George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at a Campaign Rally, As Released by the White House

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In order to make sure we've got jobs here, we need less regulations and less lawsuits against our employers. (Applause.) In order to make sure we've got jobs here, we must not overspend your money. And we must keep your taxes low. (Applause.) And that's an issue in this campaign. We still got about 80 days to go in this campaign, and the fellow I'm running against has already made over $2.2 trillion of new promises. And so I said, well, how are you going to pay for it?

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George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at a Campaign Rally, As Released by the White House

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DELIVERS REMARKS AT A CAMPAIGN RALLY, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE SIOUX CITY, IOWA

AUGUST 14, 2004

SPEAKERS: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

LAURA BUSH, FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES

[*] L. BUSH: Thanks, everybody. Thank you all very much. Thank you, Congressman King. We're so glad to be here today in Iowa. I was in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, George was in Davenport last week, and it's great to be here in Sioux City together today. (Applause.) I love traveling our great country with the President. But not everybody has gotten to know him like we have. Last fall we walked into an elementary school in Hawaii, and a little 2nd-grader came out to welcome us and bellowed, "George Washington!" (Laughter.) Close, just the wrong George W. (Laughter.)

When I was in Cedar Rapids I had the pleasure to meet a number of women entrepreneurs who are making life better for themselves and for all of their employees, and I met Carmela Chaifos, the only woman to own a tow truck company in the state of Iowa. (Applause.) Maybe in the whole country. Carmela thinks the President deserves to be reelected because she's put more money in her pocket through tax cuts that she's using to expand her business and buy more equipment. (Applause.) And like Carmela, I think George deserves to be reelected, not only because people are keeping more of their own hard- earned money, but I know he's got the courage and the character that these times demand. (Applause.)

Ladies and gentlemen, my husband, our President, George W. Bush. (Applause.)

G.W. BUSH: Thank you all. Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thanks for coming. I've got an interesting line ...

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