SEC. EVANS CONTINUES NATIONWIDE TOUR PROMOTING PRESIDENT BUSH’S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION PLAN

Stops in Michigan and Pennsylvania;
Will Open NYSE on Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans is back on the road again this week talking about the President’s economic growth and job creation plan and its impact on the economy. Evans was the guest of U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (Mich.-6) at the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce Monday evening before traveling to Pennsylvania Tuesday to participate in an economic roundtable with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and local businesses in Pittsburgh.

“The President believes that our economy isn’t growing fast enough or creating enough jobs for American workers,” said Evans. “That’s why President Bush will continue to fight for the economic growth plan that will have the maximum impact on our economy and create the most jobs for our workers. The President proposed that plan in January, it was the right plan then, and it’s the right plan now.”

Tuesday afternoon, Evans will host a townhall meeting in Harrisburg with senior citizens to discuss President Bush’s plan to eliminate the double taxation on stock dividends, a provision that will benefit 35 million shareholders, half of whom are our nation’s senior citizens. Wednesday morning, Evans will take the plan to Wall Street where he will open the day’s trading at the New York Stock Exchange and discuss the plan’s benefits with investors. Evans has now traveled to 30 cities and 16 states since President Bush unveiled his plan in January.

Next week, Evans will travel to Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Wash.; and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M. to meet with small businessmen and women as well as with unemployed workers to discuss the plan and how it will impact their bottom line.