There turn. Lets give our best for arizona. It is time to get to work. Thank you and god bless. [applause] [applause] and his 1st state of the state address as the newly elected governor of hawaii david ige called for a more efficient State Government by outlining plans to modernize the states tax code and invest in education and mass transit projects and efforts to improve the state Healthcare Exchange courtesy of tuppercaseletter v hawaii. [applause] mr. Speaker, madam president , former governor distinguished justices of the Court Representatives of our congressional delegation members of the Hawaii State Legislature other elected officials honored guests family and friends aloha. I am honored to be hear today to deliver my 1st state of the state address. It is of course, a homecoming of sorts with so many familiar faces and friends. Yet there is one major difference cents i last sat amongst you. I am a year older with a few more gray hairs. To say that the last month has been an ey
Parents can afford to live in. [applause] our state has some great Public Schools among the best in america but unfortunately because of yesterdays policies many families are shut out they sit and wait as theyre sons and daughters get another year older and their dreams of providing them with the best Public Education possible slips farther and farther away. This has this has gone on too long. I will not accept this inequality. [applause] how many arizona children should have access to our best Public Schools . My answer is, all of them. [applause] here is what makes the situation even more troubling. Right now theyre are nearly 400,000 empty seats in our Public School system. In fact some are completely vacant. These are educational assets funded by the taxpayer meant to benefit our children and they are going to waste. It is time to put these assets back to work. [applause] here is the plan. Lets make open enrollment and Parental Choice of reality and not just a talking point, open t
Could do to advance to us policy proposals. I also think it is an issue that members of this committee could well take up and ask the basic questions, what role do we want them to play is it strictly housing, is it liquidity. Are there other ways it can be constituted given the way that the whole world but thats not really my question. I do have a question. My question relates to the approved merger which i dont believe will be the last. I have communicated to you in correspondence deep concerns held by people in the region about the continued commitment of the merged bank to invest in housing. Also communicated to you concerns about govern nans. After all, this is a fivetime zone Federal Home Loan Bank region now. And weve repeatedly asked for the letter setting forth the terms and conditions. Weve been repeatedly told we cannot have it. I want you to know that as that relates to sensitive financial matters, i completely understand. But i do not know what the compelling public good wh