Under the Texas governor's proposal, the federal money would be overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services, and distributed to the states in the form of block grants. Those grants would then go to faith-based and community organizations whose mission is to help young fathers put their personal and financial affairs in order that they might concentrate on the welfare of their children. While the initiative would work with local churches, Bush said the use of federal money would not violate the separation of church and state. Those who fear the relationship between faith and government are those who will use the excuse of separation of church and state for preventing this from happening. Gov. Bush spoke during a leadership forum at Faith Works Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Counselors also provide parenting and marriage education.
And I understand that. But that's no reason to quit, that's a reason to redouble our efforts. Later on Tuesday, Bush traveled to Chicago for a meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures, where he was greeted and introduced by the Democratic speaker of the Texas House, Pete Laney. Success is governed more by personality than the exercise of power, and Gov. Bush has certainly been successful in achieving his goals. CNN's Jonathan Karl, Ian Christopher McCaleb, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.