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What was Bushs greatest legislative accomplishment as president?

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What was Bushs greatest legislative accomplishment as president?

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“Greatest” is a word I would avoid. But in terms of legislative accomplishment that had the longest-term impactthe Patriot Act would certainly be at the top of my list. In the long run, it began the process of reorganizing U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Tim Naftali recounts in our book that this was a slow process, and for several years Bush officials resisted abandoning Cold War institutions, but gradually they did and this was the start. I do think we have seen huge changes in the power of the government in this area and I don’t think there will be many changes in years to come. So I think with that he recast the terms of political debate following 9/11. What about No Child Left Behind? That is an interesting bill. It is really a very significant step in the expansion of federal intervention in education. It builds on a trend of bipartisan support for federal education policies that really took off in the 1970s, as Gareth Davies argued. It was a bill that Republicans could support on

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