[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[September 5, 1992]
[Pages 1483-1484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks on Arrival in Greenville, South Carolina
September 5, 1992

    Thank you all very, very much. What a great welcome back to this 
wonderful State.
    Listen, I am so proud that the First Lady of South Carolina is with 
us, our old friend Iris Campbell. You've got a great Governor, and 
you've got a great First Lady. And they represent this State with honor 
and dignity.
    Let me also say, one of the things we've got to do, and I'm glad to 
see these Inglis signs are, we have got to clean House. We have got to 
get rid of the gridlocked Congress. So elect this good man standing here 
to the United States House of Representatives. It is time to clean House 
and change in Washington. Good idea.
    Well, let me just tell you, as I look around all 50 States I see 
South Carolina out there in the lead for jobs and for bringing new 
investment into this great State. I was so proud to stand with Carroll 
Campbell over there in Germany to get that announcement of a major new 
plant coming to South Carolina because those Germans have the same 
respect I do for the workers in the State of South Carolina. They know 
that by coming here we can produce the best products in the world, and 
this is going to save this country of ours, move it right into the 
future. We are going to be able to export more and create more jobs in 
the United States of America by the free and open trade policies that I 
support and that Carroll Campbell supports.
    I also want to say something about the tragedy to the south, because 
when Barbara and I were down there in Homestead, Florida, we saw these 
hats; people that had been helped here in South Carolina during

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Hurricane Hugo now reaching out, opening their arms to help others down 
in Florida. It was a wonderful thing. Your State was helped, and now you 
are helping the victims of the hurricane down there, Hurricane Andrew. I 
salute the people of South Carolina and North Carolina who were doing 
this. It is the best of America: one American reaching out to help 
another.
    Let me just say, we're going to move on now over to the Apple 
Festival in North Carolina, but I want to say this: I am ready for the 
fight. We are going to take this battle for a better America to the 
American people. We are going to win the battle for school choice. It's 
important that parents can choose where their kids go to school. We are 
going to win the battle to back up our law enforcement officers and have 
a little more respect for the victims of crime and a little less for the 
criminals. We need your help in the Congress for that one. I need Bob up 
there on that.
    We have already helped, thanks to the men and women of South 
Carolina. I don't think any State did more than South Carolina in Desert 
Storm. I was proud of each and every one of those people that served.
    Having set back aggression there, now we're going to extend our 
exports, take advantage of this more peaceful world and bring more 
prosperity to the workers in the United States of America.
    So thank you all very much for this wonderful turnout. Thanks for 
your belief, confidence in the United States. You know, one of the 
biggest differences I have with Governor Clinton: he talks about America 
being in decline; I talk about America on the rise, competent, able to 
solve the problems.
    So thank you for this warm welcome back. We will clean out the 
Democrats, and we will clean out the House. We will leave Governor 
Clinton in Arkansas, letting him--struggling with the worst 
environmental record in the world.
    Thank you all very, very much. Thank you very much for the welcome 
back.

                    Note: The President spoke at 12:50 p.m. at the 
                        Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. In his remarks, 
                        he referred to Republican congressional 
                        candidate Bob Inglis.