Laura Bush Government Quotations

We have much more work to do, ... But the people who have been hurt by this storm . . . need to know that the government is going to be with you for the long haul.

She's restoring the public trust in government leadership.

Since he has proven himself to be capable of performing, it seems like to me that the best policy ought to be for the Argentine government to deal directly with the IMF, without the U.S. having to be a middleman,

Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government and to the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility,

I think the American people expect the United States government and the president to do what they can to make sure there's not an attack by foreign terrorists.

My pledge to the people of California is that the federal government will work closely with state government and local government to provide assets, manpower, detention space, to do our duty, and that is to make sure this border of ours is secure,

I urge everyone, men and women, to pay attention to the new government that's being formed. I hope that women will be part of it. I think a society can truly succeed when every member has the opportunity to participate, and I say that in the radio broadcast.

It's going to take partnerships between government and between corporations, between individuals, and the faith-based groups, to make sure all of these people really will be able to rebuild their lives. And I want to encourage everybody, all Americans, to remember this is going to take a long time, ... ...So I want to encourage everyone across the country to continue to volunteer, to continue to contribute.

David Dreier cares a lot about a lot of issues. One of the issues that he's been talking to me a lot about is to make sure the federal government does its job in enforcing our borders to keep illegal folks out of our country,

The federal government will be a welcoming agency, ... It will put money up to allow faith-based programs to compete side-by-side with secular programs all aimed at making sure America is the greatest country possible for every single citizen.

I don't know if you remember this, but I had a job prior to president, I was the governor of a border state. And my pledge to the people of California is that the federal government will work closely with the state government and local government to provide assets, manpower, detention space, to do our duty, and that is to make sure this border of ours is secure.

All levels of the government are doing the best they can, ... So long as any life is in danger, we've got work to do. Where it's not going right, we're going to make it right.

Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights.

We see all around the world where women's rights are denied, where governments don't believe in educating their girls. There are 800 million people in the world who are illiterate and 75 percent of them are women and girls.