All of us want to have meaning in our lives and want to feel like we're doing something that makes a difference. I believe we're doing that in the Justice Department.

President Bush sent his White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and Chief of Staff Andrew Card Jr. S. Senator
In 1994 Ashcroft was elected to the U.

Attorney General (2001–05) in the George W. Bush Administration during the war on terror. He had early appointments in Missouri state government and was mentored by John Danforth.