George W Bush Political Influence

George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, was born on July 6th, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. President Bush was the oldest of six children. His parents were father, President George H. W. Bush and mother, First Lady Barbara Bush. After graduating high school, George attended Yale University to obtain a bachelor's in history. From there he served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. After serving his time in the National Guard, Bush went to Harvard Business School in 1975 to acquire a master's degree in business administration. George W. Bush’s political views were influenced very early on when his grandfather was a Republican Senator of Connecticut. Also influencing him was his father, a Republican
Bush is a Republican, many of his domestic policies followed those of most Republicans, but he did believe that it was important for the wealthy to help the underprivileged. He felt that the elderly needed a way to be able to afford all of their medication and he wanted to make schools more accountable for every children. He was successful on making both of these things happen. He passed the No Child Left Behind Act to make the schools and teachers more accountable for all the children. He also passed the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act to make the elderly's prescription drugs more affordable. President George W. Bush’s domestic agenda was also affected by the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. He focused on national security and worked on the Patriot Act. The President was capable of completely some of his agenda, but much of it had to be put off until his second term. From 2001 (at the beginning of Bush’s first term) and 2009 (at the end of Bush’s second term), Federal employment increased 13.8 percent. In 2001 he issued an important executive order to create the Department of Homeland Security to protect the United States from international threats. During his two terms, President George W. Bush issued 291 Executive