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Remarks at St. Stephen’s Community House in Columbus, May 10, 2002

Thanks for that warm Columbus, Ohio, grandfather was raised here, Prescott S. welcome. It’s nice to be back home— Bush, raised right here in Columbus, Ohio. well—[laughter]—I say ‘‘home’’ because my I want to thank you all for coming. I’m here—I want to talk about welfare today.

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I want to talk about how we make sure served as Governors, who is now the that we continue on the progress that we United States Senator from the State of have made since 1996. Millions of Ameri- Ohio, . George is trav- cans no longer are dependent upon Gov- eling with us today. I’m honored that you’re ernment, and that’s incredibly positive not here, George. only for America but, more importantly, for , , Bob Ney, each individual. It brings dignity to some- David Hobson, and , all mem- one’s life when they’re on their own and bers of a fantastic congressional delegation, successful. are with us today as well. I want to thank The Congress is going to take up a reau- you all for traveling here today and thank thorization, they call it in Washington- you for your friendship. I want to thank speak, of this legislation. And I’ve got an Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, idea how best to make it work, continue for joining us today. Mr. Mayor, thank you the reforms, and how to make it work bet- for being here; appreciate you coming. I ter for Americans. want to thank the executive director of St. We’re really here to talk about the dig- Stephen’s Community House for letting us nity and worth of each individual American. come. And joining me today is a man who under- Today, when I landed at the airport, I stands that, is my Secretary of Health and was greeted by a fellow named Gabe Wil- Human Services, Tommy Thompson. son, who is a high school senior here. He’s Tommy was the Governor of Wisconsin, a fellow that takes time out of his day to who in 1996 helped lead the Nation in help educate younger kids about the dan- getting a welfare reform bill that helped people but also showed what is possible gers of drug use. The reason I welcome when you trust local officials, when you Gabe and introduce him is because he un- give them the flexibility necessary to design derstands that America can be better off, a program to meet the needs of the citizens one person at a time. I like to put it this of a community or a State. Tommy did way: One person can’t do everything, but a fabulous job as the Governor of Wis- one person can do something to help. He’s consin in helping people, and he’s doing a member of the army of the soldiers— a great job as the Secretary of Health and he’s a soldier in the army of compassion. Human Services. Where are you, Gabe? Gabe, thank you I want to thank your Governor. He’s a for coming. [Applause] longtime friend of mine. He’s a man who, You know, we’ve got big challenges when we look out of Washington—which ahead of our Nation. Obviously, one of the we need to do a lot of, by the way—and great challenges is to make sure that we look down at the States, it gives us great protect our homeland, is to prevent the comfort to know that Governor Taft would killers from harming any American, to do be in a position to help implement and everything we can to chase them down and start and encourage the programs necessary bring them to justice. That’s a key priority, to help people, whether it be in education obviously, for me and my administration. or in helping people become less depend- It’s a key priority to make the world peace- ent upon Government. And I want to thank ful, to seek the peace. you, Bob, for your service and thank you It’s probably going to have to be a little for your leadership. I’m honored to call tough to get there—have to defend our you friend, and the people of Ohio are values, stand up for what we believe, not honored to call you Governor. let people harm us. But we seek the peace. I want to thank my friend, former Gov- We seek the peace. We work to make the ernor, a man with whom Tommy and I world more secure. But as we do so, we

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need to make—work hard to make the to help that person find work. It’s the cor- world better, too, a better place. nerstone of the last—one of the corner- The best place to start is here at home. stones of the last welfare reform bills that The best place to start is to make sure has worked, by the way—it is successful— every child gets educated in America—I and it ought to be the cornerstone of the mean every child. Got good legislation that reauthorization. If work made a huge dif- we passed. Believe it or not, actually, Re- ference in people’s lives as a result of the publicans and Democrats worked together ’96 bill, it ought to be a significant part to get it done. We put aside our political of the reauthorization. parties and focused on what was right for And so Congress must understand the America. And that’s important—that’s im- power of work, and we must continue with portant. time limits and high goals and high expec- And we need to do the same thing on tations. Within 5 years, 70 percent of the helping people who are on welfare. We welfare recipients must work. We’re saying, need to set aside our political parties and from the time the bill is reauthorized until focus on what is best for the American 5 years later, the goal is that 70 percent people. Let’s do what works. Let’s make of those on welfare, those remaining on sure that we help people. welfare, must find a job. Oh, I’ve heard So today I do want to talk about welfare them complain about that’s too high a goal. reform. We’ve come to St. Stephen’s Com- It’s not too high a goal if it helps a per- munity House because it is a living example son—that helps a person. If it brings dig- of flexibility in the welfare law, what it nity into someone’s life, it is not too high means. It is a living example of what we a goal. call a one-stop center, where people who need help are able to come and find help And we’re going to help. That’s what St. to help themselves. I understand that this Stephen’s is here for. That’s why we’ve got is a—kind of a welcoming center for people to have flexibility. We want to help people who are transitioning, a place where people find the work. Right, Dannetta? I need to can find all-important job training or let Dannetta get up here and talk. She childcare or counseling—just the help they knows what she’s talking about. She said need. to us, in a meeting we had before, she I am impressed by the programs that said the most important thing in the suc- are here in the building and equally im- cess of the ’96 bill was there to be time pressed by the fact that the county has limits on people being able to stay on wel- taken a strong and active role. The United fare, that there be a time certain, so that Way has taken an active role. The Catholic people get moving. Church plays an active role here at St. Ste- I not only believe there ought to be time phen’s, and so do other individuals and limits; I believe there ought to be strict community groups. It’s important for there goals, too—high expectations. The higher to be a collaborative effort in helping peo- the expectations, the more likely it is peo- ple, and this center recognizes that. It wel- ple are going to succeed. comes all the social entrepreneurs who are As part of the 40-hour workweek re- willing to help. quirement, of course, we recognize that As we reauthorize the welfare bill, it is people need education and vocational help. essential that we always remember the im- And so part of meeting the work require- portance of work in our society, that work ment is to allow for 2 days each week for helps people achieve the dignity in their vocational training and educational training. lives. If you believe that every person has So in other words, part of the vision is got value, like I believe, then we ought to say, ‘‘You’ll get work. We want to help

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you get work, and we recognize the impor- food stamps. Guess what happened on her tance of job training and vocational training 18th birthday? All of a sudden, her income, to help people find the skills necessary to because of a rule or regulation, starts to find jobs that actually exist,’’ like they do count. Even though the income level of right here at St. Stephen’s. the family didn’t increase, they lost their Now, one of the keys to make sure— food stamps. now, if we set high goals and high stand- Now, that’s not what a compassionate ards and high expectations, we’ve got to America is all about. When people need recognize that it’s important to give flexi- help, we need to help them. Now, it’s con- bility to States and local authorities to servative to trust local people, but it’s com- achieve those goals. In order to achieve passionate to provide flexibility so that rules the expectations, you’ve got to trust local and regulations don’t prevent people from people. If you don’t trust local people, it getting the help we want them to get. What means everybody in Washington is making ought to happen is, the State of Ohio the decision. It’s not going to work with should have the flexibility necessary to everybody in Washington making the deci- allow that young girl and her family to re- sion. There needs to be flexibility. ceive food stamps as a transition period I was struck today on our discussions to full-time employment. In other words, about the fact that a lot of folks from So- it ought to be a part of the transition from malia have come to Columbus. I met a welfare to work, but that’s not the way young lady—there she is—who came from the food stamp program works. Somalia, who came—barely speak English; she got help. Needed job skills; she got And I’ll tell you what else happens with help. She now owns her own business in a system that is too bureaucratic and too America, because the program had flexi- focused on rules and regulations. The ad- bility to meet her particular needs. And ministrative costs of these programs end we need to have flexibility—as we call it, up putting money not in the pockets of the ticket to independence—that gives people we’re trying to help, but in—as a States the freedom to innovate and to cre- result of the bean counters, you know, how ate programs that meet local needs. do you keep track of what’s going on? The Oh, some in Washington don’t like that more complicated the rules and regulations because they want to control everything out out of Washington, the more money States of Washington. But if you’re interested in have to spend to account for the money. helping people, we’ve got to empower peo- And I’ll give you an example. On the ple at the local level to help people in food stamp program here, the State of Ohio need. spent $192 million administering the pro- I’ll give you an example of some of the gram. The program provides $573 million roadblocks that Federal regulations create, of benefits. That is a high cost per dollar all the rules, all the fine print, Mr. Mayor, delivered. It’s about 25 percent overhead all the thick layers of booklets. The cost. Now, I’ll tell you, a lot of that Governor’s explained to me this case, and money—with fewer rules and regulations, it’s interesting. There’s a single mom with a lot of that money would end up going two daughters here in Ohio. One of the to benefit people. And that’s important for daughters is disabled, and the other daugh- the American people to understand. The ter is working at—she’s 17 years old—to more regulations there are out of Wash- help the family. She’s working part time. ington, the more complex the Washington, Because she was 17 years old, her income DC, regulations are, the more likely it is didn’t count in the formula to decide money is not going to end up helping peo- whether or not the family was eligible for ple.

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And therefore, for the good of the peo- be a focus of the welfare reform. We’ve ple we’re trying to help, flexibility out of got money in the budget to do just that. Washington—no-strings-attached type legis- Today we met with Melvin and Rhonda lation—not only will help people; it’ll be Tuggle. Where are the Tuggles? There they more efficient with our taxpayers’ money. are. Thank you all for coming. These are After all, if you look at the success of the folks that had—that had children. They had TANF program, the Temporary Assistance income, but it was certainly not enough to Needy Family program, the overhead to meet the needs of their three children. cost in those programs as a result of the The economic struggles put a huge strain flexibility at the local level is only 10 per- on their marriage. They split apart. Thank- cent—is only 10 percent. I hope Congress fully, in the city of Cincinnati, Rhonda understands that granting States flexibility sought help, sought a job training program not only will help people we’re trying to to help her out. But one of the interesting help but will make it easier to spend our things that she found in the program was dollars in a more efficient way. the willingness of the folks there to help We had some great success—we met work to save her marriage. with some great success stories. Josef, In other words, you know, in a compart- where are you? Josef is a man—as a result mentalized world, no one ever would have of flexibility in the program in Dayton, thought to have a marriage counseling be Ohio, Dannetta was able to take some a part of somebody trying to help find a TANF funds and some work assistance job, but these good people did. They un- funds, and Josef is now becoming a com- derstood the importance of family, the im- puter expert. Yes, he’s going to end up— portance of encouraging moms and dads [applause]. to stay together. One of the important things about the As a result of a social entrepreneur work- future of our country is to remember some ing hard to help save a soul, the Tuggles important values. One of the most impor- not only have helped improve themselves tant values in America is our family values, by better job training and better jobs, but the importance of family in our country. they received the counseling necessary to Now look, I recognize that not every mar- encourage them to stay married. They had riage is going to survive; I know that. And another child. They’re together. Their four I recognize some folks, you know, are just children now have a much better future going to find it impossible to stay married, as a result of the decision they made. We and I know that. But I firmly believe that must have the courage in America to pro- in order to make the welfare program work, mote and encourage stable families for the in order to help people, that wherever cou- good of our children. ples seek help in trying to figure out how It’s also important to help our young to save a marriage, our Government ought children learn to make right choices in life, to be responsive to that need. to help them understand consequences of The statistics show that when moms and choices. One of the parts of our welfare dads raise a child, when moms and dads reform reauthorization is to promote absti- stay together, that child is much more likely nence, is to be willing as a society—[ap- to succeed. It’s an important—it’s never to plause]. I’ve heard all the reasons why we diminish the fact—listen, being a single shouldn’t. Let me give you a reason why mom raising a child is the toughest job we should: It works every time. [Laughter] in America. I know that. But wherever pos- And finally, in order to complete our sible, we ought to promote and encourage welfare vision, which says we’re going to programs that help save marriage, foster help everybody in America, that every indi- family, encourage families. That ought to vidual has got worth and dignity, we must

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not be afraid to rally faith-based programs to save some folks from drug and alcohol in America. There’s legislation in Wash- abuse is to recognize faith can change ington that will encourage charitable giving, hearts and therefore change lives. The best allow non-itemizers to deduct their chari- way to help a child who may wonder table gifts, which the experts tell me will whether or not he or she has a future in increase charitable giving immeasurably in America—and there’s a lot who wonder America, and that’s good. It’s important. that—is to encourage a loving mentor and Part of the legislation, the Faith-Based Ini- welcome a loving mentor in their lives. The tiative which has passed the House and best way to encourage the homeless to rec- hasn’t passed the Senate yet—it needs to ognize that there—somebody cares, is for get out of the Senate, by the way—is to a church or a synagogue or a mosque to recognize that our Government should rally a program to help the homeless. allow faith-based programs to access Fed- No, this is a great country, because we’re eral dollars, to help people in need without full of great people. The strength of our causing them to have to lose the heart and country is not really in the halls of Govern- soul of their mission. ment—our system is great; it’s magnifi- Government has got to recognize that cent—but the true strength of America lies love and compassion are oftentimes the re- in the fact that there are millions of Ameri- sult of strong faith. In order to help heal cans who want to help a neighbor in need. broken hearts and save broken lives, we The role of the Government is to recognize need love and compassion. There are pock- that power and that goodness of the Amer- ets of despair and hopelessness in America ican people, and structure our welfare laws that we must be addressing. Money helps, that welcome and encourage and foster the obviously, but it cannot put faith in people’s greatness of the country. lives, or hope. That requires compassion Every American has got dignity. Every and decency. American has got value. And we want to I talk a lot in America about this war make sure our laws welcome that—under- on terror, obviously. Part of my job is to stand that. This is a welcoming country. educate the American people about how And when we get the welfare reauthoriza- long it’s going to take to defend ourselves. tion bill right, it’s going to be even more And it’s going to take a while. But I also welcoming. tell people, and I truly believe this, that Listen, thank you for letting me come out of the evil done to America can come and talk to you all. You live in the greatest incredible good. Part of the good is going country in the face of the Earth. May God to be peace. Part of the good is going to bless you all. be a more compassionate America. My call to the good folks of Columbus, Ohio, is to become involved in helping a neighbor in need. If you really want to join the war against terror, do some good. NOTE: The President spoke at 10:52 a.m. in People say, ‘‘How can I fight the war the gymnasium. In his remarks, he referred against terror?’’ And the answer is, love to Gov. Bob Taft of Ohio; Judith Stattmiller, your neighbor just like you’d like to be executive director, St. Stephen’s Community loved yourself. House; Dannetta Graves, director, Mont- The Faith-Based Initiative relates to wel- gomery County Department of Job and Fam- fare that way. Loving a neighbor just like ily Services; and Ramla Munye and Josef Pol- you’d like to be loved yourself is the natural lard, who were both helped by job assistance extension of welfare reform. The best way programs.

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Remarks at a Luncheon for Governor Bob Taft in Columbus May 10, 2002

Thank you very much. Gosh, it’s a great of the things he believes in is Ohio. He Ohio welcome. I’m honored to be back. loves the State of Ohio. It’s good to be back near the family plot. I’m also honored to be traveling today [Laughter] As you may recall, Prescott S. with members of a great congressional del- Bush, my grandfather, was raised right here egation, Deborah Pryce, , Pat in Columbus, Ohio. Last time I did that, Tiberi, Bob Ney, and Rob Portman. These my mother was watching on C–SPAN. She people not only represent Ohio well; said, ‘‘What about my father?’’ [Laughter] they’re friends. And they’re people with I said, ‘‘Oh, yes, he was raised in Dayton, whom it’s a real pleasure to work. They Ohio.’’ [Laughter] So, Mother, I mentioned bring a lot of class to the United States him. [Laughter] Congress. But it’s great to be back in this great And earlier today, I had the honor of State. I’m here to talk about welfare re- meeting a fellow named , who form, but I’m also here to make sure that won a primary in Dayton, Ohio, who a lot the good people of Ohio send this good of people think, when he continues to work man back to the Governor’s Mansion. hard, he’s going to be the next Congress- There’s a lot of reasons to send him back, man from Dayton. Welcome, Mike. but none greater than the fact that he mar- I also want to thank Jennette Bradley ried well. [Laughter] Hope is doing a great for willingness to run and to join the ticket. job as the first lady of the State of Ohio. When we were walking in, Bob was tell- I appreciate you, Jennette. It’s going to be ing me how proud he is of Hope and the a historic moment when you become the job she does, particularly to promote lit- Lieutenant Governor of the State of Ohio. eracy. And I told him, ‘‘I’m real proud of It seems like ever since I was—been my wife, too.’’ I can’t tell you how—what coming to Ohio to campaign for one Bush a great job Laura is doing. She has brought or another, Bennett has been around. It’s a lot of calm and a steady hand. You know, great to see you, Mr. Chairman. I appre- when I asked her to marry me, she was ciate it. a public school librarian who didn’t like I want to thank Tim and all the folks politics and really didn’t like politicians. who organized this event. I want to thank [Laughter] A lot of people are now begin- you all for coming to help—to help Bob. ning to realize why I asked her to marry You know, when you find a good, honest, me. She’s got a lot of class. A lot of people, decent, honorable person in politics, you however, are wondering why she said yes. need to back him, and this guy is just that. [Laughter] But I wish she were here. She Plus, he’s got a great record. He has his loves the Tafts. She really appreciates Hope priorities straight. His most fundamental and Bob, and she sends her best to you priority is to make sure that every child all. in the State of Ohio gets a good education, I’m also traveling with some pretty good and the record is impressive. The record company today. I had the honor of flying is impressive. Not only has he focused on down on Air Force One with a fabulous making the Ohio schools a funding priority; United States Senator, George Voinovich. he’s focused on insisting that there be ex- I like George; he’s the kind of fellow that cellence in every single schoolroom in tells you what’s on his mind. [Laughter] Ohio. I appreciate your—Bob, I appreciate There’s no doubt what he believes in. One your leadership. The people of Ohio have

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