Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, November 1, 2004 Volume 40—Number 44 Pages 2533–2688 VerDate jul 14 2003 04:09 Nov 02, 2004 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P44OCF4.029 P44OCF4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Addresses and Remarks—Continued Colorado, remarks in Greeley—2573 Wisconsin Florida Discussion in Richland Center—2599 Remarks in Fort Myers—2543 Remarks in Cuba City—2610 Remarks in Jacksonville—2561 Remarks in Onalaska—2591 Remarks in Lakeland—2549 Bill Signings Remarks in Melbourne—2555 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Iowa Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, Remarks in Council Bluffs—2579 statement—2673 Remarks in Davenport—2585 Remarks in Dubuque—2616 Communications to Federal Agencies Michigan Drawdown of Commodities and Services Remarks in Pontiac—2641 From the Department of Defense To Remarks in Saginaw—2647 Support African Union Peacekeeping in New Hampshire Darfur, Sudan, memorandum—2542 Remarks in Manchester—2675 Proclamations Remarks in Portsmouth—2679 United Nations Day—2572 New Mexico, remarks in Alamogordo—2567 Ohio Statements by the President Discussion in Canton—2533 See also Bill Signings Remarks in Dayton—2654 Death of James Cardinal Hickey—2572 Remarks in Findlay—2634 Supplementary Materials Remarks in Vienna—2628 Remarks in Westlake—2660 Acts approved by the President—2687 Checklist of White House press releases— Pennsylvania 2687 Remarks in Lititz—2622 Digest of other White House Remarks in Yardley—2667 announcements—2685 Radio address—2542 Nominations submitted to the Senate—2687 Editor’s Note: The President was in Toledo, OH, on October 29, the closing date of this issue. 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VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:27 Nov 02, 2004 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P44OCF4.029 P44OCF4 VerDate Aug 04 2004 07:43 Nov 02, 2004 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7969 Sfmt 7969 E:\PRESDOCS\P44OCF4.029 P44OCF4 newmail.eps Week Ending Friday, October 29, 2004 Remarks in a Discussion in I’ve been joined by some citizens from Ohio Canton, Ohio here on the stage. We will listen to their sto- October 22, 2004 ries. I think it’ll help the people of Ohio un- derstand why I have made some of the deci- The President. Thank you all for coming. sions I have made. Go ahead and be seated, please. We’ve got Before I begin, though, I want to thank some work to do. Thank you all for coming your Governor, Bob Taft, for joining us today. today. Governor, great to see you. I want to First of all, George, thank you for that thank Jennette Bradley, the Lieutenant Gov- strong endorsement. I am proud to have ernor. Thanks for coming, Governor. You George in my corner, just like I’m proud to look great. have thousands of Democrats all across the Congressman Ralph Regula—appreciate State of Ohio who understand if they want you being here, Congressman. Laura and I a safer America, a stronger America, and a were looking forward to seeing the wife, but, better America to put me and Dick Cheney no, of course, she’s probably out mowing the back in office. Thank you, sir. lawn like you should be doing. [Laughter] I’m keeping mighty good company today. Listen, you’ve got a great United States So I don’t know if you know this or not, but Senator in George Voinovich. He doesn’t Laura and I were in the seventh grade to- need a poll or a focus group to tell him what gether at San Jacinto Junior High in Midland, to think. He stands on principle. You know Texas. And then we became reacquainted where he’s coming from. He doesn’t shift in when she was a public school librarian in the wind like some other United States Sen- Texas. I asked her to marry me. She said, ators I know. [Laughter] Put him back in of- ‘‘Fine, I will marry you, but make me one fice. And I’m proud of Mike DeWine, a fine promise.’’ I said, ‘‘What is it?’’ She said, United States Senator as well. We’re—Laura ‘‘Never make me give a speech.’’ [Laughter] and I are proud to call both George and Mike I said, ‘‘Okay, you’ve got a deal.’’ Fortunately, friends. she didn’t hold me to that promise. Laura Today, when I landed at the airport, I met is a great speaker, and when she does, the Dan Yeric, who’s sitting right there. Dan, American people see a compassionate, warm, why don’t you wave your hand. Thanks for wonderful First Lady. coming. Dan has been a volunteer at the So I have been telling the girls, one of Akron Children’s Hospital for 12 years. The these days, we’ll take the family camping trip. reason I bring him up is the strength of this [Laughter] They envisioned the Grand Can- country lies in the hearts and souls of our yon, the wilds of Alaska. Girls, this is it, the fellow citizens. The true strength of America 2004 campaign. [Laughter] We love them is not our military might; it’s not the size of dearly. I’m proud of Barbara and Jenna. our pocketbook. The true strength of Amer- Thank you all for campaigning so hard. ica is in the hearts and souls of citizens who Thanks for coming today. I’m back in the are working to change this country one per- great city of Canton because I’m here asking son at a time, those who’ve heard the call for the vote. I’m here to describe to you what to love a neighbor just like they’d like to be I intend to do over the next 4 years to make loved themselves. Dan is a soldier in the this country a better place. I believe you have army of compassion. Thank you for your ex- to get out amongst the people and ask for ample. Thank you for your care. the vote. We’ve got a very unusual way of We’re getting close to voting time. Who’s making some points today. As you can see, counting the days? [Laughter] And I’m here 2533 VerDate Aug 04 2004 12:32 Nov 02, 2004 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P44OCT4.029 P44OCT4 2534 Oct. 22 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2004 to ask for your help. I believe with your help, of America. That will help keep jobs here. we will carry Ohio again and win a great vic- It’s a bill that extended the $100,000 expens- tory in November. ing deduction, expensing allowance for small So Laura and I and the girls are here to businesses. That will help keep jobs here in thank you for what you are going to do over Ohio. It closes corporate loopholes. It repeals the next less than 2 weeks: call the phone— the 4.3 percent tax on railroad diesel and get on the phone and call the voters; put up barge fuel. That will help keep jobs here in the signs; find those discerning Democrats Ohio. like the mayor, independents, Republicans; To keep jobs here, we’ve got to have less get people to do their duty and vote. regulations on our job creators. To keep jobs And when you do, as you get them out growing in Ohio, we need to do something to vote, remind them what this economy has about the junk lawsuits that plague the job been through. I know there’s tough times creators in the State of Ohio. here in Ohio. Remind everybody what we It’s important for us to open up markets have been through. You might remind them, for U.S. products, for markets, for crops starting with this point: The stock market was grown right here in the State of Ohio. Listen, in a serious decline 6 months prior to my we’ve opened up our market, and it’s good arrival in Washington, DC. And then we had for consumers. Here’s the way the market a recession.