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Beverly E Perdue
categories: Speeches, State of State
State Of The State Speech - March 9, 2009
March 9, 2009
Speaker Hackney, President Pro-Tem Basnight, Lt. Gov. Dalton members of the General Assembly and honored guests. Let me also recognize my sons Garrett and his wife April and Emmett and his fiancée Sarah. And, of course, a very important man in my life. Unlike most of us, he didn't seek his position. But he accepts it, maybe it would be better to say puts up with it -- and that means no home-cooked dinners -- North Carolina's First, First Gentleman, Bob Eaves. Tonight, I ask you to join me in […]
Jan Brewer
categories: Speeches, State of State
International State of the State Remarks - Sept. 22, 2009
September 22, 2009
Thank you very much. I am grateful to the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations for the invitation to be a part of this 6th annual International State of the State address. Let me begin by telling you something you already know. In stating the obvious, I want to make sure there is no misunderstanding about where Arizona finds itself. We are—along with the rest of the country, and, indeed, the world—in the midst of very tough financial times. Now, while Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells us that the worst […]
Jennifer M Granholm
categories: Speeches, State of State
Our Determination, Our Destination: A 21st Century Economy - Jan. 27, 2004
January 27, 2004
Lieutenant Governor Cherry, Speaker Johnson, Democratic Leader Byrum, Majority Leader Sikkema, Democratic Leader Emerson and members of the State Senate and House of Representatives, Chief Justice Corrigan and the members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Secretary of State Land, Attorney General Cox, President Strauss and the members of the State Board of Education, colleagues and Michigan friends: good evening. Before we fill our minds with ideas for the year ahead, let us fill our hearts with thoughts of the thousands of Michigan men and women risking their lives in Iraq, […]
Jennifer M Granholm
categories: Speeches, State of State
Michigan: Greatness through Challenge - Feb. 5, 2003
February 5, 2003
Thank you. Speaker Johnson, Democratic Leader Byrum, Majority Leader Sikkema, Democratic Leader Emerson and the members of the state Senate and House; Chief Justice Corrigan and the members of the judiciary, Attorney General Cox, Secretary of State Land, President Straus and the members of the Board of Education, colleagues and friends: Good evening. It has been said that “only challenge produces the opportunity for greatness.” So, Michigan, we are challenged, and this is our time for greatness. In the face of challenge, I relish Michigan’s chances for greatness because I […]
Jennifer M Granholm
categories: Speeches, State of State
Our Moment, Our Choice: Investing in Michigan's People - Feb. 6, 2007
February 6, 2007
Lieutenant Governor Cherry, Speaker Dillon, Majority Leader Bishop, Secretary of State Land, Attorney General Cox, members of the Legislature, State Board of Education, judiciary and Cabinet, fellow citizens, my beloved family: good evening. I begin by thanking those courageous sons and daughters of Michigan in our armed forces - particularly those who are at this moment serving us in parts of the world torn by war. And we honor the memories and the families of those 129 Michigan servicemen and women who have fallen. Joining us is Doug Szczepanski, a […]
Nikki Haley
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State - Jan. 22, 2014
January 22, 2014
As prepared for delivery. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, and my fellow South Carolinians: Let us start tonight, as we have rightfully done in the past, by honoring those heroes we lost over the last year. It is my sincere prayer that a year will come that there are no names for us to read. So now, please join me as we pay tribute to those who gave the last full measure of devotion in the service of their state and country: […]