George W. Bush: Domestic Policy
Economic policy main part
2 tax cuts
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
research would be done on stem cells from umbilical cords of women after birth FAILURE: president vetoed it
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
$700 billion (stimulus/bailout)
CGR: National Debt
-$10.6 trillion
Faith Based Initiatives
Federally funded social services that reflect Republican values
Republican Moral Platform
Republicans feel it is their obligation to protect the values and morals of America
CGR: US Government Yearly Budget Deficits
2 tax cuts, increase government spending
Columbia Disaster
Broke up on re-entry all 7 crew members died
Results of; EESA 2008
Increased Debt but have to get the American economy moving again
Department of Homeland Security
SUCCESS
Illegal Immigration
SUCCESS: slowed it down, but did not completely stop it. 700 mile fence along US-Mexico border
Director of National Intelligence
SUCCESS: we have not had another 9/11
Hurricane Katrina
This natural disaster hit New Orleans in 2005, making the Bush administration look bad
CGR: International Trade Imbalance
US imported $711 billion more than it exported
Free Fallin' American Economy
Unemployment up 5% in 2 years, Bank Foreclosures up 460 from 2008
Federal Marriage Amendment
defining marriage between a man and a woman FAILURE: did not get passed
CGR: Credit Crisis
excessive use of credit, household debts were 130% of income
U.S.A Patriot Act
expanded the authority of U.S law enforcement agencies for the stated purpose of fighting terrorism SUCCESS: prevented another terrorist attack
Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization Act
government will subside the cost of prescription drugs for Americans in the Medicare program, cost $400 billion SUCCESS: for older Americans only
CGR: Stock Market Decline
lost $7 trillion in value
An Ownership Society
more responsibility to individuals by lessening federal government power
No Child Left Behind
must pass an assessment that is based on state created standards SUCCESS: lower districts showed improvements
CGR: Rise of Oil Prices
over $100 a barrel, spending on oil and not on other things, economy goes down
Partial Birth Abortion Act
person delivering a living fetus cannot kill it did not stop people from doing it
Virginia Tech Shooting
worst school shooting in history 32 killed 25 wounded
