Remarks Testimonial Dinner For Senator David Doctorian

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REMARKS OF SENATOR BOB DOLE
TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR
STATE SENATOR DAVID DOCTORIAN
BISHOP HOGAN HIGH SCHOOL
CHILLICOTHEJ MISSOURI
JANUARY 21J 1978
I AM DELIGHTED TO BE IN CHILLICOTHE THIS EVENING
TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF THE 28TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT PAY
TRIBUTE TO SENATOR DAVID DOCTORIANJ AN OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVANT AND LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
MISSOURI.
YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH DAVID DOCTORIAN'S SUCCESS
STORYJ OF HIS DEDICATED TEACHING CAREERJ OF HIS BELIEF
IN LIMITED GOVERNMENTJ AND OF HIS COMMITMENT TO THE
TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IN MISSOURI AND IN AMERICA.
AND WHETHER YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT OR
AN INDEPENDENTJ I CAN'T OVEREMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
A STRONG TWO-PARTY DEMOCRACY.
BECAUSE ONLY WHEN THERE
IS REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO GREAT AMERICAN
POLITICAL PARTIES IS GOVERNMENT TRULY RESPONSIVE TO-THE
NEEDS OF ALL ITS CITIZENS.
IN JEFFERSON CITY AND IN
WASHINGTONJ MY PARTY--THE REPUBLICANS--IS NUMERICALLY
OVERWHEU1ED BY THE DEMOCRATS.
THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR
MISSOURI AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA.
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BUT NUMBERS ALONE DO NOT TELL THE STORY.
REPUBLICANS
IN JEFFERSON CITY AND IN WASHINGTON HAVE LONG FOUGHT FOR
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTJ FOR GOVERNMENT WHICH IS
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS.
AND THAT REPUBLICAN PHILOSOPHY -- OF LIMITED-YET-RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT
IS ATTRACTIVE TO A GREAT MANY DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS.
TOM COLEMAN DEMONSTRATED THAT BY CAPTURING A CONGRESSIONAL
SEAT HERE IN A DISTRICT WITH A STRONG TRADITION.OF SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
I KNOW THERE ARE MANY DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS IN
TONIGHT'S AUDIENCE AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO DAVE
DOCTORIAN'S RECORD OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 28TH
DISTRICT.
HIS ELECTORAL SUCCESS IS GOOD FOR THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY AND THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE.
BECAUSE THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IS NOT FIRST THAT IT KEEPS THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY ALIVEJ BUT THAT IT KEEPS ·ouR SYSTEM OF
DEMOCRATIC -- WITH A LITTLE
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-- GOVERNMENT ALIVE.
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I BELIEVE THERE ARE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES
AHEAD FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND FOR THOSE WHO SHARE
OUR PHILOSOPHYJ IF NOT OUR PARTY BANNER.
HERE AND IN
WASHINGTONJ WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO OFFER REALISTIC
ALTERNATIVE POLICIESJ TO TAKE THE INITIATIVEJ
IDENTIFYING STATE AND NATIONAL NEEDSJ RECOGNIZING
WHERE A GOVERNMENTAL ROLE EXISTS IN MEETING THOSE NEEDS)
· CALLING ATTENTION TO THOSE NEEDS) AND PROPOSING SOUND
SOLUTIONS TO THEM .
. .toN F RbNt 1NG THE p ROB CEMs.--OF )-\G.R tt'ULtDRt ...
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THE FARM
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ROBLEM IS A CASE IN POINT.
I DON'T HAVE
TO TELL PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE HOW THE COST-PRICE SQUEEZE
IS PUSHING THOUSANDS OF OUR.MOST PRODUCTIVE FARMERS IN
. MISSOURI AND IN KANSAS AND IN OTHER STATES TO THE BRINK
OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
·ouR FARMERS ARE DEEPER IN DEBT
THAN .EVER BEFORE) THEIR INCOME IS THE LOWEST IN OVER
40 YEARSJ AND THE PRICE OF MOST FARM PRODUCTS IS AT
DEPRESSED LEVELS.
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EARLIER THIS WEEKJ I CONDUCTED A FIELD HEARING
FOR THE SENATE l\GRICULTLR
COMMITTEE IN KANSAS CITY SO THAT FARMERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED WITH THE FARM CRISIS COULD SHARE THEIR CONCERNS DIRECTLY WITH THAT MIGHT·BE INCORPORATED IN GOVERNMENT FARM PROGRAMS
TO STRENGTHEN THE FARMERS' ECONOMIC POSITION.
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ONLY WISH THAT MORE OF MY CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES
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ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM URBAN AREAS WHO ARE NOT IN FREQUENT
TOUCH WITH FARMERS -- COULD HAVE BEEN PRESENT TO HEAR
OUR FARMERS SPEAK OF THEIR PROBLEMSJ PROBLEMS WHICH ARE
NOT JUST THE PAROCHIAL CONCERN OF RURAL AMERICAJ BUT WHICH WILL AFFECT CONSUMERS. IN OUR BIG CITIESJ AS WELL.
SINCE.WE CANNOT HAVE A HEALTHY NATIONAL ECONOMY
WITHOUT A HEALTHY AGRICULTURE ECONOMYJ ALL AMERICANSJ
PARTICULARLY CONSU 1ERSJ HAVE A VITAL INTEREST IN THE
ISSUES OF CONCERN TO FARMERS.
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"FARM STRIKEJ" l DO FEEL THAT WE HAVE A REAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT IS FEASIBLE IN HELPING FARMERS
EVERYWHERE ACHIEVE A FAIR SHARE OF NATIONAL INCOME.
SUCH A GOAL IS NOT UNREASONABLE AND WE SHOULD DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE IT.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.
THE ADMINISTRATIONJ
WHICH PROMISED FARM SUPPORTS AT THE COST OF PRODUCTION
DURING THE 1976 CAMPAIGNJ HAS FOUGHT THOSE OF US WHO
REPRESENT RURAL DISTRICTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
LAST
YEAR ALONEJ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSED AND THE TARGET PRICE WHICH WAS FINALLY ENACTED
OVER A VETO THREAT MEANS NEARLY $800 MILLION TO AMERICA'S
WHEATGROWERS ALONE.
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SOJ TOO) WE ARE FIGHTING THE ADMINISTRATION ON
THE PANAMA CANAL ISSUE.
THE CANAL IS IMPORTANT TO ALL
AMERICANS) BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO THE FARM
ECONOMY.
THIS IS SO BECAUSE THE CANAL ROUTE IS VITAL
TO BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT OF
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS AND PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN OUR ABILITY
TO COMPETE WITH FOREI-GN PRODUCERS;
AMERICAN FARMERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES HAVE A GREAT
INTEREST IN THE CONTINUED STABLE) DEPENDABLE OPERATION
OF THE CANAL.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY
THAT WE SHOULD NOT JUST GIVE UP THIS VITAL WATERWAY
RESOURCE WITHOUT GOING OVER ALL THE TREATY PROVISIONS
WITH A FINE TOOTHED .CD 1R
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I HAVE STUDIED THE PROPOSED PANAMA CANAL TREATIES
AND FOUND THEM FULL OF LOOPHOLES AND VAGUE PROVISIONS
WHICH CAN ONLY CAUSE PROBLEf S FOR THE UNITED STATES IN
THE FUTURE.
FOR THAT REASON) ·I HAVE INTRODUCED A NUMBER
OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TREATIES WHICH I INTEND TO BRING UP
WHEN THE CANAL DEBATE STARTS IN THE SENATE NEXT MON1H.
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MY AMENDMENTS NOT ONLY CLARIFY AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S
DEFENSE RIGHTS OVER THE CANALJ BUT SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE
THE TREATY'S PAYMENT PLAN TO PANAMA
A PLAN WHICH WOULD
RESULT IN HIGHER AND HIGHER TOLL RATES IN THE YEARS
AHEAD.
UNLESS SOME VERY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES ARE MADE IN THE
PROPOSED TREATIESJ I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE APPROVED
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BY THE SENATEJ NOR WOULD I VOTE FOR THEM.
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AND WHILE
/E CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS SUCH AS
THE PANAMA CANAL TREATIES.AND
POSSIBLY
A NEW STRATEGIC
ARMS LIMITATION AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET UNION LATER
THIS YEARJ WE MUST KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON OUR DOMESTIC
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ECONOMY.
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WE MUST INSIST ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING RESTRAINTJ
ON MEANINGFUL TAX REDUCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSESJ
AND ON.\A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT OVER-REGULATION.
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PROMOTING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
PRESIDENT CARTER HAS NOW. \E 1BRACED THE CONCEPT OF
PERMANENT TAX REDUCTIONS FOR ALL AMERICANSJ ESPECIALLY
LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME TAXPAYERS.
THIS IS AN IDEA
WHICH SEVERAL OF US -- INCLUDING JACK DANFORTH -
OFFERED IN THE SENATE LAST SPRINGJ ONLY TO BE MET WITH
STRONG OPPOSITION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.
NOWJ IN
AN ELECTION YEARJ THE PRESIDENT HAS COME AROUND TO OUR
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WAY OF THINKING.
BUT NOT QUITE.
EVEN THOUGH HE PROPOSES
SOME $25 BILLION IN INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS INCOME TAX
REDUCTIONSJ HE IS STILL PUSHING FOR ENACTMENT OF THE
LARGEST PEACE-TIME TAX INCREASES IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY -
$125 BILLION IN HIGHER ENERGY TAXES OVER THE NEXT SEVEN
YEARS AND $225 BILLION IN HIGHER SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES
OVER-THE NEXT DECADE.
I DON'T HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THE
MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE 28TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
ARE GOING TO-FALL FOR THAT KIND OF ECONOMIC SLEIGHT-OF
HAND.
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BUT
TAX CUTS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH.
WE MUST
DEMAND A SLOWDOWN IN THE RATE OF FEDERAL SPENDING
AND A REDUCTION IN THE $60 BILLION DEFICIT THE
PRESIDENT PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND WE SHOULD HOLD
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THE ADMINISTRATION TO ITS PROMISE ON A BALANCED
FEDERAL BUDGET BY 1981
A GOAL WHICH THE PRESIDENT
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HAS NOW DROPPED IN HIS FISCAL YEAR 1979 ECONOMIC MESSAGE.
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THOSE OF US IN WASHINGTON
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REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE TAXPAYERS TO CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE
THE PRESIDENT1S BUDGET
IN WASHINGTON.
AND TO RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
WE MUST REVIEW-ALL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
SCHEMES -- FROM ·THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO FOOD STAMPS,
- FROM HOUSING PROGRAMS TO FOREIGN AID1 FROM FEDERAL MASS
TRANSIT PROGRAMS TO HEALTH CARE POLICY._
NO AREA OF
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_RESTORING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT
AND WE MUST PARE BACK NEEDLESS, EXPENSIVE GOVERNMENT
REGULATION, WEIGHING WHETHER THE BURDEN OF REGULATION IS
WORTH THE BENEFITS RECEIVED.
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INSIST ON REPEAL OR REFORM OF SOME OF THE MORE LUDICROUS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY_AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SAYS YOU MUST HAVE IN THE BUTCHER DEPARTMENTS OF SUPERMARKETS GRATED FLOORS TO DRAIN THE BLOOD.
BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROHIBITS .
GRATING BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAN.
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OR TAKE.THE SITUATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITES WHERE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REQUIRES BACKUP·ALARMS ON BULLDOZERS AND AT THE SAME TIME
REQUIRES WORKERS TO WEAR EARPLUGS TO GUARD AGAINST NOISE
. ANOTHER ONE IS THOSE DEFENSE CONTRACTS WHERE EXIT DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED FOR SECURITY REASONS --·YET
IF .
·YOU DO
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YOU VIOLATE THE FIRE SAFETY .REQUIREMENTS OF OSHA.
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UNDERSTAND THAT THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION. IS ONLY ONE OF HUNDREDS OF BOARDS) COMMISSIONS
AND AGENCIES.
YET) IN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD) .THEY PASSED
ENOUGH REGULATIONS TO FILL A 17-FOOT SHELF.
WHY) THE
HARVARD CLASSICS SERIES ONLY HAS A FIVE-FOOT SHELF OF BOOKS -- WHERE 15 MINUTES A DAY FOR 20 YEARS IS SUPPOSED
TO GIVE YOU A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
AT THAT RATE) YOU
COULDN'T READ LAST YEAR'S REGULATIONS IN A LIFETIME AND
THAT'S JUST ONE AGENCY WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS.
NillL AS CONGRESS BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF NEXT YEAR'S
FEDERAL PROGRAM) IS THE TIME TO ACT.
THE RESTORATION OF
COMMON SENSE AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CAN LEAD TO LOWERED TAXES) LESS GOVERNMENT
INTERFERENCE IN OUR PRIVATE LIVES) AND MORE JOBS FOR
THOSE WHO NEED THEM.
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IF ALL THE POLITICIANS WHO PROFESS CONCERN OVER THE
GROWING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE SERIOUSLY MOTIVATEDJ THE
CHANCES FOR MEANINGFUL REFORM WILL BE BRIGHT.
IT IS
UP TO THE AMERICAN VOTERS TO SEE TO IT THAT COMMON SENSE
GOVERNMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE NOT SIMPLY ANOTHER
PASSING POLITICAL FADJ BUT A NEW AND PERMANENT FACT. OF
POLITICAL LIFE.
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Remarks Testimonial Dinner For Senator David Doctorian

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