... of office in January of 2001 and inherited the strongest economy in history. Our strong economy took a hit after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, causing many New York businesses to collapse, which caused a general interference on nation-wide commerce and a significant increase in unemployment. President Bush applied $42 billion more in tax cuts to counter this negative effect on ... attacks. "The Homeland Security Act of 2002 has a primary mission and responsibility of preventing terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing the vulnerability of the United States t...

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