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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Jun 22, 2008

The ambiguous description of the bill's scope would pose an unnecessarily heavy burden on HHS.

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Jun 22, 2008

As the father of twin girls, there's nothing better than having good role models for girls to look at.

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Jun 22, 2008

I wish these two great athletes all the best at the Olympics in Beijing.

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Jun 22, 2008

The Federal Government has no oversight over child abuse and neglect investigations.

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Jun 22, 2008

This expanded role of the Federal Government could have the unintended consequence of lessening both the need and the incentive for States to assume the additional costs and responsibility of implementing these new standards and procedures.

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Jun 21, 2008

This is going to happen before the end of his administration.

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Jun 20, 2008

This imposes needless costs on American families and drivers, and it deprives American workers of good jobs, and it needs to change.

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Jun 20, 2008

So my administration has repeatedly called on Congress to open access to new oil exploration here in the United States.

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Jun 20, 2008

I asked Democratic congressional leaders to take the side of working families and small businesses and farmers and ranchers and move forward with four steps to expand American oil and gasoline production.

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Jun 20, 2008

One obvious solution is for America to increase our domestic oil production.

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Jun 20, 2008

Experts believe that the OCS could produce enough oil to match America's current production for almost 10 years.

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Jun 20, 2008

If congressional leaders leave for the Fourth of July recess without taking action, they will need to explain why four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for them to act.

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Jun 20, 2008

Together, we can meet the energy challenges we face and keep our economy the strongest, most vibrant, and most hopeful in the world.

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Jun 19, 2008

It will help our intelligence professionals learn our enemies' plans for new attacks.

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Jun 19, 2008

The enemy who attacked us on September the 11th is determined to strike this country again.

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Jun 19, 2008

I reiterate with appreciation the bipartisan support that the Congress has shown for NATO's next round of enlargement.

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Jun 19, 2008

I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $32.8 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration…

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Jun 19, 2008

This legislation gives our troops the funds they need to prevail without tying the hands of our commanders in the field or imposing artificial timetables for withdrawal.

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Jun 19, 2008

If congressional leaders leave for the 4th of July recess without taking action they will need to explain why $4-a-gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for them to act.

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Jun 18, 2008

While an expansion of FHA's reach is appropriate to help more homeowners, it must be done responsibly.

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Jun 18, 2008

The Federal Government must not prolong necessary corrections in the housing market, bail out lenders, or subsidize irresponsible borrowing and lending.

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