Jeb Bush - Revision history

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	== On Iraq ==		== On Iraq ==
	~~In an interview with Fox News in~~ May of 2015~~, Bush said he would have authorized the use of force in Iraq.~~		May of 2015: “I would have [authorized the invasion], and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.”

	“I would have [authorized the invasion], and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.”

	~~Bush did admit that mistakes were made:~~

	“By the way, guess who thinks that those mistakes took place as well? George W. Bush,” [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/10/exclusive-jeb-bush-says-hillary-clinton-would-have-backed-iraq-invasion/ Jeb Bush said.] “Yes, I mean, so just for the news flash to the world, if they’re trying to find places where there’s big space between me and my brother, this might not be one of those.”		“By the way, guess who thinks that those mistakes took place as well? George W. Bush,” [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/10/exclusive-jeb-bush-says-hillary-clinton-would-have-backed-iraq-invasion/ Jeb Bush said.] “Yes, I mean, so just for the news flash to the world, if they’re trying to find places where there’s big space between me and my brother, this might not be one of those.”

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On 9/11

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	== On 9/11 ==		== On 9/11 ==
	Bush [~~https~~://twitter.com/JebBush/status/655098096649707520 tweeted] about 9/11 that "We were attacked & my brother kept us safe."		Bush [http://twitter.com/JebBush/status/655098096649707520 tweeted] about 9/11 that "We were attacked & my brother kept us safe."

	== On Climate Change ==		== On Climate Change ==

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	“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/NBC interview from 2013.]		“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/NBC interview from 2013.]

			== On 9/11 ==
			Bush [https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/655098096649707520 tweeted] about 9/11 that "We were attacked & my brother kept us safe."

	== On Climate Change ==		== On Climate Change ==

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Planned Parenthood

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	==Planned Parenthood ==		==Planned Parenthood ==
	I was referring to the hard-to-fathom $500 million in federal funding that goes to Planned Parenthood — an organization that was callously participating in the unthinkable practice of selling fetal organs. Democrats and Republicans agree we absolutely must defund them and redirect those funds to other women’s health organizations."		[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/jeb-bush-womens-health-programs-government-support-121005.html In a Nashville appearance in August 2015], Bush said "I was referring to the hard-to-fathom $500 million in federal funding that goes to Planned Parenthood — an organization that was callously participating in the unthinkable practice of selling fetal organs. Democrats and Republicans agree we absolutely must defund them and redirect those funds to other women’s health organizations."

	Bush's statement is a lie, Planned Parenthood does not profit of fetal organs, it uses the donated fetal tissue for medical research. And the majority of Democrats do not support defunding the group. ~~[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/jeb-bush-womens-health-programs-government-support-121005.html]]~~		Bush's statement is a lie - Planned Parenthood does not profit of fetal organs, it uses the donated fetal tissue for medical research. And the majority of Democrats do not support defunding the group.

	== Ratings from interest groups ==		== Ratings from interest groups ==

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Tax Returns

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	== Tax Returns ==		== Tax Returns ==
	Bush released 33 years worth of tax returns on June 30. In the returns, Bush reported a total income of 44.3 million dollars over those 33 years. He reported paying 14.9 million dollars in taxes in that time, which translates to a 34 percent tax rate.		Bush released 33 years worth of tax returns on June 30. In the returns, Bush reported a total income of 44.3 million dollars over those 33 years. He reported paying 14.9 million dollars in taxes in that time, which translates to a 34 percent tax rate.
	But ~~as the ''Huffington Post'' wrote in~~ a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/30/jeb-bush-tax-returns-wall-street_n_7700964.html June 30 article], Bush's tax returns reveal very little about his connections to Wall Street:		But a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/30/jeb-bush-tax-returns-wall-street_n_7700964.html June 30 article in the Huffington Post] talks about how Bush's tax returns reveal very little about his connections to Wall Street:

	"The Bush campaign voluntarily disclosed details about the candidate's speaking and consulting fees to select reporters, telling Bloomberg News that he earned $1.3 million a year from failed investment banking titan Lehman Brothers, and $2 million a year from British banking giant Barclays. Both firms have been embroiled in scandal since the 2008 financial crisis, with Lehman filing for bankruptcy and Barclays pleading guilty to manipulating key interest rates and being fined by U.S. regulators for rigging energy markets. The Bush campaign also told reporters that Bush has reaped $9.9 million in speaking fees since leaving office.		"The Bush campaign voluntarily disclosed details about the candidate's speaking and consulting fees to select reporters, telling Bloomberg News that he earned $1.3 million a year from failed investment banking titan Lehman Brothers, and $2 million a year from British banking giant Barclays. Both firms have been embroiled in scandal since the 2008 financial crisis, with Lehman filing for bankruptcy and Barclays pleading guilty to manipulating key interest rates and being fined by U.S. regulators for rigging energy markets. The Bush campaign also told reporters that Bush has reaped $9.9 million in speaking fees since leaving office.

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Tax Returns

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	== Tax Returns ==		== Tax Returns ==
	Bush released 33 years worth of tax returns on June 30. In the returns, Bush reported a total income of 44.3 million dollars over those 33 years. He reported paying 14.9 million dollars in taxes in that time, which translates to a 34 percent tax rate.		Bush released 33 years worth of tax returns on June 30. In the returns, Bush reported a total income of 44.3 million dollars over those 33 years. He reported paying 14.9 million dollars in taxes in that time, which translates to a 34 percent tax rate.
	But as the ''Huffington Post'' wrote in a June 30 article, Bush's tax returns reveal very little about his connections to Wall Street:		But as the ''Huffington Post'' wrote in a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/30/jeb-bush-tax-returns-wall-street_n_7700964.html June 30 article], Bush's tax returns reveal very little about his connections to Wall Street:

	"The Bush campaign voluntarily disclosed details about the candidate's speaking and consulting fees to select reporters, telling Bloomberg News that he earned $1.3 million a year from failed investment banking titan Lehman Brothers, and $2 million a year from British banking giant Barclays. Both firms have been embroiled in scandal since the 2008 financial crisis, with Lehman filing for bankruptcy and Barclays pleading guilty to manipulating key interest rates and being fined by U.S. regulators for rigging energy markets. The Bush campaign also told reporters that Bush has reaped $9.9 million in speaking fees since leaving office.		"The Bush campaign voluntarily disclosed details about the candidate's speaking and consulting fees to select reporters, telling Bloomberg News that he earned $1.3 million a year from failed investment banking titan Lehman Brothers, and $2 million a year from British banking giant Barclays. Both firms have been embroiled in scandal since the 2008 financial crisis, with Lehman filing for bankruptcy and Barclays pleading guilty to manipulating key interest rates and being fined by U.S. regulators for rigging energy markets. The Bush campaign also told reporters that Bush has reaped $9.9 million in speaking fees since leaving office.

	"None of those figures can be verified from Bush's tax returns. That's because the payouts were routed through a company he heads called Jeb Bush and Associates. While Jeb Bush the candidate reports annual payments from that firm to the Internal Revenue Service, he does not detail the original sources of that income. The maneuver was confirmed to HuffPost by a Bush campaign spokesperson.~~" [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/30/jeb-bush-tax-returns-wall-street_n_7700964.html]]~~		"None of those figures can be verified from Bush's tax returns. That's because the payouts were routed through a company he heads called Jeb Bush and Associates. While Jeb Bush the candidate reports annual payments from that firm to the Internal Revenue Service, he does not detail the original sources of that income. The maneuver was confirmed to HuffPost by a Bush campaign spokesperson.

	==Planned Parenthood ==		==Planned Parenthood ==

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Top Donors

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	Bush has a Super Pac called "Right to Rise," which received [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/right-rise-donors-revealed unprecedented amounts] of donations during his 2016 presidential run.		Bush has a Super Pac called "Right to Rise," which received [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/right-rise-donors-revealed unprecedented amounts] of donations during his 2016 presidential run.

			Some of his top donors to Right to Rise include Miguel Fernandez, Hushang Ansary, Ray Hunt, T. Boone Pickens, and NextEra Energy. See the full report [http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/forms/C00571372/1019371/ here.]
	~~Other~~ donors to ~~Bush's campaign~~, ~~who's amount donated has not yet been publicly disclosed~~, ~~according to The Intercept include "private equity heavyweights Lewis Eisenberg and Henry Kravis sponsored a fundraising dinner for Bush~~. ~~In the Bay Area~~, ~~venture capitalists Bill Oberndorf~~ and ~~Bill Draper have hosted Right to Rise events~~. ~~At the Right to Rise’s luncheon in San Francisco in early April, we identified Ron Conway, an investor to Twitter and Facebook, making his way into~~ the ~~event."~~

	http://~~www~~.~~motherjones~~.com/~~politics~~/~~2015~~/07/~~right-rise-donors-revealed~~

	== Tax Returns ==		== Tax Returns ==

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Top Donors

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	== Top Donors ==		== Top Donors ==

	Bush has a Super Pac called "Right to Rise," which ~~has~~ received. Bush and Right to Rise have until mid-July to file a public campaign finance report. Currently, Bush's top donors have not been revealed. However, The Intercept has been gathering information on donations to Bush that have been publicly reported so far. [[~~https~~://~~firstlook~~.~~org~~/~~theintercept~~/2015/06/~~05/early-window-jeb~~-~~bushs-superpac~~-donors-~~saudi-lobbyists-carlyle-group-florida-republicans/]~~]		Bush has a Super Pac called "Right to Rise," which received [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/right-rise-donors-revealed unprecedented amounts] of donations during his 2016 presidential run.

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On Iraq

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	Bush took a different approach early on when the invasion was starting. [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/ Speaking to Florida reporters] in 2003, he said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.”		Bush took a different approach early on when the invasion was starting. [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/ Speaking to Florida reporters] in 2003, he said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.”

	“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." (~~CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush) [~~[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]]		“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." ([http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/ CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush])

	“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an ~~NBC interview from 2013. [~~[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]]		“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/NBC interview from 2013.]

	== On Climate Change ==		== On Climate Change ==

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On Iraq

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	"I'm not going to go out of my way to say that my brother did this wrong or my dad did this wrong," [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_2016_BUSH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-16-13-38-34 Bush added]. "It's just not going to happen."		"I'm not going to go out of my way to say that my brother did this wrong or my dad did this wrong," [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_2016_BUSH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-16-13-38-34 Bush added]. "It's just not going to happen."

	After on outcry over his professed support for the Iraq War, Bush tried to walk back his comments, saying he misinterpreted the question. A few days later he completely reversed himself, stating ""Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not have gone into Iraq." ~~[[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/jeb-bush-now-says-i-would-not-have-gone-iraq-n358966]]~~		After on outcry over his professed support for the Iraq War, Bush tried to walk back his comments, saying he misinterpreted the question. A few days later [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/jeb-bush-now-says-i-would-not-have-gone-iraq-n358966 he completely reversed himself, stating] ""Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not have gone into Iraq."

	Bush took a different approach early on when the invasion was starting. ~~Speaking to Florida reporters in 2003, Jeb Bush said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.” [~~[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]]		Bush took a different approach early on when the invasion was starting. [http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/ Speaking to Florida reporters] in 2003, he said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.”

	“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." (CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush) [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]]		“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." (CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush) [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]]