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On the recordMarch 3, 2004
My opponent has plans for those tax cuts. He wants to take them away. He would use that money to expand the federal government. I have a better idea. To keep this economy growing and to create jobs the tax cuts must be permanent. My opponent admits that Osama bin Laden was a threat. He didn't support my decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Perhaps he was hoping Saddam would lose the next Iraqi election.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush criticizes John Kerry's stance on tax cuts and the Iraq war during his campaign.

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