i know i speak for everyone in this room when i say we look forward to working together with the last's federal delegation. we were honored to attend dan sullivan earlier this month. i have also spoken with senator mikulski and congressman don young. we pledged to work together to make the most of our god-given resources and yes, this means at long last responsibly accessing

the vast oil reserves. we can, we must, we will, is beyond time. [applause] >> members of this legislature. i am so honored to stand before you. i look forward to working together to overcome the challenges before us. the men and women in this room are no strangers to edgar city. some of you have beaten cancer. others and the end childhood poverty. and overcome tremendous challenges in life. your fishermen, educators lawyers, farmers and veterans, contractors, health care providers, pilots, engineers, accountants, a minor in even a reindeer herds of list a few. uva readiness dollars a share love for our state and our people and a desire to serve, to

give back and to make a difference. the opportunity and sacred obligation we have over the next four years is to leave alaska abettors and we received it and to secure blessings for future generations. . opportunity is what inspires and motivates alaskans. desire to get up, put in a good day's work and build a better future. there are those of us here by birth and many of us were here by choice. whether your family has been here for five years, five generations or five millennia we are all alaskans and we are descendants of adventuress of dreamers, the restless and survivors, those who refuse to accept no for an answer.

those whose opportunity when others simply sought cold temperatures and impossibly high cheeks. some of us are descendants of alaska's first people, resourceful, resilient, deeply rooted in the land, alaska continues to prove its bounty to those -- our family was a news. bones into art and wind and rushing water into electricity. this is who we are, and there is power in who we are and where we live and that gives me and those in this room great hope for the future despite the challenges at hand. tomorrow, i will present to this body the state of the budget, when alaska is experiencing a significant drop in revenue. the price of oil has dropped by

50% over the past 6 months. this has moved us from a $7 million per did deficit six months ago to attend million dollar per day deficit today. this is unsustainable. it is unacceptable, we can and will do better. as we know this isn't the first time our young state has been through these challenges. many of you serve in the days of the $9 a barrel oil during the recessions of the 1980s. the impact of lower oil prices is intensified by lower production. today we are faced with a $3 billion deficits and as i said using $10 million every day from our savings, some might call this a crisis. i called it challenge and an opportunity. we have an opportunity to make impact phalange constructive changes to challenge the traditional ways of doing business. prior to the 64 earthquake, my

family had the only home building business in the southeast. when the earthquake struck and devastated our community, to the point we had to relocate the entire town. as a result of the quake not only did we lose all of our materials and tools we lost our livelihood. we fix it down period with few assets. we could not practice our trade since new homes could not be built in the old town and the new town was not ready for construction. but we never stopped looking forward. our focus was fixed on rebuilding and aspiring to future prosperity. we had to continue on, we knew we had to do things differently, we had to be creative we had to pull together the family. and we made sacrifices, lots of sacrifices,. there are no houses to be bills, the school and post office were open and needed to be cleaned. we seized the opportunity and

the walker family became janitors. our hard work paid off when the new town side was ready some years later we were able to invest and to buy houses in the old town. and we sold. however when alice moved from anchorage without moving any of our houses we had purchased we once again had to adjust we became house movers. this is what i learned from my parents, don't panic when times are tough. make a plan. stick to it, stay focused, stay positive and get to work. now is not the time to sound the alarm, known as the time to pull together, to make a plan sharpen our focus and get to work, we have the tools, we have the ingenuity we have the team and we will build an even

stronger alaska. [applause] on december 26th i took immediate action, i issued an administrative order directing all megaprojects standout until we can assess their overall cost and benefit to the state. i think the lead issue of bose tonight for your offers to assist and your helpful suggestions regarding the state's financial situation. we have reached out to all alaskans to solicit their input on the budget situation as well. my web site as a form for anyone to use and we have received thousands of responses. we have asked students at three university of alaska campuses to analyze the suggestions. my staff tells me this is

something called crowd sourcing coin. i just call it reaching out to alaskans. wheat -- reducing energy costs across alaska is one of the highest priorities for my administration, we are the most energy rich state in the nation. god has blessed us with almost limitless resources. it is unacceptable that so many my fellow alaskans wake-up in a cold house as cited growing up in rural alaska. of alaska was the country, we would be among the top eight and gee producers in the world and yet we have the highest cost energy in the nation. we can and must do better. this administration has me it a priority to reduce energy consumption in state-owned and public buildings including schools increasing energy efficiency will allow state dollars to be better concentrated on the services provided. and alaska when it comes to

public buildings and schools wasted energy is government waste. every growing economy in the world has one thing in common and that is low cost energy. this administration will not rest until alaska is squarely on track to become an economic powerhouse thanks to low cost energy that will bolster and diversify our economy. [applause] >> this legislature has done good work in this area over the last few years from incentivizing natural gas storage to recognizing the importance of a large diameter gas line to investing in renewable energy projects and conservation, your leadership has made a difference. 37 years ago and donna and i had

cute and danced in the streets with hundreds of alaskans, the first barrel of oil before they arrive in velez. a few short months later we were married and i began working on a large volume-line. alaska, it is time to build a gas line to provide gas to alaskans and liquefied natural gas to the world markets. [applause] >> under my administration we will finally begin building the alaska gas line to tied atwater. let me say that one more time because i have waited long time to say that. under my administration we will begin building a gas line. [applause] >> it will be done with alaska

hired to the maximum of stand under a law and will comply with alaska's constitutional mandate that resources be developed for maximum use and benefit of alaskans. i was honored to have the president of the major japanese neg consortium travel from tokyo to juneau last month for our inauguration. i met with a japanese delegation the following morning, my first initial meeting as your governor. ten days later they returned to juneau with a memorandum of understanding. since signing of that, other significant energy buyers in asia have contacted me expressing similar interests. on our way to church and christmas eve i received such a call from a major japanese company. i took the call. the market is responding and we know alaska is the crossroads of the world. time we engage those markets diversify our economy and create long-term fiscal stability and

job growth. is beyond time to complete the work those in this room started on this critical project and i thank you. [applause] >> it is also long past time for alaska to focus on value added job opportunities with the extraction of our natural resources. again i believe that is also our constitutional mandate. when if the export a resources as raw materials and import finished products we serve others as a calling but when we make something for natural resources and export the finished product that is an economy. processed fish, produce, we

should be making north of fairbanks given what is available in the rail and highway infrastructure available. we should be refining products from our own oil. all we need is affordable energy. a really great example of value-added industry is in juneau. 1986 we to local entrepreneurs convinced the the people to invest $5,000 each to start what is now the largest brewery in alaska. the alaskan brewing company employs 70 full-time workers in june alone. they also have four containers of finished product bound for destinations across alaska, 48 and beyond. the alaska brewing co. has become a leader in energy efficient commercial drilling by developing and employing innovative technology and reducing their diesel consumption by 70%. we have a duty to future generations to make the most of

our resources. we can do this with value-added project. marcy and jeff can create 70 jobs utilizing alaska's water just imagine what we can do applying the same ingenuity to our vast fish oil, natural gas, timber and other resources. perhaps our greatest renewable source is the majesty and the lure of alaska itself which draws 2 million visitors every year. our tourism industry creates almost 50,000 jobs and has direct economic impact of nearly $4 billion each year. this is a healthy and vital industry which showcases a dynamic partnership between private enterprise and state and local government. an industry that has potential of limitless growth, contribution to our economic

well-being. this evening there are tens of thousands of alaskans with no health insurance who could be covered at no cost to the state. these are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, entire families who will go to bed tonight in fear, fear that despite their best efforts they are one injury or one diagnosis away from losing everything. that is wrong. that is unacceptable. we will put an end to that on my watch. [applause] >> i begin taking steps to accept 100% federally funded medicaid expansion on my first day in office. many in the faith based community, the chamber of commerce and other job creators through medicaid expansion isn't just good for the health of our citizens but good for the health of our economy. it is estimated this could create as many as 4,000 new health care jobs in alaska.

my selection of the commissioner of health and social services was the first step in accomplishing this objective. we have begun the process of extending federal if funded coverage to thousands of our friends, neighbors, co-workers. thank you for all your hard work in this area. [applause] >> the health of our communities and villages is a top priority of my administration. the epidemic's of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence plaguing our state must end. we all know the numbers but even one case is one too many. often lost in fact and figures are the victims themselves. these are real lives, women children families torn apart in

each of us, all of us deserve to feel safe. the well-being of alaska's families especially our children is something we each of you care about deeply. . in 2009 donna worked with a case worker for the office of children's services. cheese offers 10 heartbreaking neglect and abuse suffered by our most vulnerable population, alaska's children. barista official act as first lady was agreeing to to serve as honorary chair of the alaska children's trust an organization the works to provide real solutions to prevent child abuse and neglect. i have asked my commissioners to look to states that lead the pack in fighting these epidemics. i will also ask our state and local officials to help us develop community-based solutions. we will continue to work alongside agencies doing strong working in these areas as we

create solid action plan. i also ask this legislature, make alaska the next state to pass aaron's law. [applause] >> this is the bill that will enable our schools to implement a proven age appropriate program to help children identify sexual abuse and seek help. members of the legislature, if you send this bill to my desk i will sign it. [applause] >> we will take an important step toward protecting the lives of so many young precious alaskans. quote we think the men and women who served in the alaska

national guard with honor and integrity. because of the sacrifices and commitment you have made to our state and nation we honor your service. tomorrow the attorney general craig richards will name an independent special investigator to examine what went wrong in the alaska national guard. that investigator will have full access to all paper and electronic evidence to get to the bottom of the allegations of just sexual assault, misconduct and cover up. as commander in chief of the alaska national guard let me assure you the perpetrators will be brought to justice. they will face expulsion, incarceration or both. [applause] >> i also want to thank the men and women of the military and law enforcement to put their lives at risk every day to protect us.

on may 1st patrick scott johnson and gabriel ridge were killed in the line of duty. our thoughts and prayers are with their families and those families of other law enforcement officials and service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. please join me in honoring of the families of sargent johnson and trooper rich to so graciously accepted our invitation to be with us this evening. [applause] to our military and law-enforcement families, i speak for all alaska and say

thank you for your sacrifice you make daily for us. your fathers husbands mothers and daughters, these other he rose to protect our freedoms and keep us safe. these are the gallant and the brave who help us all sleep a little better at night. please join me in thanking and honoring all the men and women in uniform for the sacrifices and their serve us. [applause] >> i want to turn to education. we are perhaps in the largest budget deficit in alaska history. to get on track during critical financial times we must make difficult decisions. sometimes we have to make

sacrifices. we will protect education funding insulated from state fiscal situation to the greatest extent possible. we will continue to invest in education as it is one of the highest priorities of this state but not at the rate we could have when oil was over $100 a barrel. $46 a barrel oil brings about a new day in alaska. we must respond prudently and very carefully so i ask educators to pull to get there, the resourceful and deficient. i hold our educators in highest regard. i will do all i can and work with teachers, principals, administrators, to assist and provide for the needs of our schools statewide. public education is a constitutionally mandated responsibility. i have not and i will not forget that.

the days of exploit resources within imported resources must come to an end. alaskans are the hardest working people in world. let's make sure our use get the training and skills they need to fill the jobs of today and tomorrow. [applause] [applause] >> we do that by being creative. parents stepping up, teachers and the administrators thinking outside the box. i begin my education in oakland said hunt, the school facility was rustic the high quality of education on received inside those walls is what i remember so much. i thank each and every teacher who has taken on the high calling of educating our children. we certainly have room for improvement in our schools we should also celebrate our achievements. in nevada last month, one of the toughest test score wrestling

tournaments in the country josh won his weight class and the tournament's outstanding wrestler award. [applause] josh is the first all-american athletes from that high school and is accepted to the u.s. naval academy. this past spring kristine anderson from fairbanks captured a silver medal at the university of super quiz. a competition that attract teams from around world. these individuals successes serve as reminders that the next generation has the talent and drive to succeed. is up to us to provide the opportunity for them to do so. we need to increase career and technical education opportunities in alaska. we can build upon the success of programs like the fairbanks pipeline training center.

there are other wonderful examples, steward, anchorage and barrel to name but a few. with those who choose scholars, alaska is fortunate to have great universities across the state. time for the state to develop a different relationship with our university. we too often reach out to lower 48 consultants without first determining if the same or better analysis can be purchased here or in the private sector. arguably the greatest knowledge of policy studies can be found at the university of alaska burbank. the cat stevens marine research institute in juneau service on fishery management. they arranged science center served his state through research and training activities, these are fundamental to marine science and the competitiveness of the alaskan sea food industry,

meeting important work force needs. last week i held our first cabinet meeting. we renamed the governor's conference room the cabinet room and plan to use it extensively and regularly with the cabinet. at my invitation also attending the cabinet meeting were university of alaska presidents railroads ceo and permanent fund ceo, this is a standing invitation for these entities to be represented. the purpose is to ensure we are harnessing university infrastructure and financial resources. i thank you for all you have done. the next two years our nation will chair the arctic council. the united states will not be an

arctic nation at all. most alaska. and as you know, previously served as a member of the arctic council. and transportation, navigation, and telecommunications and public and private partnerships for arctic development. given current oil prices there has been a lot of discussion about physical challenges in alaska. i dispute the gloom and doom. to those whose a alaska's best days are behind us they're looking in the wrong direction.

before we had money we had debts. and trillions of dollars of value trapped under the ground and in our waters. since taking office on december 1st in washington d.c. the highest level to regulatory bands we need to develop our resources. the potential for our oil fields and mining prospects are nearly limitless. and the same fights with national leaders, the fact on our side of. we can and will use them. addressing agency concerns forge a path forward and alaska's resources are not just under our feet but under our boats. fisheries remain the state's top employer and we will work with

the crucial sector to strengthen sustainable fisheries. every boat is a small family business. we will work together with the industry, and bolstered demand across the globe to high-quality products. we take all these industries, and solid investments in the communities. my goal is to continue to work with them to develop these resources. to develop them for maximum use and benefit to alaskans. to me it means having alaskans do the work. i have long been a fierce advocate for local hire. i don't want to be in

mississippi. [applause] >> houston alaska, not houston texas. >> it will be a priority to buy alaskan when possible. with their professional services, food equipment or anything else, i urge everyone to do the same. and export from alaska, something we could all do in our businesses and personal lives. when we make a purchase out of state, we end the local multiplier effect. this damages sustainability. think about which business will make little be donations, and contribution, not those businesses and the ones in our

home towns. that is part of alaska's first means. 50% of the food we consume was grown, raised and harvested in alaska. that percentage is under 5%. we can reverse that. and wildlife and fisheries for abundance in order to provide subsistence and economic needs of alaska. we should also be marketing vegetables grown in the match to valley, and in cordova. and eight times sweeter than those in california, you spend two summer is manning a booth at the state fair and turn this kind of stuff. alaskans, there are challenges i had. so many of the most significant accomplishments came in the face

of adversity and time we work together with no agenda but to strengthen and prosper our state. i remember alaskans reaching out to fight for statehood and help those in need after 64 earthquakes. i remember as at teenager driving to fairbanks to help our friends following the 1967 flood. whether the fuel shortage in nome, force fired from a peninsula, flooding on the uconn, a threat of a closure in the interior, we rise and survive as one when we support our fellow alaskans. [applause] [applause] >> when we build each other up and work together, nothing can shake us. we persevere, we work hard we

dare to achieve. be cognizant of the fiscal situation facing us. like my family in the earthquake do not let yourself become overwhelmed by the genomic of the task at hand. let us understand the work that must be done. and looked toward rebuilding and creating a prosperous future. to members of this esteemed body. i say that yes the task ahead of us is great. the foundation is one of ingenuity, camaraderie and hard work. time to put these principles into practice, make the tough decisions and tackle the work ahead of us. the public is working to take action. we must deliver. just like generations before us who so greatly build the great state we must not seek the republican answer or the democratic answer. we must take the right answer for alaska. [applause]

>> it will be tough. we may not always agree. i am confident we will be pulling from the same end to achieve the best outcome for alaskans. let us not focus on party lines but on alaska's's bottom line. let's honor the legacy of the past as we create opportunity for all who look to the future. we are alaskans and proud of it. as the late senator ted stevens famously said, heck with politics let's do what is best for alaska. that, my fellow alaskans is exactly what we will do. may god bless you and god bless the state of alaska. [applause] >> the political landscape has

changed with the 114th congress. not only are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in house and 12 new republicans and one new democrat in the senate but there are 108 women in congress including the first african-american republican in the house and the first woman veteran in the senate. keep track of members of congress using congressional chronicle on c-span.org, the congressional club and page has lots of useful information including voting results and statistics about each session of congress, new congress best access on c-span c-span2, and c-span.org. >> republican bruce rauner won the governor's race in november. billy candidate to defeat an incumbent democrat governor last year. in his inauguration bruce rauner talked about the state's economy and cutting state spending.

this is 25 minutes. >> raise your right hand, place your hand on the bible. repeat after me. hi bruce rauner. >> i, bruce rauner. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly swear. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support the constitution of the united states. >> and the constitution of the state of illinois. >> and the constitution of the state of illinois. >> that i will faithfully discharge. >> i will faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office of governor. >> the duties of the office of governor. >> to the best of my ability. >> to the best of my ability. >> so help me god.

>> still held me god. >> congratulations, governor. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] [inaudible conversations]

[applause] >> let's see what time it is. good afternoon ill.. great they, ill.. [applause] thank you so very much, thank you so very much. i want to begin by thanking my wife, diana. [applause] >> she is my partner might best friend and she is going to be a tremendous first lady. thank you. and thank you to our six kids

who have endured a lot and will be having to put up with a lot more over the next four. thank you so much. [applause] >> i want to acknowledge governor pat quinn for his years of service to the state and the people of illinois. [applause] >> i would like to recognize and faint our distinguished guests you today, madam chief justice and distinguished members of the court speaker madigan, leader durkin, attorney general madigan secretary of state white, comptroller does it lunde lunder lunder, treasurer ferris members of the general assembly, members of the congressional

delegation governor edgar, mayor houston, mayor emanuel, archbishop subit, and all the members of that national guard. thank you for your service. [applause] >> thank you, evelyn, you are the best partner i could possibly have. [applause] >> you wrote be a terrific lieutenant governor. thank you. i would like to express my deepest gratitude to our veterans and service clubs to and women here today and a round of the world. [applause] >> god bless you, thank you for your service to the country. as governor i will do everything in my power to support you. i also want to say a very

special thank you to our police officers, corrections officers firefighters and all those who risk their lives to protect the families of illinois. thank you. [applause] >> i look forward to being an ally and advocate and working closely together. it is an honor to stand before you, before all people of illinois today. i am honored, privilege and excited. i love illinois. i want hours to beat a great state. i want hours to be agree home for every family here. [applause] >> i am ready to go to work for you. you know no over the last few years i have met with tens of

thousands of people teachers and farmers, factory workers and coal miners college students, retirees, people who are the heart and soul of illinois. in that process i met with thousands of small business owners in the our discussions i have been stunned, shocked by how many of them are frustrated, trying to build their businesses here and i thinking about leaving. other than one company called manufacturing in wheeling back in 1958 byrd and glen keith started the company in a storefront on cicero ave in chicago. their father had never made it past high school but both of them made it through college and eager to start on their own. they had one employee and a

couple machines. they worked long hours, a second job and sacrificed much but they made it and their company took off. today, keats' manufacturing employed 110 illinois workers and has 75 machines running 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. this was not an uncommon path in our state and it wasn't just chicago and wasn't just manufacturing. it was peoria, decatur, agriculture transportation, a technology. lawyer was a place where people like dirt and glen cheese from all over the country and from all over the world wanted to come because illinois was a land of opportunity almost without parallel in america.

today illinois is very different. the grandsons of burke and glen keith tell me they could not have started their company in illinois today. their grandfather started the company all its customers were in illinois companies, they went door-to-door to find them but today, none of their customers i a little like companies. they have all left and their grandsons tell me they themselves are feeling the pressure of high taxes and high regulation. today, illinois is not able to compete with our neighboring states. our citizens are suffering because of its and in many cases they are up and leaving. last year last year we lost more people than any other state in america. over the last ten years we have ranked right near the bottom of

all 50 states for out migration to other states. people are leaving to find jobs or because they run companies and i taking their jobs with them. our local businesses look in every direction, to states that a more appealing, and look at their future and think they can achieve more outside illinois. you probably know a neighbor, co-worker or even a son or daughter who said i can do better somewhere else. it breaks your heart but it is hard to argue with them. we need a booming economy that is pro-growth, pro-business, pro job creation or we won't have

the resources to solve any of our other problems. we must. [applause] >> our state must become competitive again. in the weeks ahead and i will be asking the legislature to work with me to pass a comprehensive jobs and economic package that will get illinois working again. [applause] >> let's get our sons and daughters to return home. [applause] >> we will do it. one of the main reasons companies have been leaving illinois is they don't have confidence in the financial condition of our state. we are in the midst of a

government financial crisis that has been building for decades. it routes lie in bad decisions, bad practices and bad management by state government. it is not a partisan creation. it is a truly bipartisan one. government has spent more than we could afford, borrow the money and called it revenue. rather than responsibly budgeting the money we have we implemented programs we couldn't afford in the face of a declining economy we raised taxes. this hurt the economy even more, put more stress on our social safety net and pushed more people out of our state leaving fewer taxpayers to support the

government. as of result, today and illinois is not as competitive as we need to be. not as compassionate as we want to be. [applause] >> some in government will be tempted to once again take the easy road and leave the real problem for another day and of the next generation. we cannot do that. it would be morally corrupt. [applause] >> instead we have an opportunity to accomplish something historic. to fix years of busted budgets

at broken governments, to forge a path toward long-term prosperity and a brighter future to make illinois the kind of state that others aspire to become. a national leader in job growth and education quality. and [applause] >> to achieve that will require sacrifice, sacrifice by all of us politicians and interest groups, business and labour, those who pay for government and those who depend on government services and need us and who we need to support. each person here today, all those for about the stage will be called upon to share in the sacrifice those of one day we

can again share in ellen nowak's prosperity. [applause] >> we must all shake up our old way of thinking. i promise you, howard administration, this administration will make decisions based on the next generation, not on the next selection. [applause] her i pledge to work on a bipartisan basis to drive results and get things done. we must be united in willingness to sacrifice and do what is right even if it is difficult. we must accept the challenge and this sacrifice knowing that it will lead us to something

greater. we must forget the days of feeling good about just making it through another year. by patching over major problems with stitches that are bound to break. [applause] >> those stitches are busting wide open and we must begin taking immediate decisive action. that is why today my first-section as governor, first action today i will be giving directives, every state agency girl be asked to freeze non-essential spending. [applause] >> i will ask every agency to review and report on every contract that has been signed

since november 1st. [applause] >> and i will follow through on my personal pledge to reduce my own salary to $1 and decline all benefits. [applause] >> state crisis is not only financial. we have a moral crisis, and ethical crisis as well. >> we have a state government that too few -- for that lack of faith is justified. it undermines people's willingness to sacrifice and do what is necessary to help the government in its mission. illinois seeks incited deals and

cronyism well rewarded. [applause] >> ac lobbyists writing bills for special interests and taxpayers being left with the path. [applause] >> government union bosses negotiating sleet had deals across the table from governors. they spent tens of millions of dollars to help elect. [applause] >> that is the core of bargain. that is a corrupt bargain and the people of illinois are left to wonder where they fit in. who is looking out for them and their families. taxpayers' money belongs to them not the government. [applause] >> we have a moral obligation to minimize how much we take or to ensure what we do take is spent

efficiently and effectively. [applause] >> every dollar we spend an necessarily inside government is a dollar weekend put into classrooms and social service providers or leave in the pockets of on for brewers and homeowners and hard-working families of come aboard. to the people of illinois and the people outside our state who have been reluctant to invest in illinois because of cronyism i am nobody that nobody sans. [applause] >> i have come to work for you and every family in our great

state. i will send a clear signal to everyone in our state and those watching from outside our borders that business as usual is over. if stocks now. [applause] >> tomorrow i will sign an executive order that will improve ethics and accountability in the executives branch of state government. [applause] >> these actions and others to immediately follow will focus on regaining our state's good name and reputation. we must prove every day so we have learned our lesson and we have changed our way is. [applause] >> this is an emotional personal

issue for me. everything we do we must ask ourselves what does this mean for the next generation? for in order to thrive we must prepare the next generation for success. from cradle to career the people of illinois deserve world-class educational opportunity in. as [applause] her >> from early childhood and can-12 to vocational and technical training to community colleges we need to invest adequately in every neighborhood. [applause] >> next to being a mother or father teaching is the most important job in the world.

[applause] >> we must support our many good teachers. that means putting more directly into the classrooms reforming the education bureaucracy, rolling back costly mandates and giving more students access to great friends. [applause] >> high-quality education is essential for higher lifetime earnings and competitive world class workforce and strong economic growth. it is the key to bringing back the american dream for every family in illinois. for making the american dream a reality for everyone here a truly better life for the next

generation. and to work together illinois can be great again. we need everything to thrive, great location, economic and cultural center of the midwest fertile farms, infrastructure and wonderful hard-working people. [applause] >> we need the policy and leadership to make us the best we can possibly be. in three short years, this is an exciting time in three short years our great state will be celebrating its 200th birth day. 2018 will be the bicentennial of illinois. what a perfect time. what a perfect time these next few years will be to -- return our beloved state to its rightful place as a leader among the states of america.

[applause] >> a state that as we prepare for our bicentennial is ready to seize the future. a state where not only manufacturing companies, but the next big things happen, where entrepreneurs like it, a state where technology companies last start, where the next generation of manufacturing occurs, where family farms that have made us the bread basket for the world can pass from one generation to the next. [applause] >> where young couples want to start their families and their children are inspired, ellen noaa is a state that embodies all that is great about america. since the days of lincoln we stood as a beacon of freedom and justice, now let us embrace all

that is wonderful about illinois. the reason we love it here our culture of hard work and responsibility, grounded solid values, civic commitment and generosity, harness our values those that our next century is one of prosperity. we can do that if we work together just as a family does when it faces tough times. illinois is our home. right now our home is hurting, but home and family are worth sacrificing for and fighting for. together let's do the hard work to rebuild our home. i am ready to go to work for you. got bless you, god bless our great state of illinois and god bless america. thank you so very much. [applause]

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