Policies and Initiatives

Issues

		Protecting the Homeland America is safer today because of the President's policies to strengthen the security of our Nation's infrastructure and our borders.

		Hurricane Preparedness More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast is rebuilding and the Nation is better prepared for future natural disasters.

		Jobs & Economic Growth The U.S. economy has created more than 7.4 million since August 2003 - more jobs than the European Union and Japan combined. Unemployment rate remains low at 4.6 percent, below the average of each of the past four decades.

		Judicial Nominations President Bush has nominated outstanding judicial candidates to fill vacancies on the Federal courts of appeals.

		Fighting a Global War on Terror President Bush is committed winning the War on Terror by defeating our enemies abroad so we do not have to confront them here at home.

		Renewal in Iraq The President's National Strategy for Victory in Iraq is helping the Iraqi people defeat the terrorists and build an inclusive constitutional democracy at the heart of the Middle East.

		Strengthening Social Security The President is committed to keeping the promise of Social Security for today's retirees and those nearing retirement and strengthening Social Security for our children and grandchildren.