On the recordSeptember 13, 2005
And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge H.W. Bush: “And to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.”
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Bush accepts responsibility for the federal government's failures during Hurricane Katrina.
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