Period. People were afraid for their life. Literally. How do i keep my elderly parents safe . You personally . I felt that also. And i wanted to connect with the people i was talking to. Reporter and talk he did. Today is day 56. Reporter from march 2nd until just last friday. From worst to first. We are controlling the virus better than any state in the country. Reporter 111 daily briefings kept new yorkers informed and riveted. You pick the 26,000 people who are going to die reporter while watching the curve rise. 779 people. Reporter the state needed help from the federal government. Just give me my money back, senator. Reporter he called on another new some say thats where the similarity ends. I said to the president , theres only one truth. My state needs help. Every state needs help. This is a federal crisis. And if you shirk your federal responsibility, i will say that p , and i was true to that. The president sent in the army corps of engineers. We built temporary hospitals all
Different uses of the program. One of them is controversial, outsourcing. [applause] thank you and please be seated. Welcome the to president of Colgate Rochester divinity school, who will deliver a blessing, and rabbi angela who will deliver our invocation. Shall we pray. God, we acknowledge you as the sovereign lord of all creation from everlasting to everlasting and from sea to shining sea. You are our god. Hear aboutoday to conditions in our empire state. We come from crowded cities and snowcovered fields. We come from places of great wealth and places of painful poverty. We come bearing the faces of every nation and every culture of the world. We are in this place, the descendents of the mayflower, whothe offspring of those survived slave ships and auction blocks. We are millionaires and migrant workers. ,e are farmers, entrepreneurs educators, public servants, First Responders. But we are here because we love new york. We come at a time when our nation is badly divided on matters
And building up the state. Her address comes courtesy of South Carolina etv. [applause] please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen of the joint assembly an honored guest. I am proud to present you have to the honorable governor of South Carolina. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , ladies and gentlemen of the general assembly, constitutional officers and my fellow south carolinians tonight, we have come together to discuss the state of South Carolina the success we have enjoyed and the challenges we face. But we must first acknowledge, as we do every year, that without the selfless sacrifice of our men and women in uniform who have dedicated their lives to protecting our freedoms, this night would not be possible. So now, please join me as we pay tribute to those who gave the last full measure of devotion in the service of their state and country capt. James e. Chaffin iii, West Columbia staff sgt. Irard jerry gass, jr. Huger Deputy Sheriff joseph joe ma
People. What ive learned is that were not the only ones who love South Carolina. Whether im in california or connecticut, montreal or minnesota, the story of South Carolinas success is front and center. Everywhere we go there is excitement and frankly, not a small amount of envy over who we are and what weve been able to accomplish. Its a beautiful thing. But last year i got to experience just how far that word is spreading. In november, as many of you know, we traveled to india on a trade mission. India, of course, is the country of my parents birth. I hadnt been there since i was 2 years old, so the trip was a special one for me there are few things more impactful than seeing firsthand, for the first time, your own history. But what was even more amazing to me was the connections i found between South Carolina and that faroff land. I visited a Workforce Training Center at rayatbahra university in mohali. Hundreds of students turned out for a talk i gave, and they had so many question
Opposed to a triad. Would it force those kinds of decisions . I think it i dont think o ha that discussion will ever go away, senator. Im a believer in the triad but we clearly have to have cu discussions that involve the air force, the navy, the departments the congress, National Security counsel and white house to determine, where is the nation going to go with this . We dont have enough money in d our air force and navy to do allry the modernization you would need to do if we took everybodys desire and tried to meet it. Ied thank you all. I want to thank the turn witnesses. For the record know the abc but for the record if sequestration returns next year can your service execute the defense strategic guidance . No senator no, chairman. , no xharm. No, chairman. No, chairman. Thank your. I want to thank you all for your wan very straightforward testimony tio and candid testimony. And i would like to mention two things with c you. One, and it was referred to compens earlier, the commi