Statement from Kerry Communications Director on Laura Bush's Comments in Support of Swift Boat Smears in Time Magazine8/29/2004 1:43:00 PM
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=35358WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards Communications Director Stephanie Cutter issued the following statement today in response to comments from Laura Bush in Time Magazine:
"Mrs. Bush's statement in support of the Swift Boat smear ads is more sad evidence that these attacks have been coordinated from the top down at the White House. The president still stubbornly refuses to repudiate these lies. John McCain knows from personal experience that these attacks are shameful and wrong. The president should answer McCain's call to renounce these lies once and for all."
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Statement by John Edwards on President Bush's Attempt to Blame the Military for his Own Miscalculations in Iraq8/29/2004 1:53:00 PM
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=35359WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards today released the following statement in response to President Bush's statement that the challenges we face in Iraq are a result of a "catastrophic success - being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day:" (Time magazine, 8/29/04)
"President Bush now says his Iraq policy is a catastrophic success. He's half right. It was catastrophic to rush to war without a plan to win the peace. It was catastrophic to ignore the warnings of the military leadership about the risks of an unstable post-war Iraq. It was catastrophic to dismiss warnings of creating chaotic terrorists havens as today's New York Times accurately describes. And it was catastrophic to tell the American public that rebuilding Iraq would not burden the American taxpayers with a bill of $200 billion and rising.
"The most disturbing part of the president's statement is the suggestion that somehow our military is at fault for moving too fast before the enemy was 'done in.' Our troops fought magnificently in Iraq. Their efforts can only be described as an unqualified success. I didn't think 'shock and awe' was designed to move slowly.
"A Commander-in-Chief should never take our nation to war without a plan to win the peace. Real leadership means taking responsibility for your decisions good and bad. Our troops and our nation deserve better. "In one sense, President Bush is right with his new campaign slogan 'catastrophic success.' His successful misleading of the American public is truly catastrophic."
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Kerry: Bush's Miscalculations Have Hurt Steelworkers; Put Politics Before Steelworkers8/29/2004 4:25:00 PM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a release of Kerry-Edwards 2004:
Kerry spokesperson Phil Singer: "Bush has played politics with the steel industry from day one, and his miscalculations have hurt steelworkers. First he said free trade should govern, then he imposed tariffs, but then he pulled the tariffs before the steel industry could recover. We need steady leadership when it comes to helping steelworkers not political posturing."
After articulating a case for free trade in the 2000 campaign, Bush imposed steel tariffs in March 2002. Then, he repealed the steel tariffs early, which the steelworkers said was a "sorry betrayal of American steelworkers and steel communities" LA Times, 12/5/03, "Bush Rescinds Steel Tariffs, Says Aims Met"
Bush Put in Place Tariffs To Help Steel Industry Which Was in Dire Condition. In March 2002, tariffs were implemented to safeguard the steel industry from unfair trade. These tariffs were supposed to remain in place for three years. The tariffs were resulted from a rare 6-0 ITC vote, following one of the more exhaustive investigations in the Commission's history. Steel prices collapsed, reaching 20-year lows in 2001. Steel companies lost $4 billion in 2001 and $1.6 billion in 2002. (USW)
Bush Flop: Bush Rescinds Steel Tariffs. "Facing a potential global trade war, President Bush on (December 4, 2003) lifted tariffs he imposed on foreign steel 21 months ago, declaring the U.S. steel industry healthy and ready to compete despite the industry's claim that it needs more time to recover." (Chicago Tribune, 12/5/03) Washington Post, 12/7/03, "Bush Lifts Steel Tariffs Early, Angering unions"
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Kerry: Nothing Complicated About Bush's Failure to Protect Coal Miners8/29/2004 3:37:00 PM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a release of Kerry-Edwards 2004:
Kerry-Edwards spokesperson Phil Singer said: There's nothing complicated about the fact that George Bush broke his promise to invest in coal's future and failed to protect coal miners. The fact is that George W. Bush broke his promise to the voters of West Virginia. Sen. Byrd says he just "walked away." No wonder he's lashing out on the campaign trail, misleading the public about his record. John Kerry knows that coal mining creates jobs and believes that with the right investment and commitment coal will be an even cleaner part of America's energy future.
On Campaign Trail Bush Promised to Protect Coal. "At a campaign stop at Harris Riverfront Park on Oct. 2 (2000), Bush promised to protect coal and steel" (The Herald-Dispatch (WV), 11/8/00)
In 2000 Bush Said He Would Provide $2 Billion to "Develop Clean Coal Technologies." "'I'm going to develop domestic supplies to make us less dependent on foreign supplies,'" he (Bush) says. 'What I won't do is tinker with the strategic petroleum reserves; those are meant for times of war or major disruption. What I will do is encourage oil and gas exploration as well as develop clean coal technologies - (at a cost of) $2 billion, for starters - that will enable us to use the abundance of coal that we have in the country in an environmentally friendly way.'" (The Herald Dispatch (WV), 10/3/00)
Bush Cut Funding for Mine Safety Enforcement by $15 Million. In President Bush's requests to Congress, he has cut $15 million for Mine Safety Enforcement since taking office. (AFL-CIO, analysis of Budget Requests from FY 2002-2005)
Senator Byrd Criticized Bush for Underfunding Clean Coal Program. "Other cuts would be made in the Clean Coal Technology program and the National Energy Technology Laboratory with campuses in Morgantown and Pittsburgh. 'During his campaign, candidate George Bush pledged to commit $ 2 billion over 10 years to the Clean Coal Technology program,' Byrd said. 'This is the third year in a row that the president's budget fails to match his $ 2 billion campaign promise.'" (Charleston Gazette (WV), 2/5/03)
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