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Bush Embarks on Fund-Raising Sprint for Re-Election Campaign
Aired June 16, 2003 - 11:00 ET
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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Up first on CNN, political economics. President Bush embarks on a fund-raising sprint for his reelection campaign this week, while putting the focus on a key campaign issue -- the economy. The president gives a speech this hour in New Jersey, as we said.
And our White House correspondent, Chris Burns, is traveling with the president.
He checks in now from Elizabeth, New Jersey with a preview for us -- Chris.
CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Leon.
The president just finished touring a small business, an Italian food business, where he was looking at manicotti and ravioli making machines, part of this idea that his tax cut will help small businesses buy machines like those and help to create the jobs that he hopes will be created in time for next year's elections. So the president making what is very, very closely, could be closely called some kind of a political appearance today in his effort to push his economic policy.
He is also going to be raising a lot of money in the next few days. It's about a two week swing across the United States, himself as well as Vice President Dick Cheney and First Lady Laura Bush. They will all be making appearances, the president making his first appearance tomorrow in Washington, $2,000 a head to get in at a hotel where he'll be talking to people. He'll also be going to Greensborough, Georgia on Friday.
Those are just the first two of a number of appearances, more than a half dozen appearances the president will be making in the next two weeks aiming to raise some $20 million. And that is part of the effort, a wider effort to raise up to $200 million or more.
Now, the president has already raised more money than the nine Democratic candidates put together. So a formidable machine, a formidable war chest -- Leon.
HARRIS: A war chest that it appears is only going to get bigger.
All right, thanks, Chris.
BURNS: Absolutely.
Thank you. HARRIS: Chris Burns with President Bush in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
We'll be getting back to him once those remarks from the president begin.
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Aired June 16, 2003 - 11:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Up first on CNN, political economics. President Bush embarks on a fund-raising sprint for his reelection campaign this week, while putting the focus on a key campaign issue -- the economy. The president gives a speech this hour in New Jersey, as we said.
And our White House correspondent, Chris Burns, is traveling with the president.
He checks in now from Elizabeth, New Jersey with a preview for us -- Chris.
CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Leon.
The president just finished touring a small business, an Italian food business, where he was looking at manicotti and ravioli making machines, part of this idea that his tax cut will help small businesses buy machines like those and help to create the jobs that he hopes will be created in time for next year's elections. So the president making what is very, very closely, could be closely called some kind of a political appearance today in his effort to push his economic policy.
He is also going to be raising a lot of money in the next few days. It's about a two week swing across the United States, himself as well as Vice President Dick Cheney and First Lady Laura Bush. They will all be making appearances, the president making his first appearance tomorrow in Washington, $2,000 a head to get in at a hotel where he'll be talking to people. He'll also be going to Greensborough, Georgia on Friday.
Those are just the first two of a number of appearances, more than a half dozen appearances the president will be making in the next two weeks aiming to raise some $20 million. And that is part of the effort, a wider effort to raise up to $200 million or more.
Now, the president has already raised more money than the nine Democratic candidates put together. So a formidable machine, a formidable war chest -- Leon.
HARRIS: A war chest that it appears is only going to get bigger.
All right, thanks, Chris.
BURNS: Absolutely.
Thank you. HARRIS: Chris Burns with President Bush in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
We'll be getting back to him once those remarks from the president begin.
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