeway to choose what parts
of government to keep running and
what to stop should the Gramm-
Rudman-Hollings law cuts begin to
talks,
take effect Monday, the start of the
new fiscal year.
The White House is considering
invoking what officials described as
the president's "inherent power" to
protect the public safety to allow
some services, such as air traffic
control, to continue! fully rather
than absorb their share of the
than the capital gains tax cut that
ital formation", proposals rather
(R-III.) asked him to consider "cap-
Minority Leader Robert H. Michel
sional leaders during which House
meeting with Republican congres-
the tax issue after a morning
The president apparent shift on
remarks were "damaging" to the
S. Foley(D-Wash.), who said Bush's
buke from House Speaker Thomas
issue and drew an immediate re-
to weeks of bipartisanship on the
eon in Ohio were in sharp contrast
His comments at a political lunch-
the Union, Bush warned.
take that message to every state in
will be held accountable, and I will
Democratic Congress knows that it
"If and when the ax falls, the
ginning next week.
ernment programs are imposed be-
reached and massive cuts in gov-
lains if a budget agreement is not
ening to make Democrats the vil-
cut yesterday while publicly threat-
his demand for a capital gains tax
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
cuts.
President Bush began softening
Washington Post Staff Writers
By DanjBalz and Ann Devroy
House Minority Whip Newt Gin-
grich (R-Ga.) and Rep. Bill Frenzel
(R-Minn.) introduced legislation
yesterday to give Bush such author-
ity for seven days even if the White
"inherent power" to keep vital gov-
ital for investment.
issue.
House claims it already has that
Photocopy-Preservation
power.
Previous presidents have claimed
ernment functions operating during
earlier budget disputes when the
government temporarily ran out of
spending authority. Such a situation
See FISCAL, A28, Col. 1
could arise Monday if Congress sus-
Among the growth incentives
increase formation of pools of cap-
courage savings and other means to
been adoption of measures to en-
objectives in the budget talks has
ement." One of the administration's
some kind of capital formation el-
cuts, enforcement discipline and
if he gets decent enough spending
president will give up capital gains
said, "At the end of the day, the
A senior administration official
budget negotiations with Congress.
tempt to break the deadlock in the
ital gains tax cut proposal in an at-
suggested that Bush drop the cap-
week, both Michel and Dole publicly
makes that difficult. Within the last
GOP leaders in Congress "now
tains a threatened Bush veto of a
gains cut, the positions of the two
House "still prefers" the capital
said yesterday that while the White
Sources close to the budget talks
ing to compromise on the tax cut
Dole (R-Kan.) said Bush was will-
ing, Senate Minority Leader Robert
Following the White House meet-
the 11 weeks of budget haggling.
he has adamantly pushed for over
1 Capital Gains Tax Cut
stopgap measure to provide tem-
porary spending authority while the
budget talks continue. But in addi-
ACCORD ON BUDGET
MAY INVOL VE INDEX
FOR CAPITAL GAINS
How Indexing
Might Work
OPTIMISM ON TALKS
A person in the 28 percent
tax bracket buys stock for
$50,000 in January 986 and
sells It for $75,000 in January
White House Signals
It
1990
Could End nsistence
UNDER CURRENT LAW
Capital gains tax would bei
on Cut in Tax Rate
paid on the full profit.
Sale price
$75,000
By SUSAN F. RASKY
Less: Purchase price 50,000
Special to The New York Times
Taxable profit
$25,000
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 - Under
Tax
$ 7,000
pressure from moderate Republicans
in Congress, White House budget nego-
WITH INDE KING
tiators today signaled a willingnessito
drop their demand for an actual cut in
Profit.would be adjusted for
the capital gains tax rate and instead
inflation between purchase
accept a plan that would index capital
and sale; here 16 percent of
gains for inflation.
the purchase price, or $8,000
The variation on President Bush's
demand for cutting taxes on the profits
Sale price
$75,000
on investments would allow investors
Less Purchase price 50,000
who sell assets to exclude from their in
Profit
25,000
come taxes the portion of their profits
Less Inflation factor
8,000
solely attributable to inflation
"Indexing is becoming their new bbt-
Taxable profit
$17,000
tom line, said a Democratic official
Tax
$ 4,760
who spoke on condition of anonymity
But he added, that Democrats still
viewed this arrangement as one that
would primarily benefit upper-income
taxpayers, and said the tax break
would have to be offset by higher taxes
on the wealthy
Unlocking the Impasse
Nonetheless, negotiators from both
parties said that they remained opti-
mistic and that there had been more
movement in the talks over the last two
days than there had been in weeks.
Some political strategists see the in-
dexing proposal, or some derivative of
it, as a way to unlock the budget lim-
passe. Indexing capital gains could
allow the President to say he had low
ered taxes, but in a somewhat watered-
down form that could also permit the
Democrats to say they had prevented a
disproportionately large windfall for
the very rich.
Despite this shift and other signs of
progress on other issues in the budget
negotiations, Mr. Bush and the Demo
crats intensified their public posturing
over who is responsible for blocking
agreement on a budget deal and who
should get the blame if automatic
spending cuts take effect as scheduled
on Monday.
Bush Sticks to His Plan
Even as White House budget negotla-
tors were signaling a shift on capital
gains in their private meetings with
Congressional negotiators, Mr. Bush
continued publicly to stick to his origi-
nal planfor an outright cut in the capi-
tal gains rate, Campaigning for Repub-
lican candidates in Akron, Ohio, he
threatened to stump all 50 states to
argue that his proposal to cut the capi-
tal gains rate was not the real sticking
point.
The real problem, he said, is recalci-
ant Democrats who have not come
rward with a package even after the
nite House took 'political heat' for
eeing to consider new taxes.
And if and when the ax falls, the
ontinued on Page A18, Column
White House Hints Compromise
On Capital Gains Plan in Budget
Continued From Page Al
Democratic Congress knows that it will
be held accountable," the President as-
serted. "I will take that message to
every state in the Union. It is their fault
for holding up a budget agreement."
While saying he had "suffered the
slings and arrows" that are part of the
political process, he added: "But I
have a podium, too. I have a bully pul-
pit, too. And I'm going to see that not
only one side of this story is printed,
one Democrat after another knocking
my socks off on Capitol Hill.
"The hang-up is not capital gains.
The hang-up is with the Democrats on
Capitol Hill. And we're still waiting for
the Congress to come up with enough
real spending cuts."
Democrats Respond Quickly
Furious Democratic leaders, noting
that they had exchanged a series of
budget offers with Administration
negotiators over the last 24 hours,
quickly moved to counter Mr. Bush's
charges and hurl some of their own.
"He should get off Air Force One and
the campaign trail and join us," said
Representative William H. Gray 3d of
Pennsylvaniá, the House Democratic
George Tames for The New York Times
whip. "We ask him to stop acting like a
"We ask him to stop acting like a
party chairman and start acting like a
President.'
party chairman and start acting
The House Speaker, Representative
like a President," said William H.
Thomas S. Foley of Washington, called
Gray 3d, House Democratic
Mr. Bush's comments "damaging to
whip, at news conference.
the negotiating process and not helpful
to the result." But he was particularly
critical of the President for "the sug-
gestion that he is somehow waiting on
tially narrowed their differences on
the outside for other people to reach an
spending cuts in military and domestic
agreement."
programs in a nine-hour session that
"He is a party to the negotiations,"
ended in. early Wednesday morning.
Mr. Foley said.
Still at issue are the components of the
tax portion of the package, intended to
How the Talks Are Divided
raise about $130 billion in new revenue
The spectacle of Mr. Bush attacking
over the next five years.
the Democrats while his Treasury Sec-
Besides the issue of capital gains
retary, budget director and chief of
taxes, Republicans want the package
staff huddled with them over the bar-
to include extension of a number of
gaining table illustrated that the most
popular tax breaks scheduled to expire
important division in the budget battle
at the end of this year. While the tax
was not between Democrats and Re-
breaks have support in both parties,
publicans, but between the White
the money they would cost the Treas-
House and Congress. And even as the
ury would have to be offset with deeper
political charges were flying, Congres-
spending cuts or other tax increases.
sional leaders and the White House offi-
Democrats, mindful that a cut in the
cials seemed to be edging closer to a
capital gains tax rate enjoys strong
final compromise.
support among some factions in their
The high-level talks in the Capitol are
own party, have floated their proposal
expected to continue late into the night,
for a narrowly defined version of the
but if no agreement is reached Demo-
cut aimed at promoting long-term in-
crats will have to decide whether to
vestment in small, high-risk busi-
proceed with a House vote on Thursday
nesses. Officials familiar with the pro-
on a stop-gap spending measure that
posal say it would provide a capital
would keep the Government running
gains tax break only for future invest-
after Sept. 30 and delay the automatic
ments, thus reducing the revenue loss
spending cuts that would take effect on
to the Treasury.
Oct. 1.
Democrats are also considering an
Focus on Automatic Cuts
alternative strategy to push their own
For lawmakers not directly involved
budget plan through Congress. All pro-
in the negotiations, the threat of auto-
posals under consideration in the talks
matic spending cuts starting on Mon-
aim to cut $50 billion from the deficit in
day, initially totaling some $85 billion,
1991 and $500 billion over five years.
remained the primary focus of con-
cern.
Differences Are Narrowed
In the Senate, lawmakers voted to in-
The plan that party strategists say
clude their own salaries and those of
the Democrats contemplate would re-
top officials in the executive branch, in-
turn to a position they held before the
cluding Vice President Dan Quayle, in
latest narrowing of differences. It
the automatic cuts from which they,
would closely resemble an offer they
would otherwise be exempt.
made last week, and cut more from
In the House, Representative Newt
military spending, less from domestic
Gingrich of Georgia, the Republican
programs and raise more in new taxes
whip, said he would introduce legisla-
than Republicans would accept.
tion giving the President authority to
According to officials close to the
exempt essential services involving
budget talks, the negotiators substan-
public health or safety from the auto-
matic cuts.
Photocopy
Bush Orders Sale
Of Stockpiled Oil
Modest-Size Release Aimed at Curbing Prices
By Dan Balz and Mark Potts
Washington Post Staff Writers
CHICAGO, Sept 26-President
Baker Assails
Bush today ordered a modest re-
lease of oil from the Strategic Pe-
Iraqi Demand
U.S. to Sell Oil
troleum Reserve and said he was
prepared to take additional steps to
stop speculators "who might try to
To Embassies
FromIts Reserve
drive up the price of oil."
White House officials called the
To Ease Prices
release of 5 million barrels a test of
Death Threatened
the 590 million-barrel reserve, in
anticipation of larger releases if
For Giving Refuge
By MATTHEW L. WALD
shortages develop later this year.
President Bush, complaining that
But they said they expected it
there is "no justification" for the re-
would help dampen "unwarranted
cent run-up in oil prices, announced
speculation" in world oil markets,
By John M. Goshko
last night that the United States would
Washington Post Staff Writer
which yesterday sent the price of
sell five million barrels from its Strate-
crude oil to $38.67 a barrel on the
NEW YORK, Sept. 26-
gic Petroleum Reserve, as a test.
New York Mercantile Exchange,
Secretary of State James A.
The sale is a token amount in the oil
more than double its $16.47 price
Baker III today rejected as
market, and will have little impact on
last July.
"repugnant" an Iraqi demand
total supplies since the United States
"At home and abroad, let me cau-
for a list of non-diplomats who
imports that much oil every 18 hours.
But after weeks of speculation in the in-
tion those who might take advan-
have taken refuge in the U.S.
dustry and among economists about
tage of the current crisis in the Per-
Embassy in Baghdad that car-
whether the reserve would be used, in-
sian Gulf, those who might seek
ried a warning that anyone
dustry experts said last night that the
(
profit by subverting the sanctions
hiding refugees could be ex-
announcement would be, in effect, a
i
or-here at home-those specu-
ecuted.
warning that market participants who
!
lators who might try to drive up the
Baker, here to attend the
are tempted to pay high prices for oil
$
price of oil," Bush said in a speech
U.N. General Assembly, con-
could end up holding barrels that are
(
at a Republican fund-raiser here.
firmed reports that Iraq had
soon worth less.
Bush said that although world oil
sent such a notice to the em-
Hint of Further Sales
markets are tight because of the
bassy. "We've received a note
Indeed; President Bush hinted that if
cutoff of production from Iraq and
to that effect," Baker said. "It
prices did not stabilize, he would con-
Kuwait, "there is sufficient oil to
falls under the heading of the
sider larger, sales from the reserve,
meet current needs."
principle of the three R's, I
presumably in a coordinated effort
But world markets have failed to
think: We've read it, it's re-
with America's industrial partners
take into account additional oil pro-
pugnant and we reject it."
that also hold oil rèserves.
duction from other countries that
When reporters asked if he
"I'm prepared to take additional
help to offset the production lost
meant the United States
steps, if necessary, to insure that
from Iraq and Kuwait, he said.
would refuse to give names,
America stays strong here at home,"
"There is no justification for the
Baker replied: "That's abso-
President Bush said in a speech at a
intensive and unwarranted specu-
fund-raising dinner last night for an Il-
lutely right." He added:
linois Senate candidate.
lation in oil futures," he said.
"So, having rejected it, I
Bush said that while he had au-
The Administration's decision to tap
think you would conclude that
the oil reserve seems to have been
thorized the release of just 5 million
it doesn't affect the policy
motivated as much by politics as by
barrels, "I'm prepared to take ad-
approach the United States is
economics. The sharp rise in oil prices
ditional steps, if necessary, to en-
following nor does it affect,
during the late 1970's, political analysts
sure that America stays strong
quite frankly, our view that all
right here at home."
countries should observe the
Continued on Page D16, Column 1
The move comes amid a rising
basic standards of internation-
chorus of calls from Congress, oil
al norms in dealing with dip-
economists and others for the ad-
lomats."
ministration to use the reserve to
Iraq's ambassador to Wash-
dampen prices that have been
ington, Mohamed Mashat,
boosted sharply in recent days by
was summoned to the State
oil-market speculation about future
Department tonight on the
shortages.
matter, officials said. Earlier,
Although Bush said last week he
Mashat denied that Iraq was
would consider a reserve drawdown
"threatening anyone" by the
to dampen price speculation, he and
demand.
Energy Secretary James D. Wat-
Other U.S. officials, who
kins have repeatedly resisted using
asked not to be identified, said
the reserve as a price lever, prom-
they could not predict with
ising to consult with allies through
certainty the seriousness of
the International Energy Agency.
the Iraqi threat. However,
The IEA has not called for a stock
they added, the State Depart-
drawdown, and said earlier this
ment tends to think that Iraqi
week that none was warranted.
President Saddam Hussein's
Critics of pressure to release oil
government is unlikely to take
See OIL, A36, Col. 1
See GULF, A36, Col. 1
on
UCKS,
I
From President to Politician:
Bush Attacks the Democrats
By MAUREEN DOWD
10/30/90
Special to The New York Times
OKLAHOMA CIT Oct. 29 - It is
backs on police officers and the Amer-
not easy to run against the Govern-
ican dream, to pushing through "pork
ment you are running. It is not easy to
barrel bonanzas" like a Lawrence
carve up Democrats as "big taxers"
Welk tourist attraction in North Dako-
when you've been huddling with the
ta.
Democrats in Washington to raise
Some Bush advisers feared that it
would smack of cynicism to take a bit-
taxes.
ter and brutal tone toward the Demo-
It is not easy to say you need more
crats as the spend-and-tax party so
Republicans in Congress to help push
soon after working with them on a
your agenda when the White House-ap-
budget deal that included new taxes,
proved budget deal was passed mostly
and that the tactic would backfire.
with Democratic votes.
Some also wondered if it was a dubi-
But, as George Bush knows, consis-
ous bit of imagery to begin his cross-
tency is the hobgoblin of politics. With a
country message that the Republicans
bipartisan budget agreement finally in
are the party of the working class by
place, President Bush came to the Na-
starting the day with a $25,000-per-cou-
tional Cowboy Hall of Fame today and
ple fund-raising event for Senator-Pete
declared that it was High Noon for
Wilson, the Republican candidate for
Democrats.
governor of California, in San Francis-
IONAL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1990
Bush on Attack Against Democrats
Continued From Page Al
For the next
and most entrenched special interest.
"The Democratic Congress is a con-
considered faint praise in Republican
fusion of committees and turf-con-
circles. "George Bush on his worst day
week or so, the
scious chaos," he said. "The House in-
is a whole lot better than Michael
tended to be closest to the people has
Dukakis on his best day," Mr. Price
budget truce is
become a House of Lords.
Speaking with reporters at the Safr
told the crowd at the cowboy museum,
adding supportively to the man who
forgotten.
Francisco airport this morning, Mr.
Bush was asked why Americans should
was supposed to be giving him a boost,
not feel betrayed that he had caved in
"Your friends in Oklahoma are stand-
on raising taxes.
ing by you through thick and thin."
spending cuts," the President said.
"Because I think people know that
The Insider Is Outside
"And the American people have had to
this Congress is controlled by the tax-
pay a price for divided government.'
ers, by the liberal Democrats,' he said
Although the President's bipartisan
He tried to tar the Democrats, who
"And they also know that we needed to
budget deal-making has given him the
believe they have regained their na-
try to get something done, and they"
image of the quintessential "inside-the-
tional voice as champions of the middle
also know that a President is elected to
Beltway" President, Mr. Bush at-
class and poor, as "big spenders" who
compromise at times, only rarely. But
tempted to play the outsider. He in-
tried to pack the budget agreement
he's also elected to govern. American
voked Harry S. Truman's name, com-
with pork.
people are fair. They know I'm againsto
plained about "inside-the-Beltway
"At the same time, this President
taxes."
and these Republican members were
Mr. Bush also defended his chief of
bickering" and commented at every
chance: "God I'm glad to be out of
doing our level-best to curtail spending,
staff, John H. Sununu, and budget chief,
Washington. I'm thrilled to be out of
Congress voted to spend a half a mil-
Richard G. Darman, against criticism"
lion dollars to create a Lawrence Welk
that they have rent the party and iso
Washington."
tourist attraction," Mr. Bush said.
lated the President
In a desperate bid to give the waver-
"And we all like Lawrence Welk, 'dah-
"They are strong, and they are
ing Republicans back their national
dee-dah,' you know how he is. But I cite
able," Mr. Bush said: And any time?
voice, as he stumps around the country
in the last eight days before mid-term
this as a symptom of the problem." Mr.
you've got to do some heavy lifting on
elections, Mr. Bush lacerated liberals,
Bush was referring to Congress's ap-
behalf of the President, you bound to
who he said are "still peddling that
proval last week of a $500,000 grant for
get caught up in a little crossfire."
tired old saw about Republicans and
Strasburg, N.D., to build a German-
Russian museum at the farm where
the rich."
Budget Package Has Money
the famous band leader was born.
"Well, you and I both know that that
is hogwash, and we're not going to let
By not turning in a budget in April,
For Independence Hall Roof:
them get away with that anymore,"
the President said, the Democratic-
Mr. Bush said. "I'm taking this mes-
controlled Congress put the country
"on the brink of an economic down-
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29 (AP)
sage all across the country: We are for
turn."
The budget package approved by Con-
the working people in this country."
Saying the various proposals to re-
'A House of Lords'
gress over the weekend includes
$654,000 to pay for a new roof on Inde-
duce the deficit were "the good, the bad
"The Democrats choked the throttle,
pendence Hall and for repairs on the
and the ugly," Mr. Bush accused the
pulled the throttle back of a slowing
sidewalks and benches on Independ-
Democrats of pushing him into tax in-
economy, while they hunted for every
ence Mall, Representative Thomas Fo-
creases - even though the President
last morsel of partisan advantage," he
glietta announced today.
himself issued the first explicit state-
said. "All in the name of politics and of
'Independence National Historical
ment conceding that he would have to
higher taxes. And we're not going to let
Park is the most famous historical site
break his "no new taxes" pledge.
them get away with it."
in this country," said Mr. Foglietta
"To get an agreement, we had to pay
He said that the Democrats in Con-
Independence Hall attracted 1.4 mil
a ransom to get the $350 billion in
gress had become "America's biggest
lion visitors last year.