States electoral votes and the presidency to governor bush. This is about 90 minutes. Great deal ofa pleasure and pride that i work that i welcome Vice President al gore. The first event was a meeting with residents in portsmouth, New Hampshire, to discuss longterm health care issues. [applause] mr. Gore today, im announcing we are submitting to the the reintroduction and extension of the Older Americans act with improvements recommended in that act. It has been a great law. [applause] there washe applause begun by somebody who knows this center is a part of the good things that can come, that have come from the Older Americans act. Among senioractive citizens in carthage, tennessee, and frequently goes to the Senior Citizens center there. My father, who i lost in december, was the author of the first medicare bill to pass the United States senate in 1964 and in 1965, it became the law of the land. Both Social Security and medicare along with the Older Americans act and body our nations commitment to our seniors. The way god made us in the later years of our lives, that we slow down and lose the same strength and ability to take care of my of ourselves,care we have developed ways to ask russ the compassion and love for those who brought us into the world, raised us, and Social Security is the pillar of our countries support for quality of life and a life of dignity for our seniors. Openingt to say in my comments that president clinton and i are going to stand by Social Security. Whatever changes are necessary andnsure its survival financial soundness when the baby boom when the baby boomers retire, whatever those changes are, we are going to make sure we save Social Security first, use the Budget Surplus before using it for anything else, and make sure it is in good shape. Commitment americans in both Political Parties feel very strongly. The love you have in your heart and so many of you have expressed today is a core value that binds us together and should be expressed in the way we care for each other in this country and, as a Representative Democracy, we have the right to in methodsvalues that can help families and that is what i am talking about here and that is what we are trying to do. Stories weny and the have told here will make it thatr to build a record will eventually lead to passage of measures to make it easier for families giving longterm care. I would like to close by expressing my deepest respect for those of you giving so much of yourself and restate my determination to making sure my country does more to honor and support this work. Thank you so much for coming. [applause] what is your name . Thats heart of an hourlong discussion Vice President gore had two weeks ago. [indiscernible] mr. Gore how do you do . Nice to see you. We are on the case. Did you write this . Really . Who do you talk to on email . Anybody i can get. You. Ore good for thank you. Thats a very interesting idea. [indiscernible] that is from 10 years ago. He is a remarkable young man. Tell your folks hello. How have you been . Before leaving New Hampshire, Vice President gore stopped by a textile mill in dover. [applause] thank you all very much. I have often said dover is a city with a rich history and proud future. It is exemplified by this bill this mill building. It is our past and now it is our future things to the work of everyone in our city. Businesses and bring more of your business sense over. We havethe breast the best Education System and there should be no doubt the Vice President of the United States would feel warm and community. This this is not something i get to like to, but i would introduce the second most powerful man in the world, Vice President al gore. [applause] mr. Gore thank you very much. Hank you very much thank you very much, ladies angela gentlemen and congratulations. This is such an exciting day. I want to congratulate you on your wonderful leadership in helping to bring this about. At the you who were here expansion process knows the story. For those who are visiting from elsewhere, let me tell you dover has great leadership from his mayor and his loan program made possible opening the door to the expansion that brought jobs back continued the process of revitalizing dover. This is a happy day in sydney respects that it is an occasion to recognize the role world leadership has played in this. Tim sheldon, thank you for your wonderful work and bringing about this development. Others have contributed and i want to thank the leaders of these great companies. At merrimack headquarters at pc connection recently. [applause] not too long ago, last year. You guys are growing and expanding and it is really great to see. To shield environmental, the brown Field Program we are pushing hard is part of our nations effort to revitalize the core of our community and reclaim a lot that used to be eyesores and now there are great Real Estate Opportunities to bring yet more jobs into the , to the others, we are so glad you are part of this success story. I think there are some other reasons in addition to great leadership. We have had a booming economy and the last six and a half years, you have seen New Hampshire change from a time that you are losing 10,000 jobs a year, to a time when you are raining 12,000 jobs a year. That is partly because we have fiscal responsibility. President clinton and i have put into place an economic plan that has balanced the budget and turn the biggest deficit into the biggest surplus. That kept Interest Rates low and empowered investors to create these jobs and lead to a booming economy that makes businesses want to expand. And your community has had the foresight as well as leadership to equip this whole building with Internet Connections and amenities and the kind of infrastructure that attracts businesses, especially the hardcharging expanding hightech is this is we are talking about here. Highestshire has the percentage of hightech jobs than any other state in the country. It is ironic this expansion would be taking place in this building because this holding is 175 years old. His site is 175 years old the building is 110 years old. Revitalize,newed, reinvented and leading to all of these jobs. Congratulations. This is a great accomplishment. I congratulate you on this happy occasion and its a great privilege to join you in marking this expansion and theres more to come. Outmember shaking hands here one time when there were very few jobs in this time when i walked in, not only are you hanginge, i saw guys out the top windows yelling and waving and stuff. It is just fantastic. The best of luck. Theres more to come. Lets keep this prosperity going. [applause] next stop was harveys bakery, where the Vice President bought some daffodils, part of a Cancer Research funding project in the community. Mr. Gore nice to meet you. Hello, mr. Vice president. Welcome to dover. To see you. Ce nice to see you. They have owned the bakery for 40 years. Mr. Gore tell them i said hello. Some daffodils to help fight cancer. Wonderful. These are ones that are already open. Just put them in some water. Mr. Gore great. Usually, this is how they are given. Will theseow long keep . Im going to see her tomorrow night. With them in the fridge and they will be fine. Then put them in some warm water. Keep the change. Its for a good cause. Thank you for coming in. Having a good time . Mr. Gore a great time. Couldnt be nicer. Tell everybody hello and your parents again. Thank you for coming. Mr. Gore hope you sell a lot of these. We are on our second box. This is harveys bakery. Mr. Gore thank you. Im working on it with your help. How are you . [laughter] nice to see you. Here you get. Help in thehese to fight against cancer. The last one goes right here. Would you like that . Thank you very much. Whats your babys name . How are you . Nice to see you guys. Good to meet you. Thank you. Everybody on the bus, weve got a long drive. You do not want to be in the van. Vice president gore was in New Hampshire late last month. After spending a friday afternoon portsmouth, his motorcade traveled an hour north to conway, New Hampshire and a Campaign Fundraiser for the Carroll County durham Carroll County democratic party. I would like to make al gore and honorary Carroll County democrat. [applause] because he really is one of us. And honored to introduce a compassionate and courageous democrat, Vice President al gore. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Carroll County. [applause] i dont see a republican anywhere. Much, ladies and gentlemen. Those kind you for words. You put a lot of time and effort into that and i appreciate it. As i drove up here, i looked not , iy at the businesses couldnt help but notice the beauty of the White Mountains that surround us. They are so beautiful. I look forward to spending more time here and some friends have talked to me about some great hikes. Believe we need to protect our environment and here in New Hampshire, this part of New Hampshire especially, you can tell folks how the environment and the economy are related. The beauty of the mountains and pristine quality of our air and water has a lot to do with the tourism business. It has a lot to do with the fact New Hampshire is the state with the highest percentage of Technology Jobs in the nation. People want to come here to live and if they have a choice, and they are able to relocate most they want to come to a beautiful environment. I believe these challenges can successfully with democratic leadership in our country and here in New Hampshire. I believe we have the opportunity to begin this new era in American History with the kinds of policies that not only keep our prosperity going, but use it to bring about the revolutionary prosperity and fill in the gaps of Health Care Coverage and help families become stronger and make me a decent more livable. Working with you, i believe we can do it as, kratz together. I look forward to visiting personally with each and every one of you before i leave as you enjoy your dinner. I appreciate you inviting me to this dinner honoring Grover Cleveland and i believe that by working together, we can create the kind of america our generation deserves in the 21st century. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much. Enjoy your dinner. [applause] met you in 92 at the inauguration in washington. Mr. Gore good to see you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Nice to meet you. Again. Thank you. Can i reach over there . How are you . Thank you very much. I appreciate you speaking to gay and lesbian groups. Mr. Gore your vote counts twice. Thank you for mentioning mental health. Mr. Gore thank you. Thank you for your support. Good advice. How are you doing . Thank you for coming tonight. You . Re thank you. I appreciate that very much. How are you . Ive worked with you in the past. Of a vicehink president who has been more involved than you have and i would like to say thank you. Mr. Gore thank you very much. Nice to meet you. It makes such a difference. We will do our best. How are you . My pleasure. Nice to meet you. Thank you. Appreciate it. How are you doing . How are you . Thank you very much. [indiscernible] thank you. We continue with Vice President gore in New Hampshire, the last weekend in march. On saturday morning, he stopped by the capital city diner in concord. Good to see you this morning. How are you. Good morning. Al gore. Im doing ok. How are you doing there . Looks like a good, hearty rockfest. How old are you . Nice to meet you. Good morning. Here we go. There you go. Good morning. Im hungry. Mr. Gore looks like a pretty large breakfast. I love it. Thank you. Could you write down your name for us . Mr. Gore what is your name . How old are you . Did you get some breakfast . [applause] i will be right back. Hows it going to hang . [applause] has a going gang . Is good to see you. Great to see you. Mr. Gore bob took me on a five mile or. He didnt tell me there were all of those steep hills. Welcome to New Hampshire. Mr. Gore that was so beautiful. I thought it went real far. [laughter] North Country was great last night. It went well. [inaudible] [indiscernible] [applause] [laughter] how are you. FamiliesNew Hampshire hosted the Vice President for neighborhood coffee. He visited visited a Congress Home on saturday morning. Mr. Gore thank you for helping out today. Spent Vice President nearly an hour inside talking to neighbors in this concord resident and then met with a homeowner across the street. Mr. Gore how are you all . Nice to see you. How do you do . Im joan. Everybody back up. Nice to see you. When are you coming back . I will be long. Good. I want to ask a question. Elected, can i sit . R. Gore both of you sit im dying of cancer and i want to know if elected president , what are you going to do to help the poor and it comes to the stupid welfare system where it seems like welfare is for those who want to go out and have of inch of kids and leech off the system but those of us who really need the help seem to get squat. We really needed. Handicapped is where it is needed. One of the reasons im so strongly supporting our welfare to work program which takes those who are able ablebodied and moves them into the workforce is that so there will be ample resources. Cant and im sick and tired of seeing these women go out and buying beer and all the scrap with half a dozen welfare kids, illegitimate kids hanging from their sleeves. Mr. Gore we are pushing the welfare to work program by andng Job Opportunities support for families making that transition. Im going to push that hard. Let me say one other thing im for expanded war against cancer. We are increasing the research budget. I hope so. Lung cancer is a bummer. Mr. Gore my sister died of lung cancer. Im so sorry. I wish you the best. God bless you. Thank you, al. Thank you. Mr. Gore byebye. Thank you. President gore. Mr. Gore thank you. Im working on it. The Vice President s motorcade traveled 20 minutes south to New Hampshire policy largest city and visited a noon hour crowd at a local restaurant specializing in french canadian cuisine. Mr. Gore how are you doing . Thats my grandson, kyle. We meet again. How old are you, kyle . You stand right here and you stand right in front of me. How are you doing . Good to see you. Good to see you. How are you . How do you do . Here we are. [indiscernible] good luck. We will be thinking about you. Good to see you. Everything going well . I enjoyed seeing your brother. He makes a little noise, doesnt he . Mr. Gore good to meet you. High. How are you all . Nice to meet you. How have you been . How are you . Good to see you. Did the tooth fairy come . Good to see you. Thank you. How are you . Is that left over from st. Patricks day . Nice to meet you. How are you . How do you do . How are you . How are you doing . Nice to see you. You embarrassed her. Good to see you again. I appreciate that. You. Thank you very much. How old are you . Nice to meet you. How are you doing . Pardon me. Thank you very much. Thank you. Nice to meet you. How are you . Good luck. Have a good day. The next stop on the Vice President s New Hampshire swing was another private home in manchester. How are you doing . How are you . The ones that worked on the sign. [applause] nice to meet you all. Mr. Vice president , we are very pleased to have you here. Mr. Gore we spoke at the airport. How old are you now . How old are you . This is my school newspaper. Mr. Gore great. I see. Incentral high school here manchester. Mr. Gore great. There we go. Thank you very can i keep that . Family r mr. Gore werent you pregnant when we first met . The story is about New Hampshire. This is our privilege. Thank you for doing this. We wish our Spring Garden was up. Mr. Gore it is beautiful. Here is part of an hourlong exchange Vice President gore had with some manchester, New Hampshire residents. Mr. Gore it is great to be back in manchester in a living room talking with people. Im just thrilled to be here. I want to thank Billy Shaheen for being my campaign manager. [applause] and to all the distinguished guests, which is everybody, some longtime friends who are here and new acquaintances im meeting for the first time, i want your support in this president ial race. Th