George Bush actually said...

"Inclusion of such unnecessary new projects and this new level of spending will threaten the President's approval of the bill."

"There is no factual or legal basis for granting the Zuni Tribe special treatment by retroactively recognizing their land title."

"Pending the outcome of the budget summit, more appropriate levels for this bill would be the current funding levels."

"History shows that such a reversal in the role of partisan politics in the ethic of public service would inevitably lead to repoliticizing the Federal work force."