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Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State - Jan 10, 1995
January 10, 1995
LAST YEAR, I told you that the best social program in the world is a private-sector job. If anyone doesn't believe it, just ask the more than 60 thousand New Jerseyans today who were not working one year ago. This is our biggest annual job gain since 1988. We are growing faster than New York; faster than Pennsylvania; faster than Connecticut. The seeds of this economic surge were planted more than two years ago in this very chamber when this Legislature, led by Chuck Haytaian and Don DiFrancesco, had the […]
Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State - Jan. 11, 1996
January 11, 1996
Today, I am going to take the traditional State of the State speech in a new direction. Usually, I would reflect on the past year's achievements and the challenges that lie ahead. But this year I want to discuss with you only one issue, the one issue that will determine, more than any other, what kind of a place New Jersey will be in the 21st century. I'm speaking of course, about the education of New Jersey's children. No issue we confront this year will be more challenging or more […]
Christine Todd Whitman
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State - Jan. 14, 1997
January 14, 1997
Today, I am pleased to report that the state of our state is hearty and robust. We are on the right road to a brighter future. Three years ago, New Jersey faced more than its share of problems. Our citizens and our economy were still reeling under the effects of the largest tax increase in state history. Billions of dollars had been taken out of the hands of the people of our state and from the businesses that are the backbone of our economy. But even more devastating was the […]
Susana Martinez
categories: Speeches, State of State
State of the State Address - Jan. 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
Lieutenant Governor; Senate President Pro Tem; Mr. Speaker; Democratic and Republican leaders; esteemed members of the New Mexico legislature; honorable members of the judiciary; former governors; distinguished guests; the state's first gentleman, my husband, Chuck Franco; my fellow New Mexicans. Thank you for the high honor of addressing you this afternoon. It is my privilege to stand before you as New Mexico's 27th Governor. I would like to begin by taking a moment of silence to remember our neighbors in Tucson, Arizona who were the victims of a brutal and […]
Beverly E Perdue
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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
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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
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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: […]