Bush/Republican Initiatives

This page was created as a place for a list of Bush/Republican Initiatives which were originally on the page Talk:Banana_Republicans, "in order to promote (rather than dilute) succinct suggestion and discussion thoughts" on the original page.

Some more Bush/Republican initiatives ("from the White House perspective"):

• U.S. jobs and economic growth: President Bush signed the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 on May 28, 2003 and is a victory for American workers, American families, American investors and American entrepreneurs and small businesses.
• Strengthen and Improve Healthcare: In his 2003 State of the Union Address, President Bush announced Project BioShield -- a comprehensive effort to develop and make available modern, effective drugs and vaccines ...
• Promote Energy Independence While Improving the Environment: In his State of the Union address, President Bush announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on ...
• Encourage Acts of Compassion: President George W. Bush's Faith-based and Community Initiatives represents a fresh start and bold new approach to government's role in helping those in need. Too often the government ...
• Renewal in Iraq: President Bush: "We're helping to rebuild Iraq, where the dictator built palaces for himself, instead of hospitals and schools. And we will stand with the new leaders of Iraq as they establish a government of ...
• HIV/AIDS Initiatives: In his State of the Union 2003 address, President Bush announced the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a five-year, $15 billion initiative to turn the tide in combating the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
• "A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom": see Bush administration education reform and No Child Left Behind Act
• Africa: see Pax Americana, Africa
• American Small Businesses
• "Building a More Compassionate America" [1] / Compassionate Conservatism [2]
• Corporate Responsibility [3]
• Defense: see Department of Defense
• Disabilities: The New Freedom Initiative [4]
• Early Childhood Initiative[5]
• Economy & Budget: see U.S. economy and U.S. budget deficit
• Education Reform: Bush administration education reform
• Energy
• Environment: See environmental protection, Cooperative conservation, Healthy Forests Initiative, Clear Skies Initiative
• Faith-based and Community Initiatives
• Greater Middle East Initiative
• Health Care: see Health Care
• Healthy Forests Initiative
• Healthy Marriage Initiative
• Help America Vote Act
• Helping Developing Nations [6]
• Homeland Security: Department of Homeland Security
• Honoring Our Veterans [7]
• Illegal Logging Initiative[8]
• International Trade
• Judiciary Nominations: see Bush's judicial nominees
• Medical Liability [9]
• Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Vote Scandal, 2003
• Middle East
• National Security
• Organic product standards: National Organic Program Regulations
• White House Office of Global Communications[10] (2002)
• Public Service: Corporation for National and Community Service
• Repeal of the estate tax
• Reproductive health, Unborn Victims of Violence Act
• Retirement Security
• Social Security: see U.S. Social Security
• Technology
• USA Freedom Corps [11]
• U.S. tax cuts
• Welfare Reform

... and more

• "forward strategy of freedom" in Iraq[12] 11/6/03

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Bush regime
• climate change programs in the United States
• Competitive Sourcing Initiative
• Office of Strategic Initiatives
• State of the Union 2004

External links

• Bruce Reed, "Out of Change. How Bush squandered the money needed to reform government," Washington Monthly, October 2003.