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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May 21, 2001

Neal A. McCaleb, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Kevin Gover.

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May 21, 2001

Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Richard S. Arnold, retired.

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May 21, 2001

William S. Farish, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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May 21, 2001

Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Lois Jane Schiffer, resigned.

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May 21, 2001

Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of five years, vice Donna Tanoue.

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May 21, 2001

Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice John Joseph Callahan, resigned.

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May 21, 2001

Ours is an administration that believes that every child can learn.

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May 21, 2001

Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids... is prohibited.

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May 21, 2001

I often said during the campaign that Dick Cheney and I were not going to Washington just to mark time.

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May 21, 2001

I hereby order the following additional measures be taken with respect to prohibiting the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone:

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May 21, 2001

This is an administration which will keep its word, and we expect others to do so, as well.

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May 21, 2001

The people of this country will be able to say, 'We elected them. They went to Washington. They did what they said they were going to do, and the people are better off for it.'

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May 21, 2001

Government can fund, but what Government can't do is cause people to love one another.

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May 21, 2001

Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years, vice Donna Tanoue, term expired.

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May 20, 2001

John Price is a proven business leader and committed member of his community.

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May 20, 2001

What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and the way you use the gifts you are given.

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May 20, 2001

The bill will promote the cleanup of Superfund sites and reduce needless lawsuits.

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May 20, 2001

Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author.

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May 20, 2001

I was really never sure what that was, but I do think that I'm a better man because of Yale.

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May 20, 2001

Public service is one way, an honorable way, to mark your life with meaning.

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May 20, 2001

Today we honor the memory of Andrei Sakharov on the 80th anniversary of his birth.

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May 17, 2001

But today we get to celebrate the fact that the crew is home.

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May 17, 2001

The Cuban independence we celebrate today was the product of the enormous courage of the Cuban people.

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May 17, 2001

Today the violence in the Middle East took on a new level of intensity.

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