There turn. Lets give our best for arizona. It is time to get to work. Thank you and god bless. [applause] [applause] and his 1st state of the state address as the newly elected governor of hawaii david ige called for a more efficient State Government by outlining plans to modernize the states tax code and invest in education and mass transit projects and efforts to improve the state Healthcare Exchange courtesy of tuppercaseletter v hawaii. [applause] mr. Speaker, madam president , former governor distinguished justices of the Court Representatives of our congressional delegation members of the Hawaii State Legislature other elected officials honored guests family and friends aloha. I am honored to be hear today to deliver my 1st state of the state address. It is of course, a homecoming of sorts with so many familiar faces and friends. Yet there is one major difference cents i last sat amongst you. I am a year older with a few more gray hairs. To say that the last month has been an ey
Parents can afford to live in. [applause] our state has some great Public Schools among the best in america but unfortunately because of yesterdays policies many families are shut out they sit and wait as theyre sons and daughters get another year older and their dreams of providing them with the best Public Education possible slips farther and farther away. This has this has gone on too long. I will not accept this inequality. [applause] how many arizona children should have access to our best Public Schools . My answer is, all of them. [applause] here is what makes the situation even more troubling. Right now theyre are nearly 400,000 empty seats in our Public School system. In fact some are completely vacant. These are educational assets funded by the taxpayer meant to benefit our children and they are going to waste. It is time to put these assets back to work. [applause] here is the plan. Lets make open enrollment and Parental Choice of reality and not just a talking point, open t
Agree more. We hope the congress will enact a new authorization based upon the principles that we are outlining here today. I want to thank you mr. President , and i hope that our colleagues will take this seriously and hopefully we can turn this mess around. With that, i suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Hatch mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Hatch i suggest the quorum call be suspended. The presiding officer without objection. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. The clerk nomination. Executive office of the president , michael p. Botticelli of the District Of Columbia to be director of the National Drug control policy. The presiding officer under the previous order, there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided. Mr. Hatch i notice the absence of a quorum. T
Hardworking taxpayers all across the state through tax cuts and withholding changes. Once passed, the total tax relief provided since i took office will be roughly 2 billion. [applause] first, we will reduce property taxes by 406 million. [applause] this is more than four times larger than the Property Tax Relief we passed last year, and it is vitally important to protect working families, senior citizens, farmers, and small businesses. The typical homeowner will see an actual reduction of 101 dollars on their next property tax bill. [applause] second, we will reduce income taxes by 98. 6 million. To to ensure we dont leave anyone behind in our economic recovery, we will target this tax relief to the lowest income tax bracket. If youre a family of four making 40,000, your savings will be 58. No one will get a bigger savings than that. Third, earlier today, i directed revenue secretary Rick Chandler to adjust withholding for state income taxes by 322. 6 million, so you can keep more of