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George Bush for President
1988 Republican Presidential Primary
George Bush for President
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"A Presidency can shape an
era—and it can change our lives. A successful Presidency
can give meaning to an age."
GEORGE BUSH ON THE ISSUES FACING AMERICA
EDUCATION
GEORGE BUSH:
"I want to be remembered as the education President. All our hopes for our children will mean little if we don't make sure that the education they're given is outstanding. If we provide special attention to those with special needs, we can wipe out illiteracy the way we wiped out polio.
"I favor continued funding of the college work-study program, expansion of the income-contingent loan program, and continuation of grants to low-income students.
"I have also proposed tax-free College Savings Bonds, to make it easier for parents to save for college tuition."
TAXES
GEORGE BUSH:
"We must continue—and accelerate our efforts to cut the federal budget deficit. There are those who say we must balance the budget on the backs of the workers —and raise taxes again. But they are wrong. I am not going to raise your taxes."
FAMILY VALUES
GEORGE BUSH:
"I was part of a strong family growing up, and I have been fortunate to have a strong family grow up around me. I have had many great and exciting moments in my life, but I can say without equivocation that my family has been my rock and my foundation and the source of my greatest joys-from the deep satisfaction of having provided for my children, of seeing them grow up and marry and have families of their own, to the simple pleasures of grandchildren bouncing on our bed before breakfast."
ARMS CONTROL
GEORGE BUSH:
"In our arms control negotiations with the Soviets, our objective is carefully defined: We seek the best possible agreement, consistent with the security of the free nations. An agreement that leaves the democratic nations less secure is no triumph, in fact, it's against America's interests. We should never make a deal, and we will never sign an agreement that puts at risk the interest and security of our allies-in Asia or in Europe."
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"I believe America can compete—particularly in agriculture.
I believe we can take our com and beef abroad and increase our world market share—as long as we don't have to contend with the protectionist agricultural policies of Europe and Japan. But if the Democrats' trade bill passes, the very first victims will be our farmers.
Here are three things we can do for the future of rural America: We can open markets abroad—my top agricultural priority. We can develop the rural economy. And we can find new uses for our agricultural products. These goals will not be achieved overnight, but they represent the direction in which we must go-freer markets, reduced government involvement, and expanded world trade."
ENVIRONMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"I don't think we've done enough to protect the environment these past dozen years or so. I don't think we've given the land its due. Sooner or later, we're going to pay the price of our distraction—unless we act now and recommit ourselves to protecting the land we love."
TRADE
GEORGE BUSH:
"Certainly there are unfair trading practices out there. And we must do all in our power to guarantee free and fair trade and to see that our trading partners play by the rules. I believe we can compete successfully without protectionism. I believe Americans want to compete rather than hide."
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"In the past seven years, we've worked to dismantle what was wrong in government. Now our job is to build the kind of government we want-a government that serves the people effectively and economically and ethically, a government that remembers the people are its master, not its servant."
CENTRAL AMERICA
GEORGE BUSH:
"I will continue to support democracy and freedom and aid to the Contras. I don't want to see a Communist beachhead established in Central America."
ETHICS
GEORGE BUSH:
"I want people in government who want to make a contribution, not a buck. Toe Bush Administration will be known for its integrity.
"Just because we support free enterprise doesn't mean we can't be critical of its excesses. And for those who go over the line into criminality, I say throw the book at them. I say treat white-collar criminals as you would treat any other criminal. Lock 'em up."
SOCIAL SECURITY
GEORGE BUSH:
"America's elderly can rest assured that I will protect their Social Security benefits. I will not make Social Security a partisan issue."
U.S.-SOVIET RELATIONS
GEORGE BUSH:
"We need to talk to the Soviets. This is a nuclear age, which means it's simply not sane to sit in stony silence at bomb's length from a powerful adversary. The East-
West conflict is so dangerous that we owe it to our people to make every effort to resolve practical problems whenever possible, or to seek measures that might reduce the risk of military confrontation. But we must act with a strength that is not only real, but is recognized by the world as real."
DEFICIT
GEORGE BUSH:
"We should work to balance the budget, not by raising taxes but by cutting spending. I will fight a tax increase every step of the way. And to cut spending, give me the Balanced Budget Amendment and the Line Item Veto."
ABORTION
GEORGE BUSH:
"I support a Constitutional Amendment that would reverse the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion made in 1973. I also support a human life amendment with an exception for the life of the mother, rape, or incest. We should also strongly support alternatives to abortion—especially adoption. I favor streamlining the adoption process and making adoption a superior alternative to abortion."
AIDS
GEORGE BUSH:
"We must wage an all-out war against the disease—not against people. The most important thing we can do is to tell our people the facts about AIDS and what they can do to protect themselves from it and to prevent it from spreading any further. We've got to put into the hands of parents and students and people throughout America the facts about AIDS in a thoughtful, sensitive manner."
ALCOHOL FUELS
GEORGE BUSH:
"Detroit is ready now to make cars that would run on any combination of gasoline and alcohol—either ethanol, made from corn, or methanol, made from natural gas or coal or even wood. Cars produce less pollution on alcohol fuels, and they perform better, too. Let us turn away from our dependence on imported oil to domestic products—corn, natural gas, and coal—and look for energy not just from the Middle East but from the Middle West."
CAPITAL GAINS TAX REDUCTION
GEORGE BUSH:
"From Benjamin Franklin and Henry Ford to today's computer pioneers, entrepreneurs have been the engine of economic growth, despite the risks they face. New businesses produce new jobs....to get the savings and investment that we need, we should cut the capital gains tax to 15 percent on investments held for at least one year."
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
GEORGE BUSH:
"Successful research on SDI can lead to an effective defensive shield, one that lifts from the shoulders of mankind the fear of nuclear annihilation. It is both moral and logical to look for a solution that is better than mutually assured destruction."
"FOUR AMERICAN Rs"
GEORGE BUSH:
"You often hear that you can't teach values. I don't buy it. I think most of us know what constitutes good character. It includes such qualities as decency and fairness, honesty and tolerance, self-discipline and respect for law. W e should teach our children what I call the four Rs—reading, writing, arithmetic, and respect."
RELIGION
GEORGE BUSH:
"Religion has always played an important role in American life. The values it imparts are reflected in our Constitution, and I believe strongly that morality and ethics must always stand at the center of American society and government. America is a land of religious diversity. Our tolerance is one of our nation's great strengths. I know what motivates me is my faith and my family."
SCHOOL PRAYER
GEORGE BUSH:
"Education is not just the teaching of facts and figures that make up our democratic way of life. We must teach values. I favor voluntary prayer in school as an extension of our commitment to teaching values. I believe that students should have the right, if they wish, for a momentary reflection, meditation, or prayer."
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GEORGE BUSH ON THE ISSUES FACING AMERICA
EDUCATION
GEORGE BUSH:
"I want to be remembered as the education President. All our hopes for our children will mean little if we don't make sure that the education they're given is outstanding. If we provide special attention to those with special needs, we can wipe out illiteracy the way we wiped out polio.
"I favor continued funding of the college work-study program, expansion of the income-contingent loan program, and continuation of grants to low-income students.
"I have also proposed tax-free College Savings Bonds, to make it easier for parents to save for college tuition."
TAXES
GEORGE BUSH:
"We must continue—and accelerate our efforts to cut the federal budget deficit. There are those who say we must balance the budget on the backs of the workers —and raise taxes again. But they are wrong. I am not going to raise your taxes."
FAMILY VALUES
GEORGE BUSH:
"I was part of a strong family growing up, and I have been fortunate to have a strong family grow up around me. I have had many great and exciting moments in my life, but I can say without equivocation that my family has been my rock and my foundation and the source of my greatest joys-from the deep satisfaction of having provided for my children, of seeing them grow up and marry and have families of their own, to the simple pleasures of grandchildren bouncing on our bed before breakfast."
ARMS CONTROL
GEORGE BUSH:
"In our arms control negotiations with the Soviets, our objective is carefully defined: We seek the best possible agreement, consistent with the security of the free nations. An agreement that leaves the democratic nations less secure is no triumph, in fact, it's against America's interests. We should never make a deal, and we will never sign an agreement that puts at risk the interest and security of our allies-in Asia or in Europe."
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"I believe America can compete—particularly in agriculture.
I believe we can take our com and beef abroad and increase our world market share—as long as we don't have to contend with the protectionist agricultural policies of Europe and Japan. But if the Democrats' trade bill passes, the very first victims will be our farmers.
Here are three things we can do for the future of rural America: We can open markets abroad—my top agricultural priority. We can develop the rural economy. And we can find new uses for our agricultural products. These goals will not be achieved overnight, but they represent the direction in which we must go-freer markets, reduced government involvement, and expanded world trade."
ENVIRONMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"I don't think we've done enough to protect the environment these past dozen years or so. I don't think we've given the land its due. Sooner or later, we're going to pay the price of our distraction—unless we act now and recommit ourselves to protecting the land we love."
TRADE
GEORGE BUSH:
"Certainly there are unfair trading practices out there. And we must do all in our power to guarantee free and fair trade and to see that our trading partners play by the rules. I believe we can compete successfully without protectionism. I believe Americans want to compete rather than hide."
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
GEORGE BUSH:
"In the past seven years, we've worked to dismantle what was wrong in government. Now our job is to build the kind of government we want-a government that serves the people effectively and economically and ethically, a government that remembers the people are its master, not its servant."
CENTRAL AMERICA
GEORGE BUSH:
"I will continue to support democracy and freedom and aid to the Contras. I don't want to see a Communist beachhead established in Central America."
ETHICS
GEORGE BUSH:
"I want people in government who want to make a contribution, not a buck. Toe Bush Administration will be known for its integrity.
"Just because we support free enterprise doesn't mean we can't be critical of its excesses. And for those who go over the line into criminality, I say throw the book at them. I say treat white-collar criminals as you would treat any other criminal. Lock 'em up."
SOCIAL SECURITY
GEORGE BUSH:
"America's elderly can rest assured that I will protect their Social Security benefits. I will not make Social Security a partisan issue."
U.S.-SOVIET RELATIONS
GEORGE BUSH:
"We need to talk to the Soviets. This is a nuclear age, which means it's simply not sane to sit in stony silence at bomb's length from a powerful adversary. The East-
West conflict is so dangerous that we owe it to our people to make every effort to resolve practical problems whenever possible, or to seek measures that might reduce the risk of military confrontation. But we must act with a strength that is not only real, but is recognized by the world as real."
DEFICIT
GEORGE BUSH:
"We should work to balance the budget, not by raising taxes but by cutting spending. I will fight a tax increase every step of the way. And to cut spending, give me the Balanced Budget Amendment and the Line Item Veto."
ABORTION
GEORGE BUSH:
"I support a Constitutional Amendment that would reverse the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion made in 1973. I also support a human life amendment with an exception for the life of the mother, rape, or incest. We should also strongly support alternatives to abortion—especially adoption. I favor streamlining the adoption process and making adoption a superior alternative to abortion."
AIDS
GEORGE BUSH:
"We must wage an all-out war against the disease—not against people. The most important thing we can do is to tell our people the facts about AIDS and what they can do to protect themselves from it and to prevent it from spreading any further. We've got to put into the hands of parents and students and people throughout America the facts about AIDS in a thoughtful, sensitive manner."
ALCOHOL FUELS
GEORGE BUSH:
"Detroit is ready now to make cars that would run on any combination of gasoline and alcohol—either ethanol, made from corn, or methanol, made from natural gas or coal or even wood. Cars produce less pollution on alcohol fuels, and they perform better, too. Let us turn away from our dependence on imported oil to domestic products—corn, natural gas, and coal—and look for energy not just from the Middle East but from the Middle West."
CAPITAL GAINS TAX REDUCTION
GEORGE BUSH:
"From Benjamin Franklin and Henry Ford to today's computer pioneers, entrepreneurs have been the engine of economic growth, despite the risks they face. New businesses produce new jobs....to get the savings and investment that we need, we should cut the capital gains tax to 15 percent on investments held for at least one year."
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE
GEORGE BUSH:
"Successful research on SDI can lead to an effective defensive shield, one that lifts from the shoulders of mankind the fear of nuclear annihilation. It is both moral and logical to look for a solution that is better than mutually assured destruction."
"FOUR AMERICAN Rs"
GEORGE BUSH:
"You often hear that you can't teach values. I don't buy it. I think most of us know what constitutes good character. It includes such qualities as decency and fairness, honesty and tolerance, self-discipline and respect for law. W e should teach our children what I call the four Rs—reading, writing, arithmetic, and respect."
RELIGION
GEORGE BUSH:
"Religion has always played an important role in American life. The values it imparts are reflected in our Constitution, and I believe strongly that morality and ethics must always stand at the center of American society and government. America is a land of religious diversity. Our tolerance is one of our nation's great strengths. I know what motivates me is my faith and my family."
SCHOOL PRAYER
GEORGE BUSH:
"Education is not just the teaching of facts and figures that make up our democratic way of life. We must teach values. I favor voluntary prayer in school as an extension of our commitment to teaching values. I believe that students should have the right, if they wish, for a momentary reflection, meditation, or prayer."
(please detach here)
George Bush for President
_YES! I support George Bush for President. America needs his experienced leadership for the 1990s.
_l'd like to volunteer. Here's how I want to help the Vice President:
_Volunteer recruitment _Door-to-door canvassing _Fund-raising
_Work at Campaign Headquarters (mailings, telephone banks, etc.) _Other _____
_l'd like to contribute. Here's my personal check for $ _____ made payable to "George Bush for President."
(No corporate checks please, $1000 maximum donation per person.)
Name ____
Street Address ____
City _____ State ____ Zip Code ____
County ___ Congressional District ___ Telephone: (home) ____ (office) ____
The Federal Election Commission requires that we request the following information:
Employer: _____ Occupation: ____
Paid for by George Bush for President
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