Bush campaign makes
first stop in Nebraska
BUSH from page 1
school funded by donations from
Omaha’s Hispanic community. Most
of the students enter the school with
out English proficiency but by the
first grade receive, instruction in
English.
Entering a room of 26 kindergart
ners with Johanns, Bush announced,
“Hola, me llamo Jorge Bush” then
read to the children in Spanish from a
book called “Fo Soy Demaciado
Grande” - “I’m Too Big.”
Bush, who enjoyed strong support
from Hispanic voters during his suc
cessful bjd for re-election as governor
last year, said his visit to the school
symbolized his commitment to
improving education and expanding
opportunities for all segments of U.S.
society.
Speaking to a group of 11 first
graders, Bush encouraged the stu
dents to learn to read so they could
eventually attend college. He asked
how many students planned to go to
college, and nearly all raised their
hands.
When one first-grader asked Bush
why he wanted to be president, Bush
answered, “because I want to make
sure the Americanjlream touches
your life.”
On Thursday, Bush will deliver a
speech in Los Angeles outlining his
education proposals. The speech will
call for an expanded educational role
for Head Start, a federal program for
disadvantaged students, he said.
“My message is, the education of
our children is a top priority for a
hopeful society,” he said.
But the United States must couple
its quest for increased prosperity with
a renewed emphasis on personal and
civic responsibility, Bush said.
“I want to usher in an era of
responsibility,” he said, “unlike the
last era when the message was, ‘If it
feels good, do it,’ and ‘If you’ve got a
problem, blame someone else.’”
Rather than expanding govern
ment programs, the United States
should “rally armies of compassion”
to address societal ills, Bush said.
Faith-based institutions - church
es, synagoguerand mosques - as well
as charities must take the lead by
encouraging people to refrain from
drug or alcohol abuse or having chil
dren out of wedlock, he said.
Bush did not address the question
Tuesday of whether he ever used ille
gal drugs. In recent weeks, Bush has
effectively denied using cocaine in the
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(Bush s) message for Nebraska is rock-solid.
It is a pro-growth, pro-family, pro
agricultural message. I think this country is
starved for leadership, and this man has
done it.”
Gov. Mike Johanns
past 25 years but refused to discuss
whether he used drugs before then.
As the country strives to spread
the fruits of the recent economic
boom to all citizens, Bush said, it must
strengthen its commitment to global
ization and international security.
A continued commitment to free
trade is essential for sustaining U.S.
economic prosperity, especially for
the struggling agricultural sector,
Bush said in a speech at the ConAgra
Global Training Facility.
“I’m very worried about the pro
tectionist tendencies, both in the
Democratic Party and in my party,” he
said. “Free trade equals high-paid,
high-quality jobs.”
Bush criticized the Clinton
administration for missing an oppor
tunity earlier this year to admit China
into the World Trade Organization.
Free trade agreements with China
could expand China’s U.S. imports by
sevenfold, he said, expanding markets
for U.S. farmers.
The United States should also
boost farmers’ prospects by continu
ing ethanol subsidies and imposing no
further agricultural sanctions as
diplomatic weapons, Bush said. He
also said he supported the 1996
Freedom to Farm Act, which intro
duced market-based reforms into U.S.
farm policy.
“I strongly support the premise of
the current law, which is that in order
to spread prosperity to the agricultur
al sector, we need to open up markets
overseas,” he said.
Free trade is beneficial for all
countries, he said. For example, he
said he supported the North American
Free Trade Agreement because it
would improve Mexico’s prosperity,
which is in U.S. interests.
In the case of China, Bush said he
believed increased free trade could
force positive changes in Chinese
society.
“I believe that trade offers an
opportunity for an entrepreneurial
class to grow, which leads to human
rights and freedom,” he said.
But Bush also said a blind policy
of economic engagement, oblivious to
strategic threats posed by China,
would fail.
“I believe the current policy of
treating China as a strategic partner is
the wrong approach,” he said. “China
ought to be viewed as a competitor,
not a strategic partner.”
China’s improved nuclear technol
ogy, much of which was allegedly
culled from U.S. weapons laborato
ries through espionage and its history
of peddling nuclear technology
throughout Asia, require that the
United States recognize the security
threat, he said.
Bush said he supported increased
defense spending and the develop
ment of theater-based anti-ballistic
missile systems.
“The world is full of madmen and
terror, and in many ways is more dan
gerous than ever,” he said. “It is
important for the next president to
keep the United States engaged on the
world stage instead of retreating with
in the borders of the United States.” -
In an interview, Johanns said he
was supporting Bush because he
agreed with his political philosophy
and was impressed by Bush’s record
as governor of Texas for the past five
years.
“His message fo^Nebraska is
rock-solid,” Johanns said. “It is a pro
growth, pro-family, pro-agricultural
message. I think this country is
starved for leadership, and this man
has done it.”
Bush said Tuesday he is still
“amazed” by his campaign’s success
to date.
“I never frankly thought I would
be governor, let alone president,” he
said. “I hope it’s because they know
that if given the chance, I know how to
lead”
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Study: NU makes
billions for state
MONEY from page 1
least one additional full- or part
time job was supported off cam
pus, Troutman said.
Twenty-six thousand jobs were
created as a result. Those jobs
resulted in $430 million of
employment earnings, the study
reported.
When including the number of
people the university employs, the
study found that 42,700 jobs were
supported directly or indirectly by
the University of Nebraska.
That means NU contributed a
total of nearly $960 million in
employment earnings to the state
during the 1997-98 fiscal year,
according to the study.
The contributions made by stu
dent spending were also included
in the report.
An earlier study by the Bureau
of Business Research showed that
the expenditures of NU students
contribute more than $150 million
to the state’s economy. Student
expenditures supported 6,000 off
campus jobs.
The study also reported that
sales, income and property tax rev
enues contributed $131 million to
the state during the 1997-98 fiscal
year.
Troutman said the study quan
tifies in dollars and cents the direct
benefits the university brings to
the state.
What it doesn’t show is the
economic impact that results from
students being educated and
becoming taxpayers, the effect of
research activity on the state or the
money that out-of-state students
bring to the state when they settle
in Nebraska, she said.
That research may be incorpo
rated into a future study.
Troutman said she hopes the
study will help people understand
the amount th^university con
tributes to the state economy.
“I hope most people know the
University of Nebraska is impor
tant to the state,” she said. “Not
only are we a consumer of funds,
we are a generator of funds.”
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