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a front row seat to democracy you talk government offering his state of the state address to the state legislature in salt lake city. housing affordability, infrastructure public safety. [inaudible] >> mr. speaker, mr. president gathered here tonight, welcome. to start by acknowledging the 19 the elected members of our house of representatives.

i'm sorry -- the result, i got right. shelley, thompson and her three new senators welcome, a round of applause. >> last week i had dinner with our new legislatures and spouses. my favorite part of the night was asking why on earth they would run for this. i wish they could have heard

their answers to possible to tell was a republican and who is a democrat, they inspired me. love is not too strong of a word and the work you committed to do for the people of our state. i shared with them a friendly piece of advice you will feel overwhelmed and wonder how on earth i got here. you will settle in and wonder how the rest of these people are here. some of you took that to personally. our time tonightyo is short andi ask thatk, you hold in applause until and. there gathered here the capital overlooking salt lake city. imagine what this looks like 180

is ago precipitation, hot summers, frigid winters, limited freshwater sparse vegetation, just forms turning day into night and early visitors described it as a barren wasteland and tamed and unforgiving cross paths who said i would give $1000 if i knew an ear of corn could be given. 1847, they saw this value with their own eyes, so beautiful one member proclaimed i'd rather go 1000 miles and remain and get this 180 years later you talk

does it all off the most miraculous upset with the land has blossomed as promised in theirr home become and be of the earth and for worldwide destination we stand on the shoulders of giants, ancestors arms build homes and neighborhoods and cities connected by rail and they built here in my friend and fellow citizens, if there's one thing, please let it be built. richard told us everything there is a season and a time and purpose under heaven. now is the time for building so making this call for the you

live st. george for the peaks or look over the mountains or waters of bear lake in every corner of the state and anywhere in-- between and every one of or 255 cities towns in every race, background and the young at heart, we must build today renew our tradition of true grit generations of entrepreneurs and leaders on favorable conditions in the face of cynicism and those efforts turn left into found on a business. the state work young people can still run prior generation and the number one state overall shores the place for the american dream still need

something. not satisfied. there are those who would see us turn into what so many parts of the country have become, where ambition and building have died. you see, utah's values used to be american values. for much of the 20th century, the united states led the world in infrastructure, housing, and technology. we built roads, bridges, and homes at an unprecedented pace. we harnessed our industrial might to win world wars and stop fascism. we stood as a bulwark against communism. strong families, neighborhoods, and communities were the foundation of this era of growth. but over the past couple of decades, a tragic gap has formed between american ideals and our actions. negativity and inertia have replaced america's culture of building. we stopped building infrastructure, as a tangle of overregulation, outdated

permitting processes, and entrenched nimbyism fed by special interests and bureaucracies block the projects we desperately need. we stopped building technology -- ceding far too much of our manufacturing, industry, critical minerals, and energy production to our adversaries. and, worst of all, we stopped building resilient people. for decades, families have been under attack. the mental and physical health of our teens is threatened daily by large social media companies. our national birth rate is in steep decline, and demographic concerns now present one of the gravest threats to our shared future, all while deaths of despair have skyrocketed. but not here. at least not yet. utah is an outlier. utah has stayed, weird. in the best possible way.

here, we still believe that our greatest achievements lie not in our own success, but in that of our children and grandchildren and the communities we build. our hope is that they can grow up in a land of freedom, where they are safe, where their god-given rights are fiercely protected, where their opportunities are as boundless as their imaginations, and where they can get an education, get married, and have families of their own that live near us, but not always with us. utah may be one of the last places in america that still believes these words of teddy roosevelt: “far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” from thousands of conversations that i have had with utahns across the state, i know this:

utah is not done dreaming. we're not done doing big things. and we're not done building. now, i recognize that when i talk about building, some people get nervous. some might even argue that we've blossomed a little too much. i often hear valid concerns about our growth. the warnings are stark. one example deseret news headline warned, “resources of state unable to support more growth." in that article, experts and civil engineers made it clear that utah just doesn't have enough water to sustain more growth and forcefully cautioned of a “rebuke by nature” and threat of significant loss. even my special sanpete county is being overrun. one article noted that, because of intense resource scarcity, some farms have shut down, and families have moved away. times, as the media and experts have warned, are indeed bleak.

but, i guess this is the part where i tell you that the deseret news headline wasn't from today, but was actually printed in 1942. when our population was 580,000 people. oh, and that sanpete county article came from 1867. so, how is it possible that our state added an additional 3 million people, 6 times more than in 1942 while also improving the quality of life? and is it possible to do it again? while the answer is simple, it's not necessarily easy. we must build. history teaches us that in utah, when we are united and act together, we have always found a way past pessimistic prognostications.

for 180 years and counting, utahns have been building our way out of problems, even when things looked impossible. and as so often is the case, we can find answers and inspiration by looking back. let me share three stories that illustrate what it has meant to build infrastructure, technology, and people here in utah. as a child, john rowe moyle learned the craft of stonemasonry from his father in england. his family immigrated to the u.s., and in 1856, they pulled handcarts west to utah. john was asked to put his stone-cutting skills to work to help build temple square. he had a long commute. from his farm in alpine, john would leave his home at two o'clock in the morning every monday, embarking on a six-hour walk to ensure he was at his post on time. then, every friday evening, after a full week of work, he would begin the long journey home, leaving at five o'clock and walking nearly until midnight to reunite with his family.

he repeated this grueling routine, week after week, year after year. then one day, john was kicked by a cow and suffered a devastating compound fracture of his leg. without access to medical care, they had no choice but to strap him to a door and amputate his leg near the knee. undeterred, john carved a wooden leg for himself. using the wooden leg, he taught himself to walk again. though extremely painful, he built up his strength, and was soon able to make the 22-mile journey to temple square every week, as he had before. he saw the project completed in 1893. our state's motto is "industry." john lived it -- like many generations before us who poured their literal blood, sweat, and

tears into building the infrastructure we rely on today. when it comes to building technology, it's hard not to think of philo farnsworth. born in 1906, philo was a farm boy who collected issues of science and invention magazines. at 11 years old, his parents took him to salt lake city. he marveled at the electric street lamps, the steady hum of automobile traffic, and the web of telephone and power lines that connected a modern world. born in 1906, philo was a farm boy who collected issues of science and invention magazines. at 11 years old, his parents took him to salt lake city. he marveled at the electric street lamps, the steady hum of automobile traffic, and the web of telephone and power lines that connected a modern world. philo dreamed of building technology that would change the world too. at just 14 years old, he stunned his family and teachers by sketching out the basic design for the world's first electronic television system -- an idea sparked while tilling fields on the family farm.

a year later, tragedy struck and his father passed away. philo became a primary provider for his family. all of this took time away from his scientific pursuits, but with great perseverance, philo ultimately turned his ingenious sketches into reality, changing the world forever by creating the world's first fully functional electronic television. philo built technology not only when it was easy, but when it was hard. we know how to build great people here too. in 1940, alben and gunda borgstrom said farewell to their two oldest sons, boyd and clyde, as they went off to serve our country in world war ii. as was customary for the time, mrs. borgstrom hung a service flag in her window in thatcher, utah -- a flag with a white field and a red border. two blue stars were sewn in the middle. in 1942, she added another blue star for her son leroy, who

joined the military as a medic. the following year she added two more blue stars for her twin boys rolon and rulon. they were just 18. she anxiously awaited the return of her 5 boys. in her own words, “the nightmare began on march 17, 1944. i answered the door and there was the western union man, with a telegram for me.” clyde was the first to lose his life in the war effort. the service flag in the window of the borgstrom home, once adorned with only blue stars, now carried one overlaid with gold -- a sad symbol that everyone of that era understood. just a few short weeks later, another telegram turned a second blue star to gold. leroy, the medic, had died while saving a fellow soldier in italy. then it was rolon, whose bomber crashed in england.

another star changed to gold. finally, rulon, who died in france. a fourth gold star. four of mrs. borgstrom's five deployed sons had died at war within 6 months. she became the only four-gold star mother of world war ii. her grief was immeasurable. and yet, in this valley of despair, mrs. borgstrom went on a national radio broadcast to help raise money for the war effort. she offered words of hope to a shaken nation: “i want to send a mother's prayer to all of the boys tonight,” she said. “we here at home are proud of you boys and we hope that god will bless and protect you through this fearful war.” it was one of the most successful war bond drives ever. in her moment of greatest need,

she was out serving others. a funeral was held in garland, and mr. borgstorm told the army commander of the western u.s. that he would ask for no exceptions in the conscription of his youngest son who still lived with them. he was 19, the same age as the twins when they died. “when his country needs him, he will go.” some members of the borgstrom family are with us here tonight, and i ask them to please stand. these give them a round of applause. [applause] [applause]

these are the kind of people we build in utah. even when life forces us through more than we can seemingly bear, we build. and so today, we are at a fork in the road-- we can either press forward with our pioneer spirit, our grit, our industry and our faith, and build the next great chapter of utah's story -- or we can be washed away in the negative, nationwide malaise of dysfunction. but remember this -- the blood of john moyle, philo farnsworth and the borgstroms is the same blood that courses through our veins. their dna is our dna. today, serving side-by-side with legislators here, i'm proposing bold action -- and building -- in five key areas: first, housing attainability. we are reforming the regulatory regime, supporting more single- family construction, and

fast-tracking approval processes. through the utah first homes program, we will build 35,000 starter homes in five years. the greatest generation did this after wwii. we can do it again. thank you to senator fillmore and and representative whyte for leading out on what will surely be the defining issue of the next several decades. second, energy abundance. we're laying groundwork for advanced nuclear reactors while protecting national security by building capacity to be a net energy exporter through operation gigawatt. together we will unleash utah's immense energy resources and drive prices down, all while making our grid more secure and reliable. thank you, president adams, senator sandall, senator millner, speaker schultz, representative allred and representative jack, among many others here tonight, for your work to unleash american energy. -- unleash utah energy.

third, infrastructure and permitting reform. we recently celebrated the construction phase of a new transmission line in our state that took the federal government 15 years to approve. fortunately, we finally have a federal administration willing to work with us to fix this national embarrassment. in the meantime, we will continue to lead the nation by streamlining utah's processes while maintaining environmental stewardship. thank you to representative clancy for your partnership to rightsize the permitting process for critical infrastructure projects. fourth -- community safety and support. we are implementing public safety reforms that balance accountability with compassion. our innovative homeless initiatives are showing results. we're demonstrating that we can have both security and dignity, and we are not shy in declaring that is what all utahns deserve. thank you, representative lisonbee, for leading efforts on the issue of public safety.

and finally, family strength. it is a bit embarrassing that we are only one of eight states that tax social security benefits. i am determined to see this tax eliminated, putting money back in the pockets of our beloved senior utahns. it's time. check that -- it's way past time. i appreciate so many of you who share this commitment to eliminate the social security tax like senator harper, representative brooks and representative christofferson. thank you. and i am so proud that utah has lead a weary nation in protecting the youngest among us by empowering parents who want to shield their children from predatory social media practices . but there is more that must be done. we must rethink data privacy and portability. so, thank you, representatives fiefia,

moss, teuscher and senator cullimore for your continued efforts in this area. and we must get phones out of schools. and, ladies and gentlemen, we must get phones out of schools. thank you, senator fillmore for leading the way. let's always remember this truth, when families win, utah wins. i, that my administration will do all in our power to unlock the power of building here. but we must never forget, as i stated in my inaugural address two weeks ago, that our government is not what makes utah great. it's our people. faith, family, and community. moms and dads, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. there never has been nor will there ever be another replacement. so, mostly, i want to make sure that our government stays off your back and out of your way, so that we do not block the good

that i know you are eager to do. and in this process, if we all do our part, i know that we'll build on the legacy of utah's best -- people like the borgstroms. just yesterday in this very room, the utah house of representatives, led by representatives tom peterson, passed unanimously a resolution that will rename highway 102, which runs through tremonton and the old borgstrom family farm in thatcher, it will soon be known as borgstrom brothers highway. in the eulogy at the borgstrom brothers' funeral, their high school principal said, “so long as our land has in it such families as the borgstrom family, and such boys as these boys who lie before us, america will not perish from the earth”" and so, like those who went before us, and despite any obstacles in our path, we must build. built here means remembering that every bridge, building, and

breakthrough started with someone who refused to accept impossibility. built here means rejecting false choices, like building thousands of new homes and maintaining our quality of life. built here means being unrelentingly impatient in our pursuit to make this a happier place to live, because we know that success is not inevitable, it is earned. built here means axing every tax that we can, so that our people can put more of their hard- earned money to work in providing for their families and chasing their dreams. built here means rejecting conflict entrepreneurs, who would weaponize our attention and energy, and destroy that which makes us special. it means supporting the free people of utah in finding their own way to build. whether it's a business, a farm, or a family. built here means making utah inclusive to every lawful newcomer, while fiercely guarding the proven values that make us proud and peculiar. built here means still doing the big things -- the hard things --

in our lives and in this session. built here means not forsaking our ideals when we fall short of them, but dusting ourselves off, improving what we can, and narrowing the eternal gap between the “is-ness” and “ought-ness” in ourselves and the world around us. built here means giving our kids and grandkids an inspiring story to tell about our time. so that 180 years from now our descendants can look back at us with the pride and gratitude and reverence that we feel in our hearts today. utah, we must build. may god bless us, our nation and this great state as we build together. thank you. [applause]

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