He is not embarrassed about it and angry about the label thats associated with it and he said, these were federal tax dollars that came from my constituency and we decided to get how to spend them. Now, in my district, thats close to 400 and we have to sort that out. I will end with this, mr. Chairman, i dont like the translation, those folks ought to be in jail, if they are doing something they are proud, they ought to be on tv. We talk about spending as itas exploded inhe modern age. What has exploded is the ability to help hold members of congress and administrations accountable. Theres not a member in the room who has seen pork barrel because it didnt originate in 1990s or 1970s or 1950s. We have had the challenge since 19th century and the earliest days of the institution. I would like to believe that with your leadership where we have been challenged but i but to mr. Sullivans point of low e Approval Ratings, i dont want the suggestion to be made that folks, that anyone wants to
Governor nathan deal delivering his final state of the state address. He talked about his time in public service, Economic Development in georgia, education, Childrens Mental Health programs, and the criminal justice system. His remarks are 45 minutes. [ applause ] thank you all. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker, for that very kind introduction. Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Lieutenant governor, speaker, president pro tem, speaker pro tem, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of our judiciary, consular corps and my fellow georgians, this marks the eighth and final time that i come before you to report on the state of the state. In preparing to do so, i thought back about all the challenges that we have faced for the better part of the last decade, and of all the successes that have been achieved together. I considered the plans we have set into motion that will carry us well into the next d
Rishaad just looking at what is going on, you would think asian equities would be expensive relative to the u. S. They beat the s p 500. I want to bring up this chart. If anything, pricetobook ratio, and forward asiatoearnings spreads, stocks looking more attractive compared to u. S. Counterparts. Those spreads have widened to four. Nus there we have it. The rally could have legs. Fascinating its not just a more by you, but getting cheaper. Have not seen the political dysfunction in Washington Play out when it comes to the markets , and some jitters in the asian session. The last time we had a the lastt shutdown, three times, the s p 500 gained. Three, so wen day not just asian equities, but in the u. S. As well. Decisionsnk dominating the agenda, as well as u. S. Gdp. Sophie kamaruddin joining us now. Jitters. E do have asian stocks kicking off the session subdued. Japanese stocks are slipping as the boj policy decision is due tuesday. Lets check the open. We do have the taiex gaining
Actively to pursue revenue to meet these needs, and its not just to rely on taking one step or measure, but rather identify multiple actions that could be pursued over a period of time to meet these needs. So next recommendation, number three was probably one of the most contentious issues that was discussed, and that was what a major Revenue Source for 2018 might be. There were in the final vote, four measures that came out on top culled from a list of over 30, and probably the biggest debate was about looking to sales tax as a key revenue measure versus looking to some form of gross receipts tax. This wasnt a huge amount of disagreement between which form of gross receipts tax, you know, looking at certain types of taxes on businesses rather than on sales to consumers, but there were very strong opinions around both sides of those issues. But those broad types of revenue measures were what came out on top. So recommendation number four from the group, you know, this group was not jus
[ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] it is my pleasure to be able to introduce to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth, charles d. Baker. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for all being with us tonight. Thank you. Tom, nice to have you with us. Thanks for being here. Mr. Speaker, madam president , members of the house and senate, congressman neal, thank you for joining us. Fellow constitutional officers, members of the governors counsel, mr. Chief justice, welcome. Members of the judiciary, members of the cabinet and my administration, sheriff, district attorney, mayors, local officials, reverend, clergy, distinguished guests. Members of my family that are here this evening. [ applause ] angie, kristen, and william, our children, charlie excuse me, hes the naughty one. A. J. And caroline, and my wife, lauren. The love of my life for the past 30 years. And an outstanding and committed first lady. [ applause ] and to my fello