Governor herbert president niederhauser, speaker hughes, members of the legislature, justices of the utah supreme court, utahs first lady, Lieutenant Governor and mrs. Cox, other constitutional officers, and my fellow utahns, it is an honor to address you in this historic State Capitol that serves as a symbol of our collective dreams and aspirations. Three weeks ago, at our state inauguration, we had the privilege of hearing the mormon tabernacle choir. And i am very pleased to report that in spite of the choirs decision to sing at my inauguration, not one choir member has resigned. [laughter] [applause] youll remember that the choir performed climb every mountain. As they sang, i reflected on all the mountains that we must climb and conquer in our personal lives, as a people, and as a state. When i first took office, utah was climbing out of the great recession. Recognizing that so many of our challenges required a robust economy, we made economic recovery our primary objective. Our c
Billion we spent on diabetes for just one year. So, with that, i will add the rest of my comments to the record, but i would just say, mr. Scott and mr. Speaker, hool breakfasts and lunch, w. I. C. Its a doggone good deal when you think about it. Mr. Scott thank you, and youre absolutely right. I want to yield now to one of our strongest advocates for ending hundred hunger in america, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Mcgovern. Mr. Mcgovern thank you very much. I want to thank my colleague from virginia, mr. Scott, for organizing this today and for his leadership on child nutrition programs. I want to thank my colleagues for being here. This is an important issue. Theres no question about that. But we are here because we are outraged. Were outraged at republican attempts to undermine our child nutrition programs. Were outraged at their lousy child reauthorization bill. It is a terrible, terrible, terrible bill. My friend should be ashamed of this bill. Mr. Speaker, a nutritious sch
20,000 vets were either ignored or workers who were hiding the delays. The problem isnt getting any better. The number of appointments that take longer than 90 days to complete has doubled and now goals calling for patients to be seen within 30 days is not being met. At last check 6,000 veterans at the va hospital in philadelphia wait 30 days or more to see a doctor. With me now is new jersey congressman donald norcross, the sponsor of a bill called the veterans freedom of health care act. It will give veterans the right to choose where they receive their care. The congressman is a member of the house arm serviced and house. You hear those numbers, depressing, frankly. Whats your option for seeing care here locally . First, theres outrage and disbelief how we can treat those who serve for us as secondclass citizens. So you heard the number. 6,000 veterans are waiting over 30 days here in the delaware valley. Myself and tom mcarthur put together a bill which will give the veteran a choi
Protecting womens property rights. All of the counted. First county in the nation that allowed women to sit on jur hes. Right here in albany county. [applause]. That is that is new york. While washington fights and gridlocks, we find compromise and we move forward. Why . Because washington defines itself by their differences and we define ourselves by our come onnality their politics divide and our politics unite. That is the difference. Between albany and washington. Because we have a different belief. We believe in community. We believe in the could not is. That we are all connected. We dont believe that we are all individuals on our own. We believe that there is a connection that bienldz us. That there is a core that connects me to you and you and you and that weaves the fabric. When one of us is raise. When one of us is lowered we are all lowered. Those are not just words. That is the way we live. That is the way that we operate. Lieutenant governor was talking about the snowstorm
Water we have in missouri and we need to protect the quality of water have in our state. All across our state drinking and Wastewater Treatment systems, many built decades ago are starting to fall apart. If youve ever had a pipe burst in your basement, or a cracked maintain your subdivision, you know how costly and annoying that can be. Thats what my budget this year includes 70 million, funds already approved by the voters and the legislature, to rebuild these aging Water Systems now and ensure that we leave missouris water better than we found them. [applause] our rivers and streams are part of the priceless Outdoor Heritage that missourians can enjoy. Our 87 state parks and Historic Sites have been recognized as the finest in the nation for camping, hiking bicycling and paddling, with millions of visitors every year. This is the year, this year, is our opportunity to update and renovate our state park cabins and lodges with special attention to preserving the Historic Structures bui