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Governor Mike DeWine
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
State of the State Address
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The annual address presented by the Governor of Ohio, highlighting the goals and accomplishments of the state. Held as a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse.
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The House
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will please come to order
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the house for a please
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come to order
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It is my honor to call
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the house to order today
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for the purpose of hosting
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the joint convention
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between the Ohio General
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Assembly for the Governor's
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State of the State Address.
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Pursuant to tradition,
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I welcome the Senate,
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the President of the Ohio
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Senate, Matt Huffman,
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to preside
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during this joint convention.
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Senator Huffman
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I call this Joint
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Convention of the General
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Assembly to order
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Is there a quorum
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of the Senate present?
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The Chair recognizes
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the President Pro Tem.
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Senator Hottinger.
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Mr. President, a quorum of
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the Senate is present
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Is there a quorum of the House
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present?
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The chair recognizes
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the Speaker Pro Tem.
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Representative GAINER.
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Mr. President, a quorum of
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the House is present.
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But we invite our guests
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to please rise
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as we open with prayer.
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We will be led in prayer today
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by Bishop Bogdan.
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Danilo from the Ukrainian
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party of Saint Joseph feet
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after the prayer.
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Please remain
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standing for the presentation
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of the colors
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by the Ohio State Patrol
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and the Pledge of Allegiance
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to the Flag and the Republic.
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Bishop
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will you buy your hats as
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we join Aswan in prayer?
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Dear wise and loving father
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First,
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let me say thank you on behalf
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of all of us
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who are gathered here today.
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Thank you for your many
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and abundant
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blessings
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Thank you for the life itself.
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For the measure of health.
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We need to fulfill our calling
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for sustenance
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and for our friendship.
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Thank you for the ability
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to be involved
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in a State of Ohio work
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and for the honor
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of bearing
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that responsibility.
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Thank you as well
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for the freedom to embrace
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the freedom or reject it.
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Thank you for the loving us.
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We pray for our governor,
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for our Ohio
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State
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and House of Representatives.
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And in particular,
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I am asking you
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that you graciously grant them
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wisdom to govern amidst
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the conflict of interest,
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an issue of our time,
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a sense of welfare, and a true
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need of the people we serve.
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And you thirst for justice
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and righteousness.
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Confidence
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in what is good and fitting.
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The ability
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to work together in harmony
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even when there is an honest
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disagreement.
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Personal
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peace in our lives and joy
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further create our God.
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I pray for peace in Ukraine.
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That aggression cease.
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For that,
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I pray for all humanity.
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Destroyed by war.
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For all the lives lost, homes
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seized and peace broken.
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May the spirit of comfort
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and compassion
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envelop
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all those who dwell in fear.
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May the spirit of wisdom
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and humility gives
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strength to all the leaders
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of the world.
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May we affirm the dignity
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and right of all.
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And may we seek peace.
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For this, I pray.
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Amen.
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I pledge allegiance
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to the flag
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of the United States
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of America
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and to the Republic
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for which it stands.
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One nation,
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under God, indivisible,
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with liberty and justice
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for all.
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We do post colors
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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the governor of the
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state of Ohio, Mike DeWine,
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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Governor Mike DeWine,
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Thank you very much.
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Before I begin,
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on behalf of the people
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of the state of Ohio
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and all who love freedom,
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I say in salute
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Glory to Ukraine.
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Glory to the heroes
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Speaker Club.
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President Hoffman.
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Leader Russo. Leader Yuko.
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Members of the General
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Assembly
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and Justices
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of the Supreme Court.
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Elected State Officials.
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Lieutenant
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Governor of Houston.
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My fellow citizens of Ohio.
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The state of our amazing
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state is strong
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Ohio is strong.
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I am so grateful
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and happy to be back here
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today with all of you
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in this historic chamber.
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The first time all three
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branches of government
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have gathered together
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in three years.
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So it's truly, truly
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a great day.
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And I want to thank all of you
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for yesterday
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honoring our friend,
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our former colleague,
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former speaker
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of the House Bill Batchelder.
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At this time.
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I would like
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to invite Judge Batchelder
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and her family
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to come to the well,
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joining Judge Batchelder
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to join
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in judge batchelder.
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Her son, bill, wife
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Shayla daughter elizabeth.
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Husband Matthew.
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Grandchildren.
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Sophie Aly.
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William james.
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Eleanor, matthew, bethany.
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And Mary Ruth.
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Thank you for joining us.
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Judge, thank you so very much
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for being here today
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and bringing your children
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and your grandchildren.
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It's a special moment
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for all of us,
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frankly, to have to.
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And I hope it's
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a special moment
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for you and your children
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and grandchildren
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to stand in this chamber
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in this while the chamber
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of the body that he loved
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so very, very, very much
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in Bill Batchelor words truly
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the people's house
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speaker Batchelder was,
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as we all know, an amazing man
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who never forgot his roots,
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love Medina
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County, loved Ohio,
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and long
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before he was speaker,
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when I first knew him,
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he was the go to person
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whenever a member had
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a tough legislative challenge
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and there has been
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more than one governor
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of both political parties
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who has called on
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Bill Batchelder for his help
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when faced with a very,
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very difficult problem
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in his farewell address
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to the legislature.
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The speaker reminded us that,
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and I quote
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it is the ultimate
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responsibility of all of us
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to keep our republic.
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And that we all must
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stand strong to protect it.
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And so today,
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our friends words remind us
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of our obligation
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as public servants
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and our duty to the people
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we were elected to serve
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to the Batchelder family.
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We're honored to pay tribute
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today
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to Speaker Batchelder,
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our friend
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and a man we love very much.
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Thank you
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Thank you for coming.
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Thank you for being here.
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Lovely service yesterday.
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And we're so great
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to see all of you.
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The speaker's legacy
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right here
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Mr. Speaker,
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President,
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members of General Assembly,
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please sit down
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while
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I'm sure it won't come
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as a shock for me to say that
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no Governor and General
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Assembly agree on everything
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There are core truths
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and fundamental values
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that we all share.
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What unites us is so much
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stronger than what divides us.
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And I know that we are solidly
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united in our deep
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love for Ohio
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and our belief
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that every Ohioan
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deserves the chance
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to succeed,
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no matter where
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their zip code, no matter
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if they live in Appalachia
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and our cities or suburbs,
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no matter
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who their parents are,
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they deserve the chance
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to get a good paying job,
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to raise a family comfortably,
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to be secure in their future,
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and to live their version
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of the American dream.
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Mr. Speaker, members of the
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General Assembly, President
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thank you.
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Thank you for believing
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in the future of our state
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and for investing
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in the things that will build
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a firm foundation
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that can lift all Ohioans.
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In my previous State
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of this State address,
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I asked you
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and I ask the people of Ohio
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to invest in things
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where the returns
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will not all be immediate.
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And I said, in many cases,
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we will not see results
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during this administration
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or even in our lifetimes.
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Yet we still must act
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and act.
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You did.
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Together,
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we have invested in the people
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of our great state
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My friends,
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I want to start talking.
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I want to start by talking
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about some of the significant
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investments
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that you have made
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that we've all made.
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And then I want to talk about
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the work
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that remains to be done.
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Let's first
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talk about what we've done
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for our children, for
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they are our future.
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With your support.
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We're right now
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helping Ohio's youngest,
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most vulnerable children
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get the best possible
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start in life
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by doubling our investment
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in Ohio's voluntary home
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visiting programs.
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We're trained professionals
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meet regularly with new
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and expected moms and dads
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to teach valuable
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parenting skills.
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We're
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making important investments
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in similar services
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so that fewer Ohio and babies
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are born exposed to opiates.
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We're working
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so that children do not grow
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up with lifelong brain damage.
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From toxic lead paint that's
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peeling from their walls.
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Together,
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we are ensuring
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that more at risk pregnant
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moms will have a roof
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over their heads
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because inadequate housing
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is a huge risk factor
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for infant
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and maternal mortality.
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And we've worked to protect
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those
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who cannot protect themselves.
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The unborn
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by increasing
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eligibility levels and access
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to quality child care.
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We're empowering thousands
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more families to take on full
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time, full year employment
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promotions, higher wage jobs.
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And we've taken together
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significant steps
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to change our child
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welfare system.
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So the health and safety of
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the child always comes first.
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Because of your support,
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we have enabled
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thousands of Ohio seniors
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to stay in their own homes
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longer,
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and we've helped those
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with disabilities to gain
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fulfilling employment
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and live more independently.
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In the last two years,
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we've all realized
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that when you need health
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care and behavioral health
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services, a virtual visit
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can save time and save money.
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And so we've eased
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restrictions
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on telehealth services
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to expand access to care.
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In December,
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I signed your House bill
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one 22,
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sponsored by Representative
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Frazier and Holmes, Senators
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Huffman and Antonio
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to expand insurance
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coverage of telehealth.
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And I'm pleased to say
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that this new law takes effect
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today
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We are blessed
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in Ohio
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with an abundance of water,
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and we are the stewards
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of this precious resource.
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And together,
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we've taken unprecedented
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steps to preserve that water
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and make it accessible
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to all Ohioans.
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We are now, with your help
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in the fourth year,
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fourth year of age to Ohio.
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The visionary plan to rid Lake
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Erie of toxic algae blooms
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which threaten the drinking
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water of nearly 3 million of
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our citizens
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And we've
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repaired replaced
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decades old LED water pipes.
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And we have more to go
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now with the placement
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of new lines
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that never existed before.
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There are parts of Ohio
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where for the very first time,
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citizens will not have to
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travel miles just to get clean
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drinking water.
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Together we're investing
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in our neighborhoods
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to demolish dangerous,
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decaying, unsightly buildings
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and to clean up hazardous
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brownfield properties
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to spur economic development.
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And we're closing
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the digital divide
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with the goal that everyone in
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Ohio will have the necessary
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broadband services
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on which our citizens
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depend for everything
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from homework to health care.
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I want to now recognize
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Lieutenant Governor
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Jon Husted,
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for spearheading this efforts
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The lieutenant governor
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lieutenant governor has worked
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diligently with all of you
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as we have invested
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significantly in career
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education and job training,
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workforce development,
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to help give every Ohioan
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an opportunity
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to get a satisfying
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and well-paying job.
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And we'll be working with you
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in the near future
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to provide additional help
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to our career centers,
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our community colleges
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and a Four-Year Universities
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to provide them
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advanced high tech equipment
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for even better training
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for the jobs of the future.
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With help from you and Jobs
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Ohio.
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We're positioning our state
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to become a global leader
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in science, technology
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and medicine.
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The launching of three cutting
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edge innovation districts
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in Cincinnati,
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Cleveland and Columbus.
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Think of this they're poised
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to produce 16,000 jobs
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over the next ten years
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and generate
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billions of dollars
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in pioneering lifesaving
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research and development.
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And while
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some people talk
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of defunding the police, we're
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doubling down on our support
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for law enforcement
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and we're doubling down
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We're doubling down
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We're
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doubling down our support
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for law enforcement
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by giving them more resources
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to keep the people of Ohio
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safe.
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Working together,
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which states spending
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at the time of the pandemic
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by a whopping $1.2 billion.
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And we cut taxes
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by more than $3.6 billion per
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creating Ohio's lowest
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taxes in more than 40 years.
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Leaving more money
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for businesses to reinvest
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in our economy and create jobs
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and to put more money
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in the pockets
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of our fellow citizens.
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Now, I want you to think
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about this for a minute.
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Just think
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to think we've done
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all these things,
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all of them,
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during a once in
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a hundred years pandemic.
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We did it together
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Now, though, we've
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had many shared successes,
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the past couple of years,
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certainly have been difficult
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for all Ohioans.
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And we continue to pray
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for those who died from COVID.
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And we pray for the families
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my fellow Ohioans,
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two years ago at this time,
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we began our battle
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against an invisible
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and a deadly enemy.
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My fellow citizens of Ohio,
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here in Ohio,
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you did what
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Ohioans have always done.
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You rallied together you made
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extraordinary sacrifices
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and you showed the world
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that Ohioans are resilient.
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We owe such a debt
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to our health care workers,
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our nurses, doctors,
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our first responders,
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frontline workers,
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grocery store clerks,
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restaurant workers, local
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health department personnel,
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our teachers,
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all educators,
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and so many others
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and so many others.
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All of whom stepped up in
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countless ways over these past
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two years.
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This time, I would like
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to ask our Ohio National Guard
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Adjutant General John Harris,
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to stand
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General
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General Harris,
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General Harris,
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on behalf of all Ohioans.
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We thank you.
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We thank you.
00:25:10
And we thank the members
00:25:10
of the Ohio National Guard
00:25:13
for your tireless efforts
00:25:13
during the pandemic
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and for all that you do
00:25:16
every single day
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to help us and to protect us.
00:25:24
Thank you
00:25:34
General
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Our Guard members
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responded to every call on ash
00:25:45
during the pandemic testing
00:25:45
to vaccinations.
00:25:49
They assisted with staffing
00:25:49
at our nursing homes.
00:25:52
And most recently,
00:25:53
they work in more than 64
00:25:53
hospitals at 21
00:25:57
testing sites across Ohio,
00:25:57
preventing a crisis in care.
00:26:01
During the recent Akron surge,
00:26:10
and members of our guard
00:26:12
also traveled to
00:26:12
the southern border in Texas.
00:26:15
And the border in Arizona
00:26:17
to help stop
00:26:17
the influx of deadly fentanyl
00:26:20
and other lethal drugs into
00:26:20
our state and into our nation.
00:26:45
So I want to thank them.
00:26:46
Thank you, General.
00:26:47
All the women and men
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that you have for.
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And I went to the southern
00:26:51
border and talk with them.
00:26:53
It was the most
00:26:53
inspiring thing,
00:26:54
one of the most
00:26:54
inspiring things
00:26:56
for a life
00:26:56
to talk to your men and women.
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Young, amazing.
00:27:03
Amazing people.
00:27:05
I also want to thank
00:27:07
not just for the military men
00:27:07
and women
00:27:10
in our military regular force,
00:27:14
but also in law enforcement.
00:27:16
Well, I thank our firefighters
00:27:18
who risked their lives
00:27:18
every single day to protect us
00:27:22
And we must remember
00:27:22
all the Ohioans
00:27:25
who have made
00:27:25
the ultimate sacrifice.
00:27:27
The please join me now
00:27:27
in a moment of silence.
00:27:31
For Marine Gunnery
00:27:31
Sergeant James
00:27:33
W Speedy from Cambridge.
00:27:37
He died Friday night during
00:27:37
a natal training exercise.
00:27:41
We pray for him.
00:27:42
We pray for his family.
00:27:53
Thank you.
00:27:56
Members
00:27:56
of the General Assembly.
00:27:59
This is Ohio's time.
00:28:02
People are returning
00:28:02
to the heartland.
00:28:05
They're coming to Ohio
00:28:05
because we have lower taxes,
00:28:08
a strong business climate
00:28:08
and a good regulatory
00:28:11
environment
00:28:11
made better recently
00:28:14
by the enactment by you
00:28:14
of Senate Bill nine, sponsored
00:28:17
by Senators
00:28:17
Rovner and McCauley.
00:28:21
But you know, my friends,
00:28:23
it's so much more than that.
00:28:26
It's also about
00:28:26
the great quality of life
00:28:28
we have here in Ohio,
00:28:31
no matter where you live in
00:28:31
Ohio.
00:28:33
You're within driving
00:28:33
distance of amazing art,
00:28:36
great theater,
00:28:36
major league sports.
00:28:41
And then we
00:28:41
then there's education.
00:28:43
We have 1414 public
00:28:43
universities,
00:28:47
great universities, 74 amazing
00:28:47
private colleges
00:28:51
and universities,
00:28:52
23 community colleges
00:28:52
and a host of great career
00:28:56
centers
00:28:56
all over the state of Ohio.
00:28:58
And and we have a world
00:28:58
class state fair
00:29:02
that is back this year
00:29:11
You know,
00:29:13
there is simply no
00:29:13
better place to raise a family
00:29:16
than Ohio.
00:29:17
Right, Fran? No place better
00:29:20
there's no better place.
00:29:23
There's
00:29:23
no better place to live.
00:29:25
There's no better place
00:29:25
to start or grow a business.
00:29:28
And no better place
00:29:28
that provides
00:29:31
more opportunity than Ohio.
00:29:34
What Wilbur Wright said
00:29:37
100 years ago is still true
00:29:37
today.
00:29:40
This way said,
00:29:40
If I were
00:29:41
giving a young person advice
00:29:41
as to how
00:29:43
they might succeed in life,
00:29:43
I would say pick out a good
00:29:47
father and mother and begin
00:29:47
life in Ohio.
00:29:59
France.
00:30:00
Now is the time
00:30:00
to seize our Ohio oil moment.
00:30:04
Our economy is moving.
00:30:06
Our state budget is on firm
00:30:06
footing.
00:30:08
Our bond rating is the highest
00:30:08
it's been since 1979
00:30:18
Our unemployment rate
00:30:20
is only 4.3%, near historic
00:30:20
lows.
00:30:23
And manufacturing is
00:30:23
is flourishing.
00:30:27
Ohio has always been
00:30:27
a great manufacturing state.
00:30:30
But now now we're bringing
00:30:30
in the highest tech
00:30:33
manufacturing known to man
00:30:33
into the state of Ohio.
00:30:37
And guess what?
00:30:38
The world is taking notice
00:30:41
just in
00:30:47
just a few short weeks ago,
00:30:47
we announced the single
00:30:49
largest economic development
00:30:49
investment by one company
00:30:53
in the history
00:30:53
of the state of Ohio.
00:31:03
Intel Corporation
00:31:03
will be investing
00:31:06
$20 billion in Ohio, and
00:31:06
that's just the first phase
00:31:09
to build
00:31:10
a new two new state of the art
00:31:10
fabrication facilities.
00:31:13
To make semiconductor chips.
00:31:15
Now, this will impact
00:31:15
not just central Ohio,
00:31:18
but our entire state,
00:31:18
as many of their suppliers
00:31:22
will be moving to Ohio
00:31:24
To all of you, thank you.
00:31:27
Thank you for helping
00:31:27
make this deal a reality.
00:31:31
It's a game changer.
00:31:32
A game changer.
00:31:33
For our state
00:31:33
and will have such positive
00:31:35
economic ripple effects
00:31:35
all across Ohio.
00:31:38
Your support
00:31:40
in this legislature
00:31:40
of the megaprojects legislate
00:31:43
through House Bill One
00:31:43
can make a huge difference,
00:31:47
a huge difference.
00:31:48
I will thank you for that.
00:31:59
But Ohio's economic success
00:31:59
is not just limited intel.
00:32:02
New manufacturing companies
00:32:02
are locating all over Ohio.
00:32:06
They could have gone anywhere
00:32:06
but they chose Ohio.
00:32:09
Just just a few examples.
00:32:11
Cleveland Cliffs built
00:32:12
an amazing state of the art
00:32:12
plant in Toledo.
00:32:15
Sherwin-Williams is building
00:32:15
a new research facility
00:32:18
in Brecksville,
00:32:18
and their new headquarters
00:32:20
is going to be in downtown
00:32:20
Cleveland.
00:32:22
Leading aerospace companies
00:32:22
Sierra Nevada Corp.
00:32:25
recently set up operations
00:32:26
in the Miami Valley
00:32:26
at the airport.
00:32:29
And then there's Global
00:32:29
Cooling and Athens County
00:32:31
all aimed sell in the Mahoning
00:32:31
Valley,
00:32:34
Nestl
00:32:34
Farina and Clermont County.
00:32:36
And so many many, many more
00:32:40
friends.
00:32:40
Ohio has just taken off,
00:32:42
and all of us in this chamber
00:32:42
are building the environment,
00:32:46
the climate in this state
00:32:47
where every Ohioan can have
00:32:47
a better life.
00:32:50
And where
00:32:50
Ohio children can dream.
00:32:53
And those dreams
00:32:53
can really, really come true.
00:32:58
But our work is not done
00:33:04
in many ways.
00:33:05
Our work is just beginning.
00:33:08
Ohio will not rise
00:33:08
to its highest level
00:33:12
until we do even more
00:33:12
than we already have.
00:33:16
In several
00:33:16
very important areas.
00:33:20
And I want to talk to you
00:33:20
about those.
00:33:23
Let's begin by talking
00:33:23
about mental health.
00:33:28
And I'm very proud of the work
00:33:28
that we've started together.
00:33:31
And we don't lot
00:33:32
in the area of mental health
00:33:32
in the last three years.
00:33:36
For example, we've started
00:33:36
the reform of Medicaid
00:33:44
out of
00:33:44
our really shared commitment,
00:33:48
the multi-system kids,
00:33:48
to a program
00:33:51
that we're calling
00:33:51
Ohio rise under high rise.
00:33:54
Children
00:33:54
who have multiple medical
00:33:56
and behavioral health
00:33:56
challenges
00:33:58
will now get the help
00:33:58
that they need and get it in
00:34:01
their own communities.
00:34:09
Parents
00:34:11
will no longer be forced
00:34:11
to give up custody
00:34:15
in order to get their children
00:34:15
the help they need.
00:34:17
And families under Ohio
00:34:17
rise will stay together
00:34:29
We've also worked
00:34:29
to create a landmark program
00:34:32
to address the mental
00:34:32
and physical needs of children
00:34:35
right in their own school
00:34:35
buildings.
00:34:38
For two budgets,
00:34:38
you've supported this.
00:34:41
We've focused, specifically
00:34:41
focused dollars for schools
00:34:43
across Ohio
00:34:43
to provide for onsite
00:34:46
medical clinics,
00:34:46
additional counselors, mental
00:34:49
health services, prevention
00:34:49
after school care.
00:34:52
Families support
00:34:52
such as English classes,
00:34:55
access to health care,
00:34:56
as well as new training
00:34:56
and programing
00:34:59
around childhood trauma
00:34:59
and mental health
00:35:01
for our most vulnerable
00:35:01
children.
00:35:05
We're helping struggling
00:35:05
families get better access
00:35:07
to addiction
00:35:07
and mental health treatment
00:35:09
so their children
00:35:09
don't end up in foster care.
00:35:12
And we
00:35:13
have more than doubled
00:35:13
Medicaid medication assisted
00:35:16
drug treatment capacity,
00:35:16
that capacity across Ohio.
00:35:19
And if you're
00:35:20
medically increased
00:35:20
crisis stabilization services
00:35:24
but despite our best efforts,
00:35:26
it still is not enough
00:35:31
Mental illness
00:35:32
remains on the rise in Ohio.
00:35:35
Suicide is one of the top ten
00:35:35
causes of death for Ohioans.
00:35:40
Aged ten to 24.
00:35:43
With the rate
00:35:43
rising in rural Ohio.
00:35:46
And in communities of color,
00:35:49
accidental drug overdose
00:35:49
deaths remain at record
00:35:52
levels.
00:35:54
The shared adversity
00:35:54
of the COVID pandemic
00:35:58
has worsened.
00:35:58
Rates of depression
00:36:01
anxiety,
00:36:03
addiction and post-traumatic
00:36:03
stress disorder.
00:36:08
Access to care
00:36:08
still remains elusive.
00:36:11
For far too many Ohioans
00:36:14
and over 40% of Ohio
00:36:14
children have experienced one
00:36:17
or more adverse
00:36:17
childhood experiences,
00:36:19
putting them at higher
00:36:20
risk for lifelong health
00:36:20
and mental health challenges.
00:36:25
Now, to better
00:36:25
understand how we got here,
00:36:28
we have to go back in history
00:36:28
a little bit.
00:36:31
Let's go back 60 years
00:36:31
to the federal community.
00:36:33
Mental health act of 1963,
00:36:37
when hundreds of thousands
00:36:37
of women and men with brain
00:36:40
disorders were released
00:36:40
from psychiatric hospitals,
00:36:43
promised As the
00:36:43
then president,
00:36:46
John Kennedy said at the time,
00:36:46
and I quote,
00:36:49
they were promised that the
00:36:49
cold mercy of custodial care
00:36:54
would be replaced by the open
00:36:54
warmth of community.
00:36:59
Now, despite our good
00:36:59
intentions, tragically,
00:37:03
that promise was not tapped,
00:37:06
not nationally
00:37:06
nor here in Ohio.
00:37:10
And that community system
00:37:11
was never fully built
00:37:14
Ohio closed
00:37:14
psychiatric hospitals,
00:37:17
but without prevention of
00:37:17
residential services in place
00:37:21
and without building
00:37:21
full capacity outpatient care.
00:37:26
Many Ohioans
00:37:26
in need of support
00:37:28
became homeless, languished
00:37:28
in jail or in prison.
00:37:34
And now, every day in Ohio,
00:37:34
we have families in crisis.
00:37:37
They need immediate help,
00:37:39
immediate help.
00:37:40
Too often they have nowhere
00:37:40
to turn no idea where to go.
00:37:44
So the loved ones suffer.
00:37:45
And sometimes
00:37:45
these individuals
00:37:48
or friends or family members
00:37:48
die needlessly.
00:37:53
We can change this.
00:37:56
While
00:37:56
we can never fully remedy
00:37:57
the mistakes of the past,
00:38:00
we can resolve to change
00:38:00
the course of history
00:38:03
moving forward
00:38:06
by making help visible,
00:38:09
accessible and effective
00:38:12
in all communities
00:38:12
of the state of Ohio.
00:38:16
We can do this by investing
00:38:16
significantly more resources
00:38:20
in the following one.
00:38:24
We must grow
00:38:24
our behavioral health
00:38:26
workforce, too,
00:38:30
by increasing research
00:38:30
and innovation.
00:38:35
Three.
00:38:36
By building
00:38:36
a community capacity for care
00:38:40
that offers better
00:38:40
crisis response
00:38:42
services and treatment,
00:38:42
increased prevention efforts,
00:38:46
and more residential
00:38:46
and outpatient services
00:38:53
Seated in the gallery today.
00:38:55
Next to the First Lady
00:38:57
as my long time friend Terry
00:38:59
Russell and his wife
00:39:03
Rita and their son Luke.
00:39:06
Terry leads Ohio's chapter
00:39:08
of the National Alliance
00:39:08
on Mental Illness
00:39:12
I have met
00:39:12
no stronger advocate for those
00:39:14
suffering from mental illness
00:39:14
and their families.
00:39:17
The real heroes,
00:39:17
as Terry calls them,
00:39:20
After 50 years
00:39:20
of dedicated work,
00:39:24
he will be retiring
00:39:24
later this year.
00:39:28
my goal for Ohio,
00:39:28
And I know that Terry shares
00:39:32
for Ohio to lead
00:39:34
the world in behavioral health
00:39:34
research,
00:39:38
community care and workforce
00:39:38
development.
00:39:43
My friends,
00:39:43
Ohio can be the model
00:39:46
for the country and the world
00:39:50
The future Ohio
00:39:51
that I envision has the best,
00:39:54
most robust behavioral health
00:39:54
workforce in the country.
00:39:59
A workforce that is hailed
00:39:59
as heroic and valued
00:40:03
as a vital part of
00:40:03
our whole health care system.
00:40:08
I see in
00:40:08
Ohio with expanded residential
00:40:11
and community based outpatient
00:40:11
treatment options
00:40:14
so fewer of our fellow
00:40:14
citizens
00:40:17
need to be institutionalized
00:40:17
or placed in long
00:40:19
term hospital care.
00:40:22
I see in Ohio
00:40:22
the catches and treats mental
00:40:25
health problems and addiction
00:40:25
at the earliest onset
00:40:29
to lessen the chances
00:40:29
of lifelong challenges.
00:40:33
And I see in Ohio,
00:40:35
where families get support
00:40:35
in their own communities
00:40:39
as well as at school
00:40:39
so teachers can teach kids
00:40:43
kids to learn.
00:40:44
Parents could worry less
00:40:47
because all kids all kids
00:40:47
in the classroom benefit
00:40:51
when every child has a support
00:40:53
to be physically
00:40:53
and mentally healthy
00:40:55
and the opportunity
00:40:55
to live up to their God given
00:40:58
potential
00:41:10
I say in Ohio,
00:41:13
that harnesses
00:41:13
the innovative potential
00:41:15
of our great research
00:41:15
colleges and universities
00:41:19
to conduct
00:41:20
strategic cutting edge
00:41:20
research.
00:41:24
I see in Ohio, with fewer
00:41:24
emergency room visits
00:41:28
and with fewer
00:41:28
Ohioans with mental illness
00:41:31
or living on the streets.
00:41:33
I see in Ohio, where mental
00:41:33
illness isn't criminalized
00:41:37
Lessening pressure on the
00:41:37
criminal justice system.
00:41:41
In Ohio, I see fewer families
00:41:44
face the unimaginable grief
00:41:48
of losing a son, daughter,
00:41:51
brother, or a sister
00:41:53
or a parent to suicide.
00:41:56
Or to an overdose
00:41:59
I've seen Ohio, where shame,
00:42:02
fear, stigma and embarrassment
00:42:05
are raised
00:42:09
I've seen Ohio,
00:42:09
where mental illness
00:42:10
is treated as a health issue,
00:42:10
not as a crime.
00:42:14
And those who seek health
00:42:17
are met with respect
00:42:19
and treated with the dignity
00:42:19
that they deserve.
00:42:40
Now, realizing,
00:42:43
realizing
00:42:43
this vision will require us
00:42:45
to take a giant step forward.
00:42:48
If we build
00:42:49
on our successes and the work
00:42:49
we've started together,
00:42:53
we can truly bring about
00:42:53
lasting change.
00:42:57
My friends,
00:42:57
the system is broken.
00:42:59
It was just never fully built,
00:43:02
and it doesn't exist
00:43:05
everywhere.
00:43:06
In Ohio yet.
00:43:10
And so we must build it.
00:43:13
We must do the work
00:43:15
that has never been done
00:43:15
before.
00:43:18
We must fulfill the promises
00:43:20
made over 60 years ago,
00:43:20
but that were never capped
00:43:25
and the bottom line is this
00:43:27
Ohioans
00:43:27
with untreated addiction,
00:43:30
mental illness will remain
00:43:30
underemployed and unemployed.
00:43:35
And so much potential.
00:43:37
So much potential
00:43:38
for people, for families,
00:43:38
for the state will be lost.
00:43:42
If we look the other way
00:43:46
in the weeks ahead,
00:43:48
I'll be coming to you
00:43:50
with specific proposals
00:43:52
for how we
00:43:52
finish this important work.
00:43:56
Now, it won't happen overnight
00:44:00
and it will take a major
00:44:00
long term commitment
00:44:04
from all of us.
00:44:07
We can create the opportunity
00:44:10
for people with mental illness
00:44:10
or addiction
00:44:12
to build the skills to lead
00:44:12
joyful, meaningful lives.
00:44:16
And if we do, it will result
00:44:16
in reduced community costs,
00:44:21
more people working,
00:44:21
more people contributing
00:44:25
to the vitality
00:44:25
of their own communities.
00:44:29
And my friends,
00:44:31
we have the ability
00:44:35
we have the talent
00:44:38
We simply must have the will
00:44:53
Let me now
00:44:53
talk about our state
00:44:55
parks or wildlife areas,
00:44:55
our nature preserves
00:44:58
and scenic rivers
00:44:59
which together really are
00:44:59
the crown jewels of Ohio.
00:45:03
We are blessed with a system
00:45:03
of 75 and soon to be 76
00:45:08
state parks with
00:45:14
state parks met in Ohio.
00:45:16
By the
00:45:16
way, are free to go into
00:45:20
many Ohioans
00:45:24
discovered or rediscovered
00:45:26
the state parks
00:45:26
during the pandemic
00:45:30
from Miami Bay
00:45:32
to Geneva to Lake Hope
00:45:32
the great seal
00:45:36
the Houston words
00:45:36
to John Brion
00:45:39
our state parks add
00:45:39
so much to our quality of life
00:45:43
and make Ohio
00:45:43
such a great place to live.
00:45:46
Access
00:45:46
to nature is a vital part
00:45:48
of both physical
00:45:48
and mental well-being.
00:45:51
And our parks
00:45:51
have something for everyone.
00:45:54
The calming influence
00:45:54
for those looking to relax,
00:45:57
the adrenaline
00:45:58
pumping activity
00:45:58
for those looking for a thrill
00:46:01
and everything in between.
00:46:04
Thanks for your support
00:46:04
and your investment.
00:46:07
We are working to make these
00:46:07
wonderful places even better
00:46:10
and more accessible.
00:46:12
Improvements are being made
00:46:12
right now at our parks
00:46:15
across the state to the east.
00:46:18
We're working on a master plan
00:46:18
that will connect
00:46:20
fantastic places
00:46:20
such as the Wilds,
00:46:23
the new amazing Appalachian
00:46:23
Hills Wildlife area
00:46:27
that you purchased
00:46:31
Jesse Owens, State Park, Barak
00:46:31
State Park,
00:46:34
all together to create a
00:46:34
one of a kind adventure
00:46:39
I'm also excited about
00:46:39
the development going south.
00:46:42
Shawnee State
00:46:42
Park on the banks of the Ohio
00:46:44
River of Gas
00:46:45
will be able to Maine mountain
00:46:45
bike paddle travel
00:46:48
long one of the imagination
00:46:48
libraries storybook trails
00:46:52
and stay at a full service
00:46:52
campsite
00:46:55
brand new experience down.
00:46:57
Soon more people will be able
00:46:57
to stay at the new lodge
00:47:00
at Hocking Hills
00:47:00
while first new State
00:47:03
Lodge in more than 30 years
00:47:07
and in our newest state park,
00:47:13
our newest state
00:47:13
park will be an old town
00:47:15
and Greene County
00:47:16
honoring the heritage
00:47:16
of the Shawnee Tribe.
00:47:19
Tecumseh and the intersection
00:47:22
the Native Americans and the
00:47:22
pioneers in the late 1700s.
00:47:27
Members
00:47:27
of the General Assembly.
00:47:30
Our dream is for Ohio
00:47:30
to have the best state
00:47:32
parks system in the country
00:47:32
in the weeks and months ahead.
00:47:36
I'll be asking you to reinvest
00:47:38
in our magnificent state
00:47:38
parks.
00:47:40
As I know,
00:47:40
we share a commitment
00:47:42
to preserving
00:47:42
their natural beauty
00:47:44
and the natural beauty
00:47:45
that God has graciously
00:47:45
bestowed upon Ohio
00:47:49
by continuing
00:47:49
to invest in our parks.
00:47:53
When visitors come,
00:47:53
they will feel like family
00:47:57
and they will say,
00:47:57
This is Ohio.
00:48:08
Now developing
00:48:08
and showcasing our state parks
00:48:11
in Appalachia,
00:48:12
is just part of the larger
00:48:12
renaissance happening
00:48:15
in our Appalachian region.
00:48:17
I want to talk
00:48:17
about our Appalachian region.
00:48:20
This is also
00:48:22
I truly believe there
00:48:22
a moment in history
00:48:27
We need to be part of it
00:48:30
by reigniting the pioneer
00:48:32
spirit of the Ohioans
00:48:32
who built this state.
00:48:34
We can do it.
00:48:36
One most important things
00:48:36
we can do that will benefit
00:48:38
not only the 32 counties
00:48:38
in the Appalachian region, but
00:48:41
also our entire state
00:48:41
is to make a long overdue,
00:48:45
comprehensive investment
00:48:45
in Appalachia.
00:48:49
And so the membership
00:48:50
to the members
00:48:50
of the General Assembly,
00:48:52
I will work with you.
00:48:54
I intend to work with you and
00:48:54
local leaders in Appalachia
00:48:59
to create an investment
00:48:59
program to revitalize
00:49:02
and rebuild the economies
00:49:03
and the main streets
00:49:03
of the area where Ohio began.
00:49:07
We have
00:49:07
an historic opportunity
00:49:10
to dedicate resources
00:49:10
to an area of our state
00:49:12
that is ready to move
00:49:12
and ready to flourish
00:49:16
in the coming days and weeks.
00:49:17
I'll work together
00:49:17
with you and community leaders
00:49:20
to help the region plan
00:49:20
implement improvements
00:49:23
that reflect the vision
00:49:23
of local communities
00:49:27
Investing in such things
00:49:27
as downtown redevelopment,
00:49:30
further expansion of broadband
00:49:30
coverage,
00:49:33
workforce development,
00:49:33
student wellness and school
00:49:36
and fighting, the ongoing
00:49:36
battle against addiction.
00:49:40
Our citizens
00:49:40
in Appalachia are strong.
00:49:43
They have a great and proud
00:49:43
history.
00:49:45
Generations have build a life.
00:49:46
They're planning roots
00:49:47
deep in the soil
00:49:47
along the Ohio River.
00:49:50
And this this is now
00:49:53
Appalachian time.
00:49:58
Confronting
00:50:14
Ohio,
00:50:16
a great state.
00:50:17
But there remains gaps
00:50:17
in access to opportunity
00:50:20
for too many of our children
00:50:20
in our cities and our suburbs,
00:50:24
our rural areas.
00:50:26
My friends,
00:50:26
we have a moral obligation
00:50:30
to do everything in our power
00:50:30
to remove these barriers
00:50:35
and to help them succeed.
00:50:38
Every child
00:50:40
needs a responsible,
00:50:40
reliable adult in their lives.
00:50:43
And for most kids, that's
00:50:43
members of their family,
00:50:46
their parents,
00:50:46
grandparents, aunts, uncles.
00:50:50
But we also know
00:50:50
that tragically, there
00:50:52
are some children in Ohio,
00:50:52
and they're all over
00:50:56
different
00:50:56
regions who don't have that
00:51:00
or at least
00:51:00
don't have a consistency
00:51:00
consistently.
00:51:04
All children need mentors,
00:51:07
someone they can look up to,
00:51:07
someone they can count on,
00:51:11
someone
00:51:11
who can help them in school,
00:51:15
keep them out of trouble, away
00:51:17
from the dangers
00:51:17
of drugs and alcohol.
00:51:21
Someone who can teach them
00:51:21
life skills and help them deal
00:51:24
with the challenges
00:51:24
of growing up
00:51:26
and the added burdens
00:51:26
of living in difficult,
00:51:29
chaotic, stressful, complex
00:51:29
situations.
00:51:33
Members
00:51:33
of the General Assembly,
00:51:35
we have the ability
00:51:35
to transform the lives
00:51:38
of so many kids
00:51:39
who, for whatever
00:51:40
reason, don't have
00:51:40
someone in their young lives
00:51:43
who can be that role model
00:51:43
in the coming days.
00:51:47
I intend to work with you
00:51:47
and with community leaders
00:51:51
and with our colleges
00:51:51
and universities
00:51:54
to create a combined
00:51:54
scholarship and mentorship
00:51:58
program that can be replicated
00:51:58
all over Ohio
00:52:02
so that no child in the state
00:52:04
lacks the guidance
00:52:04
and direction that they need.
00:52:08
And so they can also
00:52:08
have financial support
00:52:11
to continue their education,
00:52:11
to become career ready,
00:52:15
whether by earning a credential,
00:52:21
I will need your
00:52:22
help, but
00:52:22
I will also need your ideas.
00:52:26
There are so many strong
00:52:26
advocates in this chamber
00:52:29
that look around for children
00:52:32
We also have great examples
00:52:34
already of programs in Ohio,
00:52:34
such as I know I can
00:52:39
in Columbus say yes,
00:52:39
Cleveland and many, many more.
00:52:44
We need to do this
00:52:44
because frankly, it's
00:52:47
the right thing
00:52:47
to do for these kids.
00:52:50
And it's the right thing
00:52:50
to do for all of us.
00:52:53
And just as I said
00:52:53
regarding those
00:52:54
with behavioral health
00:52:54
challenges,
00:52:56
our state's economy,
00:52:56
our state will not fully
00:52:59
flourish
00:52:59
if we leave these kids behind.
00:53:04
We can't leave them behind.
00:53:06
There is so much untapped
00:53:06
potential there potential
00:53:10
that we need.
00:53:11
We can't afford to waste.
00:53:15
Now, let me talk about
00:53:15
another area
00:53:16
that I've cared
00:53:16
about my whole life.
00:53:19
And I know
00:53:19
you care about it as well.
00:53:21
And that is highway safety,
00:53:23
whether driving under
00:53:23
the influence of alcohol,
00:53:26
marijuana or other drugs
00:53:26
or driving while texting
00:53:29
driving too fast.
00:53:31
Too many Ohio
00:53:31
lives, too many family members
00:53:34
are still being lost
00:53:34
on our highways.
00:53:36
In fact, last year, fatalities
00:53:36
on our roads in Ohio
00:53:41
were at their highest level
00:53:41
since 2002.
00:53:45
And we all know
00:53:45
everybody knows
00:53:48
because we drive
00:53:48
and we see things
00:53:50
that driving, distracted
00:53:50
driving is a key factor
00:53:53
behind
00:53:53
so many of these crashes.
00:53:57
There were nearly 12,000
00:53:57
distracted
00:54:01
driving related crashes
00:54:01
reported last year in Ohio,
00:54:05
causing
00:54:05
more than 300 injuries.
00:54:07
Serious injuries
00:54:07
and at least 43 deaths.
00:54:11
And 39% of these crashes
00:54:11
involve drivers
00:54:14
who were 15 to 24.
00:54:17
So we must do more.
00:54:19
Ohioans,
00:54:19
I believe want us to do this.
00:54:23
A 2021 survey of Ohio drivers
00:54:23
found that 78% of respondents
00:54:27
support legislation
00:54:29
to toughen our
00:54:29
laws on distracted driving
00:54:42
Representative Abrams
00:54:43
Lampton have a bill.
00:54:46
House bill
00:54:46
two 83 pending before you now
00:54:51
that if passed will
00:54:52
significantly help decrease
00:54:52
distracted driving tragedies.
00:54:56
24 other states
00:54:56
have implemented
00:54:57
similar legislation
00:54:57
and in those states
00:55:01
and in those states
00:55:01
they have seen significant
00:55:04
reductions in serious
00:55:04
and fatal accidents.
00:55:08
My friends lives are at stake.
00:55:11
Please pass this bill
00:55:22
Let me now
00:55:22
turn to our friends
00:55:22
in law enforcement.
00:55:25
Our current generation
00:55:25
of law enforcement
00:55:27
officers
00:55:27
are the most educated,
00:55:29
best trained,
00:55:29
and most technologically
00:55:31
savvy individuals to ever work
00:55:31
in the profession.
00:55:34
Yet state funding for ongoing
00:55:37
training has been haphazard
00:55:37
at best.
00:55:41
Some year, the state funds
00:55:41
police training
00:55:45
Most years we don't.
00:55:48
Professional development
00:55:48
training year after year
00:55:50
is something that
00:55:51
every single police officer
00:55:51
I've ever talked to wants
00:55:55
and it also
00:55:55
directly benefits the public.
00:55:59
In your
00:55:59
wisdom
00:55:59
last year in your budget,
00:56:04
you create a commission
00:56:04
to study this problem.
00:56:07
This commission
00:56:10
was chaired
00:56:10
by Senator Hoagland
00:56:13
and had representatives
00:56:13
from law enforcement,
00:56:15
the community,
00:56:15
the attorney general's office,
00:56:17
and also include
00:56:17
Representative Richardson,
00:56:19
West and Abrams
00:56:21
and Senators
00:56:21
O'Brien and Thomas
00:56:24
I'm asking you today
00:56:27
please simply
00:56:27
adopt the recommendations
00:56:30
of the commission
00:56:30
that you created.
00:56:34
These recommendations
00:56:34
will create a permanent
00:56:36
funding source for ongoing
00:56:40
training
00:56:43
Now, in addition
00:56:44
to properly funding
00:56:44
law enforcement training,
00:56:47
we also must do a better job
00:56:47
of treating
00:56:49
and viewing our deputies
00:56:49
or officers troopers
00:56:52
like we do other professionals
00:56:52
in this state,
00:56:56
Representative
00:56:56
Abrams and Plummer.
00:56:58
I've been working on
00:56:58
legislation
00:56:59
that would help standardize
00:56:59
oversight
00:57:01
of our law enforcement
00:57:01
professionals,
00:57:03
increase transparency
00:57:03
within the system
00:57:05
and require independent
00:57:05
investigation
00:57:07
of OFFICER-INVOLVED
00:57:07
critical incidents.
00:57:09
I support this bill,
00:57:11
and I look
00:57:11
for just signing it into law.
00:57:21
Finally, we must work.
00:57:24
We must work hard to support
00:57:24
our officers and deputies
00:57:26
by giving them the resources
00:57:26
to go after violent criminals.
00:57:30
I won't talk about this
00:57:30
for a moment.
00:57:33
We know that just a
00:57:35
small number of dangerous
00:57:35
offenders are, in fact,
00:57:38
causing the vast majority
00:57:40
of violence in our communities
00:57:40
across Ohio.
00:57:45
Recently,
00:57:47
we all allocated
00:57:47
two and $50 million
00:57:51
to address, in part, violent
00:57:51
crime in our communities.
00:57:54
But we also know that money
00:57:54
alone is not enough.
00:57:58
our laws
00:57:58
We must also strengthen
00:58:00
to deal with violent offenders
00:58:01
who have lost their legal
00:58:02
right to possess a firearm,
00:58:02
but still carry
00:58:05
and use weapons
00:58:05
to commit violent crime.
00:58:08
Now, it's a small group,
00:58:10
a small group
00:58:10
of the criminal element.
00:58:13
But we must target them
00:58:13
and we must remove them from
00:58:16
society.
00:58:18
Now, there
00:58:36
is a bill pending before you
00:58:36
that shave this goal
00:58:39
by increasing penalties
00:58:39
on these dangerous felons,
00:58:42
chiefs deputies,
00:58:45
prosecutors, frontline
00:58:45
parole officers,
00:58:48
patrol officers have asked us
00:58:48
to support this legislation.
00:58:53
As it will help them deal with
00:58:54
the most violent offenders
00:58:54
in their communities.
00:58:58
My friends,
00:58:58
we need to get tough
00:59:00
on the convicted,
00:59:01
already
00:59:01
convicted the convicted
00:59:03
violent offenders
00:59:03
who carry use weapons
00:59:06
in violation of the law.
00:59:07
If we can remove this
00:59:07
small group
00:59:09
of dangerous offenders
00:59:09
from our streets,
00:59:11
the violent crime
00:59:11
in our neighborhoods
00:59:13
will be reduced
00:59:13
dramatically and
00:59:22
and most importantly,
00:59:22
the citizens and the families
00:59:26
who live there will be safer
00:59:26
and live will be saved
00:59:37
I save the best for last.
00:59:38
I'm pleased
00:59:38
now to introduce my bride
00:59:41
of almost 55 years, First Lady
00:59:41
of Ohio, Fran Dwyer.
00:59:44
I asked
00:59:58
Frances.
01:00:00
Frances is and always
01:00:00
has been amazing champion
01:00:04
for kids at the start
01:00:04
of our administration.
01:00:07
She partnered with the Dolly
01:00:07
Parton Imagination Library
01:00:11
to create the Ohio Governor's
01:00:11
Imagination Library.
01:00:14
I want to thank you all
01:00:14
for providing the funds.
01:00:19
These funds that you provided
01:00:19
are being matched
01:00:23
50 50 by each local community.
01:00:27
And what they do is provide
01:00:27
a book each month to Ohio
01:00:30
children ages zero to five
01:00:33
When we started,
01:00:35
only 13% of Ohio eligible kids
01:00:35
were receiving these books.
01:00:40
Now that number
01:00:40
has risen to 43%
01:00:49
so far.
01:00:50
Over 6.9 million books
01:00:50
have been mailed
01:00:53
to children
01:00:53
in all 88 counties.
01:00:56
This month,
01:00:59
This month we're up to nearly
01:00:59
313,000 children
01:01:03
who will receive an age
01:01:03
appropriate
01:01:05
book in the mail
01:01:05
at no cost to that family.
01:01:09
We know that a child's brain
01:01:11
is 80% developed by the time
01:01:11
they turn three years of age.
01:01:15
So these first
01:01:15
years of development
01:01:17
are so very important.
01:01:19
Enrollment in and Imagination
01:01:19
Library improved kindergarten
01:01:22
readiness and family
01:01:22
literacy habits
01:01:26
and no matter where you live
01:01:26
in Ohio, your child
01:01:29
or your grandchild
01:01:29
is now eligible.
01:01:33
So it's a great program.
01:01:34
Thank you for investing in it.
01:01:38
My friends,
01:01:40
spring is here
01:01:42
and everything is possible
01:01:42
in the spring time.
01:01:46
You've heard me talk in
01:01:46
the past about my grandfather,
01:01:48
who well into his later years
01:01:48
continued to plant trees
01:01:52
knowing he likely
01:01:52
would not live to see them
01:01:55
fully grown
01:01:55
He did it nonetheless.
01:01:58
Because he had faith.
01:02:00
He had faith in the future.
01:02:02
A one of those trees
01:02:02
to be there
01:02:03
for his grandchildren,
01:02:03
his great grandchildren,
01:02:07
At the conclusion of
01:02:09
this address,
01:02:09
I invite everyone here
01:02:12
to join the First Lady
01:02:12
and me on the South Plaza
01:02:15
across from the Ohio Theater
01:02:15
as we plant a dogwood tree
01:02:18
on the statehouse grounds.
01:02:21
Dogwood Tree
01:02:21
Native Ohio represents
01:02:23
renewal and rebirth
01:02:27
We plant this tree today
01:02:27
as a symbol
01:02:30
of our shared faith
01:02:30
in Ohio's future
01:02:33
and as a recommitment
01:02:36
to investing in things that
01:02:36
may not have results today,
01:02:40
but that will transform
01:02:40
tomorrow.
01:02:53
The sun is coming up in Ohio.
01:02:55
The wind is at our back,
01:02:55
and together
01:02:59
we have the power to change
01:02:59
the course of Ohio's history.
01:03:03
We have opportunities
01:03:03
before us
01:03:06
that come once in a lifetime.
01:03:08
So we must sees them.
01:03:12
Ohio.
01:03:14
This is our moment
01:03:26
Perhaps
01:03:29
our fellow Ohioans who you may
01:03:29
have heard of, Joe Burrow,
01:03:34
said it
01:03:35
best after the Bengals
01:03:35
advanced to the AFC
01:03:38
championship game
01:03:38
when he said, and I quote,
01:03:41
We're a really,
01:03:41
really good team.
01:03:44
We're here to make noise
01:03:46
and teams are going to have
01:03:46
to pay attention to us because
01:03:49
we are coming for it all.
01:03:52
Well, my fellow Ohioans.
01:03:55
So is the state of Ohio.
01:04:13
Ohio Ohio is making some noise
01:04:20
and people are going to have
01:04:20
to pay attention to us.
01:04:24
And we are, in fact,
01:04:26
coming for at all.
01:04:29
Thank you very much.
01:04:30
May God bless all of you.
01:04:33
May God bless the people
01:04:33
of the state of Ohio.
01:04:36
Thank you very much.
01:05:13
The chair recognizes
01:05:13
the president
01:05:15
pro tem, senator
01:05:15
Hottinger, for emotion.
01:05:18
Mr. President, I move that
01:05:18
the joint convention adjourn
01:05:22
without objection.
01:05:26
convention is adjourned.
01:05:26
The joint
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