George W. Bush: Domestic Policy

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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


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