Giving you a front receipt to democracy. The first republican woman to service alabamas governor. She has held the position since 2017 up next to her state of the state address from earlier this month of the Capitol Building in montgomery she highlighted efforts to increase bold choices and stays over the Alabama Supreme Court ruled embryos create through in vitro fertilization should be considered children which sparked. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you so much. Please be seated. Lieutenant governor, president pro tem reed, speaker, speaker pro tem pringle, members of alabama legislature, justices of Alabama Supreme Court, distinguished guests and my fellow alabamians. [applause] it is an honor to address you all as we begin what will be a consequential legislative session. In just one month will mark on march the fifth we will head to the polls to vote at alabamas a primary which is significant this year as we are now one of the e
His final state of the state address before a joint session of the legislature in jefferson city. The governor who was in the final year of his last term in Office Highlights achievements and shared his agenda for the states future he touched on several issues including workforce to velma, education, info structure investment, judicial appointments and the fentanyl crisis. [applause] [applause] [applause] [background noises] [background noises] ladies and judgment help me walk with the 57th governor of the state of missouri michael l parsons. [applause] [applause] quick so it may be a speaker you were going to do this. Oh, okay all right. Well, first of all thank you Lieutenant Governor, mr. Speaker, statewide officials, members of the General Assembly, esteemed guests and it is my honor to welcome for the first time in our States History judges of the first ever female Majority Supreme Court of missouri. [applause] [applause] [applause] there is another person i want to recognize toda
Doesnt just look like this, it looks like this. Where americans are see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, our republic if thrives. Get informed straight from the sources on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations cap a toll to wherever capitol to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Next, Missouri Republican governor mike parson delivers his final state of the state address before a joint session of the legislature in Jefferson City. The governor, whos in the final year of his last term in office, highlighted his policy achievements and shared his ayen a da for the states future. He touched on several issues including Work Force Development, education, infrastructure investment, judicial appointments and the fentanyl crisis. [applause] [applause] [applause] if. Governor, welcome. Ladies and gentlemen, help me welcome the 57th governor of the state of missouri, mi
[applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you so much you please be seated. Lieutenant governor ainsworth, president pro tiem reed, speaker leadbetter, speaker pro temp pringle, members of the alabama legislature, justices of the supreme court, distinguished guests and my fellow alabamians. [applause] it is an honor to address you all as we begin what will be a consequential legislative session. In just one month on march the fifth, we will also head to the polls to vote in alabama primary which is significant this year as we are now one of the earliest states in the nation and included among those in super tuesday, all the more reason to get out and proudly cast your vote. Any chance i get i remind young people that voting is the single most important civic duty we have from delivering this message each year to speaking with our fourthgrade learners about their alabama history. Im always proud to share with our students in having the right to vote should never be taken for gra
Part of its freedom and progress conference in washington, d. C. [applause] good morning, everyone. I am the president of the foundation and i wanto welcome you to the 2023 editn of the conferce. I thought we would lead with a speech. It is a speech we have all heard, especially in clips. So many amazing elements of that speech resonate with us today. It will become clear why i waed for us to watch that address. There is lot to think about that relates to what we are trying to accomplish over the next two days. Why do we call this the freedom and progress conference . We call it freedom and progress inspired by a speech Frederick Douglass gave in 1870. He was asked by a bunch of newly freed slaves, what should we do . Should we only vote for republicans . Should we feel free to vote for democrats when we want to . Frederick douglass said, look, you should vote your conscience but because that is what we fought for. We fought for people to be able to vote for whichever party they want t