Amendment saying theres not a right to abortion and to give convicted felons the right to vote. [applause] thank you, thank you. Thank you. [applause] mister president , mister speaker, Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders, senators and representatives, justices and judges, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends, and my fellow iowans, please be seated. [laughter] each time i enter this spectacular building im reminded of the generation of iowans who have come before us. And each time i walk into this Historic Chamber i am humbled by the responsibility of following in the footsteps of some amazing leaders and outstanding public servants. We lost a number of those leaders last year. Most notable for us today is chief justice mark katie whose absence is felt right there in the front row. He loved his state and he loved the law and to his family and colleagues in the Iowa Judicial Branch our entire state shares your loss. [applause] we also bid farewell to former Lieu
Important humanitarian decision. And he deserves every bit of the credit that weve heard here today. That said, we have to be realistic and say that doesnt solve all the problems and the fact it create some. Then on the civil war,. Whatever i did in academe should also have some dimension that reached out to people who are just interested in the era the way i have been when i was growing up and seemed there should be more bridges between academia and the public than are. Are. One of the key places where that can happen i knew also from experience was at battlefields where you can make a connection to the past in the way that you cant. Sunday at 4 p. M. Eastern on reel america the 1967 film testament of truth details civilian injuries and deaths caused by u. S. Bombing in north vietnam. I used to come home from school for happy with all my close father, grandmother and grandfather. There were 15 of them including an unborn baby had been killed. Only i am left. Even little babies, innoce
[applause] thank you. Kim reynolds became governor of iowa when the previous Governor Terry branstad resigned in may upon becoming ambassador to china. Governor reynolds delivered her first state of the state address last week. She talked about rewriting the state tax code, healthcare and education. From the state capital in des moines, this is 45 minutes. [applause] governor reynolds. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Lieutenant governor, mr. President , madam speaker, legislative leaders, senators and representatives, justices and judges, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends, and my fellow iowans. It is an honor to be here today, as your 43rd governor and to deliver my first condition of the state address. [applause] what a country and state we live in, where a small town girl from rural iowa can become governor and have the opportunity to serve iowans at the highest level. I hope that can be an inspiration to every waitress, every grocery checker, every