George Bush actually said...

"GSA has already submitted a proposal to Congress to utilize this land as part of a plan to consolidate the State Department's operations."

"I declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to deal with the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States."

"The bill would require the General Services Administration (GSA) to give up one of the last remaining sites that it controls in the District of Columbia that can be used for cost-effective housing of ..."

"The source of our success has always been the immense power of entrepreneurial capitalism."