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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Carragher who wrote (3773)	8/2/2003 11:00:06 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

Transcript: President's Weekly Radio Address Saturday, August 02, 2003 The following is a transcript of President Bush's weekly radio address: Good morning. This week, we received some encouraging news on the economy. The nation's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter. Manufacturers are receiving more orders and their inventories need to be replenished, home builders are busy meeting near-record demand, and retailers report that consumers are buying more goods. Many economists expect that growth will accelerate in the coming months. Yet this week's employment report also shows that many Americans who want to work are still having trouble finding a job. My administration is acting to promote faster growth to encourage the creation of new jobs. The key to job growth is higher demand for goods and services. With higher demand, businesses are more likely to hire new employees. The best way to promote growth and job creation is to leave more money in the pockets of households and small businesses, instead of taxing it away. So we lowered income tax rates, cut taxes on dividends and capital gains, reduced the marriage penalty and increased the child tax credit. This week, the checks for up to $400 per child started arriving in the mailboxes of American families. That money will help American families move the economy forward. We have also taken action to help small businesses, who are the job creators of America. We increased tax incentives for equipment purchases, giving small businesses an additional reason to invest. More orders for machinery and equipment means more jobs. And more business investment can lead to greater worker productivity, which helps raise worker wages. We are starting to see results from our actions. My administration's economists believe that if we had not passed tax relief, our unemployment rate would have been nearly one percentage point higher, and as many as 1.5 million Americans would not have the jobs they have today. This week, three members of my Cabinet — Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao — visited business owners and their workers in the Midwest. They received reports that the economy is picking up. Last month I met with Mike Gendich, who owns a part-making company in Michigan called Metalmite. Mike's customers are keeping him busier than he has been in three years, giving him reason to hire three new workers. Tax relief has given him reason to invest in new equipment, to keep those workers productive. In Mike's words, tax relief, "can be the difference between making an investment or not." When small business owners like Mike make new investments, that can also be the difference between someone finding work or not. Tax relief is one part of my aggressive, pro-growth agenda for America's economy. We're negotiating free trade agreements with countries to create new markets for products made in America. Congress needs to pass a sound energy bill to ensure our nation has reliable, affordable supplies of energy. And Congress needs to let small businesses join together to purchase affordable health insurance for their employees. We need legal reform to stop the frivolous lawsuits that are a drag on our economy. We have pushed Congress to make the child credit refundable for lower-income families. And we're working to control spending in Washington, D.C., so that government spending does not rise any faster than the average household budget is expected to grow this year. America's economy has challenges, and I will not be satisfied until every American looking for work can find a job. By steady, persistent action, we are preparing the way for vigorous growth and more jobs. I have confidence in our economic future, because I have confidence in the people whose effort and creativity make this economy run — the workers and the entrepreneurs of America. Thank you for listening.

To: John Carragher who wrote (3773)	8/3/2003 10:28:43 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

Next year's Hispanic vote is still in play: Poll: Hispanic Voters Undecided on Bush story.news.yahoo.com Sat Aug 2, 7:40 PM ET WASHINGTON - Hispanics tend to identify more with Democrats and generally favor them on domestic issues, but many haven't decided what they think of President Bush (news - web sites) and lean toward his position on tax cuts and school vouchers, says a new poll. The CBS-New York Times poll suggested Hispanics tilt toward a Democratic candidate in the 2004 presidential race, but many remain undecided. When Hispanic registered voters were asked whether they would vote for Bush or a Democratic candidate for president, 21 percent said Bush, 31 percent said a Democrat and 45 percent were undecided. Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanics to prefer tax cutting to reducing the size of the deficit. And they were more inclined to support tax-supported vouchers to send children to private schools. And on social issues like abortion and gay relations, the poll showed Hispanics tend to be more conservative than non-Hispanics. But by almost a 2-1 margin, Hispanics were inclined to say the Democratic Party comes closer to representing their values. Asked which party cares more about the needs of Hispanics, 50 percent said Democrats, and 19 percent said Republicans. One in five said they didn't know. Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanics to say they want a bigger government that offers more services. And they overwhelmingly support affirmative action, by a 76-14 margin, while non-Hispanics were split on the topic. Hispanics were significantly more likely than non-Hispanics to be worried about the possibility of losing their jobs in the next year. About half of Hispanics have an opinion about the president personally, and they tend to like him by a 2-1 margin. More than four in 10 didn't offer an opinion of Bush. More than half, 52 percent of Hispanics, approve of the job he's doing. The poll of 3,092 adults, including 1,074 Hispanics, was taken July 13-27 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the non-Hispanic sample and 4 percentage points for Hispanics.