Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bushis an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1953
CityMidland, TX
CountryUnited States of America
apply bond created cut double eight environment everybody grew led million principles rate rises seven states
Our economy grew at double the rate of the nation. We created 1.3 million jobs. We led the nation seven out of those eight years. We were only one of two states that went to AAA bond rating. I cut taxes, $19 billion. If you do that and apply conservative principles the right way, you create an environment where everybody rises up.
certainly eight life loved miss people serve thrills time
I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.
running years eight
If you want gridlock in Washington,then I'm probably not your guy because I'm running a campaign to say I can fix these things because I did it as governor. I have 32 years of business experience and eight years as governor.
ambition eight years
I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.
thinking eight years
I agree with Marco [Rubio] that we can't afford another four years like the last eight years that we've had under [Barack] Obama, for sure. That we concur on. I think we need someone with proven executive leadership to be able to make that case to the American people.
applied effect eight govern governed jobs left million net people principles purple rose state
I am my own man. I governed as a conservative, and I govern effectively. And the net effect was, during my eight years, 1.3 million jobs were created. We left the state better off because I applied conservative principles in a purple state the right way, and people rose up.
bring people plan recognize supplies tank top urge
We, in all likelihood, are going to have significant shortages of gasoline, ... I would urge people to recognize this - not to hoard, not to top off every tank that they have. We have a plan in place to bring supplies back to our state.
accept bar maybe meet raised responsibility
I've raised the bar probably maybe too high, ... We did not meet those expectations and I accept responsibility for that. Today's going to be better. Tomorrow's going to be better than today.
bar raised
I've raised the bar probably, maybe, too high, I don't know, ... We're going to find out.
amount dangerous lots rain state
The state is going to get hit, ... We're going to have a significant amount of rain and lots of wind. This is serious. This is a very dangerous storm.
blessed dedicated family life public
I've been so blessed to be part of a family that has dedicated its life to public service.
bill congress economic security states stop talking united urge
I urge the United States Congress to stop talking and get an economic security bill to my desk,
figure plenty time wrong
There will be plenty of time to figure out what went wrong and what went right,
based identity race shared welcoming
And we should be a welcoming nation. Our identity is not based on race or ethnicity, it's based on a set of shared values. That's American citizenship.