fun for you or the you get a kick of or that are consistent with your past experience, and demand up to what the organization needs to do. the question you should ask, have learned, as witnesses blessed it for me. one of the things the fbi needed for me was for me to focus on the budget. i had no plans to be rejected a joint, but i heard from my folks loma walked in to you will not believe the impact of this is having on those. we are rationing guess, trying to decide whether to go do an interview because we may need to do an interview on thursday and i don't want to spend against libya during the interview day. that's crazy, sort focused on the budget right away. gun to a place where congress workers support is adequately funded the fbi for this year than hoping for next year offs. you should see me coming around

with my mouth closed and my ears open will would you tell a branded director of the fbi in? what should he worry about? and so i've been doing that much traveling a ton, walking around, of fairness that inspections and is going in seeing my folks and talking to them. no starting to develop a picture of what are the things i should focus on. i believe as a leader i only have a small slice of discretionary time. and to take that and focus of a few priorities of the maniac about being disciplined and revisit that every six months says what the folks we will do, i said to them, that is what you should respect for me as a leader and, of course, you should expect them told myself accountable to those same five expectations. that is what you should expect from the fbi.

you should expect conversations were ever you are in the united states or you're asked questions of equity unique area beyond. my vision of the fbi, imbed of the basketball person. my high-school football career lasted three weeks. i get injured three times in three weeks. when becky will for a school. mother drove me of the doctor and then she disappeared and came back and said he quit football. no i didn't. as soon as -- of going back in there. you quit. that is when saw the coach through until fall pretty well.

my vision of the fbi is like a free safety in football. we have certain assigned coverages and responsibilities. most of what we do is try and look forward to the line and see where the prairie defense team says. to come ( support, drop back of a cover over the middle the word as the primary defense need the free safety. because we only have a few aside coverages we have the freedom to roam the field. sometimes we can see place developing that are hard for a line to see. we may see it from a position in able to help you respond to that . what i told all of my sac's is that provision. what you'd have conversations the states, local control law

enforcement in your jurisdiction and say you have the primary defensive responsibility. were you need this. that may be differed over the country. that is the conversation i expect she will be having. it will do everything in our power to prevent another terrorist attack. that's our number one priority and remains our number one priority. wake up every morning in the bed every night. that's where you want the spirits of assigned coverage to be nothing is going did cain said. similarly we are responsible for protecting the nation's secrets, counterintelligence is an assigned coverage and will remain so. we have other priorities that we want to adjust. if you're not getting them ask for them because you go the the director stole all my sacs are

worried and have those conversations. we can be everything to everybody, we can give you their respective a conversation in exploiting the weekend you will begin to. in everything that we do we need your help. the task force of we use to respond to terrorism, violent crime, protect children, all the things that we do we do best together. what they have learned from traveling around the country and traveling to my trips is something that an unexpected. decent people to act just forces companies in mr. starr's which is an amazing thing because when the cyclical the outside it think, yeah, what they will do is dumps some bomb attacks worse and check that box. i have found the use to invest your best which adds to the cost of that investment. we are incredibly grateful. is a gift to the american people in the pr.

with respect to our assigned coverages it remains incredibly important. i worry that folks ask themselves, not in the york, washington, a big city is the threat really something we should be devoting a lot of local resources to? my answer is yes. the terrorist threat we face today remains in the way you have thought about and which is a traditional al qaeda the lead trying to get into the united states to do harm to our citizens, and there is no doubt that they think a major lynn martin cities as the primary target. we also face a challenge of our citizens traveling overseas especially to conflict areas learning new things, making new friends, and the comeback with the wherewithal and the inclination to do harm. as people enough to and from one particular place but coming from and returning to all of the estate's everywhere in the estate's.

you read and heard it in warrigal and as i do but will recall homegrown violent extremists, the folks the some call loan wills, chairman do not like because it conveys to gain undeserved six. these homegrown violent extremists are people who are not corrected by al qaeda but who are inspired in by virtue of internet access able to inspire themselves, train themselves, radicalized themselves in their basement and and do harm to others. that is not a new york phenomenon closeted phenomenon. it is an agnostic to place. or every disturbed sold, and visited yesterday. they tell me that 40 to 50 percent of the calls they received are from your folks. making a car stopped. hearing of something in calling to inquire.

the nationwide focus is essential to keeping a safe. i think you for continuing to focus on it, for your support for the joint terrorist task force's. that work remains necessary and unfortunately will be necessary for the foreseeable future. thank you for that. other than that expect those conversations, whether the issue the you're focused on his child exploitation, sex trafficking, a violent crime, or some mix of all, we want to have conversations about how we care. let me stop by saying the unit of the expectations i have. let me finish by telling you how lucky i feel to be back for another reason. every time i left government i have discovered the difference between the job you like image of the love. the first time i left government was when a move from new york to

richmond, virginia. there was a hiring freeze in 1993. economic into the u.s. attorney's office. i went to law firm, and they may be a partner in paid needed money in the and matching furniture six and a parking space. great colleagues, interesting legal issues. a job that i like i missed something. it was my amazing spells the first set, what is wrong with you. what is wrong with the? we're living in this great community to be you're so close with the kids. everything is graded home. you're making good money. what is wrong? you know what it is, miss getting up in the morning trying to be part of doing something good. i don't love this.

it has looked a hole in the. three years later we're opening came up by let the law firm which was a great place. i went back to the government. i had a job that a loved. i have lost that one of the time. i say that to remind you of the lucky you are. some of you have let them come back to understand that in a possible way to be a will to do work is in love and that you love because it involves doing good. i like you speak to a lot of kids, school, college-age kids and have taken to giving the mathias said. look, i, like you to of seen a lot of pain in a lot of bad things. i know that life is cruel and short and bad things happen to good people. i say to these young people, you

need to do the things you're doing which is think of what is next. sometimes attend the telescope around. look at your life from the end. old men are old woman and you look back and ask this question. do you want to have been? what to what had been? but think the answer will be this is what you want. you don't want to have been somebody with a great boat or a great house or a fancy car. i think you want to be somebody has been part of protecting the innocent to rescue children, develop things you do fix try and guidance choices. i want to honor you for that choice and also tell you how thrilled i am to be back among the people who have made that choice. early four to nine more conversations with you. i am thrilled and honored to be the director of the fbi and to be your colleague.

thank you very much. [applause] spheres he. [applause] [applause] >> director, thank you for your remarks. we appreciated the relationship that we have shared with the fbi over the past. place for being here. we know that you have other places do. we would like to give you this history book, the history of the office this year with the national sheriffs' association portfolio. >> that's great. thank you so much. [applause] pfft. >> he addressed an audience, an event that is attended by

various were leaders in politics and economics to end business. secretary carry talk to the u.s. diplomacy in the ongoing conflict taking place in the middle east and the surrounding region. here is some of what he had to say. >> the most bewildering version of this dissing is a myth is that there is is suppose a retreat from the united states by the middle east. my response to the suggestion is simple. you cannot find another country, not one country that is that practically engaged that is part rare was so many middle eastern countries as constructively as we are of so many high-stakes fronts. margaret. we have no pretense of us of when these problems alone. nor is anyone suggesting least

of all me that the united states could solve every one of the region's problems or that every one of them can be a priority at the same time. but as president obama made clear last fall that the united nations, the united states of america will continue to invest significant effort in the middle east because we have enduring interests in the region and we have enduring friendships with countries that rely on us for their security in a volatile i'll never. we will defend our part risk and our allies as necessary and we will continue to insure the free flow of energy, dismantle tariff bill works and we will not tolerate the proliferation of nuclear weapons. in reality all three of these challenges and the relationships that surrounds them in

accomplishing all of these goals requires the president obama's words, the united states to be engaged in the region for the wrong all. >> you can much more secretary carey's remarks of the annual world economic forum in switzerland by using a video library at c-span.org. >> some of you have been marching for over 40 years and have endured many setbacks, including the recent expansion of abortion coverage in obamacare. but it is important more knell that never that we remain strong yen stand together. we cannot allow the opponent of life to continually weaken the moral fabric of our country. they need to know, and they need

to understand that we will continue to march. we will continue to educate. you will continue to advocate, and we will continue to fight for the unborn. despite the fact that president obama is using stealth deception in the coercive power of the state to promote abortion violence fifth the movement is alive and well and making serious, significant commend sustained progress. >> this weekend on c-span, the annual march for life rally from the national mall in motion in d.c. saturday morning it to neglect eastern on c-span2 book tv what is the secret to a life of happiness. the possible answers cetera it added:00. none c-span three american history tv from 1964 but 2004, the season concerns from five decades of state of the union speeches sunday afternoon at

3:00. >> c-span lost its first c-span school bus in 1993 this in hundreds of schools and communities nationwide in raising awareness on how c-span covers politics and government with a public affairs programming. today 20 years later the c-span bus continues of the rows of the campaign trail and visiting but festivals' the ministry of its common education conferences, and schools to be live for us on the road and , website, c-span.org pier you can also follows on twitter or brought to you by your careful unsettling provider. this winter university students would get there chance to visit enjoy in this morning's. the road for the big 12 conference tour. seth. >> coming up next the "state of the state" addresses from governors and alabama, maryland, alabama, missouri, and kansas. kentucky governor speaking in an

event in washington about his state expansion of medicaid and other health care law. later, the relationship between local law enforcement federal agencies. >> on tuesday alabama governor delivered his annual state of the state address to lawmakers in the state capital. some of his remarks focused on the health care law in the various reasons he opposes the legislation. robert bailey is alabama's 53rd governor, elected in november 2010. [applause] fest. [applause]

[laughter] >> please be seated. firs. >> lieutenant governor ivy, speaker robert the president marsh, distinguished guests,

members of the alabama legislature, chief justice of our supreme court, justice more, members of our supreme court in my fellow citizens, the poorest county in the united states of america is located just 73 miles from where we sit tonight. if we were to drive a little over an hour from this historic all we would find ourselves in will cracks cutting with a median household income is below that of any other county in the station. 11,000 of our fellow albanians live it will crack study. the unemployment rate is chronically in double digits and consistently ranks above the

national average. everyone in this room knows all of them is one of the poorer states of america. one in four children live in poverty. nearly 1 million of our fellow citizens are defendant on food stamps fifth. the statistics are sobering. the facts are indisputable. never-ending cycles of need for jobs, jobs skills, and better education communities to the county's delay in states as they have for years ifs to be recognized these challenges we are resolved to reverse the trends that have trouble the state for decades alabama is truly a great state.

it is a state filled with hard-working people, people who want to provide well the other families and seek to live freely and are driven to care for their neighbors and their friends in their communities we must all serve them and offer them greater opportunity to prosper. freer to ever see our state rise from the depths of deficiency we will never see an end to the plague of poverty by offering a deeper dependence on of flawed government system. we will never help our poorest citizens or our future generations by casting over them and that of federal government giveaway programs. [applause]

says we can break the cycle of poverty, but not with programs that dragger communities and their people into the dow or spiral of dependents. that is why we will love a spin on avifauna broken system that encourages greater reliance not on self, but on government, pulling even more above boiler will citizens and so what president the spider's web of dependency. we continually make decisions that ultimately offer little hope for our citizens while driving this great nation into greater debt. there is never freedom for the breadwinner who is dependent on government. freedom is only found in the land that offers opportunity

that comes from our work and sacrifice. the people of alabama deserve the opportunity to find a job that pays well, more than just enough to make ends meet. our hard-working neighbors deserve the opportunity to acquire skill needed to get a great job that pays well, opportunity for their children to receive a quality education, even editor lee h. so that they have a fighting chance to compete in school. opportunity for a lifeline out of the cycle of poverty and dependence by a government that does not solve problems with more spending the with saving the taxpayers' money. that opportunity is here in alabama. it continues to grow it is available for those who seek to find it.

opportunity is being found in over 40,000 new future alabama jobs and a big created to secure a governor. the high paying higher skilled jobs that offer families a steady income, not just a wage. these are jobs that are waiting to be filled in brand new manufacturing plants there being billed as the. ifs open in 2015. boeing is one of -- its opening

one of its five research facilities in of smell where the aerospace giant will bring up to 400 more high-paying jobs. nighter grew more people are working this year. they cared for more than half of the company's record-breaking sales. 1400 new jobs are coming to tuscaloosa's mercedes plant to produce two new law will -- to new models. 600 more jobs of but added that the new logistics' of. toyota it is expanding its of bill engine plant, the allocation in the world with the auto maker produces four-cylinder v-6 is. n. lincoln less bring, honda, launched mass production of its 2014 accurate md x sports vehicle, the first time the automaker has assembled a vehicle like this is luxury line

word is spreading far relied that alabama is a great place for companies to do business. there are over 60 japanese countries to of companies in alabama. two months ago and the opportunity to travel there to recruit more jobs and trade their relationships with japan's biotech industry. during the trip and i sat on the bus next to the ceo of bazooka, the parent company of, like italy kelly. i told him the but you may be in seven research in birmingham and how they could help that company with biotech research. as a result next week of cinco will be meeting with those institutions to explore ways that they can work together in research and development of new products.

companies have quickly recognized it, as others have, that we have a positive business climate and that our job training program is second to none without a doubt our greatest asset is in the industry, our work force. the men and women of this state in get up every day and go work to produce and to build and develop a product, good, or a service that is made in alabama. and see for myself the pride and the skill of the dedication of the men and women who work in the alabama industries as i have travelled across the state on our road to economic recovery towards. i saw workers well to get a dump truck beds. in clark county of watch the skilled craftsman carved up church pews, and gasol workers in for a quick of the as simple

motor homes move the world over in the no work around the clock to meet the world's growing appetite for alabama avenue cars mccumber workers. watching these men and women work on the assembly line, i have never been more convinced the best work force in this country is right here in alabama . ethnic nothing was more needed than making sure their well-paid jobs for people. alabama has a remarkable job growth since it took office in 2011.

between january last november alabama sun increase of 59,004 new jobs sfax. that is in addition to those 40,000 in future jobs of the created. companies have invested over $5 million in our state, and unemployment in alabama has dropped to a five-year low and they're stands a 6%, the lowest rate in the south. [applause] alabama once again ranks among the top five states for delivery to the business. we have to keep working to make sure we are doing all we can to not only help people find jobs but also of businesses continue to create jobs, especially the

nearly 400,000 small businesses in the state. that is why i am creating the small business advisory council to address specific needs of alabama's paul businesses. the private-sector work force that will focus on making sure that they have the resources to not only grow their business but also create well paying jobs for the people of the state. we must create a greater opportunity for alabama to acquire the skills needed for higher paying jobs. companies are looking for any jobs are waiting for skilled workers.

to keep up with the demand a more skilled electricians. that is why we have created thte governor's college degree taskforce. we brought together leaders in death as a business and industry and education to develop the ideas tell prepare students for careers. the task force recently presented a number of recommendations faugh that will result in a constant supply of high-school and college graduates of the skills, industries, and business such as tiara electrical. we will present legislation creating a statewide workforce council of business and industry leaders who will advise educators and colleges on the work force needs in the types of jobs needed in each region. we will expand the number of

career, dual enrollment program so the students may attend high-school and a two-year college in the same time. we will also develop a marketing campaign is putting greater emphasis on teaching. ♪ skills. once implemented this program will improve high-school graduation rates and increased the number of higher skilled workers from what bill them to settle them of reimposition their cells for one i believe will be tremendous growth for generations to come. think of coast we will build a lunch in the meeting facility in

improve for all the people of alabama to enjoy with funds we should secure from a portion of the bp will settlement. north central oboe, we will soon begin the study and research of one of the state's greatest energy resources, said a half billion barrels of oil located on the surface and subsurface in north-central of drama in the form of oil sands. this year we will create the alabama oil since program of the alabama geological survey. each of our alabama 67 cabbies have been given the opportunity

to recruit more jobs. text of the largest writer bridge improvement program ever conducted, when companies look for prices to build and expand and hire more people, the look for places that have good infrastructure. the alabama transportation rehabilitation and premier program along with a big new program to identify savings.

thanks to the hard work of lieutenant governor ivy, speaker hubbard, president march, in the entire legislature made history this to develop a bow. i am proud to tell the are working people of the state that we did what we set up to do. in just three years time you reduce the state's bureaucracy

the third fastest in the nation. [applause] and more importantly, we have saved our taxpayers over $1 billion. [applause] we also remained steadfastly committed to paying off our debts. one year ago the arrested here and promise to would sign legislation to pay back millions of dollars the people allowed us to borrow from the alabama trust fund. that transfer allowed us to prop up lack of funding in the state's general fund and kept

him working and enabled us to continue to provide essential government services. that was the first bill the legislature passed, and assigned it. and in october because of conservative budging and an improving economy, we made substantial progress in our commitment to paying out millions of dollars still owed to the education trust fund a rainy day care. we must keep our word to the people of the state command must pay our debts. [applause] in the what to say that is exactly what we're going to do. because debt is one of the

greatest threats to our country today. our nation is buckling under the weight of the federal government has continued to take on debilitating debt. he opened the doors of dependency programs to millions. our nation is an overloaded ship slowly sinking as even more passengers, board exactly 50 years ago this nation's president declared war on poverty with sweeping new legislation that did little to liberate the people.

in alabama the poverty rate is even higher with some counties as high as 36%. this war gave our country a new set of federal, government-run pro rims intended to offer assistance or a safety net for american stores charlie. those poor rift today have grown and expanded and become a lumbering giant with threatening our nation's economic stability. the affordable character the medicaid expansion to a taking our nation deeper into the abyss of debt and intends to dismantle what i believe is one of the most trusted relationships, the

relationship between a doctor and patient. is it still is medicaid expansion. the dependency program for the uninsured which is administered by our states since 1980 medicare spending is increased nationally over 1500%. here in alabama medicaid takes up 35 percent of our general fund. and under obamacare and medicaid it would grow even larger, bringing millions more people to a state of dependency on government and selling of state and nation with enormous expense . estimated 300,000 more people would be added to the medicaid

road to a system that by our own admission is absolutely broken and flawed. the federal government has said it will give us money to expand. how can we believe the federal government and how can we believe that there will keep their word. anything but affordable care act as to nothing to gain the trust. first they told us we could keep our doctor. that turned about to be true. next little as the keeper policies to amend the structure. and they told a separate news would not go well. nothing could be further from the truth. now they're telling is that we will get three -- three money to expand medicaid nothing is free. [applause]

the money the federal government is spending with wild abandon is not federal dollars. as a your dollars, your hard-earned tax dollars. there is no difference between federal money in your money. our great nation is $17 trillion in debt and it increases by $2 billion every single day. that is why i cannot expand medicaid in alabama. [applause] we will not bring hundreds of thousands into a system that is broken and buckling. the patient protection and

affordable care act is everything but affordable. there are 18 new taxes imbedded in obamacare in medicaid expansion which cost you estimated $800 billion over the next year's. it is trading our state budget and will siphon millions of dollars from our education budget by 2016. that is money that could have been spent on teachers and students and support personnel. it does not protect patients. 22% of primary care doctors account for 90% of the primary care billing. we were to add 300,000 to medicaid where would they receive the care? already in alabama because of

obamacare over 87,000 people have seen a change in their coverage. you were someone you know has likely senior premiums double. business and job growth is being stifled. employers are leading positions unfilled or laying off workers so that they can -- so they can fall under the employee threshold that would require them to purchase obamacare in medicaid expansion or face penalties. now, do we have a problem with accessible health care in this country? yes, we do. but putting 300,000 more people into a broken system that will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and drive up this nation's debt is not the answer. [applause]

that is why we are reforming medicate in alabama today to make sure that it is more efficient and it is more effective and to produce better outcomes we're giving it back to the people in redeveloping it from the ground up to serve the people of the state to care for the most believable. with legislation passed last year we are establishing regional care organizations which will use community-based managed care to improve the health of those on medicaid and lowering the cost to taxpayers. these reforms will serve three groups of patients who are receiving care, providers who are working to manage patient care, and the taxpayers of the

text to the estate developer of repaying the bill fists the taxpayers will have a better product and lower-cost. well was still practicing medicine unsung anyone who needed care, i would travel to some of the most impoverished counties in west alabama, and i spent a day every week seeing in caring for those patients. if they did not have money to pay i would not charge. i would provide medications for those patients of a mile pocket and pay for their prescriptions. i would never won anything to come between me and a patients.

[applause] i still keep my lessons, and i am a licensed physician. but i am licensed by a state of alabama, not the federal government. [applause] as long as i'm the governor will keep it the way. i am a physician who cared for all of my patients regardless of their ability to pay. but i have another role to play out. and also your governor. they have to be concerned for our state.

our country is made up of 57 states and is one of its governors i cannot sit by and watch our country continue them the path it is on of our nation is drowning in $17 trillion of debt. the administration in washington and the debt it continues to build will sink in this country. it is okay to question the federal government. as a matter of fact, it is our duty. it is my duty. it is exactly what do. the to the movement to our great constitution gives us the authority. [applause] fax government cannot grow unless we give it permission to grow.

if states do not stand firm and say no more there will be no one left to stop the out of control spending in washington. i love alabama. and i love america. if we continue down this path, the american our founding fathers envisioned will no longer exist. gone will be the promise that was once based on opportunity, independence, and individual liberties. nearly 1 million people in alabama are on medicaid. it is not michael to put more people on medicaid but have less it is not my intent to put able-bodied individuals on the government dependency program. we will encourage our people with the opportunity for

education and employment. [applause] could it will not happen overnight. but i truly believe there is opportunity in trading for higher-paying, higher skilled jobs. there is greater capacity for independence unless if we do not allow the government to take over this nation as they're doing it the present time. there is no greater opportunity that we can give to a child, especially one in poverty. that a chance to excel in school, so many of our children need this opportunity.

but too few have access to it. in the earlier they began receiving a quality education the better chance they have been success. alabama this home to one of the nation's top 3k programs. last year we opened 100 new pre case cites to win back until you , it's making a real difference in the lives of alabama children. first class pre k children, when they go consistently in this fiord is a school, are less likely to need special education services commissioner less often retained and those who do not enroll. third graders who were in the pre-game program scoregraders we pre-game program scored a 100 percent reading proficiency.

but the most significant result of children in 3k is the impact on the live in poverty for low-income families. pre k close to the achievement gap for lower income students by as much as 29%. because of these proven results i am including more funding for voluntary pregame by budget. [applause] nothing is more important to a child's education and a teacher, and actually appreciate the sacrifices are teachers debate.

lest you teachers received a 2% perry's. this year i am proposing another 2% increase for teachers and support personnel. our state employees have also made sacrifices, and i appreciate that. and they have enabled us to balance our budgets. that is why i lifted them merit pay freeze the state employees just two weeks ago. it we are still optimistic, if the money is available we will propose a conditional perret's up to 4 percent for state employees. we have assembled in this chamber right walking the

beginning of another session of the alabama legislature. and most of us in this room have one thing in common. we have been chosen by the men and women of the state to serve our fellow citizens. we have been elected, chosen, charged with the task of making our state better than it was when we came into office. we have been all placed here to create opportunity, not just for the men and women of one count your when district, but for the over 4 million albanians who make your stay so great. wilcox county just west of year is the poorest county in the united states, and it has now seen a major industry since men

set foot on the moon. when i became a governor i had one goal in mind. i truly wanted to help all the people of the state, especially in disadvantaged areas such as will. >> getting. my first week in office and met with golden dragon copper tubing and recruiting that company, not just our state, but the area that included parts hills and wilcox county. in a few weeks golden dragon will begin production in its brand new $100 million plant working there will be a man named william laws or. william lives to minutes from the plan.

william wallace's job in the october 2012. for one year volume was just another statistic, and the percentage in the employ of a rate. and golden dragons are retiring. a year later william get a job, a good job. i am proud that william is live on here tonight as minor and diane special guests. i would like for you to meet them. would you step. [applause]

who up to 500 people will soon get the job of hundred families in the nation's poorest area that have a new opportunity and a much better way of life. this is our role, to create an environment where there is opportunity for people to get a good job, to train coming to get the skills that they need, to get a good education and an early age and to continually encourage people to break free of the bondage of dependency, to still another of to feed. we do this by giving him or her

an opportunity for air the satisfaction of having a job. [applause] .. >> william is why i am here. he is who i work for. and alabamians just like him are why we are all here. we should never forget that. [ applause ]

god bless you all, and god bless the great state of alabama. >> the the governor positives final state the state before election gave a fiery comments about not expanding the state medicare statement. the article included reaction from the state legislators. the state house minority leader, a democrat said the governor was running against the president of the ed state instead of the governor. many said the governor was inline with what they thought.

>> democratic governor delivered mary land's state of the state. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. >> good morning. >> shall i say afternoon. speaker, president miller, minority leader of the senate, senator brinkly. minority leader of the house, lieutenant governor, anthony brown. treasurer comptroller, attorneyy

general, governor, governor, attorney general, senator rbara, colleagues from city and county government. to all of the people contributing to the life of the state. and to my mom who is with us today. [ applause ] >> mom, thank you for raising me with an appreciation and a love for the tide of our state's history. members of the hardest working cabinet in america, men and women of the maryland general

ass assembly. there is one more person i would like to a specially acknowledge this day. she has been at my side every day for 23 years. she is my best friend, my partner in life and the finest mother anyone would want. [ applause ] >> over the course of these seven years you and i have carried commitment. it is commitment to a better future. a better future that our children deserve.

a commitment founded on the belief we share in the dig nity of every individual. a commitment strengthened by the belief we believe to increase the common good and the belief we hold that we are in this together and each of us is needed in god's eyes. i have seen this commitment in the eyes of our teachers, firefighters, police officers and in the eyes of the veteran and their brave, brave families. in the quite hard working moms and dads throughout our state. it is a commitment that has been shared by each of you who have the privilege to represent the citizens of maryland in this

historic place. i remember well the first time i set foot in this building as a young boy with my father. he was a lawyer and he had a case here in annapolis at the court of appeals. he took me by the hand as we climbed the step and brought me to the room where general washington gave this authority over the army back to the representatives of the people. and in that doorway, he leaned down to me and he explained to me significance of this house chamber. the duties of the men and women we elect to serve here. i was awed by the fact that this

is the place where we have come together as a people for over 200 years to make a better life. to make this place, our place, a better place. it has been a tremendous and humbling honor to have been able to serve the people of our state through difficult and important dates with each and everyone of you, all of us together. on this occasion, we take time to reflect on the way we have travelled and where we have come. through the longest wars in america history and the greatest recession since the great depression. our goals as an administration have remained truth. to improve the middle class, improve public safety and public education and expand opportunity

to more people rather than fewer. the opportunity to learn and to earn. the opportunity to enjoy our own health. and the health of the people we love. and the health of this land we love. the chesapeake, the mountains of western maryland and the marshes of the eastern shore. today because of the hard work and courage of our people i can report to you that the state of our state is strong and is growing stronger by the day. [ applause ] >> in fact, not only is maryland stronger than before. it is cleaner, smarter, safer, more competitive than she was before the recession hit.

think back. whether we took office maryland had a $1.7 billion structural deficit. no sooner did we take action and then had recession hit. and families struggled. even as we fought to help every family we could and save every job we could, our state revenues took a huge hit right along with family incomes. since that time, we have used the challenge of these times to make our government more efficient and more effective. we have cut spending by $9.1 billion. we have made more cuts than any administration in modern maryland history. we have the smallest executive

branch we have had in the government since 1973. and the budget i give you last week puts us on the track to eliminate the structural deficit without any new taxes. we remain one of six states that have remained a triple bond rating all through the recession and to this day. [ applause ] >> we have built up our rainy day fund now to $800 million dollars and placed this year an operating surplus of $37 million dollars. cuts are only part of the story. no state cuts their way to prosperi prosperity. we have made investments to

educate, innovate, rebuild, grow jobs and create more economic opportunity. this is what a balanced approach is all about. seven years agree we were failing to live up to many cases of the state's full potential. seven years later we are not just one maryland, in many cases we are now number one maryland. [ applause ] >> just listen with me for a quite moment here. maryland today is number one in the student's ap successes for seven years in a row. number one in education for five years in a row. number one in holding down the cost of college tuition. number one in innovation for two years in a row according to the

united states chambers of commer commerce. number one in sciences and also businesses owned by women. and number one in median household income. this is what the people in our state have achieved and together we can applaud their accomplishments. [ applause ] >> now seven years ago in response to the desires of our people, we set out in this administration to governor in a fundamentally different way: setting goals, measuring performance, hitting deadlines, making progress for you to see and me to see. every day the test of any policy, action, has been whether or not it is actually working. working to produce the intended results.

in the past our states and indeed our country have been governed by a top-down approach. shattering orders from above. but that is not the world we live in. this generation isn't about command and control. this generation seeks good ideas on level ground everywhere. it is operationally colaberative. it is the new way. this generation wants its government to be accountable for its actions and accountable for the results that we seek. today in maryland you can go online right now and see 16 strategic goals that we have set for our state's progress in the areas of job creation, education, security,

sustainability and health. on some of these we have exceeded our initial goal. on others we are making progress. and on a few we have a longer way to go. progress requires accountability. but accountability means putting your commitment out there for us to know and see. and hopefully help us drive. the people are in charge. one example, in 2007 one of the goals we publicly set was to acchel drive down our infant mortality rate by 2012. a lot of people counseled be not to make it public. you see the old way of thinking says elected officials should never set measurable results with deadlines because you are

criticized if you fall short. we set real goals with specific and immediate deadlined. we published plans and called upon the public to hold us countable and achieve the results we are seeking together. we used the pressure of that public awareness to drive for maximum results. we had driven down the rate not just by 10% but by 21%. [ applause ] >> in more real terms that is 164 lives saved. as you might have guessed, the reward for hitting or exceeding your goal is set an even higher goal. so we have.

in order to save more lives and we are in it together. goals. deadlines. performance measures. doing what works and doing serves. this is how we create jobs as wellism we are one of 17 states that has recovered all of the jobs we lost in the national recession. [ applause ] >> one more fact and since the lowest point of the recession, we have now achieved the fastest rate -- the fastest rate of new job growth of any state in your region. this is how we drive to get attainment. this is how we improve to get

public safety. today with law enforcement officers we have now reduced violent crime to 30 years low. with our first responders, traffics deaths have been reduced to lowest levels in decades. we enacted common sense measures to reduce gun violence. we repealed the death penalty and replaced it with life without parole and now there are fewer people in carcrated than since 1994. goals, deadlines and performance measures are huwe are making the air and water cleaner. we have planted more trees than ever before. we have added more renewable

energy grid than any time 85 years ago. more farmers are planting cover crop to reduce nutrient runoff than over before. maryland passed the milestone of preserving one million acres for our children's future. and together, we have taken the strongest actions in decades to make the chesapeake bay cleaner. bringing back oyster population. cleaning up the bay and meeting the two-year action stones. allowing less nitrogen and that

is the long term restoration of the bay. [ applause ] ... we have reduced homicides by 44%. we have reduced the number of children placed in foster care and group homes by 42%. and along the way we have come together time and again to protect the dignity of every maryland person. for the first time in 350 years, we have now officially recognize

our brothers and our sisters of the native people. [applause] and so the children of new emerican immigrants can realizen their full potential, we passed the dream act here in maryland!] [applause] and to protect the dignity of tt every child's home and ensure equal rights under the law forol all marylanders, we passed marriage e -- equality! [applause] but for all of our achievements being accountable also means acknowledging when we have fallen short. the health care website fail to perform as desired with launched a source of great frustration.

especially for those who were looking forward to obtaining health care for the very first time in their lives. my administration and i have thus succeeded it every first try, but we have never ever given up. we learn from both success and failure. sometimes failure it's the deepest. we will continue to improve. we will continue to help the city health care, and we will continue to enroll as many marilyn beers as possible by the march 301st deadline. [applause] but let's not lose sight of the larger goal. we have already dealt extended health care coverage since the beginning of this administration to 453,000 people, many of them, as i said, were children who did not have coverage before. nl dates president obama and the

affordable care act, not a single person can be denied coverage because of a prior existing condition, and no one can be dropped by an insurance company when they become sick. [applause] and with which to that governor brown fifth and, i must add, the support of our congressional delegation. we earlier this month embarked on a new and better way to improve wellness and reduce overall health care costs. let me talk with this for a second. you see the old paris system for health care is encouraged to the volume of services instead of the wellness of our people.

the building system that made it look as if even the hospital these hospitals. but not anymore. this new approach will change our payments system to reward hospitals for actually keeping people well. it has been described by health care experts in the "washington post" as without any question the boldest proposal in the united states in the last half century. ten of our 44 hospitals have already moved to this the payments system. part rey with nursing homes, public-health agencies to a primary-care doctors, well as professionals, and others to actually keep the communities they serve of here. it works. it achieves results. is a better way. you see, for us here in maryland the question is never been about whether we move left or right. it's always about whether we

move forward back. which is to move forward. the progress is the choice. we have important work to accomplish this year. with all the strides we've made in education, this session we had the ability to advance towards universal pre k. this session we have the responsibility and the opportunity to improve our laws to better protect the victims of domestic violence first. we also have the chance recession to come together to forge consensus to let and raise the minimum wage in maryland. [applause]

to strengthen and grow our middle-class, is destructive and grow our middle-class. this has been the north star of everything this umbrella brand administration has been about. our fiscal discipline, strategic investment, are different way of governing and openly, transparently, setting goals in order to achieve results. together in maryland we have invested dearly in through recession and the revenue hit, we have invested dili to improve education. why? because it is the ladder to success. we are investing more than ever in our transportation infrastructure in order to get more of our people back to work. we raise the erin income-tax credit. why? in order to better reward hard work. we have maintained the highest goal for minority and women- owned business participation in for the first time ever in the life of this a ministration we actually exceeded its.

you became the first in the country to pass a living wage. we put in place for the first time a progressive income tax and actually lowered income taxes for 86 percent of marilyn beers, just last calendar year we moved more people in a single year from welfare to work than we ever have before. and because of these actions coffee the pew foundation now ranks maryland one of the top three states for upward economic mobility. [applause] but we, of course, are a part of a larger national economy. something still appear wrong. we have lost sight of how our economy works, when our economy is actually working.

prosperity does not trickle down from the top commended never has it is built from the middle out, and it is built from the middle up. every ford understood that a hundred years ago. when he double the pay of all of his workers. no, of course, the capitalists of his era up at henry -- thought that henry had gone a little crazy, but he insisted america actually works best in our economy work best if workers could afford to buy the product they were making. other words, and a properly functioning capitalist is not the consequence of growth and prosperity, it is the source of growth and prosperity. [applause] with every worker earns more

money, every business as more customers. by the way to every taxpayer is relieved through funding poverty programs for workers who are being paid poverty level wages. we have all met the hard-working people its oil lakes. often that not one but two jobs to pay middle-age tests for most of their women. very often their moms who are trying to support a child or to other rogue working 16 hour days and yet falling further. this is not how our economy should work. no person who works full-time employees of the rules should be forced to raise their family and poverty. not in our state should we be

satisfied with the people, and our corporations are becoming ever more profitable and get some many of our people are unemployed kimberly say that our economy is working if our stock market is booming for middle-class earnings. cuban purpose our economy itself and grow and the only way we're going to grow our economy is to grow our little middle-class. [applause] the minimum wage in maryland is no longer always that anyone can live on. even though maryland has the highest median income in the nation, 21 other states have no set a higher minimum wage then

we have. we can be better, raising the minimum wage to attend to in is going to create more and better customers for marilyn business costs, and that is why raising the minimum wage is the only good for the hundreds of thousands of marilyn pursue will see a boost in their paycheck. it is good for every marilyn there because it is good for our entire economy. it is time to raise the minimum wage in maryland. [applause] feist i believe in my heart that we are pleased for a generation of greatness. i can see the day on our horizon when the achievements of our students need not only the students of our nation that the children of the world.

i can see the day when all of our teachers actually have the technology they need in the classroom to provide personalized learning tailored to the unique abilities of every child. a day when every high-school student in maryland upon graduating from my school also has a modern, technical skill. end a year of college credit that has already been aired. i see marilyn's children enjoying the benefits of the state that was the safeguards its waters and woodlands and open spaces. the 22nd surgery and beyond. the state that leaves the green economy of the future faugh treating thousands of new jobs. i see a time fast approaching when are booming high-tech economy is fueled by the tower of an effort more highly skilled

workforce. yes. the middle class, the status of living is rising, a growing in the average middle-class that has become a forerunner of the newer, better, american economy. i can see a year that is telling when not a single child in maryland will die a violent death. this is the future that remains to be one. it will be one. conclusion. we're standing of the threshold of a new era of american progress. as our world becomes more complex it is also becoming more personalized and better connected. and no state is better poised to succeed in this new era that maryland.

the future is where we look. the past is what we have learned from. the only things were doing are the things that might possibly brickyard. for children 30 years we have helped lead our country ford into the future , especially through moments of great doubt and diversity, when others said it was impossible, that all was lost, it could not be done. we stood our ground and made it happen. for many when. from one many. it is time to do it again. they keep. [applause] ba the baltimore "sun" depicted governors o'malley's address as an upbeat tone.

republican 'one democrat inepu particular who is running for governor fought governortha o'malley misrepresented his tenure. last week in her state of the state address, arizona governor governor brewer nnounced she abolished thehe state protective serviceprot department and replaced it withc a new division. it came in response to a to investigation that revealed thousand of reports d neglect the never investigated. from the state capitol in phoenix, this is half an hour. [applause]

a note has been a long morning. honorable senators and representatives, supreme justices of the court sets and constitutional officers, trouble leaders, ordered guests, and my fellow airs audience, it is my pleasure to welcome back. a long struggle. -- [applause] a long struggle.

as the see you here today. and while employees by a recovery, was terribly sad and still lose. extending the deepest sympathies for your loss and the loss of the great public servant, your husband and my friend. his voice will be missed. let us pray that his spirit of public service lives on in all this. when i sit here for the first time as governor we faced the task of navigating the state i love.

backup to the path to prosperity and opportunity. i recognized that overcoming this challenge would be difficult and painful. it will require honest leaders and tough decision making. then, of course, there are challenges we can never predict, and challenges that test our resolve. arizona experienced while the worst tragedies in our history. leyte heroic firefighters. that date will forever be etched into arts. the braves 19 forever in our prayers. please stand and join me in a moment of silence to honor these vote -- fallen firefighters. [silence]

they keep. today am proud of the progress we've made, the comeback. we stared arizona of the debilitating did recession and implemented a long-term improvement in secure areas of the prosperity. the challenge. when i could not happily minister of the cost to support and guidance from a family. iso very grateful. thank you to my husband, sun for once again joining me in this chamber. [applause]

from the people of arizona lawmakers, the business community, and countless others. together we have worked hard. as my hero ronald reagan said during his 1967 inaugural the governor california and ', we will put our fiscal house in order, and as we do we will fill those things that we need to make our state a better place. we will enjoy them more willing we can afford them, and they're paid for. of proud to report to you today that arizonas fiscal house is in order. together let's keep it that way. [applause]

we have, a long way in the short time. in 2009 arizonas budget was irresponsibly friend after years of unsustainable spending. we had the worst budget deficit of any state. today we rein in government spending by consolidating, eliminating, and transforming our operations. in 2009 arizona had a $3 billion deficit. today arizona bus a healthy state surplus in the replenished rainy day fund. most impressively, we ended this last fiscal year with nearly $900 million in the bank. [applause] there is no doubt arizona is back on track. [applause]

we also remember that our state was swept up to some of the worst of employment in our history. arizonas businesses and families struggled to stay afloat. today we turn things around with helping the areas of the congress authority, historic tax reform, our employes a created nearly 175,000 new jobs with an impressive $4 billion in new capitol investment. in 2009 arizona was ranked among the worst state in an integrated business tax policy. today we are among the best. helping our business grow and thrive. we lowered business operating equipment taxes spivvy lower corporate income-tax is, and we lower capital gains taxes. [applause]

we even supply sales taxes for the confusing multis city, multilayer process to a single selection an audit. the tax and regulatory environment in a state matters. arizona is open for business. now i have more jobs, more businesses, and more opportunities for growth and prosperity. and this company to arizona is raked in the top-10 place ceos nationwide. for his magazine recognized the says the number one state for expected job growth. [applause]

it's no surprise we have attracted an expanded companies like apple, gm, intel. i'm confident more are on the way. our focus of job creation continues to pay off because we listened to what businesses need and what attracts more of them to arizona. we press the issues of uncompensated care and in health care tax by again listening to the business community in honoring the will of the people. we recovered more than $1 million in revenue per day then that communities, businesses, and the economy's

first. we stand united is a test, do your job, keep the grand canyon opened. governments -- [applause] governments should never closed down with debt is created. [applause] arizona is ability to deal with our own issues stands in stark contrast to the federal government the ability to deal with their course possibility by securing the border, fixing immigrations and writing our national fiscal to. on behalf of the people of arizona and say to the president and congress, quit fighting and get to work for the american people. unfortunately we can't fix

washington from year. but we can and will continue to show the nation have what is done. our hard work makes it all the more rewarding to instead here today and competently proclaim that the spirit of arizona is strong. and so is the state of our state. [applause] we continue to lead practical and principal initiative and drive arizona forward. we must keep errors of a competitive in our tax structure , education system, and their limited government. a thriving economy. certainly improving areas of his business plan that has been a hallmark of these last five

years. everything we have accomplished, i am equally proud of the work we have done on behalf of errors of his family. school choice policies that give parents the power to decide their children's education to life affirming legislation protecting the unborn. [applause] together we have pursued and protected the values most important to arizonas family end arizona's future. the initiatives, we have enacted these past few years has been transformational. we are not done, and we will remain unrelenting. let's continue to face our challenges head-on. merrill is not the time to rest

on our competence. our immediate challenge is to transform, to ensure the safety and well-being of arizonas abused and neglected children. i know this. all of us care. arizona must do better. we created the office of child welfare investigations as it implements a first-ever the extent of c.w. i we discovered the truth that the cbs dense to investigate or respond to the causes of reports of child abuse this is unconscionable. created the independent cared team to oversee the investigation of these cases and to identify areas of concern

within cts. also ordered the department of public safety to invest -- conduct an administrative review to determine why these cases were not investigated. of what to report that they care team was making tremendous strides. today nearly all of the cases have been assigned and more than 3,000 children have been seen by staff or local law-enforcement. also want to express my appreciation to child -- the entire care team and the staff working with them for their dedicated efforts. [applause] our job is.

good breaks where are the mix being read, says the lack of transparency. [applause] ice this morning i signed an executive order that abolishes safety as we know it and establishes -- [applause] and establishes a new division of child safety and family the service with his own cabinet level directory your report in may. and i when asked to serve as director.

>> the time has come to statutory establish that agency that focuses exclusively on the safety and well-being of children and helping families in distress with that jeopardize and child safety. i call on the legislature to work with me to codify a new, parent agency. south safety must be the priority and become embedded in the fabric of this new agency. [applause] it is our legal and moral duty. another challenge that has confronted us and has been the cornerstone of my career is

behavioral health. for more than three decades arizona has been forced to live in that direction because we failed and are serious limits total population. as governor of insisted that we properly fund an abundance we reform behavioral health. over the past two years first this goal was accomplished. [applause] those solutions allow the seriously mentally ill to participate in society in a more meaningful way and to receive the service and the care they require. we also introduced netflix to evaluate the system and hold it accountable as a result of these

historic reforms a was brought to us last week subject to final court approval that would end the litigation after reaffirming heirs of his commitment to a community-based behavioral health care system. bell, let me be clear, this watershed agreement, 30 years of litigation, it is structured so that a future government or legislature fails. plaintiffs to be able to reopen the case. this should never happen. arizona system is working and is now a national model. [applause]

this agreement is the result of the hard work and dedication for many devoted people. let me recognize what as german leader is shut unmatched passion and commitment to improving the lives of people with mental of this deep it -- please dance of the week and thank you for your perseverance. another difficult challenge.

27 million victims or but and targets women and children turning many intense excellence. to it may shock you to the that it happens right here in arizona . let me tell you a story about what inspiring woman who triumphed over this modern-day. at age 16 forced into the commercial sex industry. analysts have said rate, homelessness, and drug addiction . thankfully she is a survivor then the hopeful example, a loving wife and a proud mother pursuing her master's in social work at asu. advocate for victims travel in the country to promote awareness and prevention and providing comfort in healing for fellow survivors.

the davis shows us that there is hope and that we can and that we are shower that most people. this amazing woman is with us today. i am proud of you. please stand and accept our gratitude for your inspirational human spirit. [applause] last year established a human trafficking taskforce to address this problem cochaired by cindy mccain. the task force recommended ways to better protect, increase

penalties for perpetrators end to end these horrible crimes. today and rescue to strengthen arizonas lot to give prosecutors and law-enforcement more tools to combat this evil and better protect victims. it will also watch awareness campaign so arizonans know what to look for and how to report it and victims will go and seek help. elk read a human trafficking task force to coordinate efforts statewide to adjust ascribe. all the victim's we have not forget new. to the crow traffickers are say, your days are numbered.

[applause] i firmly believe in this great state of arizona in our ability to address our challenges in to be successful in pursuing tomorrow's potential, we are doing today will set the tone for years. our future quality depends of today's decision. this year i'm calling on the legislature to approve a package to further boost arizonas business competitiveness. particularly technology and manufacturing sectors arizona, for example, is one of the few states that impose a sales tax on manufacturers'.

the current manufacture. eliminate any increase first. [applause] we recognize that manufacturing is more than just an industry. it is a mighty engine of of the operation. arizona can be even more competitive. let me give you an example. recently back toward the plant which makes a drug that treats several forms of cancer. the breakthrough life-saving drug is produced only in arizona , and it was developed in arizona thanks to a partnership.

it is the step of innovators tour research driven an idea to market manufacturing system that ultimately produces good jobs and help the economy. continue its sizable in developing arizonas bioclimatic industry. connecting quality, a stellar work force, and a competitive manufacturing from beginning to end. for arizona to remain competitive on all fronts though we also cannot ignore transportation, water, and other infrastructure demands. these are of paramount to creating jobs, attracting capital investment endangering a

sustainable future periods together we must be honest and have an open dialogue about workable solutions to address these critical leads. of course, none of our progress towards economic prosperity it will ultimately work if we do not improve our k-12 schools. [applause] the students must be better prepared for the challenge in a competitive world that there will soon enter. that leaves we stop funding the status quo and instead it reward innovation in measure that comes stuff and find the results we

want. i am asking legislators to approve an ambitious and historic education proposal which i call stevens success funding. under this plan we will reward improve students performing end incentivize and replicate. also reforms are needed deny education. for reasonable, arizona's family is working hard to save enough for their kids to seek a university degree. unpredictable tuition hikes. arizona students need affordability in their college education to ensure that these twin goals are met, messinger arizona border regions to develop a plan.