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- _ THE PRESDENT Sug,gested Lnes a!m n Waco today to help buld a nevy! ho,use... and to help celebrate a great cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annversary..! 15.!?re~"Watn@n ~PW - G~e tv.!~ H~ndwrt~g!
>~\~ \A~! :L( /.{e-.a lrd proud to be part of Habtat for U.,..1C. Humantys World Lea1ders Buld. To:day more than 1, 1010 homes wll be, bult n 43 natons,~ Thats a fantastc. achevement. ts also a good remnder: Whle the need for shelter s. u.nversal, our personal responsblty s. - - b local. We must fnd a way to do our. part. :. :! 16 Pr~ton Copy - ~ W. ~ Hmdwrtng.
: THE PRESDENT T~s s one of the great h~ar!,!et~d : vallues of our country: We beleve n....,...se:rvng our Naton by servng our ----_ -.. ne,ghbor.. - "". Ard many Amercans serve ther...._,._ --. neqhbq.[ out of servce to.god. They.,<WJ 4U2. practce what Mllard Fuller calls "the 1. - - th~ology of the hammer"- a fath that 0 17..!
--. --- ---- --,. THE PRESDENT.!!. Thats not just good theology, ts good!. forr the country. t makes our cc)mmuntes more generous and co1mpassonate. Our government. \ shouldnt dscrmnate aganst that.. - au.work. t should welcome t. UTT - ; 7..! :..,
- ---------- -------- ----------- fl; PRESDENT H9me ownershp s a goal fo~ famles... and t s a source of strength and. values for Amerca. Home ownershp.... 7....... gyes famles a stake n the property hey own - and a stake n the ~ co:mmunty n whch they lve. By makng t easer for Amercans to own a nome, we are makng t easer for them to fulfll the promse of Amerca. -. 19!
.THE PRESDENT T,~s s good news for Gladys! Evans af.ld her famly, and good news for ths. n~ghborhood -- where Gladys grew up, just a few blocks from here. Ths s. a communty of carng ~ a communty. of:<character. And want to thank all! the good people who made ths project possble...,. 20..., p~aton Copy- George. w. lmb ltaadwr / ;
THE PRESDENT rhf PRESDENT HAS SEEN Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco August 8, 2001 Draft #8 Acknowledgments Mel Martnez, Secretary of Housng and Urban Development (wll ntroduce the Presdent), and hs wfe, Ktty Mrs. Laura Bush Tom Jones, Managng Drector, Washngton Offce, Habtat for Humanty
THE PRESDENT Davd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer, Habtat for Humanty Dana Ward, Board Presdent, Waco Habtat for Humanty, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty The Evans Famly - Gladys, Destn, and Bubba (ther home wll just have been bult)..
THE PRESDENT The Gowan [gow-an] Famly- Ots ll, Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh], Ots V, Tracy - Habtat Homeowners (speech takng place n ther yard) Governor Rck Perry (R) State Senator Davd Sbley (R) State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) State Representatve Danne Dels (R) Former State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott... 111
THE PRESDENT Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews General Land Commssoner Davd Dewhurst Pastor Joe Carbajal, Wndy Hlls Mult Denomnatonal Church, Waco (does the devotonal at the orentaton). V
THE PRESDENT About Habtat for Humanty Habtat 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." 1
- THE PRESDENT 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 81 countres, provdng shelter to more than 500,000 people. 2
THE PRESDENT Habtat 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 a Habtat house n the U.S. s about $46,000. 3
THE PRESDENT Houses 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 buld ts 54th house. Baylor Unverstys Habtat Campus Chapter - the frst n the world - helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes. 4
THE PRESDENT Baylor students wll be helpng to buld today. About World Leaders Buld August 5-11, 2001 marks the culmnaton of the frst ever "World Leaders Buld." t s an effort by Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for decent and affordable shelter. 5
THE PRESDENT 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 week. Wth the help of thousands of volunteers, they wll construct 1, 175 homes. 6
THE PRESDENT Whle Presdent Bush wll be buldng n Waco, Presdent Carter wll be buldng n Seoul, South Korea - and around ffty Whte House staffers ncludng Andrew Card and Joshua Bolten, and Deputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson from HUD wll be buldng n Northern Vrgna. 7
THE PRESDENT Gladys Evans Famly (ther home 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 stores throughout Waco and the surroundng area. Destn Evans, 16, daughter. Bubba Evans, 14, son. 8
THE PRESDENT Gladyss prevous house cost her over half of her monthly paycheck. The mortgage on her new Habtat home wll cost her only a quarter of that paycheck. 9
THE PRESDENT Ots and Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh] Gowan (gow-an] Famly (speech takng place n ther yard) The Gowans purchased ther Habtat house n 1990. Ots works at AAFES [AY-fss] n Waco, a dstrbuton center for the U.S. mltary. Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh] works n the accounts recevable department of Dealers Electrc. 10
THE PRESDENT - Ots Gowan V, 29, son. Tracy Gowan, 26, daughter. The Gowans are often several months ahead on ther mortgage payments. These payments, along wth those of other Waco Habtat homeowners, are used to buld more Habtat homes n Waco. 11
THE PRESDENT - Admnstraton Polcy Next years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty. Funds derved from HUDs HOME program are used to buld nfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. 12
THE PRESDENT Our Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan Dream Down Payment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down payments on homes of ther own. The budget ncludes a Sngle-Famly Affordable Housng tax credt to encourage nvestors to develop housng for low-ncome famles. 13
Rer;narks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco August 8, 2001 Draft #5 Acknowledgments <...... 1 $ecretary of Housng and Urban Development Mel Martnez (wll ntroduce the Presdent)and hs wfe,. Ktty Martnez Mrs. Laura Bush - Tom Jones, Managng Drector, Habtat for Humanty Davd Wllams, Executve VcePresdent ~rnd Chef Operatng Offcer, Habtat for Humanty Dana W9rd, Presdentofthe Board, Waco Habtat, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty The Evans Famly - Gladys, Destn, and Bubba (ther home wlljust ~ave 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 Davd Sbley (R)...State Representatve Kp.Avertt (R). State Represent~tve Danne Dels (R).. Former State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott!Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllams!Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza. Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews Cpeneral Land Commssoner Davd Dewhurst 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.. ~abtat volynteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 79 countres, provdng shelter to more than 500,000 people. 1
. ~,. Habtathomeowners 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 ofothers. jfhe average cost 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.. About Waco Habtat for Humanty.1..!. - Waco Habtatbegan n 1986. Th~ Presdentwl.1 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 w.11 be :hetpng to btrld today~..,_. :.F : About W6M:d;l!eaers:Butld.. : Augµsf5-.1"1; :2oothas been desgnated as thefrst ever "World Leaders. Buld;. t s: ane,fforlby Habtat to call worldwde attenton to the need for decent and affordable shelter.. At the nvtatonof 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 construct more than 1, 175 homes. ~.. }Nhle:Pr.E3s.c;te.ljl~:~u:s.h yvll be buldng n Waco, Presdent.Carter wj pe ~undng n~~.e:jjj,. pujh Korea - and Whte House staffers wll be. puldng at1h~,r)j9n~~rnvrgna Habtat.! Gladys Evans. F~mly.:. - - ~ladys. Evans was born and rased n Waco, and grew up blocks from the ste.c)fher. newhabtat home. She trans new employees atcefco stores throughout Waco and.the surroundng area.. Destn Evans, 16, daughter Bubba Evans, 14, son., ~ladyss prevous house cost her over half ofher ncome, so purchasng. ~ house through Habtat wll provde her wth an affordable hom e of her......... own.! " 2
"... Adr;nnstraton Polcy.l\Jext years budget wll trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty.. ffunds derved from HU Ds HOME program are used to buld hfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes.. Our Adrnnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan Dream. pownpayment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down payments on homes of ther own.. ~ The<budget ncludes a Renewng the Dream tax credt to encourage.. c.jnv~st9rs t9 develop housng for low-ncome famles. :, 1_.r, ::J!"he Q_ffq~ of Fath-Based and Communty ntatves wll support fath-.. : :. " :: Jnased groups lke Habtat for Humanty that offer help at the local level. ;$:tj99:~~:tgd ::lltn es........ ~ :~.1-~HJl t::vvaco today to help buld a new house.>. and t,q help celebrate 0 a. :.... th..... <:r:.,;q:fe:c~:~c;:: a1;1se: Habtat for Humantys 25 ann_ver?ary; l often talk about... the armes of compasson. Today enlsted n one. lm proud to be part ot Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. Today more than 1JOO homes wll be b.ult n43 natons. Thats a,,.. ~~";Jt?nta?t~:-ac;::hevement. fs also a good remnder W~l,e_the need.for., :< <-~faelt~rjs unversal, our personal responsblty s local. We must fnd a :_.~ay~.{qdo,our part. ).. ths s one of the great heartlandvalues of ourcountry. We beleve n servng our Naton by servng our neghbor..... ;......... 1., :, f.nd many Amercans serve ther neghbor out of servce to God. They practce what Mllerd Fuller calls "the theology of the hammer" - a fath that leads to good works. Thats not just good theology, ts good for the eountry. t makes our communtes more generous and compa.ssonate. And t helps those who serve as well- because a lfe of servce s a lfe ef sgnfcance..!, ( ~ome ownershp s a goal for famles.. and ts a source of strength?nd values for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the property they own - and a stake n the commurtytn whch they.lve. By,! 3
;! :! :makng t easer for Am ercan s to own a home, we an~ makng t easer for them to fulfll the promse of Arnerca. Ths s gootl news for Gladys Evans and her famly, and good news for ths neghborhood -- where Gladys grew up, just a few blocks from here. fhs s a communty of carng --- a communty of character, And wa nt to ~hank all the good people who made ths projecf po ssble. l Drafted by Pete Wehner, Offce ofspeeclwttng Offce: 202145616445. (b)(q).j,.! 4.,!
Rerrnarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters..,.. Waco August 8, 2001 Draft #7 Acknowledgments Mel Martnez, Secretary of Housng and Urban Development (wll. 01troduce the Presdent), and hs wfe, Ktty Mrs. Laura Bush Tom Jones, Managng DreGtor, Washngton Offce, Habtatfor Humanty Qavd Wllams, Executve Vce Presdent and GhLefOPJeratng,_Qffcer,. JHabtat for Humanty...:>> ):.,., Dana Ward, Board Presdent, Waco Habtat for Humanty, and the Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Humanty... :.. The Evans Famly - Gladys; Destn, and Bubba(ther home1wnjj1frsf ~ave been bult).....,........1.... :.. ",.... The Gowan [gow-an] Famly - Ots ll, Thresa[tlJn~~EE 1 sl.jn],:0ts"v, Tracy - Habtat Homeowners (speechtaktg\:pr~ce~.:f:f;thef:.ya ray.:", : cpovernor Rck Perry (R) State Senator Davd Sbley (R).. $tate Representatve Kp Avertt (R). State Representatve Danne Dels (R) ~armer State Supreme Court Justce Greg Abbott, -- Ralroad Commsson Charman Mchael Wllc:frtfs/. Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charles Matthews General Land Commssoner Davd Dewhurst., :.. :.->,: :- ~- -:.. Abbut Habtat for Humanty,! Habtat 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 God;s people n need." Ths year s Habtats 25 1 h Annversary. t was founded by Mllard Fuller and hs wfe, Lnda, n 1976..Habtat volunteers have bult more than 100,000 houses n 81 countres, provdng s~elter to more than 500,000 people. l. 1.
.., Habtat 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. fhe average cost of a H abtat house n the U.S. s about $46,000. f1ouses are sold at no proft, wth no nterest charged on the mortgage. \. - About Waco Habtat for Humanty.. ; Waco Habtat began n 1986. The Presdent wll be helpng to buld ts 54th house: -.!paylor.unversty 2 s HabtatCampus Chapter Htle.;frst n the world-.. helps,wac<d..;mabtatrbuld,mary of... t$:.hom:es>~h ~ylor0~stt10ents--w.11 be helpng to -buld today ;+ :About"Wor:l da;;;eader sa3ujd. -....., -~Ugust,9f~Hh ;20GYt ha rks the cu 1 mnatlon tof~t:tqe;:-f.fst;:eve r.wo rd C tead~ts~tlbklh~:b~::jlsxajteffort by,habttatto~~paj:bw-&l~ldwde: attenton to the need for decent and affordable shelter. Atthe nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, more than25heads of state and 43. ctountres have agreed to partcpate n a buld sometme durng ths, yveek. Wth the help of thousands of volunteers, they wll construct 1, 175. - ~O l!q~s.";>......... ">< ~ --.... Wh.le Presdent Bush wll be buldng. nwaco; Presdent Carter wll be buldln~ njseoul,,south Korea - andaroun<:f flfty Whte House staffers hcludng Andrew Card and Joshua Bolten, anddeputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson from HUD wll be buldng n Northern Vrgna.. Gla,dys Evans Famly (ther home 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 Gefc() stores throughoutwaco and the surroundng area. Qestn Evans, 16, daughter.. Bubba Evans, 14, son. cpladyss prevous house cost her over half of her monthly paycheck.. The mortgage on her new Habtat home wll cost her only a quarter of that paycheck. 2
Ots and Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh] Gowan [gow-an] Famly (speech takng plate n ther yard) :. The Gowans purchased ther Habtat house n 1990. <Dts works at AAFES [AY-fss] n Waco, a dstrbuton center for the U.S. mltary. Thresa [tuhr-.ee-suh] works n the accounts recevable tjepartment of Dealers El.ectrc. Qts Gowan.V, 29, son. Tracy Gowan, 26, daughter. The Gowans are often seyeral months ahead on ther mortgage,..:<:payme:1<1ts)rjfhese payments, along wth those of other WacoHabfat\;. ::y ~ ;;,;he:merewnerrs,r;are used to buld more _Habtat homes nwaco)... Admnstraton Polcy :.,: :~: :N~xtrye.ar? budget wll trple fundng avalablet9 groups lke H,9pJatfun>. ;.. ::;::!" "~ ~;<8l cl ; Fl1~y;,l9.f\ -.. -:~f.::;;\~ :::ff;\j;ffttls1r fetve:d.frbm HU Ds HOME program are.used to hfrastructure for many of the Waco Habtat homes. CDur Admnstraton s proposng a $200 mllon Amercan Dream Down Payment Fund. That fund would help low-ncome people wth down -..,. payments on homes of ther own....... ]h e;hudget ncludes a Sngle-Famly Affordable: Housng taxcretjjtjo. > errcourage::nvestors to.develop housng for low.:.ncome famles:;:_:>-<-..~-~,<< t~ ~fle{offce;offath-based and Communty ntatves wll support.~fattn:: )c~,. t5ased groups lke Habtat for Humanty thatoffer help at the loc~1 1eveE. ~.... /- -.-. ~. Suggested Lnes l 1am n Waco today to help buld a new house... and to help celebrate a. g/eat cause: Habtat for Humantys 25th annversary.......,. m proud to be part of Habtat for Humantys World Leaders Buld. l[oday 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 v!{ay to do our part~. : 3
.. ;Ths s one of th e great heartland values of our ct>untry: We beleve n :servn g our Naton by servng olj r neghbor. :And many Arrtercans serve ther heghboroutof servce to God. They!practce wnat Mllard FUer cans "the theology of the hammer; = a falh!that leads tb good works. Thats not ju st good theology, ts good for the tountry. t makes our communt es more generous and corhpassbnate. :our government shouldnt dscrmnate aganst that work. t should...welcome t. Home ownershp s a gnal for famfres... and t s a source of stren:gth :and values for Amer,ca. Hdme ownershp gves famles a stake.n the property they ow n -- and a stake n the communty n whch they lve. By makng t easer for Amercans to own a home, we are makng t easer for them to fulfll the promse of Amerca;.. Jhs s good news for Gladys Evans and her famly, and good news for ths neghborhood - where Gladys grew up, just.a few blocks from here.. Ths s a communty df carng -a communty of character. And want.to ~hank all the good people Who made ths project p os sble. Drafted by: Pete Wehn err Offce of Speech wrtng : Offce: 2021456-6445 (b)(6). J!. ;.., ; 4
Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco August 8, 2001 Draft #8 Acknowledgments Mel Martnez, Secretary of Housng and Urban Development (wll ntroduce the Presdent), and hs wfe, Ktty Mrs. Laura Bush Tom Jones, Managng Drector, Washngton Offce, Habtat for Humanty
.. ~ R.alroad Commsson Charm:an. M:chael Wllams : l Ralroad C,ommssoner Tony: Garza Ralroad Commssoner Charl;es. Matthews L : j. f :.. V!
07 -~ - f. l. Remarks to Habtat for Humanty Supporters - Waco: August 8, 2001 Draft#? Acknowledgments \ Mel Martnez, Secretary of Housng. a[ld Urban Development (wll ntroduce the Presdent), and hs wfe, Ktty. ~.. Mrs. Laura Bush Tom Jones, Managng Drector, Wkshngton Offce, Habtat for Humanty c!.. l. :
Davd Wllams_, Executve VGe Presdent and Chef Operatng Offcer,.... J Habtat for Humanty Dana Ward, Board Presdent, Waco Habtat for Humanty, and the. Volunteers from Waco Habtat for Hwmanty; The Evans Famly- Gladys, Destn, and Bubba (ther home wll just have : be,en bult).... 11 \..!
The Gowan [gow-an] Famly- Ots ll,. Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh], Ots V, Tracy -..l Habtat Homeowners (speech takng,, place n ther yard).. Governor Rck Perry (R) State Senator Davd Sbley (R). State Representatve Kp Avertt (R) stkte Representatve Danne Dels (R). Former State Supreme CourtJustce... G~eg Abbott... 111. >!
....... :. Ralroad Commsson Charman " ".. l Mchael Wllams Ralroad Commssoner Tony Garza.. Ralroad Commsso.ner Charles... Matthews General Land Commssoner.oavd Dewhurst ~.. V.!. ;.
. Ab(l)ut Habtat for Humanty _. Habtat for Humanty,s an ecumencal! (...... Chrstan housng mn:stry dedcated to buldng houses for famles n need. Ope of Habtats slogans s Buldng.... hquses n partnershp wth Gods,. people n need.",.!,! ),,
. j :. : TMs year s Habtats 25th An.nversary. t Was founded by MUard Fuller and ~ :,, hs wfe, Lnda, n 197:6. H$btat volunteers have bult more., than 100,000 houses n 81 countres, prbvdng shelter to more than 500,000 p~ople.. :,.,
!. Habtat homeowners supply the down,, p~yment and the monthly mortgage..!.,. 1:., P.~yments on ther homes, an.d they nvest hundreds of ho urs of ther own lapor n buldnq ther own ho.use and the houses of others. The average cos~ of a Habtat house n< the U.S. s about $46,000. 1 :!!!, r, :
Hbuses are sold af no proft, wth no nterest charged on the m ortgage. ;, ~., About Waco Habtat for Humanty Waco Habtat began n 1986.: The.. Pnesdent wll be help1ng to buld ts 54th house~... B~ylor Unverstys Habtat Campus, Chapter - the f~rst n the world - helps Waco Habtat buld many of ts homes...!.. 4 ;.!
B9ylor students wll be helpng to buld today.. About World Leaders Buld AtJJgust 5-11, 2001 marks.the. culmnaton of the frst ever ~World,. Leaders Buld~" t s an effort by!! Hqbtat to call worldw.. de attenton to the need for decent and affordable. ) sh;elter.._ 5. ~ ",
, A~ the nvtaton of Jmmy Carter, more.than 25 heads of state and- 43.!. cquntres have agreed to partcpate n. a puld sometme durng ths week.! w:th the help of thousands of.. volunteers, they wll construct 1, 175 j. homes..! 6
;. Whle Presdent Bush. wll be :buldng.!.. ~ n!waco, Presdent Carter wll be!. b4ldng n Seoul, South Korea - and around ffty Whte: House staffers. ncludng Andrew Card and Joshua. Bcplten, and Deputy Secretary APhonso Jackson frorn HUD wll be.... : b~ldng. n Northern Vrgna. : ;!,!,._\. :,.. ;! r!!.
! Gla:dys Evans Famly (ther home wll just have been bult)! r. Gladys Evans was born a nd rased n. w1aco, and grew up blocks from the 1 :. s~e of her new Habtat home. She., tr~ns new employees at Cefco stores. throughout Waco and the surroundng area. Destn Evans, t6, daughter.. : Bubba Evans, 14, son., 8.,
Gladyss prevous house cost her over:!..... h~lf of her monthly paycheck. The..! mortgage on her new Habtat home. wh GOSt her only a qu!arter of that.... paycheck~! : ;.!
. Ots and Thresa [tuhr.. EE-suh] Gowan,, [gow-an] Famly {speech takng place.. n t~er yard)!...... The Gowans :p urchased ther: Habtat 1 house n 1990.. Ots works at AAFES [AY-fss] n..!., W:aco, a dstrbuton center for the U.S.. mltary. Thresa [tuhr-ee-suh] works n.... the accounts recevable department of Dealers Electrc. l [! 10 j
Ots Gowan V 29: son.!,, Tracy Gowan, 26, daughter. The Gowans are often several months. ahead on ther mortgage payments.. Tnese payments, along wth those of!..! other Waco Habtat horne.owners, are,, used to buld more Habtat homes n Waco. ~. 11!
:. 1 Adrnnstraton Polcy Next years budget wnl trple fundng avalable to groups lke Habtat for Humanty.. Funds derved from HUDs HOME. prpgram are used to buld.,.,. nf:rastructu.re for many of the :Waco Habtat homes.. 1.!.. 12 : \
Our Admnstraton s proposng a $~00 mllon Amercan Dream....... Down Payment Fund. That fund would. help low-ncome pe.ople wth cjown ;... pqyments on homes of ther own... :.......; ;.. The budget ncludes a Sngle-Famly, Affordable Housng tax credtto ercourage nvestors to develop housng for low-ncom,e famles.,
..!.! T~e Offce of Fath-Based and l C()mmunty ntatves wll support, fath-based groups lke Habtat for. Hltmanty that offer help at the local. lev.el. l 14. \:,!.!,..
1 Suggested Lnes. am n Waco today to help buld a new house... and to help celebrate a great c8use: Habtatfor Humantys 25th,,. annversary.... 15., ;,,.
lrp proud to be part of Habtat for - ~. Hu mantys World Leaders Buld. T day 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 responsb.lty s, lo~al. We must fnd a way to do our part. ; 16 ; "
T~s s one of the great heartland v~lues of our country: We beleve n serrvng our Naton by servng: our 1 neghbqr. :., Arnd many Amercans serve ther.. neghbor out of servce to God. They pr~ctce what Mllard Fuller calls "the. theology of the hammer"._. a fath ~hat leads to good works.. 17!! 1 j
. ;. Tmats not just good theology, ts good for the country. t makes our ; 1. communtes more ge1nerous and cqmpassonate. Our government! shouldnt dscrmnate aganst that,... work. t should welcome t.. 18,. r
. Hdme ownershp s a goal foe famles.... : and t s a source of strength and j f. v~lues for Amerca. Home ownershp gves famles a stake n the property. they own - and a stake n the communty n Wh.ch they lve. By 1 makng _t easer for Amercans to own :...,, a home, we are makng t easer for them to fulfll the promse of Am8rca. 19.,
. Ths s good news for Gladys, Evans. and her famly, and good news for ths- ; neghborhood - where Gladys grew up, just a few blocks from here. Ths s a ~ommunty of carng~ a communty of character. And wa1nt to thank all. th~ good people who made ths project po:ssble. / 20,!