George W. Bush Quotes

Changing social policy is just dogged hard work.

Our troops are owed a policy worthy of their sacrifice.

The president named Obama is probably not going to repeal the bill that's named after him.

The Obama administration was not in a position where they were seeking legislation. I don't know yet how President Trump intends to approach this. I know he spoke about it during the campaign. I know he cares about it, but it's premature for me to say.

It is not helpful to have those kind of comments come out when we've got troops in combat.

We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.

I support special forces. I support trainers. I support the air campaign. And I think we're making some progress. I want to continue to intensify that, and that's exactly what the president is doing.

Listen, we’re making good progress in Iraq. Sometimes its hard to tell it when you listen to the filter.

Stop sending out press releases and start passing some bills...

Our servicemen and women have been doing right by America for generations. And, as long as I am commander in chief, America’s going to do right by them.

If I could solve these problems with passing laws in the Congress, I would do so.

If you're trying to understand why it is that certain things happen in Sacramento and certain things don't, at the end of the day, it comes down to the issue of incentives: We do what we're incentivized to do.

It is important that we enact immigration reform.

Sometimes momentous government action leaves everyone uncertain about the next move.

We must pass immigration reform.

In 2012, I helped lead the successful effort in Congress to allow states to conduct drug testing of people receiving unemployment benefits.

When it comes to the SAFE Act, when it comes to rolling back Common Core, I recognize that I need Assembly Democrats to make that a reality.

We will battle day and night to pass social security reform.

It can be frustrating that, despite widespread support for common sense gun safety measures, Congress is moving at a snail's pace. But remember that great change takes time.

We do not need $1 allowed for the president to enact amnesty.

The VA MISSION Act is one of the first bills I was fortunate enough to support and see enacted into law.

Bringing in timely laws that are the need of the hour requires nimbleness to get through the necessary legislative processes.

When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

I demonstrated through my work that I can rally other people to support legislation and get it passed.

Regulatory reform is my agenda. I intend to thoroughly work on this.