George H.W. Bush

[3Trey]

 

His Policies:

 

The Economy

Bush had promised "no new taxes" in his 1988 campaign but what did he do... Yes folks there were new taxes.

Bush accepted the Democrats' demands for higher taxes and more spending, which alienated him from Republicans and gave way to a sharp Decrease in popularity.

 

the same time as the budget deal, America entered into a mild recession, lasting for six months.

 

Goverment programs increased such as... Welfare.

 

The unemployment rate went up soBush signed a bill providing additional benefits for unemployed workers.

 

 

Enviromential Policy:

 

these are tables directly from wikipedia on whos responsibility it waas for what enviromentail effort( credit to wikipedia.com)

Federal Agency	Environmental Responsibilities
White House Office	Overall policy, Agency coordination
Office of Management and Budget	Budget, Agency coordination and management
Council on Environmental Quality	Environmental policy, Agency coordination, Environmental impact statements
Department of Health and Human Services	Health
Environmental Protection Agency	Air and water pollution, Solid waste, Radiation, Pesticides, Noise, Toxic substances
Department of Justice	Environmental litigation
Department of the Interior	Public lands, Energy, Minerals, National parks
Department of Agriculture	Forestry, Soil, Conservation
Department of Defense	Civil works construction, Dredge and fill permits, Pollution control from defense facilities
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	License and regulate nuclear power
Department of State	International environment
Department of Commerce	Oceanic and atmospheric monitoring and research
Department of Labor	Occupational health
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Housing, Urban parks, Urban planning
Department of Transportation	Mass transit, Roads, Aircraft noise, Oil pollution
Department of Energy	Energy policy coordination, Petroleum allocation research and development
Tennessee Valley Authority	Electric power generation

 

Senate and House committee jurisdictions

Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry	Pesticides
Committee on Appropriations	Appropriations
Committee on the Budget	Budget
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation	Oceans, Research and Development, Radiation, Toxics
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources	Synthetic fuels, Conservation oversight, Energy budget, Mines, Oil shale, Outer continental shelf, Strip mining
Committee on Environment and Public Works	Air, Drinking water, Noise, Nuclear energy, Ocean dumping, Outer continental shelf, Research and development, Solid waste, Toxics, Water
Committee on Foreign Relations	International environment
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Interagency subject area
Committee on Labor and Human Resources	Public health
Committee on Small Business	Impact of environmental regulations on small business
House
Committee on Agriculture	Pesticides
Committee on Appropriations	Appropriations
Committee on the Budget	Budget
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform	Interagency subject area
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs	Synthetic fuels, Conservation oversight, Energy budget, Mines, Oil shale, Outer continental shelf, Radiation (Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight), Strip mining
Committee on Energy and Commerce	Air, Drinking water, Noise, Radiation, Solid waste, Toxics
Committee on Natural Resources	Ocean dumping
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure	Noise, Water pollution, Water resources
Committee on Science and Technology	Research and Development
Committee on Small Business	Impact of environmental regulations on small business

 

Major Environmental Legislation

Year	Law	Year	Law
1899	Refuse Act	1974	Safe Drinking Water Act
1918	Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918	1975	Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
1948	Federal Water Pollution Control Act	1976	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
1955	Air Pollution Control Act	1976	Solid Waste Disposal Act
1963	Clean Air Act (1963)	1976	Toxic Substances Control Act
1965	Solid Waste Disposal Act	1977	Clean Air Act Amendments
1965	Water Quality Act	1977	Clean Water Act Amendments
1967	Air Quality Act	1980	CERCLA (Superfund)
1969	National Environmental Policy Act	1984	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments
1970	Clean Air Act (1970)	1986	Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
1970	Occupational Safety and Health Act	1986	Superfund Reauthorization
1972	Consumer Product Safety Act	1987	Clean Water Act Reauthorization
1972	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act	1990	Oil Pollution Act
1972	Clean Water Act	1990	Clean Air Act (1990)
1972	Noise Control Act	1993	North American Free Trade Agreement
1973	Endangered Species Act	2003	Healthy Forests Initiative

[Mr. Bruns]

Instead of copying an pasting, you should explain the ones that Bush started or focused on.