Members of the General Assembly from across the great state of colorado, treasurer dave young, commissioner of education, chief justice boatright, gentleman gentlemenmarlon reese and joinis virtually, i want to acknowledge the secretary of state griswold Tribal Council members from the indian nation, melvin baker and Tribal Council. Members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. I am mindful as i speak to you this morning many of you are facing some of the toughest challenges that we faced in our lives. Too many of us many of us battled illness ourselves or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to be by their bedside to comfort them. Many others have lost jobs and not only filled their days with purpose that kept a roof over your family said, they have been difficult times for humanity. And as if the pandemic resulting in global recession was not enough, in colorado, we also weathered recordbreaking wildfires that have destroyed homes, claimed lives
[applause] good morning, everyone. A month later but nevertheless, here we are. Members of the General Assembly from across the great state of colorado, treasurer dave young, commissioner of education, chief justice boatright, gentleman gentlemenmarlon reese and joinis virtually, i want to acknowledge the secretary of state griswold Tribal Council members from the indian nation, melvin baker and Tribal Council. Members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. I am mindful as i speak to you this morning many of you are facing some of the toughest challenges that we faced in our lives. Too many of us many of us battled illness ourselves or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to be by their bedside to comfort them. Many others have lost jobs and not only filled their days with purpose that kept a roof over your family said, they have been difficult times for humanity. And as if the pandemic resulting in global recession was not enough, in colorado, we
New tribal chairman and Tribal Council members from the southern Indian Nation and Tribal Council members. Members of the state board of education, justices of the Supreme Court members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. High. [laughter] my fellow coloradans i am mindful as i speak to you this morning many are facing some of the toughest challenges we face in our lives. Too many of us have lost someone to the pandemic many of us have battled illness ourselves as we have in our family or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to be by their bedside to comfort them. Many others have lost jobs and kept a roof over your families had. These have been difficult times for humanity if the pandemic and the resulting recession was not enough, in coloradodo we weathered record breaking wildfires destroying homes claiming lives in a statewide drought we have witnessed brutality and black americans and grappled with how to address systemic discriminationon ag
Good afternoon. Actually still morning. Good morning. Im joe biden. Dr. Joe bidens husband. Just like educators everywhere, being an educator is what she does. Its who she is. Once again during this pandemic we have seen who our educators are. They are selfless, dedicated, they are cut from a true cloth of character and commitment. They represent one of the most critical professions in america, and thats not hyperbole, thats a fact. From cradle to career they give people of all ages the confidence to believe in themselves. To equip them to succeed. And as joe says, any country that outeducates us will outcompete us. This critical moment of our nations history it is essential that there is an educator serving as secretary of education. I want to make that clear. An educator. Someone who has taught in the classroom. Comes out of the classroom. Today im pleased to announce that such a nominee we have, dr. Miguel car donnea. Like car donna cardona. Hes tested and he will join the bidenharr
Sleigh. Santa claus circling around. Folks, good afternoon. Actually, still morning. Good morning. Im joe biden. Dr. Jill bidens husband. She does. Its who she is. Once again during this pandemic we have seen who our educators are. They are selfless, dedicated, they are cut from a true cloth of character and commitment. They represent one of the most critical professions in america, and thats not hyperbole, thats a fact. From cradle to career they give people of all ages the confidence to believe in themselves. To equip them to succeed. And as joe says, any country that outeducates us will outcompete us. This critical moment of our nations history it is essential that there is an educator serving as secretary of education. I want to make that clear. An educator. Someone who has taught in the classroom. Comes out of the classroom. Today im pleased to announce that such a nominee we have, dr. Miguel car donnea. Like car donna cardona. Hes tested and he will join the bidenharris cabinet a