Before i begin, allow me to add my welcome and my best wishes for all the new members of the legislature joining us here today. Thank each of you for bringing your Life Experiences and your unique perspectives to our important work here in the peoples house. Also, i have the privilege today of introducing newly elected Supreme Court Justice Robin brodin to this chamber and to the idaho judiciary. Congratulations, madam justice. [ applause ] the new year also brings some key departures from our executive branch of government. Im sure you will join me in wishing kevin kemp god speed in his new National Responsibilities after two eventful and successful years as the director of the department of corrections. We are also losing sam hodge to a well deserved retirement from the office of aging. And kelly pierces experience and leadership will be missed with his recent retirement as administrator of the division of building safety. I extend my thanks and best wishes to each and every one of t
Speaker if he will back trump, he said this. To be candid with you, im not ready to do that at this point. I hope to and i want to, but i think what is required that we unify this party. Saying were unified doesnt unify us. Actually taking the principles that we all believe in, showing theres a dedication and running a principled campaign that runs can be proud about and that can appeal to a majority of americans, that is what it takes to unify this party. He thought he was going to have more time but ted cruz and john kasich ended their campaigns quickly. Ryan and his advisors had about a day to think about it after cruz got out. Ryan took the position from his heart rather than based on pure politics. John, this is the biggest repudiation of trump as the nominee from any current elected official. What happens now . That will suggest a reenforce a sense of how difficult trumps challenges is in trying to put this Party Together. Im sure paul ryan is honest in what he is saying. The ide
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