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Click here for 40 full quotes from George W. Bush in the book 230-page policy outline.
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Budget & Economy New Prosperity Initiative: remove obstacles to advancement. |
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Civil Rights GOP to reach out with goal of prosperity for all races. Enforce civil rights, reform education, help people achieve. |
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Drugs Feds must help border counties fight drug traffickers. |
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Education �Reading First� confronts a national emergency. Federal funding & flexible state design for Reading First. |
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Environment 6-point plan for brownfield cleanup. Superfund failing: too costly; too litigious; too complex. Texas record: cleaner air & water; toxic cleanup. Incentives for private land stewardship & conservation. Conservation partnerships to protect lands & watersheds. $60M for private stewardship; tax break on conservation land. |
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Families & Children $2.3 billion over 5 years for adoption & child welfare. Support measures to keep children in their homes. |
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Free Trade Agrees with Clinton-Gore: PNTR for China. China NTR promotes freedom, security and economics. |
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Government Reform Reform the court system to serve people, not lawyers. Restore cooperation with Congress, to accomplish more. Make govt citizen-centered, results-oriented & market-based. |
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Gun Control Government should pay for voluntary trigger locks. |
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Health Care New Prosperity Initiative: $2,000 health ins. tax credit. Expand and Reform Medical Savings Accounts:. $7.4B for nursing home insurance via tax deductions. Affordable long-term care instead of financial ruin. More funding for disability assistance. |
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Homeland Security Increase military salaries & weapons spending. Develop SDI, even if we must breach ABM treaty. SDI needed for defense against rogue states & terrorists. |
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Immigration Latinos enrich us; family values go past Rio Grande. |
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Social Security Maintain basics of government�s �most successful program�. 2% real return is not enough; sound investments get 6%. Support retirement via government-plus-private system. |
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Tax Reform Proposes tax cuts of $483B over 5 years. Lower tax rates to 10%-25%-33%; end inheritance tax. New Prosperity Initiative: 6 million tax-free families. Reduce share of tax burden on low- and middle-income. |
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Welfare & Poverty New Prosperity Initiative: rent vouchers; homeowner credits. $1B & tax credits for Individual Development Accounts. $1.7B over 5 years for home rehabs in poor neighborhoods. Use financial incentives for social needs via private sector. |
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