FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill will travel to four Southern cities next week to discuss the economy.

During visits Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24, to cities in Kentucky and Tennessee the Secretary will meet with employers and workers to hear about local economic conditions and will discuss President Bush's efforts to strengthen the economic recovery, from cutting taxes last year and enacting a stimulus package this spring to advancing free trade now that the President has trade promotion authority and repeating the President's call on Congress to enact terrorism risk insurance and pension security. 

The Secretary’s objective is to meet with people on the front lines of the American economy - small business owners, employees, individual  investors, business leaders, economists and farmers - to discuss where our economy stands, the impact of the policies we have put in place, and the steps we are taking as we move forward.  While on this Southern tour, the Secretary will meet with local employers and visit local businesses where he will speak to employees. 

Open Press Events of the Secretary’s trip to the South:

Monday, September 23

Lexington, KY

9:00 - 10:30AM           Remarks to the Lexington Chamber of Commerce and University of Kentucky Business School Students                                                         

University of Kentucky

Worsham Theatre

                                    Lexington, KY 40506

 Louisville, KY

1:00 - 2:00PM                         Remarks to the Greater Louisville Chamber of Commerce

                                                            Vincenzo's Restaurant

                                                            150 S. 5^th St.

                                                            Louisville, KY 40202-3102

                                                            (502)580-1350

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3:45 - 5:15 PM                        Tour of UPS Facility

                                                UPS Facility at Louisville International Airport

                                                911 Grade Lane

                                                Louisville, KY 40213  

                                                Press Stakeout at Conclusion of Tour Only.           

Tuesday, September 24

Nashville, TN

8:00 - 9:00AM                         Remarks at Vanderbilt University

                                                            Owen Business School

                                                            Vanderbilt University

                                                            2300 Vanderbilt Place                                                                                                                          Nashville, TN 37090

12:30 - 1:30PM                                   Tour of Dell Plant

                                                            Dell Computer Corp.

                                                            6850 Eastgate Blvd.

                                                            Lebanon, TN 37090

                                                            Press Stakeout at Conclusion of Tour Only.