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00:00:03>> HOUSE COME TO ORDER.
IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT
00:00:28AS A GUEST OF THIS CHAMBER, I
INTRODUCE TO YOU TO PROCEED
00:00:33OVER TODAY'S SPECIAL SESSION
SENATE PRESIDENT RICHARD H.
00:00:40FINE YEAH.
(APPLAUSE)
00:00:44>> THANK YOU.
LAST ONE. QUESTION IS: IS
00:00:59THERE A QUORUM OF THE SENATE
PRESIDENT, THE CHAIR
00:01:03RECOGNIZES THE PRESIDENT PRO
TEM, SENATOR WHITE.
00:01:07>> MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS A
QUORUM OF THE SENATE PRESENT.
00:01:11>> QUESTION IS, IS THERE A
QUORUM OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT?
00:01:15THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
REPRESENTATIVE KAITES.
00:01:19>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THE QUORUM
OF THE HOUSE IS PRESIDENT.
00:01:22>> BEING A QUORUM OF BOTH
PRESENT FOR THE 124TH GENERAL
00:01:26ASSEMBLY, THIS JOINT SESSION
WILL COME TO ORDER. I WOULD
00:01:29LIKE TO INVITE OUR GUESTS IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
00:01:33FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE
COLORS. THIS WILL BE DONE BY
00:01:37THE COLONIAL WHITE HIGH SCHOOL
COLOR GUARD, AND IMMEDIATELY
00:01:41AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE
00:01:46FLAG. SO COULD THE COLOR
GUARD PRESENT.
00:01:58>> PLEASE JOIN US IN THE
RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF
00:03:08ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
00:03:14UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND
TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
00:03:18STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
00:03:23JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
00:03:56GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
BOB TA.
00:04:00(APPLAUSE)
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
00:06:03GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
BOB TAFT.
00:06:10(APPLAUSE)
>> THANK YOU.
00:06:56>> SPEAKER HOUSEHOLDER,
PRESIDENT FINAN, MINORITY
00:07:02LEADERS HERINGTON AND DEPIERO,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND MY
00:07:05FELLOW OHIOANS, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TODAY. AS I ADDRESS
00:07:11YOU FOR THE FOURTH TIME, I
REMAIN HUMBLED BY THE AWESOME
00:07:15DUTIES OF MY OFFICE AND EVER
GRATEFUL FOR THE HONOR OF
00:07:20SERVING OHIO. WHEN I TOOK
OFFICE, THE ECONOMY WAS
00:07:25STRONG, EMPLOYMENT WAS PLENTY
PLENTIFUL, THE STATE BUDGET
00:07:30WAS STABLE AND WE WERE A
NATION AT PEACE. HOW TIMES
00:07:35HAVE CHANGED. LET ME BEGIN BY
THANKING THE MEMBERS OF THE
00:07:41OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOR
YOUR HARD WORK LAST YEAR. YOU
00:07:45FACED AS TOUF A YEAR AS ANY IN
RECENT MEMORY AND YOU DID IT
00:07:50WITH STRONG NEW LEADERSHIP IN
THE HOUSE, NEW ENERGY AND NEW
00:07:54ENTHUSIASM. YES, WE'VE HAD AN
OCCASIONAL DIFFERENCE OF
00:07:58OPINION, BUT IN THE END, WE
ACTED RESPONSIBLY. AND I
00:08:02APPLAUD YOU FOR IT.
(APPLAUSE)
00:08:08>> I ESPECIALLY WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
00:08:21OF A REMARKABLE OHIO LEADER.
DRUG A 29-YEAR LEGISLATIVE
00:08:25CAREER THAT CONCLUDES THIS
YEAR, SENATOR DICK FINAN HAS
00:08:30RISEN TO THE OCCASION TIME AND
AGAIN. SENATOR, THROUGH THE
00:08:34HOME STATE CRISIS, THE
RESTORATION OF OUR HISTORIC
00:08:39STATEHOUSE AND MORE BUDGET
BATTLES THAN YOU CARE TO
00:08:42REMEMBER, YOU'VE ALWAYS STOOD
FIRM FOR YOUR PRINCIPLES. AND
00:08:45YOU'VE WON THE RESPECT OF
OHIOANS EVERY WHERE. THANK
00:08:48YOU, SENATOR, FOR YOUR
EXTRAORDINARY WORK ON BEHALF
00:08:51OF OHIOANS!
(APPLAUSE)
00:08:55IT'S BEEN SAID THAT IT'S
EASIER TO GOVERN IN GOOD TIMES
00:09:33THAN IN BAD. HOW TRUE IT IS.
MANY STATES HAVE YET TO FACE
00:09:37UP TO THEIR BUDGET SHORTFALLS.
BUT NOT OHIO. THROUGH THE
00:09:41LEADERSHIP OF SPEAKER
HOUSEHOLDER, SENATOR FINAN,
00:09:44MEMBERS OF MY CABINET, AND SO
MANY OF YOU IN THIS CHAMBER,
00:09:48WE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE JOB
00:09:53DONE.
(APPLAUSE)
00:09:58NOW, I'D BE REMISS, AND IN A
LOT OF TROUBLE, TOO, IF I
00:10:09DIDN'T INTRODUCE MY PARTNER IN
MARRIAGE AND IN PUBLIC LIFE,
00:10:15FIRST LADY HOPE TAFT.
(APPLAUSE)
00:10:21THIS PAST YEAR, HOPE DONNED
HER HARD HAT AND BLISTERED HER
00:10:44HANDS HELPING TO BUILD 25
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMES FOR
00:10:48NEEDY FAMILIES. HER
COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN AND
00:10:51FAMILIES IS SURPASSED ONLY BY
THE NUMBER OF EVENTS ON HER
00:10:56CALENDAR. IN FACT, WE'VE HAD
A LITTLE RACE GOING ON SINCE
00:10:59INAUGURATION DAY, WHO WOULD BE
THE FIRST TO VISIT ALL 88
00:11:02COUNTIES. NOW, I HATE TO
LOSE, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT,
00:11:06HOPE, YOU BEAT ME BY A DAY.
HOPE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE,
00:11:10SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO
OHIO.
00:11:12(APPLAUSE)
IN MY INAUGURAL ADDRESS, I
00:11:26RECALLED THE PIONEERS WHO
FASHIONED OHIO FROM THE
00:11:29TAPESTRY OF THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORY AND THE PIONEERS OF
00:11:33INVENTION, INDUSTRY AND LABOR,
WHO MADE OHIO A POWERHOUSE IN
00:11:37THE 20TH CENTURY. WE'RE NOW
ENTERING OUR THIRD FRONTIER,
00:11:41THE FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE AND
INNOVATION. AT THE SAME TIME,
00:11:46WE FACE A MORE DANGEROUS
WORLD. AND THE OVERRIDING
00:11:50ISSUE ON THE MINDS OF OUR
CITIZENS IS SECURITY, ECONOMIC
00:11:55SECURITY ON THE NEW FRONTIER
AND PHYSICAL SECURITY AT HOME.
00:12:01WE HAVE NOT INHERITED TRANQUIL
TIMES. SO HISTORY WILL JUDGE
00:12:07US ON HOW WELL WE GUIDE OHIO
THROUGH THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
00:12:13OUR STATE IS IN TRANSITION.
TRANSITION FROM AGING INDUSTRY
00:12:18TO A MORE DYNAMIC
MANUFACTURING AND HIGH-TECH
00:12:22ECONOMY. FROM AN EDUCATION
SYSTEM THAT WAS MIRED IN
00:12:25MEDIOCRITY, TO ONE WHERE
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE
00:12:28CHALLENGED TO SUCCEED. NOW,
ALL THE WHILE, WE MUST GUARD
00:12:33AGAINST THE FACELESS EVIL OF A
MORE TREACHEROUS WORLD. FIVE
00:12:38MONTHS AGO, WE LOST OUR SENSE
OF SECURITY. WE WOKE TO A
00:12:43BRILLIANT SEPTEMBER MORNING.
BUT NIGHT FELL ON A NATION
00:12:47UNDER ATTACK. LIKE MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS, I WATCHED WITH
00:12:52HORROR AS THE EVENTS UNFOLDED.
ONE PLANE, AND THEN ANOTHER,
00:12:57HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.
ONE PLOWED INTO THE PENTAGON.
00:13:01A FOURTH DOVE INTO THE
PENNSYLVANIA COUNTRYSIDE. ONE
00:13:05OF THESE PLANES FLEW DIRECTLY
OVER OHIO. IT STILL DOESN'T
00:13:11SEEM POSSIBLE. AND THOUGH I
SAW THE PICTURES ON TV,
00:13:16NOTHING PREPARED ME FOR MY
VISIT TO GROUND ZERO. I'LL
00:13:21NEVER FORGET THE SADNESS IN
THE EYES OF THE VICTIM'S
00:13:25FAMILIES WHO WERE AT THE SITE
THAT DAY, OR THE DETERMINATION
00:13:28OF THE RESCUE WORKERS. SINCE
SEPTEMBER 11, MANY OHIOANS
00:13:33HAVE LEFT THEIR FAMILIES TO
DEFEND OUR FREEDOM. A
00:13:37GRATEFUL STATE SALUTES THEIR
BRAVERY. WE PRAY FOR THEIR
00:13:42SAFE RETURN. OUR SYMPATHY GOES
OUT TO THE FAMILY OF SERGEANT
00:13:481ST CLASS NATHAN CHAPMAN, A
GRADUATE OF CENTERVILLE HIGH
00:13:51SCHOOL, WHO DIED IN THE LINE
OF DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN. AND
00:13:56TRAGICALLY, WE MUST SEND OUR
CONSOLE ENVES, AS WELL, TO THE
00:14:00FAMILIES OF TWO OTHER OHIOANS.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM
00:14:04SATTERLY AND CAPTAIN BRIAN
RIZZOLI, WHO WERE KILLED THIS
00:14:08PAST WEEKEND WHILE SERVING OUR
NATION. THEIR SACRIFICE
00:14:13REMINDS US THAT REAL HEROES
COME FROM EVERYDAY LIFE,
00:14:18FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS,
MILITARIES TROOPS AND RESCUE
00:14:24WORKERS. SEVERAL ARE HERE
TODAY. JIM GRUENBERG IS THE
00:14:27LEADER OF OHIO'S URBAN SEARCH
AND RESCUE TEAM. JIM AND THE
00:14:32MEMBERS OF HIS UNIT HERE TODAY
WORKED ROUND THE CLOCK FOR
00:14:36DAYS ON END AT GROUND ZERO.
MARY JANE LATTA IS A MEMBER OF
00:14:42THE OHIO CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.
SHE WAS SUMMONED TO THE SHORES
00:14:45OF THE HUDSON RIVER TO WORK
GRUELING, 16-HOUR DAYS,
00:14:49COUNSELING SURVIVORS.
LIEUTENANT COLONIAL RUBEN
00:14:52PADRO WITH THE 121ST AIR WING
WAS CALLED TO DUTY IMMEDIATELY
00:14:57TO FLY HOMELAND DEFENSE
MISSIONS OVER OUR NATION'S
00:15:01CITIES. AND SERGEANT TEMPLE
JEFFERSON HAS BEEN PROTECTING
00:15:04TRAVELERS AT PORT COLUMBUS
SINCE OCTOBER. YOU ARE THE
00:15:08TRUE HEROES OF OUR TIME.
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, AND WE
00:15:11THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
OUR NATION.
00:15:15(APPLAUSE)
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, AND WE
00:15:26THANK YOU.
(APPLAUSE)
00:15:32THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
(APPLAUSE)
00:15:42LET ME CREDIT THE FORESIGHT
OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR
00:16:19PREPARING THE OHIO NATIONAL
GUARD TO RESPOND TO OUR
00:16:22NATION'S THREATS. BECAUSE YOU
EXPANDED THE GUARD SCHOLARSHIP
00:16:26PROGRAM, OUR UNITS ARE NOW AT
FULL STRENGTH. TODAY, THE
00:16:30GUARD IS ONE OF THE PREMIERE
UNITS IN AMERICA. GENERAL
00:16:34SMITH, WE'RE PROUD OF YOU AND
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
00:16:37NATIONAL GUARD.
(APPLAUSE)
00:16:42AND I BELIEVE ALL OF US ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THE DECISIVE
00:17:08LEADERSHIP OF OUR NATION'S
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, GEORGE W.
00:17:13BUSH. SO ON BEHALF OF ALL
OHIOANS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAL
00:17:17LIEUTENANTS OUR PRESIDENT.
(APPLAUSE)
00:17:30HERE IN OHIO, WE'RE MORE
VIGILANT THAN EVER. OUR
00:17:57CITIZENS ARE MORE WATCHFUL.
OUR SAFETY FORCES ARE ON
00:18:01ALERT. THROUGH THE SECURITY
TASK FORCE, WE'RE MAKING SURE
00:18:05OHIO IS READY TO RESPOND TO A
TERRORIST ATTACK. I PLACED THE
00:18:09STATE PATROL ON HEIGHTENED
ALERT AND DEPLOYED OUR
00:18:12NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT OUR
AIRPORTS. WE'VE HELD SECURITY
00:18:16BRIEFINGS FOR BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY, AND WE'RE IN
00:18:19CONSTANT CONTACT WITH OUR
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS TO KEEP
00:18:23THEM SAFE. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
00:18:26MAUREEN O'CONNOR, OUR POINT
PERSON FOR DOMESTIC SECURITY.
00:18:31MAUREEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
STRONG LEADERSHIP FOR A SAFER
00:18:36OHIO.
(APPLAUSE)
00:18:49SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, OUR
NATION HAS COME TOGETHER IN A
00:19:02SPIRTD OF UNITY. AND WE'VE
TURNED UNITY INTO ACTION. TO
00:19:07THE LEGISLATURE, I SAY THANK
YOU FOR PASSING THE EMERGENCY
00:19:11MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT.
I URGE SWIFT ACTION ON SENATE
00:19:16BILL 184 AND HOUSE BILL 411.
IT'S TIME TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES
00:19:22FOR TERRORISTS WHO TARGET OHIO
AND TO SAY LOUD AND CLEAR, AND
00:19:26TO BORROW A PHRASE, "DON'T
MESS WITH OHIO".
00:19:33(APPLAUSE)
WE'LL PROVIDE $5 MILLION IN
00:19:43LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO
SAFEGUARD OHIO'S WATER SYSTEM,
00:19:47AND WE'LL REQUIRE COUNTIES TO
INCLUDE TERRORISM RESPONSE IN
00:19:50THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS. GOOD
INTELLIGENCE IS OUR BEST
00:19:53WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
TERROR. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
00:19:56O'CONNOR WILL SOON UNVEIL A
NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO
00:20:00PROVIDE REAL-TIME INFORMATION
ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST THEFTS.
00:20:05TOGETHER, WE'VE DONE MUCH TO
KEEP OHIO SAFE. AND WE'LL DO
00:20:10MORE. LET THERE BE NO DOUBT,
I WILL SUMMON EVERY POWER OF
00:20:14THE STATE TO PROTECT OUR
FAMILIES FROM THE THREAT OF
00:20:18TERROR. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, NO
TERRORIST WILL FIND A SAFE
00:20:21HARBOR IN OHIO!
(APPLAUSE)
00:20:30BUT A SAFE HARBOR IS EXACTLY
WHAT OHIO'S FAMILIES NEED.
00:20:41THAT MEANS PROTECTING THE
HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR
00:20:46SENIORS. TOGETHER WE'VE SERVED
OUR CHILDREN WELL. TODAY,
00:20:48WE'RE PROVIDING HEALTH
BENEFITS TO 175,000 MORE
00:20:53CHILDREN THAN WHEN I TOOK
OFFICE. WE'VE ALSO HELPED OUR
00:20:57SENIORS. RAISED THE HOMESTEAD
EXEMPTION. REDUCED THE ESTATE
00:21:01TAX. INCREASED ALZHEIMER'S
RESPITE CARE. AND PROTECTED
00:21:06SENIORS FROM PHONY INVESTMENT
SCHEMES. BUT WE MUST DO MORE.
00:21:10NO SENIOR SHOULD BE FORCED TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN FOOD AND
00:21:15MEDICINE. NO SENIOR SHOULD BE
ASKED TO TOLERATE PAIN BECAUSE
00:21:18A PRESCRIPTION IS TOO
EXPENSIVE. WE CAN HELP THEM.
00:21:23LET'S MAKE PRESCRIPTIONS MORE
AFFORDABLE!
00:21:29(APPLAUSE)
SO I CALL UPON CONGRESS TO
00:21:41ADD DRUG COVERAGE FOR EVERY
SENIOR ON MED SAY AS SOON AS
00:21:44POSSIBLE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE
NEED TO ACT. I'M DISAPPOINTED
00:21:49THE DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM I
ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR HAS NOT
00:21:51BEEN ENACTED. IT'S NOT A
CURE-ALL, BUT IT WILL OFFER
00:21:56DISCOUNTS OF 10 TO 30% ON
PRESCRIPTIONS. JOHN AND VICKI
00:22:00PREVITY WROTE TO TELL ME THEIR
DRUG BILLS ARE OVER $2500 A
00:22:06YEAR. THEY NOTE OHIO, UNLIKE
OTHER STATES, OFFERS NO HELP
00:22:10IN THIS AREA. THEIR REQUEST?
PLEASE HELP US. JOHN AND
00:22:15VICKI, HELP IS ON THE WAY.
THE HOUSE HEARD YOUR PLEAS AND
00:22:20PASSED HOUSE BILL 4 BY AN
OVERWHELMING MARGIN. SENATORS,
00:22:26HELP OHIO SENIORS AND PUT OUR
DISCOUNT DRUG BILL ON MY DESK
00:22:30BY THE END OF THE MONTH!
(APPLAUSE)
00:22:37PERHAPS OUR GREATEST
CHALLENGE IS TO PROVIDE
00:22:58ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR ALL
OHIOANS. AND THAT BEGINS WITH
00:23:01A GOOD EDUCATION. WHEN MY
TIME AS GOVERNOR IS DONE AND
00:23:05I'M ASKED WHAT WE
ACCOMPLISHED, I HOPE TO ANSWER
00:23:09ANSWER, EXCELLENT SCHOOLS AND
HIGH-PAYING JOBS FOR OHIOANS.
00:23:13THESE ARE MY PRIORITIES.
TOGETHER, WE FUNDED EDUCATION
00:23:17FIRST, COMMITTING RECORD
LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR OHIO
00:23:20SCHOOLS, LIFTING STATE FUNDING
BY NEARLY 40% SINCE I TOOK
00:23:25OFFICE. OUR SCHOOL BUILDING
INITIATIVE IS HAVING
00:23:27TREMENDOUS IMPACT. IN FACT,
OHIO LEADS THE NATION. WE
00:23:31SPEND MORE THAN $2 MILLION A
DAY BUILDING AND IMPROVING
00:23:36SCHOOLS. OVER 300 SCHOOLS IN
130 DISTRICTS ARE BEING
00:23:41DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED EVEN
AS I SPEAK. AS EACH BRICK IS
00:23:46LAID, WE'RE BUILDING NOT JUST
BETTER SCHOOLS, BUT BIGGER
00:23:50DREAMS AND BRIGHTER FUTURES
FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE'VE MADE
00:23:54A DIFFERENCE, AND OHIO IS
STRONGER FOR IT.
00:23:58(APPLAUSE)
INDEED, WE'VE MADE GREAT
00:24:12PROGRESS IN SCHOOL FUNDING AND
NEW BUILDINGS, AND WE'RE
00:24:16WORKING WITH THE MEDIATOR TO
RESOLVE THE LAST REMAINING
00:24:19ISSUES OF THE SCHOOL FUNDING
CASE. BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
00:24:22THAN MONEY OR NEW BUILDINGS IS
RESULTS. SO I'M PLEASED WE
00:24:26ENACTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON
00:24:29STUDENT SUCCESS. WHEN FULLY
IMPLEMENTED, OHIO WILL HAVE
00:24:33HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS,
COMMONSENSE ASSESSMENTS AND
00:24:38ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS.
AGAIN, WE'VE MADE A
00:24:40DIFFERENCE, AND OHIO IS
STRONGER FOR IT!
00:24:47(APPLAUSE)
AND THOHIOREADS, I'M DETERMINED
00:25:00MAKE SURE EVERY CHILD CAN READ
BEFORE THEY LEAVE ELEMENTARY
00:25:03SCHOOL. HOPE AND I JOIN MORE
THAN 40,000 OHIOANS WHO SERVE
00:25:07AS VOLUNTEER READING TUTORS.
SOME THOUGHT WE'D NEVER MAKE
00:25:10OUR GOAL OF 20,000 VOLUNTEERS,
BUT THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE
00:25:16GIVING SPIRIT OF OHIO E. I SEE
MANY OHIOREADS FEW FORS HERE
00:25:24TODAY. YOU'VE MADE A
DIFFERENCE AND OHIO IS
00:25:27STRONGER FOR IT!
(APPLAUSE)
00:25:35WITH MORE MONEY, BETTER
BUILDINGS, HIGHER STANDARDS,
00:25:44INFORMED PARENTS AND A GROWING
ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS, WE'RE WELL
00:25:47ON OUR WAY TO ENABLING EVERY
CHILD IN OHIO TO SUCCEED.
00:25:52HERE'S ONE EXAMPLE. FAIRLAND
LOCAL SCHOOLS IN LAWRENCE
00:25:56COUNTY MET 26 OF 27 STATE
STANDARDS, YET IT'S NOT A
00:26:02WEALTHY DISTRICT. WHAT'S
THEIR SECRET? WELL, I FOUND
00:26:06OUT ON A VISIT TWO YEARS AGO.
IT'S HIGH EXPECTATIONS. TAKING
00:26:12STANDARDS SERIOUSLY. ALIGNING
THE CURRICULUM. TRAINING
00:26:16TEACHERS. MEASURING STUDENT
PROGRESS. AND A COMMITMENT TO
00:26:20HELP ALL STUDENTS SUCCEED, NO
MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. WE'RE
00:26:23JOINED TODAY BY FAIRLAND
SUPERINTENDENT JERRY
00:26:26MCCONNELL, PRINCIPAL TERESA
JOHNSON, TEACHER MIKE ALLEN,
00:26:30AND STUDENTS KIRA DILLON,
ELIJAH WISE AND RACHEL MARTEN.
00:26:36THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
AND SHOWING THAT IT CAN BE
00:26:41DONE.
(APPLAUSE)
00:26:46SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IS
HAPPENING EVERY WHERE, IN
00:27:23RURAL, SUBURBAN AND BIG CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MORE THAN
00:27:2775%, THREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR
DISTRICTS, IMPROVED ON THEIR
00:27:32REPORT CARD LAST YEAR.
THEY'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE, AND
00:27:34OHIO IS STRONGER FOR IT!
(APPLAUSE)
00:27:43BUT WE CAN BE STRONGER STILL.
WE KNOW GOOD STUDENTS ARE
00:27:49HELPED BY GOOD TEACHERS. SO
WE'RE GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION
00:27:53TO RECRUITING, TRAINING AND
RETAINING OUR BEST CLASSROOM
00:27:57LEADERS. THROUGH THE
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON
00:28:00TEACHING SUCCESS, WE'LL ENSURE
CARING, COMPETENT TEACHERS FOR
00:28:04EVERY STUDENT IN OHIO. AND
SINCE I TOOK OFFICE, WE'VE
00:28:08INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
00:28:11TEACHERS FROM 340 TO OVER 1300
TODAY. BECAUSE TEACHERS MAKE
00:28:18A DIFFERENCE, OHIO'S CHILDREN
ARE STRONGER FOR IT!
00:28:24(APPLAUSE)
THROUGH BETTER SCHOOLS, MORE
00:28:38KIDS WILL GRADUATE AND BE
PREPARED TO ENTER THE
00:28:41WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE. BUT THE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY REQUIRES
00:28:44MORE THAN JUST A HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION, AND I'M PLEASED TO
00:28:48REPORT ENROLLMENT AT OUR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAS
00:28:51INCREASED IN EACH OF THE LAST
THREE YEARS. I WANT TO THANK
00:28:55THE LEGISLATURE FOR WORKING
WITH ME TO INCREASE FINANCIAL
00:28:58AID FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS BY
28% SINCE I TOOK OFFICE.
00:29:03WE'VE ALSO ENACTED THE COLLEGE
TUITION TAX CREDIT, WHICH
00:29:07TAKES EFFECT THIS YEAR. THESE
STEPS HAVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO
00:29:11HIGHER EDUCATION FOR MANY
OHIOANS. BUT WE NEED TO BUILD
00:29:14ON OUR SUCCESS. WE NEED MORE
KIDS TO GO ON TO COLLEGE. YOU
00:29:19AND I CAN SET A GOAL: IN FIVE
YEARS, 5,000 MORE HIGH SCHOOL
00:29:24GRADUATES WILL GO ON TO
COLLEGE THAN DID THIS PAST
00:29:28FALL. WE'LL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL
BY SUPPORTING WHAT WORKS. THE
00:29:31OHIO COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK
ENCOURAGES HIGH SCHOOL
00:29:34STUDENTS TO GO TO COLLEGE.
IT'S HAVING GREAT SUCCESS. IN
00:29:38ONE PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF
COLLEGE-GOING STUDENTS ROSE BY
00:29:42NEARLY 34% AFTER TWO YEARS.
SO WE'LL INVEST $2 MILLION TO
00:29:47HELP DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF
ACCESS PROGRAMS WITHIN 18
00:29:50MONTHS. AND THOUGH OHIO IS A
NET IMPORTER OF COLLEGE
00:29:55STUDENTS, WE'VE GOT TO DO A
BETTER JOB OF CONVINCING THEM
00:29:58TO STAY AFTER GRADUATION. THE
GRADUATES COUNCIL IN CLEVELAND
00:30:03IS DOING JUST THAT. THEY SEEK
OUT HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS,
00:30:08PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS, OFFER
CONTACT WITH BUSINESS LEADERS
00:30:11AND HIGHLIGHT THE CITY'S JOB
OPPORTUNITIES AND EXCEPTIONAL
00:30:15QUALITY OF LIFE. WE ALL MUST
TAKE UP THE CAUSE OF RETAINING
00:30:19OUR GRADUATES. SO TODAY, I
CHALLENGE THE BUSINESS
00:30:23COMMUNITY TO KEEP OUR BEST AND
BRIGHTEST IN OHIO. WE'LL DO
00:30:27OUR PART. WE'LL PROVIDE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT MONEY TO
00:30:31HELP CREATE 10 NEW GRADUATE
RETENTION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT
00:30:34OHIO BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
00:30:38ABOUT TO GRADUATE, LET ME TELL
YOU, THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE
00:30:43TO LIVE, WORK, RAISE A FAMILY
AND BUILD A CAREER THAN RIGHT
00:30:46HERE IN OHIO!
(APPLAUSE)
00:30:52EDUCATION WILL GUARANTEE OUR
ECONOMIC SECURITY TOMORROW,
00:31:11BUT FAR TOO MANY OHIOANS ARE
HURTING TODAY. I'VE TALKED TO
00:31:16MANY LAID-OFF WORKERS. I KNOW
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT PAYING
00:31:19THEIR BILLS AND SUPPORTING
THEIR FAMILIES. BECAUSE OF THE
00:31:24NATIONAL ECONOMIC SLUMP,
THOUSANDS OF OUR FRIENDS AND
00:31:27NEIGHBORS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS
JOBS. MANY ARE ABOUT TO
00:31:30EXHAUST THEIR REGULAR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. I JOIN
00:31:34PRESIDENT BUSH IN CALLING ON
CONGRESS TO EXTEND
00:31:37UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR
ANOTHER 13 WEEKS. ALL OHIOANS,
00:31:42ALL AMERICANS, LOOKING FOR
WORK NEED HELP. WHAT'S THE
00:31:47PROBLEM, WASHINGTON? LET'S
GET IT DONE!
00:31:50(APPLAUSE)
I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN
00:32:05THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF OHIO
BECAUSE OUR FUNDAMENTALS
00:32:08REMAIN STRONG. WE'VE MADE OUR
STATE EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE.
00:32:12REDUCED WORKERS COMPENSATION
RATES. CUT THE INVENTORY TAX.
00:32:16SUPPORTED OUR STEEL INDUSTRY.
EXTENDED ENTERPRISE ZONES.
00:32:20INCREASED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
AND CREATED THE JOB RETENTION
00:32:24TAX CREDIT. WE'RE WORLD CLASS
WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING
00:32:28THINGS. OUR GOODS COMPETE
EVERYWHERE, AND TODAY, WE
00:32:32STAND SECOND IN THE NATION IN
THE NUMBER OF MANUFACTURING
00:32:35JOBS TIED TO EXPORTING. AND
WE'RE HELPING MORE COMPANIES
00:32:38MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGH
OUR TRADE MISSIONS AND TRADE
00:32:42OFFICES. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
PROSPECT MOLD IN CUYAHOGA
00:32:46FALLS WAS IN DANGER OF
DOWNSIZING, BUT OHIO'S TRADE
00:32:49OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY HELPED
THEM TURN THINGS AROUND. JEFF
00:32:55GLICK, COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT,
WROTE THAT WITH OUR HELP,
00:32:58THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THREE
ORDERS, TOTALING OVER $2
00:33:02MILLION. THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR
THE COMPANY, AND GOOD NEWS FOR
00:33:06OHIO. YET AS COMPANIES BECOME
MORE EFFICIENT TO COMPETE IN
00:33:09THE GLOBAL MARKET, THEY MAKE
MORE PRODUCTS WITH FEWER, BUT
00:33:13HIGHER-SKILLED WORKERS. THAT'S
WHY WE NEED TO DO MORE TO GROW
00:33:18AND ATTRACT THE NEW KNOWLEDGE
JOBS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. 200
00:33:24YEARS AGO, THE SETTLERS
TRANSFORMED OHIO WILDERNESS
00:33:28INTO CIVILIZATION. GENERATIONS
LATER, THE PIONEERS OF FLIGHT
00:33:33AND LIGHT CONQUERED ANOTHER
FRONTIER TO MAKE OHIO A
00:33:39POWERHOUSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION. NOW, IT'S OUR
00:33:45TURN. WE ARE THE PIONEERS OF
OHIO'S THIRD FRONTIER, A
00:33:49FRONTIER OF EXPLORATION AND
DISCOVERY, WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS
00:33:55KING. IN THE PAST THREE
YEARS, WE'VE DONE MUCH TO
00:33:57SECURE OUR FUTURE SUCCESS. WE
INCREASED INVESTMENT FOR
00:34:03TECHNOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL
RESEARCH AND VENTURE CAPITAL.
00:34:06WE CREATED A NEW EDISON CENTER
FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
00:34:10MOTIVATED RESEARCHERS TO
MARKET THEIR YIELDS, AND
00:34:13FORMED A NEW COUNCIL TO
PROMOTE THE WORK OF NASA/GLENN
00:34:17AND WRIGHT-PATTERSON. AND WE
REDUCED THE TAX BURDEN FOR NEW
00:34:21HIGH-TECH FIRMS. HOWS OF
OHIOANS ARE NOW EXPLORING THE
00:34:26NEXT FRONTIER, IN SCIENCE,
MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY,
00:34:30INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS. BUT WE'RE NOT
00:34:34MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP
PACE WITH OUR COMPETITORS OR
00:34:38REPLACE JOBS LAST PRO
PRODUCTIVITY. IT'S TIME FOR
00:34:44BOLD, DECISIVE ACTION. SO I
PROPOSE THE THIRD FRONTIER
00:34:48PROJECT. WE'LL INVEST $1.6
BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS
00:34:53TO BUILD ON OUR PROGRESS,
PROVIDE BETTER RESEARCH
00:34:56FACILITIES AND CREATE NEW
CENTERS OF INNOVATION. WHEN
00:35:01COMBINED WITH FEDERAL AND
PRIVATE SUPPORT, THE THIRD
00:35:04FRONTIER PROJECT CAN GENERATE
OVER $6 BILLION TO MAKE OHIO A
00:35:11LEADER IN NEW RESEARCH AND NEW
HIGH-PAYING JOBS TH. PROJECT
00:35:16WILL TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY AND
OHIO WILL BE STRONGER FOR IT!
00:35:21(APPLAUSE)
HERE'S HOW WE'LL DO IT.
00:35:49FIRST, WE'LL COMMIT $500
MILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS
00:35:53FOR THE TECHNOLOGY ACTION AND
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDS.
00:35:57THESE DOLLARS WILL SUPPORT
EARLY STAGE CAPITAL AND THE
00:36:01DEVELOPMENT OF LEADING-EDGE
PRODUCTS. SECOND, AS PART OF
00:36:04THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL BUDGET,
I'LL PROPOSE THE FIRST
00:36:07INSTALLMENT OF A $500 MILLION
EFFORT TO FINANCE FACILITIES
00:36:13AND EQUIPMENT FOR GLOBALLY
COMPETITIVE CENTERS OF
00:36:16RESEARCH. NAMED AFTER THE
WRIGHT BROTHERS, THIS CAPITAL
00:36:19PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE
BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH
00:36:22CAPABILITIES FOR TODAY'S
INVENTORS. THIRD, WITH A
00:36:27STABLE BUDGET AND AN ECONOMY
READY TO REBOUND, WE'LL SEEK
00:36:30VOTER APPROVAL NEXT YEAR FOR A
$500 MILLION BOND PROGRAM TO
00:36:35RECRUIT WORLD-CLASS
RESEARCHERS FOR OUR
00:36:38UNIVERSITIES, ENDOW CHAIRS AND
BRING STATE OF THE ART
00:36:41PRODUCTS TO MARKET. THESE
FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR ANY
00:36:44NUMBER OF PURPOSES IN EVERY
PART OF OHIO. FOR EXAMPLE,
00:36:49POLYMERS IN AKRON.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN
00:36:53DAYTON. FUEL CELLS IN
CLEVELAND. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
00:36:57IN CINCINNATI. NANOTECHNOLOGY
IN COLUMBUS. HIGH-TECH
00:37:03MANUFACTURING IN CANTON,
TOLEDO AND YOUNGSTOWN, AND
00:37:06ADVANCED FARMING IN OUR RURAL
HEARTLAND .RS FINALLY, WE'LL
00:37:13CREATE A $100 MILLION
INNOVATION OHIO FUND TO HELP
00:37:16FINANCE TARGETED INDUSTRIES
WITH HIGH-GROWTH POTENTIAL,
00:37:20BASE ODD REGIONAL PRIORITIES.
THIS FUND WILL SUPPORT
00:37:22ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
TECHNIQUES TO HELP EXISTING
00:37:26COMPANIES BECOME MORE
PRODUCTIVE AND PROFITABLE. LET
00:37:31ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE TYPE OF
COMPANY WE WANT TO GROW IN
00:37:35OHIO WITH THE THIRD FRONTIER
PROJECT. ATHERSYS IS A
00:37:40NATIONAL LEADER -- ATHERSYS IS
A NATIONAL LEADER IN IMPROVING
00:37:49MEDICAL CARE THROUGH THE
DISCOVERY OF NEW
00:37:53BIOPHARMACEUTICALS. FOUNDED IN
1995, ATHERSYS HAS RAISED --
00:38:00EXCUSE ME -- ATHERSYS HAS
RAISED OVER $85 MILLION IN
00:38:04VENTURE CAPITAL. THEY'VE ALSO
BENEFITTED FROM OHIO'S JOB
00:38:07CREATION TAX CREDIT. THE
COMPANY HOLDS TWO PATENTS AND
00:38:1123 PENDING APPLICATIONS. THE
130 EMPLOYEES OF ATHERSYS HAVE
00:38:16AN AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY OF
$51,000. WITH US IS GIL VAN
00:38:22BOKKELEN, PRESIDENT OF
ATHERSYS. THANK YOU, GIL, FOR
00:38:26YOUR INGENUITY AND FOR
CREATING HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN
00:38:31OHIO.
(APPLAUSE)
00:38:33MAKE NO MISTAKE. THE THIRD
FRONTIER PROJECT IS A
00:38:53SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO OUR
FUTURE. BUT WE WON'T SPEND
00:38:56MONEY JUST TO SPEND MONEY.
WE'LL DEMAND AND ACHIEVE
00:39:01RESULTS. WITHIN THREE YEARS,
WE'LL SEE A 25% INCREASE IN
00:39:05PRIVATE AND FEDERAL R AND D IN
OHIO. WE'LL SEE MANUFACTURING
00:39:10CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROW IN
EXCESS OF THE NATIONAL RATE.
00:39:13WE'LL HAVE RECORD LEVELS OF
VENTURE CAPITAL AND RECORD
00:39:16NUMBERS OF PATENTS, LICENSES
AND NEW BUSINESS START UPS.
00:39:22OUR GOALS ARE SIMPLE: WE'LL
INVEST IN OUR STRENGTHS, WE'LL
00:39:28BUILD DYNAMIC NEW BUSINESSES,
AND WE'LL CREATE AN EXPLOSION
00:39:31OF HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN OHIO.
TODAY, WE'RE A PEOPLE MORE
00:39:40UNITED. AND THROUGH UNITY, WE
DRAW STRENGTH. STRENGTH TO
00:39:47RISE ABOVE PARTISANSHIP.
STRENGTH TO SET ASIDE PERSONAL
00:39:52AMBITION. STRENGTH TO
ACCOMPLISH ANY GOAL. WE
00:39:58WEREN'T SENT HERE TO MARK
TIME. WE WERE SENT HERE TO
00:40:01GET THINGS DONE. TOGETHER, WE
CAN TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY.
00:40:06THE THIRD FRONTIER LIES AHEAD.
TOGETHER, AND ONLY TOGETHER,
00:40:11WE CAN BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE
FOR OUR CHILDREN.
00:40:16(APPLAUSE)
TOGETHER, WE CAN DO IT.
00:40:27TOGETHER, WE CAN. THOUGH WE'VE
BEEN CHALLENGED BY TERRORISM
00:40:37AND RECESSION, WE'RE PIONEERS
ON A NEW FRONTIER, READY TO
00:40:41TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY. EVEN
UNDER ATTACK, OUR SPIRIT HAS
00:40:46NOT FALTERED. OUR ECONOMY HAS
SLOWED, BUT WE'RE POISED FOR
00:40:51NEW PROSPERITY. FROM ASHTABULA
TO ZANESVILLE, FROM THE
00:40:57ROLLING HILLS OF APPALACHIA,
TO THE BUSTLING CORRIDORS OF
00:41:01OUR GREAT CITIES, THE SPIRIT
OF THE EARLY PIONEERS BREATHES
00:41:06WITHIN US. WE STAND ON THE
DOORSTEP OF OHIO'S THIRD
00:41:12FRONTIER. THE GREAT CHALLENGE
OF OUR TIME IS TO SUMMON THE
00:41:16COURAGE AND INGENUITY OF THOSE
WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, TO
00:41:21PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND
RECLAIM OUR PLACE AS A GLOBAL
00:41:24HOME OF DISCOVERY AND IN
INNOVATION. WITH THE HELP OF
00:41:28YOU, MY FRIENDS, AND WITH THE
COMMITMENT OF ALL OHIOANS, WE
00:41:34WILL PREVAIL. FOR WITH GOD,
ALL THING ALSO -- AND I MEAN
00:41:39ALL THINGS -- ARE POSSIBLE!
THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD BLESS
00:41:45OHIO!
(APPLAUSE)
00:41:49>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM FROM THE
00:43:23SENATE, SENATOR WHITE.
>> THANK YOU, SENATOR. I
00:43:26MOVE THIS JOINT COMMISSION BE
STANED IN ADJOURNMENT.
00:43:30>> THE MOTION IS AGREED TO
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS
00:43:33CONVENTION STANDS ADJOURNED.
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