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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Chances are - if you've picked up a newspaper, watched tv, or listened to the radio at all over the last 24 hours, you've caught someone, somewhere, analyzing President Bush's State of The Union Address. In this program,. we look at what the President's initiatives mean here in New Hampshire. In a few minutes we'll get the perspectives of a State democrat, a republican and an economist. The President began his address with an outline of what he considers are some of his accomplishments since taking office. There was a quick reference to No Child Left Behind , corporate reform, and the creation of the Dept of Homeland Security. |
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roll tape The President told the Congress and the American people that there is no doubt - Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction. The Iraqi leader, Mr. Bush said, has had twelve years to disarm. -- sot Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option. -- track The President focused on ways to boost the sagging economy.from a 670 billion dollar tax cut to the elimination of the income tax on stock dividends. A move- he said -that would help close to 10 million seniors. -- sot It's fair to tax a company's profits. It is not fair to again tax the shareholder on the same profits. -- vo - The President asked for some 400 billion dollars over ten years to overhaul medicare. And in an effort to lower healthcare costs - he called on lawmakers to limit the amount of money awarded in medical malpractice suits. Mr Bush also outlined an emergency plan for AIDS relief to Africa. The cost - 15 billion dollars over five years. -- sot This comprehensive plan will prevent 7 million new AIDS infections, treat at least 2 million with life-extending drugs and provide humane care for millions of people suffering from AIDS and for children orphaned by AIDS. -- |
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New Hampshire's congressional delegation was in the nation's capital for the President's State of the Union address. Here are some thoughts from members of the all republican delegation about tax cuts and Iraq. |
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Bradley 5:47:17 - I think the president outlined some bold new iniciatives, I was very pleased to see him put health care front and center we've got to get the cost of health care under control. Pass a drug benefit for senior citizens under medicare. I was also pleased to see the President pushing toward new technology fuel cells inparticular to try to solve our energy and environmental problems. 5:49:36 I do think he made a convincing case to go to war. But that does not necessarily mean that we will go to war he was very clear about that. There were probably few people who were watching this speech more intently than the Iraqi government. They are playing a catch me if you can game with the inspectors. The evidence is clear as can be that they possess weapons of mass destruction. The issue is what do they plan to utilize them for are they associated with the Al Queda network. And how much of a threat does that association present to the United States and our effort to win the war on terrorism? I think the administration will make that case very clear to the United Nations next week. And at that point the reaction will determine whether or not Saddam Hussein wants to remain the leader of Iraq or whether or not he wants to jeopardize that in the name of continuing the charade that he's been involved with now for close to ten years. |
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Joining us to talk about President Bush's speech, Colin Van Ostern from the New Hampshire Democratic Party and New Hampshire House Majority Whip Rogers Johnson. Thank you both for joining us. As we heard the President once again restated his plan to eliminate the tax on dividend income. Many have complained that will only benefit the wealthy. Others applaud his taking aim at double taxation. We asked New Hampshire economist Dennis Delay for other examples. Representative Johnson, do you agree and should look to cut even more? WAR WITH IRAQ When The President spoke about taking preemtive action aginst Iraq he said we can't wait for some kind of advance notice that Iraq plans to employ weapons of mass destruction.and certainly we've already seen preparations underway for possible War with Iraq - NH has already seen service men and women called up. The president also asked for $6 billion over a decade to quickly make available vaccines and treatments against bioweapons such as anthrax and plague. AFRICA-AIDS -Seeks $15 billion over five years to combat AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. MEDICARE -Sought $400 billion over 10 years to change Medicare, offering older Americans the choice of programs that include prescription drug benefits. SOCIAL SECURITY -Renewed his call for private Social Security retirement accounts. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE -Urged lawmakers to cap certain damages in malpractice awards. ABORTION -Asked Congress to ban a procedure critics call "partial-birth abortion" and all human cloning. ENVIRONMENT -Proposed spending $1.2 billion over an unspecified period to speed the development of hydrogen-powered, zero-emission fuel cell vehicles. DRUG TREATMENT -Sought a $600 million increase in federal spending over the next three years to help treat Americans with drug addition. MENTORS -Called for $450 million over three years to connect mentors with 1 million children of prisoners and disadvantaged adolescents. GROWING DEFICITS -Confronted critics who say his tax cuts and new spending are driving deficits to record levels, saying his economic growth policies would bring in more tax revenues. He demanded "spending discipline" from lawmakers. |
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Turning now to education, another area the President has worked to improve. At a conference this week in Concord, organizers were looking to find new methods of dropout prevention. The "Heads Together" conference brought New Hampshire educators, business people and community members together to come up with ways to keep students enrolled in school. Celene Ramadan has the story. |
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Benson -"We've got a lot of bright students in this state and one of the things we're missing is the opportunity to put in context for them the information they're learning and why it's important to them in their future lives." Track: Governor Craig Benson kicked off the Heads Together conference on Tuesday. The day-long event consisted of guest speakers and workshops and it emphasized partnerships between businesses and schools. Benson - "Whether it's hi-tech or biotech or financial if you can put somebody, a student, next to someone who is a professional who's been doing it for sometime they're going to learn a lot that way. Michael Powers: "We have to prepare NH workers for the workplace and what NH needs, businesses need, communities need is well educated and well trained workers. So we want to reduce the dropout rate in NH so we have better workers so our businesses can grow." Track: Along with business leaders, the conference also brought forth community voices from educators and from students- some who dropped out of high school. Vince: When I went to high school, I was only there for three months if that freshman year and I dropped out. When we graduated and we got to wear our gowns and everything, even though I knew it was just a GED graduation - I didn't care cuz I felt like it was high school. It was great. You don't need to go to high school to feel good about yourself. I'm not saying don't go to high school - but, there's alternates. High school's not for everybody." "Even students who may be at risk to who might not like going to school and who hate sitting in school all day, if they have a job shadow or internship - hands on experience that may change their thinking about school knowing, hey, I really have to learn this because it's going to connect me with a job someday. Mike Hickey - "It's important for school districts to determine what's really important for their students and increasingly this notion of instilling in a student some sense of what it's like to be a worker, after school is very important. And yes, you can get that sense by working in a Mc Donalds or a Shop and Save, but it's important that students realize they have a full range of opportunities after they graduate certainly to be in the service sector, tourism sector, they shouldn't limit themselves in terms of the vision that they adopt for their lives." Track: While the idea of school and business partnerships may seem new to New Hampshire, the basic concept of apprenticeship is old. Benson - "I think it's back to the ways in which people used to be trained and what have you where they used to work with someone who was skilled in that profession." Mike Hickey - "The notion of school and business partnerships is an old concept - but given today's economy, given the need to get every dollar possible at the local school district for education - I think partnerships are being re-examined in a positive way and businesses - where they have always been looked to as partners will, I think, feel increased pressure to step up, indentify potential partners within a school district and really make it work at the local level." Track: For New Hampshire Outlook, I'm Celene Ramadan. |
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Joining us to talk more about the strategies and partnerships that are being used to curb the dropout rate in New Hampshire, Deputy Commissioner of Education Dr. Paul Ezin and Tom Shaughnessy, Director of Youth Services for the New Hampshire Workforce Opportunity Council. Thank you both for joining us. |
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1. Why is it important for businesses to help try to keep kids in school? 2. What are some of the ways that your company plans on getting involved? 3. What do you hope the schools will do? 4. If you were to begin a program at school, would it happen during school hours, or would these programs be after-school? Will anything be manditory? 5. What types of education do you think could improve upon a child's interest to stay in school? Are there specific areas of study that you hope to build upon? 6. Is there any resistence to these kinds of programs that are being discussed here? If so, what are some of the main concerns? 7. What more needs to be done? 1. How can businesses contribute to the environment in schools to keep kids interested in their education? 2. What are some of the things that your school is doing to try to keep kids interested and involved? 3. Many schools, due to a lack of funding, have ceased to continue after-school programs - will obstacles such as funding get in the way of taking new initiatives in schools? 4. When people hear that buisnesses are taking an interest in education and getting involved, vocational training comes to mind - is there a chance that there may be curriculum changes as a result of this program? 5. Do you believe that kids have a hard time bridging from school to work? If so, why? 6. Is there a danger for kids to be too "business minded"? Will it affect their other school work in a sense that it will make it seem "less important" than skills they can specifically apply to jobs? |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - We wrap up the week in the legislature with the capitol roundup and we'll here from both sides of the aisle. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/29/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 13:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, In this program, we look at what the President's initiatives in the State of the Union Address mean here in New Hampshire. We heard from New Hampshire's congressional delegation, the perspective of a state economist and the perspectives of a State democrat, a republican and an economist. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Jennifer Ellis, Tai Freligh NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rep. Jeb Bradley \Congressional District 1, Rep. Charlie Bass \Congressional District 2, Dennis Delay\NH Economist, Colin Van Ostern\NH Democratic Party, Rep. Rogers Johnson \NH House Majority Whip |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 1/29/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 13:00 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, In this program, we look education, another area the President has worked to improve. At a conference this week in Concord, organizers were looking to find new methods of dropout prevention. The "Heads Together" conference brought New Hampshire educators, business people and community members together to come up with ways to keep students enrolled in school. This package was followed by an instudio discussion about drop out prevention. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Celene Ramadan NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Craig Benson\NH Governor, Michael Powers\Pres, NH Workforce Opportunity Council, Vincent Shipley\Youthbuild, Claudia Rein\School-to-Work Coord, Winnisquam, Michael Hickey\President and CEO, Verizon NH, Tom Shaughnessy\NH Workforce Opportunity Council, Director of Youth Srvcs, Dr. Paul Ezen\Deputy Commissioner NH Department of Ed |
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Earlier we had a chance to sit down with New Hampshire Economist Dennis Delay to talk about what economic impacts the President's speech may have on New Hampshire. |