Political Quotes

George W. Bush

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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Governor of Texas from January 17, 1995, until December 21, 2000. His presidency was marked by significant events, including the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush's domestic policies included tax cuts, education reform, and Medicare prescription drug benefits.

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Feb 14, 2007

That means for the third year in a row, domestic discretionary spending will be below inflation.

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Feb 14, 2007

America will work with our allies to strengthen the NATO force in Afghanistan.

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Feb 14, 2007

The Congress should work to address these priorities without adding to the deficit.

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Feb 14, 2007

[America's] national policy is to assert that all human beings are born free; all human beings are equal in inherent rights and human dignity.

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Feb 14, 2007

We will help the people of Afghanistan defeat the terrorists.

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Feb 14, 2007

I am pleased this legislation makes progress on earmarks, but there is more to do.

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Feb 14, 2007

We must not allow them to reestablish the safe haven they lost in Afghanistan.

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Feb 14, 2007

I believe in the universality of freedom, and I believe that this country—this grand country of ours has an obligation to help people realize the blessings of freedom.

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Feb 14, 2007

The Protocol is the first regional agreement to establish effluent standards to protect one of our most valuable resources, the marine environment.

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Feb 14, 2007

I remain concerned that the bill, in many cases, reflects the wrong spending priorities.

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Feb 14, 2007

The intensity of the fighting decreases during Afghanistan's winter.

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Feb 14, 2007

If we were to leave Iraq before the job is done, there would be chaos, and out of chaos would become vacuums, and into those power vacuums would flow extremists.

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Feb 14, 2007

Richard Sullivan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Michael B. Mukasey, retired.

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Feb 14, 2007

Congress should continue to take steps to improve transparency for all earmarks.

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Feb 14, 2007

The United States will help President Musharraf defeat the terrorists and extremists operating inside Pakistan.

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Feb 14, 2007

I am pleased that the final bill for the Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations process complies with the overall spending limits that I set.

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Feb 13, 2007

The idea that somehow we're manufacturing the idea that the Iranians are providing IEDs is preposterous.

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Feb 13, 2007

The Lebanese people's greatest tribute to Rafiq Hariri… would be to come together across sectarian divides to build the free, stable, and prosperous Lebanon.

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Feb 13, 2007

I fully recognize we're not going to be able to stop all suicide bombers; I know that.

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Feb 13, 2007

I can understand why people are concerned when they turn on the TV screens and see this violence.

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