For the warm welcome and the honor of being here today to present the state of the state. It was not too long ago that i stood here and laid out a bold plan for the future of missouri. Back then, many were worried about the direction of our state. Some of you were probably worried about how your new governor would lead and address the problems within missouri. But because i love this state and the people of this state, i knew i was ready for that challenge. And with your help, ready to chart a new path for missouri. A path that would push us to the fo forefront of the nation, providing more opportunities for our citizens and make missouri a destination for others around the country, ready to embrace our showme way of life. I also want to thank the many of you in this room and the thousands around the state who had confidence in me, supported my vision, and offered me patience at a trying time for missouri. Even though it was a challenging time, it was also an opportunity to do things d
Republicans, democrats, house and senate and it turns out that it means that you are the easiest dog in the room to kick. Okay, so if i were a member of congress and i said i wanted tax system that is this or that. Its your job to draft that the macs. At. Regardless of what happens . Yes. And i think all of us appreciate that responsibility to try to take it seriously and we tried to deliver what the bosses are asking for. You have also penned a book, we are better than this how government should spend our money. In this book you write that the readers may be disappointed by the modesty of the substantive recommendations. Is that correct . What it means is that when i set out to write the book it began as another book about tax and budget the with the emphasis on this because that is my specialty the more i worked on it the more i realize that texting is easy but spending is difficult, figuring out what the government should be doing the typical. Taxing isnt the purpose of government a
House that is doing all that we can to ensure that our veterans get timely care and the best care that we can provide them. This is cynical and its shameful and i believe, i believe that the American People can see straight through it. So i hope again, madam chair, that the president will reconsider this position. Because there is no place, no place here in this bill for political gamesmanship when it comes to our military families and our veterans. Thank you. I yield back. The chair the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. At this time i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. Lee, a member of the subcommittee on military construction and Veterans Affairs. The chair the gentlelady from california is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Lee thank you very much, madam chairman. Let me thank the Ranking Member for yielding, for his unwavering leadership for our veterans on this committee and for your friendship. Thank you very m
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