Bush Trip to Start at Grand Canyon
President Bush will speak on the environment at the Grand Canyon on Sept. 18, at the start of a three-day, five-state trip mixing policy and politics, the White House said Monday.
Bush will get a firsthand view of air quality monitors at the Colorado River gorge, where efforts are under way to solve a pollution problem caused by distant power plants.
From Arizona, Bush will travel to Salt Lake City to meet with leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attend a Republican fund-raising event.
Bush will fly to Portland, Ore., on Sept. 19 to attend a fund-raising breakfast for Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.), then go to Los Angeles for a political event for Sen. John Seymour (R-Calif.).
On Sept. 20, Bush will stop in Chicago to address the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Arizona and Utah will be the 47th and 48th states Bush has visited as President. After this trip, Arkansas and Nevada will be the only states Bush has not visited.
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