I have never seen the world more united from left to right. [applause] it is my honor today to introduce be groep the house john boehner, and i will say there is no better friend of israel than john boehner. Just last week, the speaker said. Luntly, israel is our friend andels enemies are our aeneas. Thank you. [applause] thank you all. Much, and you very let me say thank you for bringing us all together. Susane just heard from rice, and soon you will hear from Kevin Mccarthy, the new representative who i think will be a great success. Owe a great of data to gratitude to the man that he will succeed, and that is eric cantor. [applause] term as, erics majority leader might be coming to an end, but he will always be a leader in terms of israel. People try to isolate israel, but we are here today to stand with israel, not as an observer but as a Strong Partner and a trusted ally. And what does that mean . Mean doing on one hand something and on the other hand having words and statements.
There are new efforts that i will call on the legislature to adopt. However we should make our First Priority implementing the reforms we have already passed. I recently released opportunity mississippi which is my Strategic Plan for the state. In that document i outlined benchmarks for education works reforms. College and Career Readiness among High School Students has become the centerpiece of change and advancement. We must aim to reduce our High School Dropout rate a 10 by 2017. If properly implemented, the other reforms we have enacted will help us achieve this goal. Through the third grade gate we should also work to document a 20 increase in literacy attainment for the third thirdgrade students by 2017. I call on the legislature to work toward providing enough funding for this essential program to establish a ratio of one reading coach, one for every nine teachers, one reading coach for every nine teachers in our highest need classrooms. I have long been an advocate for increasi
Hope you will follow the guidance in my budget recommendation and fully fund this effort. These courts provide a valuable service that helps get mississipians on the right path again. To combat serious crime in our state i have asked that you fund a Violent Crime strike force to impose a state federal and local Law Enforcement at officers these elite forces will respond to specific crime areas and hit gangs in drug dealers where they live. [applause] if you will give Law Enforcement the authority and the resources they need, they will get the job done. [applause] your Mississippi Department of Public Safety has done a remarkable job this year. With us tonight in the gallery as i find it apple ample of the selfless bravery of our troopers. Trooper first class kerpen stewart was recognized in 2012 as trooper of the year. While off duty and traveling to alabama troopers steward came upon a fiery crash. Despite the risk to himself troopers steward pulled the driver from his vehicle, exting
Rely on in. Im happy it look at this. Something i was trying to say in the beginning of questions about the scheme no cornish members are oncerned they have a Unitary Authority and we are sorting that out. It is the transport links an urgent requirement to get it right. Order. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] question time airs live every and sunday night 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Online attch any time cspan. Org. Tomorrow we will have live of the Heritage Foundation conservative pills summit in washington, d. C. Republican lawmakers are expected to take part that will focus on a number of issues digital privacy, healthcare and education. Ou can watch the summit on cspan 3 beginning at 9 30 a. M. Eastern and comment on the event by facebook and twitter. Just use the hash tag cspan chat. Next David Cameron speaks about separation otential from the United Kingdom. A referendum is scheduled in eptember for
Between our four nations. But that completely misses the bigger picture. This is a world that has been through massive economic storms where economic competition is heating up as never before, where we have to work harder than ever just to make a living. And in that world of uncertainty, we are quite simply stronger as a bigger entity an open economy of 63 Million People with the oldest and most successful Single Market in the world with one of the oldest and most successful currencies in the world. That stability is hugely attractive for investors. Last year we were the top destination for Foreign Direct Investment in europe. That is a stamp of approval on our stability and i would not want to jeopardize that. But let me be clear the central part of my economic argument for the u. K. Is not about what wed lose if we pulled apart, but what we could gain in this world if we stay together. This government has set out a longterm economic plan for britain getting behind enterprise, dealing