In his annual state of the commonwealth address Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin discusses test scores, Opioid Crisis and need to improve the foster care system. Governor youngkin and was born in richmond has been serving as governor since 2022 his speech at the kate State Capitol is about 45 minutes. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] thank you. Thank you. [applause] okay. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, madam president , Lieutenant Governor earl sears, attorney general, members of our General Assembly, chief justice a good one and the justices of our supreme court. Members of my cabinet and my fellow virginians, what an honor it is to be with you this afternoon. Today we gather and our commonwealth capitol. Not as republicans, not as democrats, but as virginians. And what an honor it is to welcome 54 members of the haGeneral Assembly that are in their new seats. [applause] and as we open this next chapter we mark a yet another trailblazing
[applause] thank you, thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, ma maam president , Lieutenant Governor earl sears, attorney general mijares, members of our General Assembly, chief Justice Goodwin and justices of our supreme court, members of my cabinet and my fellow virginians, what an honors the to be with you this afternoon. Today we gather in our Common Wealth capital, not as republicans, not as democrats but as virginians and what an honors the to welcome 54 members of the General Assembly that are in their new seats. [applause] and as we open the next chapter, we mark yet another trailblazing moment in the history of the Common Wealth in welcoming the new speaker of the House Speaker don scott. Not withstanding the esteemed body being described as a citizen legislature, we all know its a fulltime job and to serve is both privilege and responsibility, i want to personally thank you and i want to thank your families for the sacrifices that you all ma
[applause] thank you, thank you. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, ma maam president , Lieutenant Governor earl sears, attorney general mijares, members of our General Assembly, chief Justice Goodwin and justices of our supreme court, members of my cabinet and my fellow virginians, what an honors the to be with you this afternoon. Today we gather in our Common Wealth capital, not as republicans, not as democrats but as virginians and what an honors the to welcome 54 members of the General Assembly that are in their new seats. [applause] and as we open the next chapter, we mark yet another trailblazing moment in the history of the Common Wealth in welcoming the new speaker of the House Speaker don scott. Not withstanding the esteemed body being described as a citizen legislature, we all know its a fulltime job and to serve is both privilege and responsibility, i want to personally thank you and i want to thank your families for the sacrifices that you all ma
The speaker pro tempore the nominations are now in order. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. Stefanik. Ms. Stefanik speaker pro tempore, madam clerk, colleagues, on behalf of the House Republican conference, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from louisiana, mike johnson, as speaker of the peoples house. [chanting mike] ms. Stefanik we convened this esteemed body today at a time of great crisis across america, a time of unprecedented challenges in this Hallowed Chamber and a time when our most precious ally, israels very existence is under attack from forces of evil. Yesterday, our dear colleague, former conference chair, chair of energy and commerce, kathy morris rogers, nominated mike johnson in our conference, and she put it best and i want to quote her today, she said, quote, trust has been broken and we have come to a stand still. How do we restore trust between members, leadership, and ultimately between congress and we the people . She went on to say
[chanting mike] ms. Stefanik we convened this esteemed body today at a time of great crisis across america, a time of unprecedented challenges in this Hallowed Chamber and a time when our most precious ally, israels very existence is under attack from forces of evil. Yesterday, our dear colleague, former conference chair, chair of energy and commerce, kathy morris rogers, nominated mike johnson in our conference, and she put it best and i want to quote her today, she said, quote, trust has been broken and we have come to a stand still. How do we restore trust between members, leadership, and ultimately between congress and we the people . She went on to say, theres a sense that it cannot be business as usual. She went on to note, above the speakers chair in the House Chamber is our nations motto, in god we trust. Mrs. Mcmorris rogers went on to say, the times in which we are living demand boldness, unity, and transformation alleyedership that begins with trust in god and each other. Tr