Im glad you were able to join us. I was a little worried yesterday that we might have an empty chamber today. Thank you madam speaker and thank you for your Extraordinary Service to oregon. Im inspired by the leadership thats earned you the Speakers Office for a third consecutive assembly. Congratulations. Exactly 50 years ago today january 9th, 1967, tom mccall stood where i stand and took the oath of office as oregons governor. Oregon has changed in countless ways in the past half century. But one principle that has been endured can be found in the words governor mccall spoke at the beginning of his inaugural address. Their words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. To the extent it is humanly possible to do, so said grofrn mccall, let us put aside the temptations to be guided by regionalism, factionalism or anything which frag mentes the public interest. May we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship but in partnership. It
Im glad you were able to join us. I was a little worried yesterday that we might have an empty chamber today. Thank you madam speaker and thank you for your Extraordinary Service to oregon. Im inspired by the leadership thats earned you the Speakers Office for a third consecutive assembly. Congratulations. Exactly 50 years ago today january 9th, 1967, tom mccall stood where i stand and took the oath of office as oregons governor. Oregon has changed in countless ways in the past half century. But one principle that has been endured can be found in the words governor mccall spoke at the beginning of his inaugural address. Their words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. To the extent it is humanly possible to do, so said grofrn mccall, let us put aside the temptations to be guided by regionalism, factionalism or anything which frag mentes the public interest. May we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship but in partnership. It
The beginning of his inaugural address. They are words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. The extent it is humanly possible to do so, said governor mccall, let us put aside the temptation to be guided by regionalism, factionalism, or anything which fragments the public interest. May we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship, but in partnership. It is in that spirit that i address you, the members of the 79th oregon Legislative Assembly. And it is in that spirit that i address all oregonians. Let me start by congratulating my fellows statewide secretary of state richardson, state treasurer tobias reid, welcome aboard. [applause] and attorney general ellen rosenthal, welcome back. [applause] congratulations and welcome to all of our legislators. This freshman class includes representative Teresa Alonso leon, who personally knocked on more than 4000 doors during her campaign, and senator alan deboer, who won his election by j
Us. I was worried we would have an empty chamber today. Thank you, madam speaker and thank you for your Extraordinary Service to oregon. Im inspired by the leadership that earned you the Speakers Office for a third consecutive assembly. Congratulations. Exactly 50 years ago today january 9th, 1967, tom mccall stood where i stand and took the oath of office as oregons governor. Oregon has changed in countless ways in the past half century. But one principle that has been endured can be found in the words governor mccall spoke at the beginning of his inaugural address. Their words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. To the extent it is humanly possible to do so, said governor mccall, let us put aside the temptations to be guided by regionalism, factionalism or anything which fragments the public interest. May we pledge to one another to work not in partisanship but in partnership. It is in that spirit that i address you, the members of
Gordon smith of the national ssociation of broadcasters, theres a new regulatory sheriff in town for some of the issues faces, new dustry fcc, new administration. Whats your early assessment . I first met him when he was a staffer to sam brown back on the he just committee and gets brighter all the time. Excited eason im so about him is frankly stems from after hee told shortly was confirmed to the fcc as a commissioner. To a National Radio show his e told a story of how parents came from india to america. Medical doctors. Pockety had 10 in their transistor radio and that connected him to the utside world and his local community. It was such a compelling story just felt like, well, this is a guy thats going to understand the value of he understands that its hes not pro broadcasting. Localism and including the he American People and marvels we have in telecommunication. In todays world, can you youre socalled pro roadcasting, are you antiwireless or anticable . I think in the minds of m