[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
[August 30, 1996]
[Pages 1432-1433]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks in La Center, Kentucky
August 30, 1996

    The President. Thank you. Boy, I'm glad to see you here. I never 
dreamed there would be such a crowd. I thank you. I thank Governor 
Patton and Senator Ford for being here. I thank Steve Beshear. I hope he 
will be your next Senator from Kentucky, and I hope you'll elect him and 
Dennis Null, a candidate for Congress.
    Ladies and gentlemen, you can probably tell I'm a little hoarse. I 
said everything I had to say last night. I've had a wonderful week. I 
came into Chicago on a train that went through West Virginia and 
Kentucky and Ohio and Michigan and Indiana. And now we're on this bus to 
see the people I've been working for for the last 4 years, to tell you 
America is on the right track to the 21st century. And we're going to 
build a bridge right there if you'll help us.
    We are going to keep this economy growing. We're going to keep the 
economy growing and

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create more jobs, lower interest rates. To do it, we're going to balance 
the budget and give the American people a tax cut they can afford, 
targeted to education and rearing their children. We're going to make 
the first 2 years of education after high school just as universal in 
the next 4 years as a high school education is today, with a tax credit 
of $1,500 to send every person to community college in the country for 2 
years.
    We're going to give even more incentives to invest in our economy 
and to create more jobs where we need them. We're going to prove again 
that you can grow the economy and protect the environment by cleaning up 
two-thirds of the toxic waste dumps in the country. We are going to move 
this country forward. We're going to move it forward in helping 
families.
    Folks, our administration is committed to helping you make the most 
of your own lives. Will you help us build that bridge to the 21st 
century?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. Will you help us for the next 68 days to talk to your 
friends and neighbors?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. Will you help us for the next 4 years to build a 
bridge all Americans can walk across?
    Audience members. Yes!
    The President. We need you. We're glad to see you. Thank you. God 
bless you. Thank you.

Note: The President spoke at 8:58 p.m. In his remarks, he referred to 
Gov. Paul E. Patton of Kentucky and Dennis Null, candidate for 
Kentucky's First Congressional District. A tape was not available for 
verification of the content of these remarks.