Barack Quote by Jeb Bush
![“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.” quote by Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/032/jeb-bush-1082_barack_we-have-huge-national-security-issues-in_1292620.jpg)
“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Senate Hearing, 2009
U.S. Senate should push the President toward better policies to avoid disaster.
In simple terms: Senate must guide presidential policy.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for stronger policy oversight.
Themes
politics
leadership
policy
national security
Mood
formal
concerned
Type
political
policy
When to use this quote
- legislative sessions
- national security briefings
- public debates
Key Concepts
governance
policy analysis
Questions to Reflect On
- What mechanisms ensure effective policy correction?
- How can bipartisan cooperation improve security outcomes?
A Different Perspective
Political opposition can limit Senate influence.
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![“[The Senate] ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority.” quote by James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d11/james-madison-373_quote_the-senate-ought-to-be-so-constituted-as_1921059.jpg)
![“We've seen tremendous progress in many ways under President [Barack] Obama. I mean, if we think about where the economy was when he got in - you know, we were losing more than 700,000 jobs a month. The unemployment rate was skyrocketing. And now it's at under 5 percent, so there is a lot of…” quote by Julian Castro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/24e/julian-castro-9410_barack_we-ve-seen-tremendous-progress-in-many-w_206611.jpg)
![“My first [executive orders as a President] would be to get rid of a lot of the executive orders, especially on the border where President [Barack] Obama wants people to pour through like we're Swiss cheese.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/47b/donald-trump-18_barack_my-first-executive-orders-as-a-president_141033.jpg)
![“The President [Barack Obama] is very focused on [healthcare]. He, of course, is also writing this speech at high speed. And right coming up until the speech, he is convinced that a full plan, letter and verse of what the administration wants, will be released.” quote by Ron Suskind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/457/ron-suskind-10115_administration_the-president-barack-obama-is-very-focus_40912.jpg)
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![“I'm not an expert on the ways of Washington [but] it makes no sense to me that we're not funding control of our border.” quote by Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc8/jeb-bush-1082_border_i-m-not-an-expert-on-the-ways-of-washing_120779.jpg)
![“I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear. I voted for the change that put the Army Field Manual in place as a member of Congress. I understand that law very, very quickly and am also deeply aware…” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/761/james-mattis-9515_army_i-can-t-imagine-that-i-would-be-asked-th_3990.jpg)
![“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the…” quote by Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83d/michelle-obama-518_barack_the-president-barack-obama-asked-for-a-c_15651.jpg)
![“I think the president's [Barack Obama] position has been very clear on Syria. He wants more aggressive, he's put the Special Ops on the ground, in fact one of the Republican criticisms is he's got thousands of Americans there. We just don't call them troops on the ground, we don't admit to it. But…” quote by Juan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f9c/juan-williams-7909_aggressive_i-think-the-president-s-barack-obama-pos_17086.jpg)
![“It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with - is that we will support those who take the fight to ISIS. That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1e/hillary-clinton-51_agree_it-cannot-be-an-american-fight-and-i-thi_19737.jpg)
![“It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being wheeled by her son waving a big American flag, and then seeing a guy with his baby in his arms saying, "I didn't want her to miss tonight! I wanted to be able to tell her!" And…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/806/bill-ayers-1848_able_it-wasn-t-barack-obama-per-se-it-was-the_20409.jpg)
