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State of the State Address
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The annual address presented by the Governor of Ohio, highlighting the goals and accomplishments of the state. Held as a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse.
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>> IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO
INTRODUCE TO ALL OF YOU THE
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PRESIDENT OF THE OHIO SENATE,
DOUG WHITE.
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(applause)
>> THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU.
PRESIDENT PROTEMPORE, RANDY
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GARDENER.
>> A QUORUM OF THE HOUSE IS
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PRESENT.
>> SPEAKER PROTEMPORE.
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>> A QUORUM OF THE HOUSE IS
PRESENT.
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>> A OCCUR RUM OF THE 112 5TH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEING PRESENT,
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THIS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
EXPLORE GUARD.
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PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE
COLORS BY COLONIAL WHITE HIGH
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SCHOOL COLOR GUARD AND REMAIN
STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF
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ALLEGIANCE.
>> LEFT FACE.
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PRESENT ARMS.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
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FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
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AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD
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INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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>> RIGHT FACE.
RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS.
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FORWARD MARCH.
>> THANK YOU TO THE COLOR GUARD
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FOR BEING PRESENT WITH US TODAY.
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
OHIO, GOVERNOR BOB TAFT.
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(applause)
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THE
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DELIVERY OF THE STATE OF THE
STATE 2004 SPEECH, GOVERNOR BOB
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TAFT.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SPEAKER HOUSEHOLDER, PRESIDENT
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WHITE, MINORITY LEADERS
DiDONATO AND REDFERN,
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BRADLEY,
MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT,
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STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND
MY FELLOW OHIOANS, I AM HONORED
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TO BE WITH YOU TODAY, AND I AM
BLESSED TO HAVE WITH ME MY
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PARTNER OF 37 YEARS, A WONDERFUL
MOTHER TO OUR DAUGHTER ANNA, AND
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SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN HER VERY
BEST TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS
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STATE, HELPING KIDS STAY SMART
AND SOBER, BUILDING HABITAT
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HOUSES, AND LEADING VOLUNTEERS
ON MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, FIRST
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LADY HOPE TAFT.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: AND I'M ALSO
VERY BLESSED THAT WE HAVE WITH
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US TODAY OUR DAUGHTER, ANNA.
ANNA, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
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THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: AND TODAY, I
PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE MEN
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AND WOMEN IN OUR ARMED FORCES
PROTECTING OUR NATION.
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MANY OF YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS
THAT HAVE ANSWER THE THAT CALL.
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REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BOCCIERI ON
ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AIR FORCE
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RESERVE.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: AND IF YOU
WOULD STAY STANDING, PLEASE JOIN
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ME IN SALUTING ALL OF OUR TROOPS
AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR
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SACRIFICE IN DEFENDING FREEDOM
AROUND THE WORLD.
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(applause)
>> Governor Taft: AND LET'S
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ALSO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE
FINEST CABINET ANYWHERE IN
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AMERICA.
THEY'RE DOING A TERRIFIC JOB IN
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TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES.
PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED,
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MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: FROM
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO THE BUDGET
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TO THE DO-NOT-CALL BILL, WE'VE
FLISHED MUSH TOGETHER IN THE
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LAST YEAR.
I GIVE FULL CREDIT TO THE
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, LARRY
HOUSEHOLDER, THE PRESIDENT OF
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THE SENATE, DOUG WHITE, AND TO
ALL OF YOU.
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AND MR. SPEAKER AND
MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR
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YOUR VISION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LEAD IN
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TURBULENT TIMES.
YOU HAVE RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE,
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AND YOUR EFFORTS HAVE MADE OHIO
A BETTER PLACE.
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(applause)
>> Governor Taft: OUR GOLDEN
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BUCKEYE PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PROGRAM OFFERS DISCOUNTS
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AVERAGING 24 PERCENT, AND HAS
ALREADY SAVED SENIORS $3
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MILLION.
AND THANKS TO YOU IN THE GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY, BEST Rx WILL DO EVEN
MORE.
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OHIOANS HAVE ASKED FOR OUR HELP,
AND TOGETHER, WE'RE GETTING THE
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JOB DONE!
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: IN FACT,
WE'VE PASSED A LOT OF IMPORTANT
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BILLS.
AND I WON'T REPORT ON THEM ALL,
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BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE
TIME.
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INSTEAD, WE NEED TO FOCUS ALL
OUR ENERGIES ON OHIO'S ECONOMIC
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FUTURE.
MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS TO
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SPEND EVERY DAY DOING ALL I CAN
TO HELP CREATE JOBS FOR OHIOANS.
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EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON A GOOD
JOB.
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STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG
COMMUNITIES, THE PURSUANT OF THE
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AMERICAN DREAM, AND A TAX BASE
TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS FOR OUR KIDS
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AND SERVICES FOR OUR SENIORS.
YET IN THIS GLOBAL ECONOMY, NO
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JOBS ARE SAFE.
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS
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AND LOW-COST, SKILLED LABOR
OVERSEAS ARE AN EXPLOSIVE
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COMBINATION.
BY ONE ESTIMATE, 4,000
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ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING, AND
ACCOUNTING JOBS WILL LEAVE THE
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UNITED STATES EVERY WEEK.
WE ARE BATTLING FOR OUR ECONOMIC
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SURVIVAL.
WE MUST FOCUS ON WHAT WE DO
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WELL.
WE MUST FOCUS ON GROWING SECTORS
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OF THE ECONOMY.
WE MUST FOCUS ON JOBS THAT PAY A
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GOOD WAGE.
AND WE MUST DO SO EVERY DAY OF
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THIS NEW YEAR.
WE HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR A
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STRONG ECONOMY.
OUR WORK ETHIC AND OUR WORKFORCE
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ARE SECOND TO NONE.
WE HAVE THE BEST LOCATION TO
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SUPPLY NORTH AMERICA.
THAT'S WHY MORE THAN 970
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FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES HAVE
INVESTED IN OHIO.
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WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE'RE DOING
MORE THAN EVER TO BUILD NEW
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SCHOOLS AND BETTER HIGHWAYS
THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT ARE
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CREATING 9,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
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THE CLEAN OHIO FUND IS
REVITALIZING ABANDONED SITES IN
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OUR CITIES, EXPANDING OUTDOOR
RECREATION FOR FAMILIES, AND
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IMPROVING OUR ENVIRO ENMEANT.
AND YOU IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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HAVE GIVEN US THE ECONOMIC TOOLS
WE NEED TO COMPETE.
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IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN COMPETING
EVERY DAY, AGGRESSIVELY, PROJECT
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BY PROJECT, AND WE'VE HAD
SUCCESS.
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LAST YEAR, WE COMPLETED PROJECTS
WITH MORE THAN 130 FIRMS
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LOCATING OR EXPANDING IN OHIO,
CREATING JOBS AND INVESTING MORE
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THAN $800 MILLION IN OHIO'S
ECONOMY.
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WE SCORED A MAJOR VICTORY WHEN
USEC ANNOUNCED IT WILL INVEST $1
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BILLION TO CREATE 500 NEW JOBS
IN SOUTHERN OHIO.
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(applause)
ALSO THIS MONTH, SUMCO, A LEADER
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IN MAKING SILICON WAFERS FOR
COMPUTERS, ANNOUNCED IT WILL
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SPEND $50 MILLION AND CREATE 260
GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN OUR STATE.
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AND SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE NOW
RANKS OHIO AS THE FOURTH BEST
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BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE NATION.
(applause)
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>> Governor Taft: ALL OF THIS
IS GOOD NEWS, BUT IT IS NOT GOOD
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ENOUGH.
WE MUST FACE THE FACTS.
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EVEN AS THE NATION'S ECONOMY HAS
STARTED TO REBOUND, OHIO
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EMPLOYMENT HAS NOT.
OUR CHALLENGE IS CLEAR.
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TURN JOB LOSSES INTO JOB GAINS.
SELL OUR STATE AS NEVER BEFORE.
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GO FROM NUMBER FOUR TO NUMBER
ONE, AND BECOME THE BEST PLACE
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IN AMERICA TO GROW A BUSINESS
AND CREATE NEW JOBS.
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(applause)
WITH EVERY DECISION WE MAKE,
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EVERY BILL WE PASS, EVERY BUDGET
WE APPROVE, WE MUST ASK
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OURSELVES, HOW WITH REIMPROVING
OHIO'S CLIMATE FOR JOBS?
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SOON, I WILL SEND YOU A JOBS
BILL TO MAKE OHIO MORE
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COMPETITIVE.
THAT BILL WILL GIVE US NEW
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND
INCREASE OUR INVESTMENT IN
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TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT.
TODAY, I WILL APPOINT A JOBS
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CABINET TO KEEP US ON TARGET.
CHAIRED BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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BRUCE JOHNSON, IT WILL FOCUS ON
HELPING THOSE WHO HAVE LOST
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JOBS, ENABLING OUR COMPANIES TO
FIND THE SKILLED WORKERS THEY
00:14:34
NEED TO SUCCEED, AND CUTTING RED
TAPE THROUGH REGULATORY REFORM.
00:14:40
AND IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET I
PRESENT LATER THIS YEAR, I WILL
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GIVE HIGHEST PRIORITY TO THOSE
COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT CREATE
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JOBS AND GROW OUR ECONOMY.
(applause)
00:15:02
THE OHIO ECONOMY HAS SO MANY
STRENGTHS.
00:15:06
WE MUST BUILD ON THEM ALL.
THROUGH OUR THIRD FRONTIER
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PROJECT, WE'RE INVESTING TO
CREATE HIGH-PAYING JOBS.
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WE'VE JOINED WORLD-CLASS TEAMS
FROM UNIVERSITIES AND BUSINESS
00:15:19
TO ACCELERATE GROUNDBREAKING
RESEARCH THAT WILL CREATE NEW
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PRODUCTS AND NEW SERVICES.
WE'RE ADVANCING THE FIELDS OF
00:15:26
JET PROPULSION, INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, FUEL CELLS, AND
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TO TREAT
PARKINSON'S DISEASE, LUNG
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CANCER, AND CHILDHOOD DISEASES.
SIMPLY PUT, WE'RE STAKING OUR
00:15:39
CLAIM TO THE GOOD JOBS OF THE
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, NOT JUST FOR
00:15:44
SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND
PHYSICIANS, BUT JOBS FOR LAB
00:15:47
TECHNICIANS, DATA MANAGERS, AND
NURSES, AS WELL.
00:15:51
IN BIO MEDICINE, WE'RE FUNDING
NEW BUSINESS-RESEARCH TEAMS AT
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN
CINCINNATI, THE UNIVERSITY OF
00:15:57
UNIVERSITY OF
CINCINNATI, THE OHIO STATE
00:16:01
UNIVERSITY.
IN NORTHEAST OHIO, WE'RE FORGING
00:16:04
EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIPS AMONG
CASE WESTERN RE, THE CLEVELAND
00:16:08
CLINIC, AND UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS.
00:16:11
THOSE THREE TOGETHER HAVE
ATTRACTED OVER $1 BILLION IN R&D
00:16:16
FUNDING.
THEY'RE CREATING NEW COMPANIES
00:16:18
AND HELPING EXISTING ONES
DEVELOP NEW IDEAS AND PRODUCTS.
00:16:23
TOGETHER, THEY PROVIDE 57,000
GOOD JOBS WITH A COMBINED
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PAYROLL OF $2.7 BILLION.
AND THEY'RE HELPING KEEP OUR
00:16:34
BEST AND BRIGHTEST HERE IN THE
STATE.
00:16:37
(applause)
DR. STAN HAZEN, FROM THE
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CLEVELAND CLINIC, IS WITH US
TODAY, A THIRD FRONTIER PROJECT
00:16:53
IS SUPPORTING HIS WORK IN
DEVELOPING BLOOD TESTS TO
00:16:56
IDENTIFY PATIENTS AT RISK OF
HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
00:16:59
DR. HAZEN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
CINCINNATI.
00:17:04
THSTAN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING U,
AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING IN OUR
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STATE.
(applause)
00:17:23
LET'S ENABLE MORE TALENTED
OHIOANS LIKE DR. HAZEN TO PUT
00:17:26
THEIR SKILLS TO WORK HERE IN
OHIO.
00:17:29
LET'S CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
THIRD FRONTIER PROJECT THROUGH
00:17:33
THE TOBACCO AND CAPITAL BUDGETS
THIS YEAR.
00:17:37
AND GIVEN THE LOSS ON ISSUE ONE
LAST YEAR, I WILL ASK YOU TO
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REDIRECT ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO
PROTECT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
00:17:43
ALREADY MADE.
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IS ONE OF
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OUR THIRD FRONTIER PRIORITIES.
DESPITE RECENT JOB LOSSES, OHIO
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REMAINS A MANUFACTURING
POWERHOUSE, AND WE MUST ACT NOW
00:17:58
TO ENSURE ITS LONG-TERM VIE AL
VITALITY.
00:18:04
OUR WORKERS ARE PRODUCTIVE AND
MANUFACTURING PROVIDES 850,000
00:18:08
GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN OHIO.
YET MANUFACTURING FACES ENORMOUS
00:18:13
PRESSURES, INCLUDING COMPETITION
FROM OVERSEAS, AND RISING COSTS
00:18:17
OFTEN BEYOND CONTROL.
OHIO MUST REMAIN THE BEST PLACE
00:18:23
TO MAKE PRODUCTS, AND WE CAN
TAKE THREE STEPS RIGHT AWAY TO
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ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
FIRST, LET'S IMPROVE WORKERS'
00:18:32
WORKERS'
COMPENSATION.
00:18:34
TOGETHER, WE'VE TRANSFORMED OUR
SYSTEM FROM A LIABILITY TO AN
00:18:37
ASSET.
WE'RE PROMOTING SAFER WORKPLACES
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AND CARING FOR INJURED WORKERS.
PREMIUMS, ON AVERAGE, ARE LOWER
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TODAY THAN WHEN I TOOK OFFICE.
BUT WE CANNOT STANDSTILL.
00:18:49
OUR COSTS ARE HIGHER THAN SOME
OF OUR NEIGHBORING STATES.
00:18:54
LET'S ACT NOW TO PASS AN
INTENTIONAL TORT BILL, AND ALSO
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ENACT HOUSE BILL 223 TO REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF WORKPLACE INJURIES
00:19:02
CAUSED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.
(applause)
00:19:17
SECOND, I AM ASKING YOU TO
EXTEND THE MAXIMUM TERM OF OUR
00:19:21
SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE ZONE
PROGRAM FROM 10 TO 15 YEARS.
00:19:26
MICHIGAN AND INDIANA ALREADY
HAVE ZONES THAT EXTEND BEYOND
00:19:31
OURS.
LARGE PROJECTS HAVE LONGER PAY
00:19:33
BACKS AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET
00:19:36
TO COMPETE FOR NEW JOBS.
AND FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS ARE
00:19:42
DRIVING UP THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS IN OHIO.
00:19:46
SOME COMPANIES HAVE GONE INTO
BANKRUPTCY.
00:19:49
WHILE OHIO HAS BEEN SLOW TO
RESPOND, OTHER STATES HAVE ACTED
00:19:54
ACTED.
30 STATES HAVE LIMITS ON
00:19:55
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
MICHIGAN DID AWAY WITH THEM
00:19:59
ALTOGETHER.
TEXAS AMENDED ITS CONSTITUTION
00:20:01
TO CURB LAWSUIT ABUSE.
AND LITIGATION COSTS FOR OUR
00:20:06
COMPETITORS OVERSEAS ARE MINIMAL
MINIMAL.
00:20:10
THERE'S NO QUESTION WE CAN
COMPENSATE INJURED PARTIES FULLY
00:20:13
AND FAIRLY AND STILL PROTECT
BUSINESSES FROM FRIVOLOUS
00:20:18
LAWSUITS.
LET'S ENACT COMPREHENSIVE
00:20:20
LAWSUIT REFORM, AND ENACT IT
NOW!
00:20:27
(applause)
OUR STRONG ECONOMY WASN'T BUILT
00:20:48
BY MANUFACTURING ALONE.
AGRICULTURE REPRESENTS THE BEST
00:20:53
TRADITIONS OF OUR PAST AND IS A
KEY TO OUR FUTURE.
00:20:58
THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
AND HARD WORK, OUR FARMERS ARE
00:21:01
THE MOST P PRODUCTIVE ANYWHERE.
WE'RE EXPORTING CROPS AND
00:21:05
LIVESTOCK ALL OVER THE WORLD.
POPCORN TO AFRICA, HOGS TO
00:21:10
MEXICO, HARDWOOD TO CHINA, AND
ICE CREAM TO SOUTH KOREA.
00:21:13
OUR FARMERS SUPPORT MORE THAN
1,000 FOOD PRODUCT COMPANIES
00:21:19
OPERATING IN OUR STATE.
AND FORTUNE MAGAZINE HAS JUST
00:21:22
NAMED ONE OF THEM THE BEST
COMPANY TO WORK FOR IN AMERICA,
00:21:24
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY OF
ORRVILLE BELIEVES IN LISTENING
00:21:28
TO WORKERS, TRAINING WORKERS,
AND APPRECIATING WORKERS.
00:21:32
THEY'RE UNDER FAMILY MANAGEMENT.
THEY DISTRIBUTE TO MORE THAN 45
00:21:37
COUNTRIES, AND THEIR PRODUCTS
ARE DELICIOUS.
00:21:39
CEO TIM CHUCKER IS WITH US
TODAY.
00:21:41
TIM, WITH A NAME LIKE SMUCKER,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE GOOD!
00:21:45
THANKS.
(applause)
00:22:11
THANKS FOR LUNCH, TOO.
FARMING NOT ONLY PUTS FOOD ON
00:22:18
OUR TABLES, IT ALSO FUELS OUR
FUTURE.
00:22:21
WE'VE ALREADY PASSED ETHANOL
INCENTIVES, AND WE'RE PULLING
00:22:24
OUT ALL THE STOPS TO BREAK
GROUND ON AN ETHANOL PLANT THIS
00:22:28
YEAR.
AND LET'S WORK WITH OUR
00:22:30
DELEGATION IN CONGRESS.
ONE OF THE STRONGEST ON CAPITOL
00:22:34
HILL, TO END THE ETHANOL PENALTY
THAT COSTS US $150 MILLION A
00:22:39
YEAR.
IT'S HIGH TIME THE FEDERAL
00:22:41
GOVERNMENT STOPS PENALIZING OHIO
FOR CONSUMING A CLEANER BURNING,
00:22:46
RENEWABLE FUEL!
(applause)
00:23:04
NOW CORN ISN'T THE ONLY GOOD
THING WE'VE GOT GROWING IN OHIO.
00:23:07
FAMILY FARMS ARE PART OF A
GROWING SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR
00:23:11
THAT'S ALSO ONE OF OHIO'S GREAT
STRENGTHS.
00:23:13
IN FACT, SMALL BUSINESS IS BIG
BUSINESS IN OHIO, EMPLOYING HALF
00:23:19
OF OUR WORKFORCE AND GROWING 80
PERCENT OF OUR NEW JOBS.
00:23:23
SMALL COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR
ONE-THIRD OF OUR EXPORTS.
00:23:26
IN SHORT, SMALL BUSINESS IS
CRUCIAL TO OHIO'S ECONOMY.
00:23:30
THAT'S WHY I FORMED OUR SMALL
BUSINESS COUNCIL, AND APPOINTED
00:23:34
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BRADLEY AS
OUR POINT PERSON FOR THE SMALL
00:23:37
BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND LAST YEAR, WE STARTED AN AM
00:23:41
BUDS MAN PROGRAM TO EXPEDITE PER
MISTS AND RESOLVE SMALL COMPANY
00:23:46
ISSUES WITH STATE AGENCIES.
THROUGH THE OHIO BUSINESS
00:23:49
GATEWAY, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
ONE-STOP WEB SITE, 47,000
00:23:54
BUSINESSES ARE NOW FILING
RETURNS AND MAKING PAYMENTS IN
00:23:59
PAPERLESS TRANSACTIONS.
AND THE MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX
00:24:03
REFORMS WE ENACTED WILL ALSO
MAKE FILING EASIER FOR SMALL
00:24:07
COMPANIES.
THESE STEPS ARE HELPFUL, BUT THE
00:24:10
NUMBER ONE PROBLEM FOR SMALL
BUSINESS RIGHT NOW IS THE HIGH
00:24:13
COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE.
PREMIUMS ARE SKYROCKETING AND
00:24:17
COMPANIES ARE CUTTING BENEFITS.
TO HELP SMALL COMPANIES, I ASK
00:24:22
FOR A MORATORIUM ON NEW HEALTH
INSURANCE MANDATES DURING THIS
00:24:26
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
(applause)
00:24:38
IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE, NEW
MANDATES, HOWEVER WELL
00:24:43
INTENTIONED, COULD PUSH MORE
SMALL COMPANIES TO REDUCE OR
00:24:46
ELIMINATE BENEFITS.
IN THE MEANTIME, INSURANCE
00:24:50
DIRECTOR ANN WOMER BENJAMIN WILL
RECOMMEND STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO
00:24:53
HELP SMALL BUSINESS WORKERS GET
THE HEALTH BENEFITS THEY NEED.
00:24:59
ANOTHER STRENGTH IS OUR GROWING
FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR.
00:25:03
THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY ALONE
EMPLOYS MORE THAN 100,000
00:25:07
OHIOANS AT AN AVERAGE SALARY OF
OVER $50,000.
00:25:11
INSURANCE IS AN EXPORT PRODUCT
BRINGING DOLLARS BACK TO OUR
00:25:16
STATE.
OUR STRATEGY MUST TARGET
00:25:19
INSURANCE, AND I ASK YOU TO
ENACT LEGISLATION TO MAKE
00:25:21
INSURANCE COMPANIES, LIKE OTHER
OHIO BUSINESSES, ELIGIBLE FOR
00:25:25
THE JOB CREATION TAX CREDIT.
WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS
00:25:32
ON OUR STRENGTHS, THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING,
00:25:36
AGRIBUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS,
AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, WE MUST
00:25:39
ALSO PROTECT WHAT WE HAVE.
OUR ECONOMY FACES A NEW KIND OF
00:25:45
THREAT.
CONGRESS HAS ORDERED A BASE
00:25:48
CLOSURE PROCESS FOR 2005, AND WE
MUST STAND READY.
00:25:51
MORE THAN 38,000 JOBS ARE AT
RISK AT FEDERAL MILITARY BASES
00:25:56
IN CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, DAYTON,
LIMA, SPRINGFIELD, AND
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YOUNGSTOWN.
THESE BASES HAVE AN ECONOMIC
00:26:03
IMPACT OF NEARLY $4 BILLION A
YEAR.
00:26:07
I THANK YOU IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FOR ALREADY PROVIDING
00:26:11
$1.5 MILLION TO HELP THESE
COMMUNITIES PROTECT THEIR BASES.
00:26:15
BUT WE MUST DO EVEN MORE.
TODAY, I'M ANNOUNCING THE
00:26:19
FORMATION OF THE ALL-OHIO TASK
FORCE TO SAVE DEFENSE JOBS TO
00:26:24
SUPPORT THESE LOCAL CAMPAIGNS.
AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE'LL
00:26:28
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION
TO FULLY MEET COMMUNITY
00:26:33
REQUESTS.
THE MEN AND WOMEN ON THESE BASES
00:26:35
DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO
PROTECTING US.
00:26:38
WE OWE IT TO THEM TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR JOBS!
00:26:43
(applause)
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE MUST
00:26:58
DO TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY,
REFORM OUR TAX CODE!
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(applause)
LAST YEAR, AFTER MONTHS OF
00:27:38
DEBATE, YOU ALL MADE A
COURAGEOUS DECISION TO STABILIZE
00:27:41
OUR BUDGET, PROTECT OUR BOND
RATING, HOLD SPENDING UNDER
00:27:45
CONTROL, ALL WHILE MAKING
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN
00:27:48
EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OUR
00:27:51
CHILDREN AND SENIORS.
AND I COMMEND YOU FOR IT.
00:27:55
BUT WE HAVEN'T SOLVED OUR
LONG-TERM PROBLEM.
00:27:58
LAST WEEK -- EXCUSE ME, LAST
YEAR, I PROPOSED A SWEEPING PLAN
00:28:01
TO LOWER RATES, BROADEN THE
BASE, AND TREAT TAXPAYERS
00:28:06
FAIRLY.
OTHERS IN THIS CHAMBER BROUGHT
00:28:09
FORTH CREATIVE IDEAS.
WE KNOW THAT TAX REFORM IS HARD
00:28:12
TO DO, HARD IN A BUDGET YEAR,
HARD IN AN ELECTION YEAR, BUT IT
00:28:17
MUST BE DONE.
SO LET'S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND
00:28:20
GET IT DONE THIS YEAR.
(applause)
00:28:34
AS YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, THERE ARE
MANY THINGS WE MUST DO TO
00:28:39
IMPROVE OUR BUSINESS CLIMATE,
BUT IN THE QUEST FOR PROSPERITY,
00:28:43
WHAT MATTERS MOST IS OUR PEOPLE.
FROM TRUCK DRIVERS TO TEACHERS,
00:28:48
FROM STEEL WORKERS TO AUTO
WORKERS, FROM MANAGERS TO
00:28:53
RESEARCHERS, I'LL PUT OHIO
WORKERS UP AGAINST ANY IN THE
00:28:56
WORLD.
BUT THAT WORLD IS CHANGING.
00:28:58
WE MUST CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO
TRAIN A WORKFORCE THAT IS
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STATE-OF-THE-ART, FLEXIBLE,
INNOVATIVE.
00:29:04
IN SHORT, WORLD-CLASS.
BEING WORLD-CLASS MEANS HIGH
00:29:09
ACADEMIC STANDARDS THAT ENABLE
STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH
00:29:12
SCHOOL PREPARED FOR THEIR
FUTURES.
00:29:15
IN THIS AREA, WITH YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND THE SUPPORT OF
00:29:17
THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS AROUND
THE STATE, WE'RE MAKING REAL
00:29:21
PROGRESS.
OHIO JUST RECEIVED AN "A" RATING
00:29:25
FOR OUR STANDARDS ARE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A "B" FOR
00:29:29
OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TEACHER
QUALITY.
00:29:32
IN READING AND MATH, OUR
STUDENTS ARE NEAR THE TOP IN
00:29:34
NATIONAL COMPARISONS.
TO BUILD ON THIS PROGRESS, OUR
00:29:39
TASK FORCE ON SCHOOL FUNDING IS
HARD AT WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD
00:29:42
TO ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I URGE YOU TO ENACT SENATE
00:29:46
BILL 2 TO GIVE TEACHERS THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE THE BEST
00:29:51
BEST.
A WORLD-CLASS WORKFORCE ALSO
00:29:54
REQUIRES MORE STUDENTS
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE.
00:29:58
THE TUITION TAX DEDUCTION YOU
ENACTED IS SAVING STUDENTS AND
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THEIR FAMILIES MORE THAN $14
MILLION A YEAR.
00:30:05
OUR COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK NOW
SERVES HALF OF OHIO'S SCHOOL
00:30:10
DISTRICTS, REACHING OUT TO
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO EXPLAIN
00:30:13
THAT A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS BOTH
ESSENTIAL AND ATTAINABLE.
00:30:18
WE'LL GROW THIS NETWORK TO HELP
STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS IN
00:30:22
EVERY COMMUNITY IN THIS STATE.
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IS AT AN
00:30:26
ALL-TIME HIGH, BUT OUR
PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON EDUCATING
00:30:30
FAR MORE PEOPLE TO HIGHER LEVELS
OF KNOWLEDGE.
00:30:35
THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY IS
00:30:38
DEVELOPING STEPS TO ACHIEVE THAT
GOAL.
00:30:42
LET'S WORK WITH THE BUSINESS AND
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES TO
00:30:44
FIND WAYS TO BEAT THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE AND INCREASE ENROLLMENT
00:30:49
BY 25 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT
DECADE.
00:30:52
LET'S DO IT.
(applause)
00:31:03
WE MUST ALSO DO MORE TO HELP
BUSINESSES UPGRADE THE SKILLS OF
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THEIR CURRENT WORKERS AND HELP
THOSE WITHOUT JOBS TO FIND AND
00:31:11
KEEP ONE.
AS THE ECONOMY TRANSITIONS,
00:31:14
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING MUST BECOME
A MORE CENTRAL PART OF OUR
00:31:18
STRATEGY.
THEREFORE, WE SHOULD DOUBLE OUR
00:31:21
COMMITMENT TO JOB TRAINING
PROGRAMS THAT MATCH COMPANY
00:31:23
TRAINING INITIATIVES.
TWO YEARS FROM NOW, I WANT TO
00:31:27
REPORT TO YOU THAT WE HAVE
TRAINED 200,000 MORE PEOPLE IN
00:31:30
THE SKILLS OF TOMORROW.
IN ADDITION, MY JOBS BILL WILL
00:31:36
CREATE THE OHIO WORKFORCE
GUARANTEE AS A NEW INCENTIVE TO
00:31:40
ATTRACT BUSINESS INVESTMENT.
IF YOU'RE A COMPANY CREATING 100
00:31:44
GOOD JOBS AND NEED WORKERS,
WE'LL RECRUIT, SCREEN AND TRAIN
00:31:48
THEM SO THAT YOU CAN PUT THEM TO
WORK IMMEDIATELY.
00:31:52
(applause)
AND I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT
00:32:05
31 FULL-SERVICE, ONE-STOP
WORKFORCE CENTERS WILL BE
00:32:09
OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE STATE
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
00:32:12
A NUMBER OF MODEL PROGRAMS ARE
ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
00:32:16
ONE IS THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY JOB
CENTER IN DAYTON.
00:32:21
ANOTHER IS THE EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
IN CANTON, A POWERFUL ECONOMIC
00:32:25
DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR THAT
REGION, RECRUITING, SCREENING,
00:32:28
AND TRAINING WORKERS FOR
COMPANIES SEEKING A GOOD
00:32:31
LOCATION TO INVEST OR GROW.
RECENTLY, THE EMPLOYMENT
00:32:36
SOURCE'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPLY
300 WORKERS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR
00:32:40
IN THE DECISION OF THE ALLIANCE
CASTINGS COMPANY TO EXPAND IN
00:32:44
OHIO.
WITH US TODAY IS SHARON PARRY,
00:32:48
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE.
00:32:51
SHARON, THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A
GREAT EXAMPLE AND SHOWING THE
00:32:53
REST OF THE STATE HOW IT CAN BE
DONE.
00:32:57
(applause)
MY FRIENDS, WITH COMPANIES LIKE
00:33:16
SMUCKERS, PLACES LIKE THE
CLEVELAND CLINIC, PROGRAMS LIKE
00:33:20
THE EMPLOYMENT SOURCE,
WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH, TALENTED
00:33:25
WORKERS, AND A STRONG PRO-JOBS
AGENDA, WE HAVE A GREAT STORY TO
00:33:30
TELL ABOUT OHIO.
AS JIM RHODES USED TO SAY, "DZ
00:33:36
WE HAVE MORE THINGS IN OHIO BY
ACCIDENT THAN OTHER STATES HAVE
00:33:39
ON PURPOSE."
YET WE NEED TO TELL OUR STORY
00:33:44
BETTER.
I'LL PROMOTE OHIO IN JAPAN AND
00:33:47
TAIWAN LATER THIS YEAR, AND I
KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU PROMOTE
00:33:50
OHIO IN OUR DISTRICTS.
BUT SELLING OHIO'S ECONOMY MUST
00:33:54
HAPPEN EVERY MONTH, EVERY WEEK,
AND EVERY DAY.
00:33:58
SO THIS YEAR, WE'LL CREATE A
NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO
00:34:03
PROMOTE AND MARKET OUR
TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC ASSETS.
00:34:06
WE'LL PARTNER WITH FOUNDATIONS,
BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL ECONOMIC
00:34:10
DEVELOPMENT GROUPS, AND IN
FUTURE BUDGETS, WE'LL SEEK YOUR
00:34:13
HELP TO TELL OUR STORY.
LET'S MAKE SURE THE REST OF THE
00:34:19
WORLD KNOWS WHAT YOU AND I
ALREADY KNOW, THAT OHIO IS THE
00:34:23
BEST PLACE IN AMERICA TO LIVE,
TO WORK, AND TO RAISE A FAMILY.
00:34:28
(applause)
THE OHIO STORY IS ALL ABOUT OUR
00:34:48
PEOPLE, INVENTIVE AND
INDUSTRIOUS MEN AND WOMEN.
00:34:52
WE START OUR CARS AND LIGHT OUR
HOMES, ALL BECAUSE OHIOANS DARED
00:34:57
TO DREAM.
BECAUSE OF OHIOANS, WE ARE
00:35:01
EARTHBOUND NO MORE.
100 YEARS AGO, THE WRIGHT
00:35:05
BROTHERS TOOK TO THE SKIES.
THEN OHIOANS LEAPED BEYOND THE
00:35:09
ATMOSPHERE WHEN JOHN GLENN
CIRCLED THE GLOBE AND NEIL
00:35:12
ARMSTRONG TOUCHED THE MOON.
IT'S NO WONDER THEN, AS WE REACH
00:35:17
OUT TO A PLANET 124 MILLION
MILES AWAY, OHIOANS ARE ONCE
00:35:23
AGAIN LEADING THE WAY.
ENTREPRENEURS AT CMC ELECTRONICS
00:35:29
ELECTRONICS, SCIENTISTS AT OHIO
STATE, AND ENGINEERS ARE AT NASA
00:35:32
GLENN AND WRIGHT-PATT ALL PLAY
PIVOTAL ROLLS IN THE MISSION TO
00:35:38
MARS.
OHIOANS ARE TRULY AN INNOVATIVE,
00:35:41
CREATIVE, AND RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE
PEOPLE.
00:35:44
WE CAN TACKLE AND SOLVE DAUNTING
PROBLEMS.
00:35:48
WE KNOW THE RISKS ARE WORTH TAKE
TAKING, THE DEFEATS WORTH
00:35:53
SUFFERING.
WE KNOW THAT SUCCESS WILL BE WON
00:35:56
AND VICTORIES ENJOYED.
AND WE KNOW, AS WE WORK TOGETHER
00:36:02
TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR OUR
FUTURE PROSPERITY, THAT OUR
00:36:06
CHILDREN WILL ACHIEVE BEYOND
EVEN THE DREAMS OF TODAY.
00:36:12
MAY GOD BLESS YOU, AND MAY GOD
BLESS OHIO.
00:36:16
(applause)
THANK YOU.
00:37:38
>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SENATOR
ANDY GARDENER FOR A MOTION.
00:37:42
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT
THIS JOINT CONVENTION BE
00:37:46
ADJOURNED.
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