Article 90023 of talk.politics.misc: Path: teetot.acusd.edu!network.ucsd.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!sgi!cdp!jlohrmann From: [j--r--n] at [igc.apc.org] Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc Date: 24 Oct 92 10:54 PDT Subject: Gore Text on Industry and Jobs Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <[n--t--s] at [igc.apc.org]> Message-ID: <[1--60--6] at [igc.apc.org]> Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1483600036:000:5819 Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!jlohrmann Oct 24 10:54:00 1992 Lines: 130 From: Subject: Gore Text on Industry and Jobs From: Clinton for President <[75300 3115] at [compuserve.com]> Subject: GORE SAYS BUSH FAILS AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND WORKERS FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY Clinton/Gore Email 9 A-M (EDT) FRIDAY October 23, 1992 In second major speech on space, aerospace policy: GORE SAYS BUSH FAILS AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND WORKERS OUTLINES PLAN FOR ACTION TO STRENGTHEN INDUSTRY, PRESERVE JOBS MELBOURNE, FL - The U.S. aerospace industry and American jobs are threatened by the failed policies of the Bush-Quayle Administration, said Sen. Al Gore, D-TN, offering a new approach to strengthen the industry and America's civil space program in a speech at the Florida Institute of Technology near Cape Canaveral and at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "The time when we could assume continued American supremacy in aerospace is gone. And President Bush's hands-off economic policies have dangerously weakened the ability of American aerospace to fight back," said Gore, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, which has jurisdiction over NASA. "During his Administration, President Bush has had the opportunity to take steps needed to reinvigorate our aerospace industry. He never recognized that opportunity and never responded," said Gore, in the second of two major policy speeches focusing on the civil space program and the aerospace industry. "He has failed to provide U.S. aircraft manufacturers with a level playing field on the international market. He has failed to invest in new technologies needed to maintain the competitiveness of U.S.-built aircraft. And, President Bush has failed to create an economic climate in which American business, including our domestic airline industry, can compete and prosper," said Gore. Gore outlined specific action that would be taken by a Clinton-Gore Administration to strengthen America's aerospace industry and the civilian space program and to increase investment in advanced aeronautics technologies: * Investing in NASA's aeronautical research and technology policies; * Increased emphasis on the development of new subsonic aircraft technologies; * A new approach to developing advanced technology by renewing the civilian technology base. -- creating 170 market-driven manufacturing centers to help American manufacturers attain global economic leadership, -- reinvesting every dollar cut from defense research and development into federal civilian R&D and generic technology programs, -- helping communities hit hard by defense cuts by creating at least 25 Manufacturing Extension Centers -- Regional Alliances -- that will employ the expertise of our defense industry and scientists in civilian technology and manufacturing programs. * Creating a defense conversion plan to help companies make the transition from military contractor to commercial contractor; * Supporting the state-of-the-art aeronautical testing facilities, including subsonic, advanced supersonic, and hypersonic wind tunnels. "Under the Bush-Quayle Administration policies, U.S. aircraft manufacturers are losing market share. Testimony before Congress earlier this year put the U.S. share of the large civil transport aircraft market at 70 percent, down from 90 percent in 1980. Industry experts have said that without action to strengthen NASA's aeronautical research program, the U.S. market share could fall another 10 points," said Gore. "America cannot continue to rely on trickle-down technology from the military to maintain the competitiveness of our high-tech and manufacturing industries. Civilian industry, not the military, is the driving force behind technology today," said Gore. Gore also reprised from earlier this week his criticism of the Bush-Quayle Administration's space policy, saying that "because of the failed policies of the last four years, our national space program is as lost as a satellite thrown out of orbit" and that "George Bush and Dan Quayle have perilously weakened our space program." "By failing to set priorities within NASA, by failing to make investments that strengthen the space program and create new jobs, the Bush-Quayle Administration has weakened every component of that program," said Gore Gore said that he and Governor Bill Clinton would make the space program more cost-effective and flexible, "spending more wisely in line with established priorities [that] will enable us to preserve jobs and ensure that the United States remains a leader in space." Space science should be a priority for NASA, Gore said. Gore also reinforced the Clinton-Gore support to move forward to complete the Space Station Freedom, the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor program, and to upgrade our existing fleet of expandable launch vehicles and invest in the future of America's commercial launch industry. The Florida Institute of Technology is the first school in the country to offer a degree in space technology. Many of its graduates go on to work at NASA, Grumman, Lockheed, and Martin Marietta. The school is located about 25 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Gore echoed his remarks in Florida during a visit later in the day to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. #######