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- - --, --,------- Rerharks to Habtat for HumantySupporters - Waco Au~ust8,2001 - raft #7 Lf qo9 8--t -~~s P 58]-0 O l RU6 l PtH:l:l~ Ack:nowledgments,, Mel Martnez, Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment (wll ntroduce the Presdent), and hs wfe, Ktty Mrs. Laura Bush -. Tom Jones, Managng rector, Washngton Offce, Habtat for Humanty._ davd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer, Habtat for Humanty -, ana Ward, Board Presdent, Waco Habtat for Humanty, and the V:olunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty The Evans Famly - Gladys, estn, and Bubba (ther home wll just have been bult) The Gowan [gow-an] Famly...:. Ots H, Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh], Ots V, - T~acy - Habtat Homeowners (speech takng place n ther yard) G1overnor Rck Perry (R) _ State Senator avd Sbley (R) State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) State Representatv~ anne els (R) Former State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott R?lroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews General Land Commssoneravd ewhurst About Habtat for Humanty H$btat for Humanty s an ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. One of Habtats. slogans s "Buldng houses n partnershp wth Gods people n need."- Ths year s Habtats 25th Annversary. t was founded by Mllard Fuller. _ an\d hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976. Habtat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 81 countres, prbvdng shelter to more than 500,000 people. 1
Hlabtat homeowners supply the down payment arld the monthly mortgage payments on therhomes, and they nvest hundreds of hours of ther own labor n buldng ther own house and the houses of others.,,. :he average cost of a Habtat house nthe u.s. s about $46,000. ~ouses are sold at no proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage.! Abtjut Waco Habtat for Humanty! Waco Habtat began n 1986~ The Presdenfwll be helpng to buld ts 54th house... Baylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter- the frst n the world - h~lps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be. h~lpng to buld today.. Abo:ut World Leaders Buld.August 5-11, 2001 marks the culmnaton of the frst ever "World L~aders Buld." t s an effort by Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for decent and affordable shelter..... At the nvtaton of Jmmy. Carter, more than 25 heads of state and 43 countres have agreed to partcpate n a buld sometme durng ths w.eek~ Wth the help of thousands of volunteers, they wll construct 1, 175 homes.. Whle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, PresdentCarter wll be. bwldng n Seoul, South Korea - and around ffty Whte House staffers.. ncludng Andrew Card and Joshua Bolten, and eputy Secretary... Alphonso Jackson from HU wll be buldng n Northern Vrgna... Gla~ys Evans Famly (ther hofe wll just have been bult) Gladys Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew up blocks from the ste of her new Habtat home, She trans new employees at Cefco stbres throughout Waco and the surroundng area. estn Evans, 16, daughter. B~bba Evans, 14, son. Gladyss prevous house cost her over half of her monthly paycheck. Tne mortgage on her new Habtat home wll cost her only a quarter of that paycheck. 2
--------- - Ot~ and Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh] Gowan [gow-an] Famly (speech takng plaqe n ther yard) lhe Gowans purchased ther Habtat house n 1990. d>ts works at AAFES [AY-fss] n Waco, a dstrbuton center for the U.S. rltary. Thresa [tuhr-ee~suh] wo.rks n the accounts recevable - department of ealers Electrc. Ots Gowan V, 29, son. T:racy Gowan, 26, daughter. l;he Gowans are often several months ahead on ther mortgage p:ayments. These payments, along wth those. of other Waco Habtat... hpmeowners, are used to buld more Habtat homes n Waco. j Adrt;lnstraton Polcy ~ext years budget wll trple fundng avalableto groups l_ke Habtat for H,umanty. F:unds derved from HU s HOME program are used to buld nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. dur Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan ream own P:ayment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down p~yments on homes of ther own. The budget ncludes a Sngle-Famly Affordable Housng tax credt to ercourage nvestors to develop housng for low-ncome famles. -.-Tte Offce of Fath-Based and Communty ntatves wll support fathbased groups lke Habtat for.humanty that offer help at the local level. - Suggested Lnes am n Waco today to help buld a new house... and to help celebr ate a -great cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annvers,ary........ lrp proud to be part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. T9day more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thats a fantastc achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for shelter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a way to do our part...
---!,--!hs s one of the gh:fat heartland values of bl.jr~ country: We beleve ht $ervng ow Naton bysetvn g our neghbor: And many ArrrercanS servether neghbotoutof servce to. Gt>d. They practce whatmllard Fuller calls "the tleolbgy of the hammer;... a fath.. that leads to gbocj works, flats notjustg ood thet>logy, ts g ood for the country. t makes our communtes mdregerterous and compasso nate. Otr govermrtent shouldn;t dscrmnate agan st that work. t should welcome t,. Home ownersh.p s a gdalfdtfamles... a:nd t ts a~s durce ofsttet1gth. and value s fotarrretca. Horrre owrrershp gves f~nnles astake rn tle ~roperty they own...; anda stake n the comrncn1ty h whch they fve. By mak ng t easer for Ameroa n s to own a horne, we are makn~l t easer for them to fulfll the promse of Amerca~! Thss good news for Gladys Evans and her fa mjly; and good m~ws for th:s neghborhood,_where Gladys grew up, jwst a few blocks from here. lhs s a communty dfcarng.._a com munty ofcharacter. And want to thank all the good people who made ths project possble. bttfted by Pete Wehner, Offce of Speechwttlng ;.. Offce:. 2021456-6445. _. L.. (b)(l))_.! 4
Oat~: 8/6/01 ocument No. WHTEHOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM. ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM Subjec: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS -WACO (8-8-01). ACTON v1be PRESENT N- r/" CAR ~ ~ HtJGHES 11 ROVE L. u B0LTEN ~. FY ACTON HUBBAR ~ RASTORZA JOHNSON LA MONTAGNE ~ ~ LNSEY ~. ~ FY H4GN AN.E LS v MERS RCE BUAKEMAN CA.LO FUESCHER. GONZALES (J[G HAWKNS ~ v-- :J. CONNAUGHTON ULO GERSON CLERK r/. REMARK$: Please 1 send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you. RESPONSE: Harret E. Mers Assstant to the Presdent and Staff Secretary Ext 62702
r--- -- Ren:arks to Habtat for Humanty Sup~orters.;. Waco Augµst 8, 2001 raft #5 (.. -.r. Acknowledgments,. s:ecretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll.rltroduce the Presdent)-~nd hs wfe, Ktty Martnez Mrs. Laura Bush.,... Tom Jones, Managngdr:ec;tor, Habtat for Humanty, ~< ~~o:avd WlUams,Exec;_ytVe:\t,.ce.Presdent and Chef Operatng-Offcer,. Habtat for Hu:m9nt t;;,;1; 2}1:{:~1;;\:,1;:@~f :~,:;:.:c.._....... -... ana Ward, Presdent::ofthle-Board; Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers. frbm Waco Habtat for Humanty. fo~:tre Evans Fam Uy"~J,@tae 1 ;,1,El) e sfn, and Bubba (ther home wll just-- have been bult) -... _, ~.. >}11,-cTte Gowa11:F~f:tl;ly~~~r:~tt~~rfl(JEfresa,. Ots V, Tracy - Habtat..::>; Hbmeowners :~sp:eefdrnfak.:ffgf~tace n ther yard). Governor Rck Perry (R) Attorney General John Cornyn (R). State Senator avd Sbley (R).. State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) State Repre~5entat~~.l:1ta5f\e~t~ens (R) Former State Su:pre~rne"()(:}tfrtJl:Jstce Greg Abbott Ralroad Gomrr:Ss6h!.(;h~trt~r"Mchael Wllams ~al.road CommsspnerTony Garza... -... : Rplroad Commss9ne_r_Ch~rles Matthews General Land Commssoner avd ewhurst -., Abo~t Habtat for Hl.lmahty H~btat for Humanty s an ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry. dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s...., "Buldng houses n partnershp wth Gods people n need.". T~s year s Habtats 25th Annversary. t was founded by Mllard.Fuller arld hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976.. H~btat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, p~ovdng shelter to more than 500,000 people.. 1
1,.. ~abtat homeowners supply the down payment and the monthly mortgage payments on ther homes, and they nvest hundreds of hours.,.,... of ther own labor n buldng ther own house and the houses of others. The average cost of C:l Habtat house n the U.S. s about $46;000. ~ouses are sold at no proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage. Abc;>ut Waco Habtat for Humanty Waco Habtat began n 1986. The Presdent Wll be helpng to buld ts q4th house........... <. ~aylor Unverstys HabtatCampus Chapted~,;_;;the,frsf,n:lhefworld..::.. helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes t.rbaylor students.wll be. ~elpng to buld today. <:>:.,,~~.\: >ct :About World Leaders Buld< ;:~~~~~~~- decent and affordable shelter. At the nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, 28 heads ofstate n 43 countres have. agreed to partcpate n a buld sometme durng ths week. Wth the help. of thousands of volunteers,they wll construct more than 1, 175 homes. Whle Presdent Bush wh bebuldng rw wa:c<:rre>,resdentgarter wll b~ 1.... : -..:.~_:... : ( -~ >--~;;-.-~-: :. :.. -, -.....-. -.. -... ~ - ou1ldmg 1n Seoul, South Korea~ and:{yg1t~.. ljpqse staffers ~1Lbe.. tj1uldng at the Northern Vrgna Habtat;,.,..:.;::,::: _ Gla~ys Evans Famly Gladys Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew u,p blocks from t~e ste of her new Habtat home. She trans rew employees at Cefco stores throµghout Waco and the surroundng area. Oestn Evans, 16, daughter Subba Evans, 14, son... Qladyss prevous house cost her over half of her ncome, so purchasng a: house through Habtat wll provde her wth an affordabl.e home of her own. 2
1 ; _. "-.,, l;~k-m;[f171!..: Admnstraton Polcy. 1.. -.. fext years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty.... Runds derved from HUs HOME program are used to buld... ~frastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes., Our Admnsfraton s proposng a $200 mll.on Amercan ream....... Oownpayment Fund. That fund wouldhelp low::-ncome people wth down payments on homes of ther own...... -... ~. The budget ncludes a Renewng the reamjaxcredtto encourage.. rvestcprs;tp;develop... h9usng Jor.lqw--.11G:Qrf1.e:JC101Jtes.... ::,;+[:J:;)e 1, Qffce.gf:JT":ath :1Based and Gornr:rL;J.mJ~Y~tl;J;)!.,<:!ly,e~~wll support fath.. basecfgroups lke Habtat for Humant y.:tbat;,,qjt[ef:help at the local level. )Sug 1.. gested:..... bn~sr;,~... Wa<po toda?y, te.. help J~uld ~ AE?W J1~1:;1se,~ :;" af;ldto help celebrate a,,..,... :.:. greaj:-qa1;;1.se: Hab:tatJor H.umazlty~ ::?qt~-:afnjx~r~.?fy. often talk about the armes ofcompasson. Today enlsted n one. m proud to.be part of Habtat for HL1manty World Leaders Buld.. Tbday-more than 1; 100 homes wll be bult. n 43 natons, Thats a. "fant?tstc-.actevement. ts also a good -remncl.e~)jvhle the need for.,.shelte_r s 1::JnJyersal, our personal respqnsj~fty,ls :1ocal. We must fnd a.~ay_.to do.our part.....,,::v::.~.,;/,,.j\~,.;.,.~:,._."..."1-:;_,,r,,, T~s s one of the great heartland values ofour country. We beleve n servng our Naton by servng our neghbor. Ahd many Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They p~actce what Mllard Fuller calls "thetheology of the hammer" --- a fath that leads to good works. Thats not just good theology, ts good for the. c9untry. t makes our communtes more generous and compassonate.. Apd t helps those who serve as well --- because a lfe of servce. s a lfe of sgnfcance.. H 1 ome owne_rshp sa goal for famles... and t s a source of strength ahd values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the. property they own - and a stake n the communty n whch they lve. By 3
......, :...,-. -.. :......,... - - -. -... rrrakng t easer for Am,erca"ns, to own a home, we are,makng t easet for1 thetn to fulfll the pnnnse of Amertca. fh:js s good news fb r Gladys ~V:ans and her famly, ~nd go od news for ths neghbt>rhood --- where Gladys grew up, justa few blocks frt>rh here. Ths s a cornmunty of eatng"""" a communty of cha racter, Ant wa-r1tta....................., thank all the good people who made ths project P«Jssble. ratteq by: Pete Wehner, offce ofspeech wntlng Offce: 2021456!6445.. -- _(b)(6)........ J,
. Emly Wlleford 08/07/2001 09:25:02 AM Recorp Type: Record To: Krsta L. Rtacco/WHO/EOP@EOP cc: See the dstrbuton lst at the bottom of ths message Subject: Remarks to Habtat supporters Marc Sumerln says ok on ths for)he NEC. Thanks. Mesdge Coped To: Harret Mers/WHO/EOP@EOP Stuart W. Bowen/WHO/EOP@EOP Barbara A. Barclay/WHOEOP@EOP ebra. Brd/WHO/EOP@EOP Carolyn E. Cleveland/WHO/EOP@EOP Sherry J. Kuntz/WHO/EOP@EOP 1
-------- -- OFFCE OF_ THE VCE PRESENT WASHNGTON August 7, 2001 : MEMORANUM FOR MKE GERSON RECTOR OF PRESENTAL SPEECH WRTNG 1FROM: NEL PATEJU;.Q~ _ STAFF SECRETARY TO THE VCE PRESENT SUBJECT: Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco The Offce of the Vce Presdent has revewed the above... referenced draft Presdental remarks and has no comments. cc: Harret Mers STAFF SECRETARY
. ocument No. 1 WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM. ate:: ~8/_6_/0_t. ACTON CONCURRENCE COMME.NT OUE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM. t SubjeJt:. REMARKS TO HABTAT FORHUMAN.TY SUPPORTERS WACO (8 8 01) ACTON FY ACTON FY ~ ~ v:1ce PRESENT HUBBAR... " RASTORZA. dar ~ ~ H.UGHES., JOHNSON V.. ~ RpvE.. LA MON.TAGNE BbLTEN.~.. LNSEY.r/., 1. H?\GN MERS ANELS ~ RCE Bl,..AKEMAN ".. CONNAl)GJ-TON CALO ~ lluuo F~ESCHER 1 GERSON... GONZALES! : ~ " ~ o CLERK HAWKNS 1;:1 0 REMARKS:.......,. Please; send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you...., RESPONSE:.. Harret E;. Mers Assstant to the Presdent. and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702
Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Wa,co,, - -, - Aqgust 8, 2001.-.-. -,. raft #5 - ; - " \ A~knowledgments Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll \ntroduce the Presdent) and hs wfe, Ktty Martnez :Mrs. Laura Bush ;.......... :Tom Jones, Managng rector, Habtat for Humanty _avd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer,. f1abtat for Humanty - _ ana Ward, Presdent of the Board, Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers, from Waco Habtat for Humanty fhe Evans Famly-:- Gladys, estn, and Bubba (ther home wll just bave been bult) The Gowan Famly - Ots ll, Thresa, Ots V, Tracy - Habtat Homeowners (speech takng place n ther yard), Governor Rck Perry (R) Attorney General John Cornyn (R) - State Senator avd Sbley (R). State Representatve Kp Avertt (R)- State Representatve anne els (R) - ~armer State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams ~al road Commssoner Tony Garza _.- _ -. Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews. General.... Land.. CommssonerOavd. ewhurst. :.. ;..;" Abaut Habtat for Humanty - - -..,,,. ~abtat for Humanty s an ecumencal Chrstan_ housng mnstry qedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s ~Buldng houses n partnershp wthgods people n need." Ths year s Habtats 25th Annversary. lfwas founded by Mllard Fuller and hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976. - - - Habtat volunteers have bult rnore than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, - Rrovdng shelterto more than 500.000 people. _, 1
. t.! Habtat h.omeowners supply the down payment and the monthly rnortgage payments on the~ homes, and they nvest hundreds of hours pf ther own labor n buldng ther own house and the houses of others. The average c9st of a Habtat house n the U.S. s about $46,000, Houses are sold at no proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage.! Abput Waco Habtat for Humanty,. - Waco Habtat began n 1986. Th~ Presdent wll be helpng to buld ts 54th house....!.. " Baylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter - the frst n the world - helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be helpng to buld today., :..... About World Leaders Buld. August 5-1 1, 2001 has been desgnated as the frst ever "World Leaders ~uld." t s an effort by Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for. aecent and affordable shelter. At the nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, 28 heads of state n 43 countres have?greed to partcpate n abuld sometme durng ths week. Wth the help. pf thousands of volunteers, they wll construct more than 1, 175 homes. Whle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, Presdent Carter wll be buldng n Seoul, South Korea - and Whte House staffers wll be 9uldng at the Northern Vrgna Habtat... Gl~dys Evans Famly..!.,. r.,.... ~ladys Evans was born and rased n Waco; and grew u.p blocks from. the ste of her new Habtat home. She trans new employees at Cefco stores throughoutwaco and the surrqundng area;. pestn Evans, 16, daughter ~ubba Evans, 14, son.... Gladyss prevous house cost her overhalf of her ncome, so purchasng.. a house through Habtatwll provde her wth an affordable home of her pwn...!..!. 2
,----.- 1.. Ad:mnstraton Polcy!. ~ ~ext years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty. Funds derved from HUs HOME program are used to bulc:. nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. 9ur Admnstraton s proposng.a $200 mllon Amercan ream.... ownpayment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down payments on homes ofther own, The budget ncludes a Renewng the ream tax credt to encourage :nvestors to develop housng for low-ncome famles. The<Offce of Fath~Based anq Communty ntatves wll support fath ~ased groups lke Habtatfor Humanty that offer help at the local level.,..., Suggested Lnes E am n Waco today to help buld a new house.., and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annversary. often talk about the armes of compasson. Today enlsted n one. ~..,.. l,m proud to be part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. Today more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thats a fantastc achevement. lt.s also a good remnder: Whle the need for $helter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a ~ay to do our part. Ths s one of the greatheartland values of our country. We beleve n servng. our Naton by servng our neghbor..... And many Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer" - a fath that leads to good works. Thats not just good theology, ts good for the tjountry. t makes our communtes rnore generous and compassonate..and t helps those who serve as well-- because a lfe of servce $ a lfe qf sgnfcance......,.,.. Home ownershp s a goal for famles... and t s a source of strength and values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the,, ~roperty they own - ~nd a stake n the communty n whch they lve. By 3
; makng t easer for Amercahs to own a home, -we are makn g t ease-r 1 for them tb fulfll the promse df Amerca...,.. :Ths s good news for Gladys Evans and he r famly, and got:jd news for.ths neghborhood --where Gladys grew up, just«a few blocks from herel 1 Ths s a communty of carng ~ a communty of character. And want to ;thanr all the good people who made ths projectpo ssble.!jrtfted by: c: Pete Wehner, offce of Sp eechwrfng offce: 202145610445, (b)(~)... J 1
MON 15:50 FAX ur S/06/01 ************ ******** *** TX REPORT. *** *************~****.** TRANSMSSON OK TX/RX NO CONNECTON TEL CONNECTON ST. TME USAGE T PGS. SENT RESULT 4500 08/06 1!;:48 0202 5 OK 670,l!f ocument No... WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM Subject: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS~ WACO (8 8-01) - ACTON FY ACTON VCE PRESENT JK 0 HUBBAR ~ OAR! ~ 0 RASlORZA HUGHES. v JOHNSON [] v r ROVE LAM()NTAGNE BOLTEN - M" ~ tl LNSEY HAGN MERS ANELS ~ RCE BLAKEMAN 0 CONNAUGHTON (jalo ~ llul v-- 1 RLESCHER GERSON QONZALES! ~ CLERK HAWKNS FY [] tj [] CJ [J 0 REMARKS: Please send yc1ur comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, :c60170, no later than 9:00 a.rn., Tues,day, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you.,
08/06/01 M6N 15:53 FAX [gjoo1 *****************~***. *** TX REPORT *** *****************~*** TRANSMSSON OK ; TX/RX NO CONNECTON TEL. CONNECTON ST. TME USAGE T PGS. SENT RESULT 4501 08)06 15:51 Ol 57 5 OK 56958. j ate: 8/6/01 ocument No... WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM.. ACTON CONCURRENCE l COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00. AM 1!.. Subject,: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPC>RTERS.-WACO (8-8-01) ACTON FY FY VCE PRESENT r/ HUBBAR. 7 C~R RAS10RZA 0. HUGHES V".JOHNSON u" ~ ROVE LA MONTAGNE BOLTEN ~ LNSEY t HAGN 0 MERS ANELS V" RlCE Bl-AKEMA.N CONNAUGHTON " CALO F~ESCHER GERSON. ~ ~ ULO GONZALES t: CLER~K 0 HAWKNS ; REMARKS:. Pleas~ send yo1ur comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, J(60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tues~ay, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank y~u.
r -~ 08/06/01 MpN 15: 55 FAX 1410 01 ********************* *** TX.REPORT *** ********************* TRANSMSSON OK TX/RX NO CONNECTON TEL CONNECTON. ST.. TME USAGE T PGS. S)::NT RESULT 4502.. 08/06 15: 53 0156 5 OK 51005 ocument No. WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG ME:MORANUM. ate: 816/01 ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 13Y 9.:00 AM.. Subject: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS WACO (8-8-01) ACTON. FY ACTON FY r/ ~ VCE PRESENT HUBB,AR. [J CAR.,.., ft RASffORZA Hl!JGHES JOHNSON [] v ROVE LAMONTAGNE ~ B~LTEN ~ LNSEY,r HAGN MER!S ANEL~=. RCE (J CJ BLAKEMAN CONNAUGHTON [] o [] GONZALES CLER:K l CALO ULO FLLESCHER,o GERSON HAWKNS t1 REMAR~,S:........ Please send yo,ur comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, (60170, no later than 9:00 a.rn., 1 Tuesd.ay, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you.
08/06/01 MQN 15:58 FAX 141001 ********************* *** TX REPORT *** ********************* TRANSMSSON OK. TX/RX No CONNECTON TEL CONNECTON ST. TME USAGE T PGS. SENT RESULT 4503 08/06 15:56 0158 5 OK 66212!. c1cument No. WHTE HOUSESTAFFNG MEl"ORl\NUM. ate: 8/6/01 ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM,. Subject: REMARl<S TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS WACO {8 8 01} :?t ~ ACTON FY ACTON FY v1de PRESBtt HUBBAR! CAR RASTORZA ~ HU(;HES JOHNSON 0 ~ t" ROYE LAMONTAGNE ~- -~ [] BOLTEN. LNSEY HAGN MERS [J ANELS 1-. RCE. (J [J BL~KEMAN CONNAUGHTON.. ~ ~ ~ GERSON 0 CLE RK 0 tj CALO ULO FLESCHE:R GONZALES :. HAWKNS. d.... REMARK~:, Please send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, ll:60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, Augu~;t 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you.! 1
--- --- - ocument No. WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM ~te 8/6/01 \. ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM Subj~ct: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS. WACO (8 8 01)! : VCE PRESENT. ~Jl&g FY HUBBAR RASTORZA ACTON rl. FY ~UGH ES ~OVE BOLTEN! HtAGN JOHNSON. LA MONTAGNE o.. LNSEY.. MERS:.. ~ ft":. ANELS : BLAKEMAN 1 CALO.!. FLESCHER GONZALES HAWKNS..!. ~ ~ ~ v:. -~.. RCE CONNAUGHTON ULO!,. GERSON.. CLERK ~ REMARKS:... Pleas:e send your comments drec~ly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than ~:00 a.m.,... Tues~ay, August 7, 2001 and cc the StaffSecr.etary~ Thank you:.... RESPO~SE:.,.. Harret E. Mers Assstant to the Presdent and Staff Secretary. Ext. 62702
.- Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - \/;Jaco August8,2001 ~ raft #5 (.1. : - Ac~nowledgments.. O l AUUl: PM~:~~ Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll........ ntroduce the Presdent) and hs wfe, Ktty Martnez ry1rs. Laura Bush. Tom Jones, Managng rector,. Habtat for Humanty ~)avd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent_ ;:;nd Chef Operatng Offcer, ~abtat for Humanty.. E>ana Ward, Presdent of th~ Board, Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers f,rom Waco Habtat for Humanty. The Evans Famly-Gladys, esthf;_ and Bubba (therhome wll just have been bult) The Gowan Famly- Ots ll, Thresa, Ots.v: TraGy- Habtat 8omeowners (speech takng place n theryard) <;JoVernor Rck Perry {R) Attorney General John Cornyn (R) "-.- ~Hate Senctoravd Sbley(R) State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) $tate Representatve anne els (R). Former State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott FKalroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza... ~alroad Commssoner Charles Matthews <Seneral Land Commssoner avd ewhurst!..... Ab9ut Habtat for Humanty Pabtat for Humanty s cn ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s "Buldng houses- n partrershp wth Gods people n need.".. - T:hs year s Habtats 25th Annversary. ltwas founded by Mllard Fuller and hs wfe, Lnda, h. 1976.... _...._... -............ fjabtat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, prc>vdng sh.elter to more than 500,000 people. "!...... -.". -~. -. 2~K~~~{~, 1
: Habtat homeowners supply the down payment and the monthly : mortgage payments on ther homes, and they nvyst hundreds of hours :of ther own la.b.or n buldng ther ownhouse and the houses of others....,. tthe average cost of a Habtat house n the u:s. s about $46,000.. : Hous~s are sold at no. proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage. About Waco Habtatfor Humanty,, --,.,,,... \Waco Habtat began n 1986. The Presdent wh be helpng to buld ts 54th house....baylor Unverstys HabtatCampus Chc;pter- the frst n the world -. [helps flaco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be :helpng to buld today... Ab:out World Leaders Buld ~ugust 5:.11, 2001 has been desgnated as the frst ever "World Le.aders Buld. t s an effortby Habtattocallworldwde attentonto the.need for tlecent and affordable shelter...... ll\t the nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, 28 heads of state n 43 countres have ~greed to partcpate n c; buld sometme durng ths week. Wth the help bf thousands of volunteers, they wll construct more than t, 175 homes... Whle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, Presdent Carter wll be buldng n Seoul, South Korea..,... and Whte House staffers wll be ~uldng at the Northern Vrgna Habtat!.,,.. Gladys Evans Famly ).. j........... Oladys Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew up blocks from ~he ste of her new Habtat home. She trans new employees at Gefco ~tores throughout Waco and the surroundng area.. estn Evans, 16, daughter.. Bubb~ Evans, 14, son.. c;;1.adyss prevous house cost her overha,lf of her ncome, so purchasng a house through Habtat wll provde her.wth an affordable home of her ~wn. r.
!. Adflnstraton Polcy..,,,.. NeXt years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for.. t-1umanty. funds derved from HUs.HOME program are used to buld. nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes.. Our Acjmnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan ream pownpayment Fund. That fund would help low-fncome people wth down payments on homes of ther qwn. The budget ncludes a Renewng thepreamtax credt to encourage nvestors to develop housng forlow-ncome famles... The Offce of Fath".Based and Communty ntatves wll support fath~ ~ased groups lke Habtat for Humar,ty that offer help at the local level. Suggested Lnes.. ~ am n Waco today to help buld a new house... and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtat. for Humantys 25th annversary. often talk about the armes of compasson. Today enlsted n one..,1 ". j...... l.m proud to be part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders BuHd. Today more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thatsa f~ntastc achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for shelter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a "Yay to do our part.., "Vhs s one of the great heartland values of our country. We beleve n servng our Naton by servng our neghbor.... /. 4nd many Amercans serve ther heghb9r out of servce to God. They practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer" -- a fath that leads tb good works. Thats not just good theology, ts good for the dpuntry. t makes our comml1ntes more generous and compassonate. And t helps those who serve as well..- because a lfe of servce s a lfe O:f sgnfcance. ~ome ownershp s a goal for famles... and t s a source of strength a 1 nd values<for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the.1... property they own - and a stake n the communty jn whch they lve. By )! 3
J : rnakng t easer for Arrte rcans to owh a home; we are makng t easer : forthem to fulfhlthe promse of Amerca... ~ 1 Ths s good news fdr Gladys!=vans and her famfy; and godd ngws for ths neghborhood.-- where Gladys gn~w up, ju st a few blocks frornhere; Ths s a communty o;f carng-- a cbmmunty of character. And w~ntto : thank an the gtmd people who made ths. Project poss ble. Pete. Wehnet, Clffcf cjf Speecffwrtng Offce: 202145616445 [...... (\))(6)..... n 4
------ -.- - ----- -- ----!. ocument No.! WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM ate: 8/6/01 ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM ~ Subject: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS WACO {8-8-01} 01A! UU6PHq:5a Vl~E PRESENT ACTON FY ACTON FY r/: HUBBAR ~ CAR ~ RASTORZA HUGHES 11 JOHNSON v! ROVE LA MONTAGNE ~ BQL TEtJ - ~ LNSEY r" HAGN MERS! ~ ANELS RCE B~AKEMAN CONNAUGHTON! CALO ~ ULO ~ FLESCHER GERSON GONZALES :J ~ CLERK HAWKNS REMARKS:. Please :send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you. RESPONSE:./ Harret E. Mers Assstant to the Presdent and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702
Re 1 marks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco August8,2001 ~ raft #5 Acknowledgments Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll ntroduce the Presdent) and hs wfe, Ktty Martnez 1 Mrs. Laura Bush.. Tom Jones, Managng rector, Habtat for Humanty. pavd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer, Habtat for Humanty ana Ward, Presdent of the Board, Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty The Evans Famly - Gladys; estn, and Bubba (ther home wll just. have been bult) Th.e Gowan Famly - Ots ll, Thresa, Ots V, Tracy - Habtat Homeowners (speech takng place n ther yard) Governor Rck Perry (R) Attorney General John Cornyn (R) State Senator avd Sbley (R) State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) ~tate Representatve anne els (R) farmer State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott Ralroad.. Commsson. Charman Mchael Wllams ~alroad Commssoner Tony Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews General Land Commssoner avd ewhurst About Habtat for Humanty l,,, ~abtat for Humanty s an ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry Qedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s.buldng houses n partnershp wth Go.ds people n need." Ths year s Habtats 25th Annversary. t was founded by Mllard Fuller. and hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976... Habtat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, provdng shelter to more than 500,000 people.!.. 1
~-e l:: 0.. Habtat homeowners supply the down payment and the monthly ~ortgage payments on ther homes, and they nvest hundreds of hours o:f ther own labor n buldng ther own house and the houses of others. l;he average cost of a Habtat house n the U.S. s about $46,000. ~ouses are sold at no proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage. 1 About Waco Habtat for Humanty j Waco Habtat began n 1986., The Presdent wll be helpng to buld ts 6~th house. Baylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter_; the frst n the world - helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be helpng to buld today.. Abdut.World Leaders Buld ~ugust 5-11, 2001 has been desgnated as the frst ever "World Leaders B\uld," t s an effort by Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for decent and affordable shelter. At=~~llAA~-~.--Aef:r-:.JM1+m~m:::wy..carter;. 28 heads of state n 43 countres have ~sa~reed to partcpate _n a buld sometme durng ths week. Wth the help. (y, /0 of thousands of volunteers, they wll construct more than 1, 175 homes. 0~ -o" V/~l~ Pr~sdent Bush wll be buldng n "!aco, Presdent Ca~er wll be <C." ~ bu.~ld~ng n S.eoul, South K.or~~ - an~1t_: House staffers/w.1llll be,.j\, C" ~ ~ b~1ldmg at the Northern V1rgm1a Habtat. --...,~..\ ~ \ (\_~dl.f\c\ ~-µ&~ :... @; J~~t\<1.\J& r ~e Gladys Evans Famly J ~~. ~.~~ ~ -.(<:).~~..- ~. G,ladys Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew u,p blocks from K"" ~ ~ the ste of her new Habtat home. She trars new employees at Cefco -SW,cet. ]/. stores throughout Waco and the surroundng area. l> t-e f\/ estn Evans, 16, daughter "<"~ Bubba Evans,.14, son Sec., G:ladyss prevous house cost her over half of her ncome, so purchasng ~\,{V(60 a :house through Habtat wll provde her wth an affordable home of her v;{y..:,otv own. Jv ~~ tu 2
Ad(nnstraton Polcy. l. _,,. ~ext years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for ~umanty. ffunds derved from HU s HOME program are used to buld nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. GJur Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan ream ownpayment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down. ~ayments on homes of ther own: The budget ncludes a Renewng the ream tax credt to encourage nvestors to develop housng for low-ncome famles. The Offce of Fath-Based and Communty ntatves wll support fath ~ased groups lke Habtat for Humanty that offer help at the local level.. Suggested Lnes 1; am n Waco today to help buld a new house... and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtatfor Humantys 25th annversary. often talk about the armes ofcompasson. Today enlsted n one. 1;m proud to be part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. Today more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thats a fantastc achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for shelter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a {ayto do our part. Ths s one of the great heartland values of bur country. We beleve n servng our Naton by servng our neghbor. t;\nd many Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer"~ a fath that leads to good works. Thats notjustgood theology, ts good for the country. t makes our communtes more generous and compassonate. f:\nd t helps those who serve as well - because a lfe of servce s a lfe of sgnfcance. M-!ome ownershp s a goal for famles... and t s a source of strength. and values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the property they own -. and a stake n the communty n whch they lve. By 3 /
,makrrg t easer for Amercat;sto dwn a hofne; we are makng t easer 1for them to fulfll the ptomse of Amerca..,. f hs s good news for G ladys Evarts a na her famly, ~rnd good news for ths neghborhoo d -- where Gladys grew LJp, Just a few blocks from here. 1fhts s a cbmmunty of carng-- a ctrmmljntyofchatacter. Ana want to :thank all the go,oa people wh<) maaeths projecc:t.pos:st:jle. ratted by:.pete Weh1et, offce of speecnwrtlng Offce: 202145&6445 [_,= ------~~~ (b )(6), J 4
081.;06101 MPN 15:02 FAX Bre:+t-. ocument No..~001 ate: 8/6/01 WHTE HOUSE STAFFNG MEMORANUM,. ACTON CONCURRENCE COMMENT ope BY: 8/1101 BY 9:00 AM Subject: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS -WACO (S-8-01) ---~- ACTON FY ACTON FY V 1CE PRESENT.r/ [] HUBBAR ~ OAR ~ RASTORZA HUGHES V" 0 JOHNSON [J : ROVE ~ LAMONTAGNE ~ BOLTEN ~ 0 LNSEY ~ fagn 0 MERS ANELS ~. o RCE. BLAKEMAN 0 CONNAUGHTON CALO 0 ULO FLESCHER 0 GERSON ~ GONZ. CLERK fawkns 0 REMA~KS:. Please send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you. 1- j Harret E. Mers Assstant to the Presdent and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702
08~06/0l ~ON 15:02 FAX!.! @002 Renharks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters..; Waco Aug:ust 8, 2001 raft #5 Acknowledgments Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll htroduce the Presdent) and hs wfe, Ktty Martnez. Mrs. Laura Bush. Tom Jones, Managng rector, Habtat for Humanty avd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer, Habtat for Humanty _. _.....!ana Ward, Presdent of the Board, Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty. The Evans Famly - Gladys, estn, and Bubba (ther home wll just ~ave been bult) fhe Gowan Famly - Ots ll, Thresa, Qts V, Tracy~ Habtat Homeowners (speech takng place n ther yard) Governor Rck Perry (R) f\ttorney General John Cornyn (R) State Senator avd Sbley (R),State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) :State Representatve anne els (R) Former State Supreme Court _Justce Greg Abbott,Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams :Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza \. :Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews General Land Commssoner avd ewhurst About Habtat for Humanty.!. ~ :Habtat for Humanty s an ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry!dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s ["Buldng houses n partnershp wth Gods people n need.". :Ths year s Habtats 25th Annversary. t was founded by Mllard Fuller : and hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976. _ Habtat volunteers have _bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres,! proydng shelter to more than 500,000 people. 1
r 08/.-06/01 M9N 15: 03 FAX ~003 : Habtat homeowners supply the down payment and the monthly rrhortgage payments on ther homes, and they nv~st hundreds of hours of ther own labor n buldng ther 9wn house and the houses of others. 1[he average cost of a Habtat house nthe U.S: s about $46,000. fouses are sold at no proft,. wth no nterest charged on the mortgage. Abqut Waco Habtat for Humanty l... V(Jaco Habtat began n 1986. The Presdent wll be helpng to buld ts. 64 1 h house..,...... Baylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter - the frst n the world - helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be helpng to buld today. About World Leaders Buld.. Augu st 5-11, 2001 has been desgnated as the frst ever "World Leaders Buld." t san effort by Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for alecent and affordable shelter., At the nvtaton of JmmyG~rter, 28 heads of state n 43 countres have. agreed to partcpate n a buldsometme durng ths week. Wth the help of thousands of volunteers, they wh construct more than 1, 175 homes.... Whle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, Presdent Carter wll be puldng n Se9ul, South Korea - and Whte House staffers wll be buldng af the Northern Vrgna Habtat. Gladys Evans Famly Gladys Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew up blocks from the ste of her new Habtat home.. She trans new employees at Cefco stores throughout Waco and the surroundng area.. bestn Evans, 16, daughter.!bubba Evans, 14, son!gladyss prevous house cost her over half of her ncome, so purchasng.. :a house through Habtat wll provde her wth an affordable home of her own.
08/~6/0l MqN 15:03 FAX 14100 4 Adrrnstraton Polcy \..,. Next years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty.. F 1 unds derved from HUs HOMEprogram are used to buld ~frastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. Qur, Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan ream qownpayment fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down p:ayments on homes of ther own., Trhe budget ncludes a Ren.ewng tte ream tax credt to encourage Qvestors to develop housng for low-ncome famles. T;he Offce of Fath-Based and Communty ntatves wll support fathb:ased groups lke HabtatJor Humanty that offer help at the local level. ; Su~gested Lnes :... -. :am n Waco today to help b uld a new house... and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annversary. often talk about tfe armes of compasson. Today enlsted n one. ; l:m proud to be part ofhabtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. today more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thats a f~ntastc achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for shelter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a way to do our part. ( Ths s one of the great heartland values of our country. We beleve n serv,ng our Naton by servng our neghbor; ;;\nd many Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer" - a fath that leads to good works. Thats not just.good theology, ts good for the ~ountry. t makes bur. communtes more generous and compassonate. And t helps those who serve as well - because a lfe of servce s a lfe of sgnfcance. ; Home ownershp s a goal for famles... and t s a source of strength and values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the property they own - and a stake n, the communty n whch they lve. By 3
01uo6101 MbN 15: 03 FAX ~nos 1..,, htakng t ease:r for Amercans to dwn a home; we are makng t easer for th em to fulfll the promse of Amerca. ;; Ths s good news for Gladys Evans ~md he:rtamly, a:nd go od n ews for ths neghborhood -- wh ere Gladys grew up, just a f~w blocks from here.. Ths s a communty of carng... a comrunlty of character. And want to thank all the good people Who madeths proje ct pos sble. orated by: P-ete Wehner, Offce.of Speechwtftng QffCe;. 2021456/$445 (b)(6).....-. 4
Frorr: Aqules F. Suarez on 08/06/2001 05:05:33 PM Recorct Type: Record To: cc: Subj~ct: Krsten Slverberg/WHO/EOP@EOP Sarah Pfefer/OP/EOP@EOP Habtat Just revewed the Presdents remarks,faxed to me by Sarah P. Everythng looks fne -- one mnor comrrent, whch may be nconsequental, but at the bottom of page two, where t says that "Gladyss prevous house cost her over half of her ncome... " Are we talkng about her monthly rent beng half of hermbnthly ncome? dont know f youd have the answer -- thought had read n one of Brans brefng materals that her housng costs consumed half her ncome. f my :house cost half my ncome, d have a pretty sorry house! Maybe a clarfcaton by Pete W.?
- ocument No.. WHTE HOUSESTAfFNG ME,MORANUM.. ate:.. 8/6/01.. ACTON CONCURRENCE/. COMMENT UE BY: 8/7/01 BY 9:00 AM :,,,,. > - Subj~ct: REMARKS TO HABTAT FOR HUMANTY SUPPORTERS -WACO (8-8-01)01 A.JU 7PMl:11. VCE P\RESENT CAR HUGHES ~OVE! BOLTEN HAGN 0,ANELS BLAKEMAN.. C~LO FLESCHER GONZALES H~WKNS ACTON ~....~ ~ v Y v.r~ V" V-: ~ FY. ACTON FY. 0 HUB13AR RASTORZA JOHNSON ~ LAMONTA""lllf! E~-.-- LNSEY. MERS. RCE 0 CONNAUGHTON 0 ULO 0 GERSON 0 CLERK.. ~. REMARKS:.., Please send your comments drectly to Krsta Rtacco, x60170, no later than 9:00 a;m,,. Tuesd~y, August 7, 2001 and cc the Staff Secretary. Thank you....~l< RESPONSE: Harret E. Mers 0 Assstant to the Presdent and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702.
1 Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters... Waco AugustAj2001 ~ raft #5. Ac,knowledgments l. Secretary of Housng and Urban evelopment Mel Martnez (wll. ~ntroduce the Presdent) and hs wfe, Ktty Martnez Mrs.. Laura"Bush. ~om Jones, Managng rector, Habtat for Humanty bavd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer,.. Habtat for Humanty. ana Ward, Presdent of the Board, Waco.Habtat, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty fhe Evans Famly - Gladys, estn, and Bubba (ther home wll just have been bult).......... The Gowan Famly- Ots ll, Thresa; Ots V, Tracy-- Habtat. ~omeowners (speech takng place n ther yard) Governor Rck Perry (R) Attorney General John Cornyn (R) State Senator avd Sbley (R). State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) $tate Representatve anne els (R).Former State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott..Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews -.. General Land Commssoner avd ewhurst...... Abdut Habtat for Hum~nty Habtat for Humanty. s an ecumencal Chrstan housng mnstry dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Habtats slogan s "Buldng houses n p~rtnershp wth Gods people n need.", T 1hs year s Habtats 25th Annversary. t was founded by Mllara Fuller. and hs wfe; Lnda, n 1976. Habtat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, provdng shelter to more.than 500,000 people... ~ 1
Habtat homeowners supply the down payment and the monthly,mortgage payments on ther homes, andjhey nv~st hundreds of hours bf ther own labor n buldng ther own house and the houses of others. The average cost of a Habtat house n the U.S. s about $46,000. J-ouses are sold at.no proft, wth.no nterest charged on the mortgage.., About Waco Habtat for Humanty Waco. Habtat began n 1986.. The Presdent wll be helpng to bufld ts 54th house..... $aylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter - the frst n the world -. nelps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. Baylor students wll be nelpng to buld today. About World Leaders Buld August 5-11, 2001 has been desgnated as.the frst ever "World Leaders. Buld." t s an effort by Habtat to c~ll worldwde attenton to the need for. decent and affordable shelter............ At the nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, 28 heads of state n 43 countres have agreed to partcpate n a buld sometme durng ths week. Wth the help of thousands of volunteers, they wll construd more than 1, 175 homes. \JYhle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, Presdent Carter wll be buldng n Seoul, South Korea~ and Whte House staffers wll be b.uldng at the Northern Vrgna Habtat.., Gladys Evans Famly Gladys Evans was born ard rased n Waco, and grew u.p blocks from the.ste of her new Habtat home. She trans new employees at Cefco. s~ores throughout Waco and the surroundng area. ~stn Evans, 16, daughter Bubba Evans, 14, son,. (:. Gladyss prevous house costher over half of her ncome, so purchasng.... ~;~.use through Habtat wll provde her wth an affordable home of her 2
Aqm.n~traton Polcy. ~ : Next years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for 1Humanty.. Funds derved from HUs HOME program are used to buld nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. 10ur Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan ream \ownpaymentfund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down payments on homes of ther own....!fhe budget ncludes a Renewng the ream tax credt to encourage,nvestorsto develop housrg for low-ncome famles. The Offce of Fath-Based and Communty ntatves wll support fath..: pased groups lke Habtat for Humanty that offer help at the local level.. Suggested!--nes! :....,,.. am n Waco todayto help buld a new house.:. and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annversary. often talk about the arr:nes of compasson. Today enlsted n one. 1 m proud to be. part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. Today more than 1, 100 homes wll be bult n 43 natons. Thats a fantastc achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for ~helter s unversal, our personal responsblty s local..we must fnd a way to do our part.. Jhs s one of the great heartland values of our country. We beleve n servng our Naton by servng our neghbor.!. And ma ny Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They. practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer" -.a fath. that leads to good works. Thats not just good theology, ts good for the cpuntry. t makes our communtes more generous and compassonate..;\nd t helps those who serve as well~ because a lfe of servce s a lfe df sgnfcance.. :. -,_. Home ownershp s a; goal for famles ;.. and t s a source of strength -ahd values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the. p 1 roperty they own-- and a stake n/the communty n whch they lve_ By. 3,