I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.
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We've got to figure out a way to cause communities to also want them, the political, organized bodies.
How about we agree upon what our common American values are, which is let's make this a true land of opportunity.
We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans.
A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important.
We need community action and policies to support healthy communities.
The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.
Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong.
I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.
We need to preserve our neighborhoods, our small business, our local economy.
Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.
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