In his first public event since taking steps toward a presidential run, Jeb Bush on Friday called on political leaders to overhaul the country’s immigration and education systems, increase job training programs and ease energy regulations to spur economic growth.
“We’re in the fifth, almost sixth year of a recovery and 60 percent of Americans believe we’re still in a recession,” Bush told the annual convention of the National Automobile Dealers Association. “They’re not dumb. It’s because they are in a recession.”
While Bush agreed to appear at the convention long before he began exploring a White House bid, his comments offered the most detailed picture yet of what a presidential campaign might look like. He outlined a wide-ranging policy agenda that he said would boost the country’s lagging middle class and restore U.S. standing abroad.
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