Elizabeth Dole in The Associated Press
On Free Trade:
CAFTA has created jobs for North Carolina
Kay Hagan slammed her rival for backing free trade agreements despite concerns about North Carolina jobs. Hagan released papers that question why her opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, would support pacts such as CAFTA. Critics say the agreement accelerated
the decline of North Carolina’s manufacturing and textile industries. CAFTA supporters, however, say it does the opposite. Dole helped approve the CAFTA agreement in 2005, arguing the pact would remove tariffs in other countries and bring
North Carolina products to a new marketplace. She said sectors such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals would benefit. Dole also said it would benefit the textile industry because American fabric would be used in Central America, and her office said the
region became the second largest market for North Carolina manufacturing, agriculture and textile products in 2006, with more than $1.8 billion in exports. Dole’s office also said she has secured $57 million for U.S. Customs to enforce textile trade.
Source: By Mike Baker, Associated Press, on WRAL
Jul 25, 2008
On Drugs:
Decertify countries who do not combat drugs
I will meet with all foreign leaders and encourage them to join us in the crusade for a drug-free America, but, if all else fails, I will decertify - in other words cut off aid to - countries that do not vigorously combat the drugs that are destroying
our communities and killing our young people. I will utilize all the law enforcement, military and diplomatic tools available to eradicate the production of drugs in foreign nations and choke off the flow of poison through neighboring countries.
Source: Associated Press, speech excerpts
Oct 7, 1999
On Drugs:
Use all branches of the military in Drug War
I will make every effort to encourage clergy, parents, teachers and communities to join us in the crusade for a drug-free America. In addition to increasing funds, I will task all branches of the military to fully engage in the war on drugs on land, at
sea, and in the air. Those drug traffickers unfortunate enough to make it to the American border will have to contend with the most advanced, well-trained, and efficient border enforcement this nation has ever seen.
Source: Associated Press, speech excerpts
Oct 7, 1999
On Drugs:
Aggressive public education campaign that drugs aren’t cool
Our teens are trying drugs because they think drugs are cool and because they don’t understand the dangers. To combat this troubling trend, we need an aggressive public education campaign to teach children that drugs aren’t cool and that people who do
drugs aren’t cool. That means using the bully pulpit to send the message day after day that drugs aren’t cool, they kill.
Source: Associated Press, speech excerpts
Oct 7, 1999
On Drugs:
Would “lead a crusade” against illegal drugs
Promised to “lead a crusade” against illegal drugs if elected president. Dole said, although polls show the issue of illegal drug use is “not very high on people’s priority list,” as president, she would push a campaign “that’s comprehensive and fully
funded where drugs are concerned. With leadership and the use of that bully pulpit, I think we can have a crusade across this country to remove and rid America of illegal drugs that are poisoning our children today,” Dole said.
Source: Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
Aug 22, 1999
On Homeland Security:
More pay, more training for military personnel
Dole promised to rebuild the military by advancing its equipment, training and salaries for the men and women serving in the armed forces. She also called for a missile-defense system to protect the nation against assaults and “accidental launches.”
Source: Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
Aug 22, 1999
On Education:
More power to teachers, parents, and local schools
Dole said the key [to improving education] is to increase local control of schools, give teachers the power to remove troublemakers from their classes and involve parents in their children’s education.
Source: J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press
Aug 16, 1999
On Jobs:
Tax breaks & financial aid for farmers
Dole outlined a 10-point package that would give new tax breaks and financial aid to US farmers. She would allow farmers to deduct 100% of their health insurance costs, try to increase exports under the Food for Peace program and take more acres out of
production by fully utilizing the Conservation Reserve Program.
Source: Associated Press
Aug 13, 1999
On Principles & Values:
Crusade for a rebirth of our values
Dole said that a president should use the White House as a ‘bully pulpit’ to show the difference between right & wrong. “We have lost touch with a universal set of rights and wrongs,” Dole said. “While the soundness of the economy is very important. we
need to reaffirm those basic values. We have to lead a crusade across America.” If elected, Dole said she would lead the way to “a rebirth of our values.” She pointed to student test scores and youth drug use as evidence of a fraying of the social fabric
Source: Mike Glover, Associated Press
Aug 2, 1999
On Civil Rights:
States should sort out gambling’s benefits & consequences
Dole said through a spokesman that gambling “helps communities by creating tax revenues [but] also has human consequences that can lead to broken families and crime.” The issue is one for states to sort out, she added.
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
On Homeland Security:
Pentagon has been reduced to a triangle: build it back
Dole called for a missile defense system to guard against possible attacks from countries developing missile technology. “I’m very concerned that the Clinton-Gore administration has reduced the Pentagon to a triangle, and we’ve got to build it back.”
Source: Mary Neubauer, Associated Press
Jul 12, 1999
On Tax Reform:
Tax cuts are top priority; eliminate marriage penalty
Dole said that tax cuts must be a top priority for presidential hopefuls, but she also called for more government spending in several areas, including defense and crime fighting. Dole said she wants to eliminate the so-called marriage penalty tax
structure that causes some married couples to pay more in taxes than people who are single.
Source: Mary Neubauer, Associated Press
Jul 12, 1999
On Government Reform:
Judicial appoinments: No legislating from the bench
On whether she will appoint only pro-life Supreme Court justices: “Mrs. Dole appoints people who think like she does, who she likes and who will not legislate from the bench,” said a spokesman.
Source: Associated Press
Jun 14, 1999
On Foreign Policy:
“Get a grip” on Cox Report & take action
[Regarding the Cox Report,] Elizabeth Dole declared, “Previous administrations must share in the blame, but this administration knew more and still chose not to take action.
The Clinton-Gore administration needs to get a grip on the gravity of this crisis.”
Source: Associated Press, “Republicans on China”, by K. Srinivasan
May 26, 1999
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