George H.W. Bush
The Public Record
George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.
I am more determined than ever to see that this invading dictator gets out of Kuwait with no compromise of any kind whatsoever.
We won't need a State income tax to deliver the kind of government the citizens of this State want and deserve.
Let us reward the commitment of all of these best trained, highly motivated kids out there, all of those in uniform with the same resolve here at home.
This State is known for its independent state of mind -- making up its own mind on problems.
I don't like to comment on something until I know exactly what happened.
I wish he'd stop reminding me that we do have a few differences out there.
We're hanging tough for a good agreement, one that shows we're serious about driving this deficit down.
Vermont has voted for more Republican Presidential candidates than any other State in the history of this country.
I'm so frustrated by Congress' inability to do anything, I don't know what I'm going to do.
The pursuit of legislative reform concurrent with regulatory reform is needlessly duplicative.
No American family could afford to run its household the way the Congress runs the Federal budget.
This agreement that I hope is about to be forthcoming here has strong enforcement provisions in it.
We seek to protect family, empower the poor, and reward the creative and the risktakers.
I'm always pleased when Americans might be released, or anybody is released.
I like taxes about as much as I like broccoli -- and that ain't much.
Never, in their view, never in this history of this country have we had more motivated, more better trained, or more fine troops, men and women, than we have today.
There can be no compromise -- there can be none -- with this type of brutal aggression where a bully can move in and take over an entire country.
There's a moral underpinning, a strong moral underpinning, to what's happened in the United Nations as we've stood up unanimously against Saddam Hussein's aggression.
There's no doubt in my mind, Congress wouldn't be in this mess today if we had more Republicans in the Congress.





