This was something that was a terrible and tragic error. But a couple of days after Hillary Clinton state department turns down the plane. Do you know what they have money for . They found 100,000 for a charging station for electric cars at the embassy in vienna. Hey found 100,000 to send comedians to india to make chy not war. They spent 5 million on crystal glassware. But didnt have enough money for security. Hey spent 650,000 on facebook ads. Seems they need more friends at the facebook for the state department. They spent 700,000 when they say i didnt have enough for security, they spent 700,000 on landscaping at the embassy in brussels. So all of this is going on. Meanwhile colonel woods is there with a 16 man Personnel Team a month before the attacks and he said we need to stay. The British Embassy is pulling out. There have been attacks on our complex. We need more security not less. Hillary Clintons State Department what do they say . No. So i finally got her in front of my committee on the way out. And i frankly said look, if i would have been president i would have asked for your resignation. Cheers and applause] and i asked her a question. I asked her a question. I said did you read the cables from the ambassador . She never read them. Its a dare licks of duty. Its something that should preclude Hillary Clinton from ever being considered as commarpped in chief. Commander in chief. Cheers and applause] thank you. But if you want that to happen, if you want a republican to be the next president of the United States, we are going to have to be a bigger, better, bolder party. Theres a big debate going on, though. Some say for us to be bigger we have to dilute our message. We need to be democratlike. We need to be more moderate to get more electoral votes. I couldnt disagree more. In fact, i think the core of our message we could be even more bold, more honest, more forthright. [cheers and applause] when Ronald Reagan won a landslide, he ran unabashedly on lowering tax rates for everyone that it would stimulate the economy and 20 million jobs were created. Thats what we need again. It isnt about being tepid. In washington, youve got people in washington saying im for revenue neutral tax reform. I frankly if thats what were for ill go back to being a doctor, back to kentucky, and continue. But thats not why i ran for office. To say oh mr. Smith will pay a little more and mrs. Jones will pay a little less. But the overall tax burden will be the same. Lets be unabashedly for returning more money to iowa, leaving it here to create jobs. [cheers and applause] but how do we get bigger and better . I think we dont give up our core message. But part of our message has to reach out to people where they are. So i spent a lot of time in the last year going to historicically black colleges, going to predominantly hispanic audiences. Going to berkeley. Going to places republicans havent gone before. But im not going there and changing my message. Im going there with the same message. I spoke to the conservative Political Action committee and i told them, you know what . Were conservatives and we believe in the Second Amendment but we also believe in the fourth amendment, we also believe in privacy. [cheers and applause] i took that exact message to berkeley. And i was received in both places. Young people will vote for us. But it isnt that you dont meet young people and say im not voting for republican because theyre for the balanced budget amendment. You dont meet African Americans who say im against the balanced budget amendment. Its not where they are particularly young people. They dont have any money, any job. They dont care about regulations and taxes. But everyone of them has a cell phone and they think frankly its none of the governments business what they do on their cell phone. [applause] there are ways we can reach out. But youve got to realize where people are. Ill bring up something that may not bring everybody together just you can think about it. If you think about the war on drugs. I think drugs are a scurege. I think weve maybe gone too far that marijuana is a problem. And yet i also think its a problem to lock people up for 10 and 15 and 20 years for youthful mistakes. If you look at the war on drugs, three out of four people in prison are black or brown. White kids are doing it, too. If you look at the surveys, white kids do it just as much as black and brown kids but the prisons are full because they dont get a good toirn, they live in poverty. Its easier to arrest them thoon in the suburbs. But i will tell you if you got into the African American community and ask them if you think the law is fair theyll tell you know. No. In 19 0 there were 200,000 kids with a dad in prison theres now 2 million. Im not for saying no laws but i am saying that look, most of us are christians or jews or of the jude yo christian faith. And its like we believe in redemption. We believe in a Second Chance. Should a 19yearold kid get a Second Chance . I think yes. Lets be the party that has compassion that doesnt say the behavior is right but says you know what . When youre done with your time, that you get the right to vote back. Lets be the party that is for extending right to vote back to people who have paid their time, who have reformed their ways. [applause] so i say we dont need to dilute our message. But i think if we can take our message or aspects of our message to people where they are, people who live in poverty, the republican message should be you know what . Well come to your town. Well come to detroit. And were not going to bring money from iowa, were not going to bring money from kentucky. But well so dramatically lower your taxes that it would be a 1 billion stimulus for detroit by leaving money in drit that originated in detroit. Then we have something we can offer. But if youre for revenue neutral tax reform youre not bringing anything to detroit. Touf believe that we can have less taxes and Smaller Government and that will help create jobs. We have to believe in what we once believed in. If we do that well be the dominant party again. We have a strong force here. But frankly the president won iowa twice. So we cant do the same old same old. The definition of insanity is thinking the same thing will get you different results. The real question we have as a party is we have to decide can we be true to our purpose, true to our core, true to our message, and figure out how to reach out to people . Thats what we have to do. [applause] there was a painter by the name of robert hen ry about a hundred years ago. And he said, paint like a man coming over the hill single. Singing. I love the image of that. If we could be the party that proclaims our message with a passion of Patrick Henry but also proclaims our message, our core message that we truly believe boldly proclaim that message like a man coming over the hill singing, then i think we will be the dominant party again. I want to be part of that. And i hope youll help me. Thank you very much. [cheers and applause]. , senator paul. We have two announcement before we move on to our next agenda imet. First, if you have any amendment to our platform, the amendments are due now. It is just past 11 00. Please bring them up here to the table to the right of the stage. Or to the left of the stage depending if youre up here with me or down there with you. The next announcement is members of the credentialing committee, you are needed in the credentialing Committee Room immediately. So if you are one of those who served on the credentialing committee please feel free to exit now and go to hall b which is where the credentialing committee meets. Ok. The next item on our agenda is a report from the committee on rules. So will the chair please come to the podium. Thank you. Let get started with the rules committee report. I would like to thank the rules Committee John from the Third District was our secretary and i served along with she willy from first district, don, kalea. Siah, bonnie and so thank you very much. Also, i know many of you have not had a chance to read the rules before today and i want to apologize. Apparently the part is the same email system that the i. R. S. Did for lois learner. I am going to go over some highlights in the rules very quickly. In the general rules, rule 1 c motions from the floor other than a nomination requires second from 50 or more delegates. So if you make a motion youll have to have 50 people rise with you. The chair will do a quick count to see whether your motion will be recognized. It will take a two thirds vote to approve and to suspend or amend these rules once approved. In section 1, rule j, those persons who wish to make nominations, present motions, or speak to the convention, shall have after being recognized identify themselves by name and county. Please remember to do that so the chair doesnt have to ask you to. Also, very important rule 1 k, in debate on any subject, the number of speakers shall be limited to three delegates on each side. Three in favor, three opposed one minute apiece. If the motion concerned in this this is new this year. If the motion concerns the work of one of the convention committees, for example this rules report, the Committee Chairman may at his or her option be recognized to speak first in opposition to the motion. Also, rule 1 l there are microphones marked opposed and in favor. The opposed microphone is to my left. The in favor microphone is to my right. Please select the appropriate microphone to make it easier for the chairman to recognize ou in at nating order. Also, another rule, rule 3 a just to point out highlights again. A call for a division requires a second from 60 or more delegates consisting of at least 15 from each district. If someone calls for a division and youre supportive of the call please rise so we know that more thap one or two people believe that the call is in question. In the area of elections for lieutenant governor, attorney general, and treasurer candidates, nominations will be made from the floor nominating speeches may not exceed two minutes. Nominations will be seconded but there will be no seconding speeches. Only registered republicans eligible to hold their respective office may be nominated and voting shall be by written ballot. In the event of a second or subsequent ballots, the candidate receiving the least number of votes will be removed from conversation. Finally on the platform, there shall be no debate on any individual plank or section or the entire report of the platform, unless an amendment has been properly filed and according to our rules those amendments needed to have 50 signatures from delegates representing ten counties and as was Just Announced they were supposed to be turned in by 1 00 a. M. If you are the lead sponsor of a platform amendment, please be ready to approach the microphone and on the speaking in favors side so you will be recognized. The chairman will make two attempts to call you and give you the opportunity to address your motion, after that we will move on. Lastly, no person other than a Convention Officer or Committee Chairman shall be allowed to speak on more than four items unless they are the lead sponsor of an amendment. So there will be limited to the amount of time that a person may address this convention. And i will turn it back over to our chairman. [applause] thank you, david do i have a motion to approve the rules as amended . Is the mike turned on . And can you hear me . There was a need to my name is lena, i would like to amend two rules. Thank you. The first one is maam you are out of order at this point in time. You cant move the rules until theyre amended you need to wait for the point of discussion about the motion and a second as i will be calling them. And then you will have opportunity to speak. Do i have a motion to approve the rules as presented by the committee . Is there a second to the motion . Is there any discussion . Now its my turn . I would like to amend. Rule 5 g under platform eaments and debate to change the sentence the last sentence to read the deadline for subsubmission of amendments shall be 12 noon or when we recess for lunch. Whichever is later. Did you get the motion . Is there a second to the motion . Im going to need to see a few more people. The rules havent been adopted yet so you dont have to have 50 people. All you need is a second and a motion. We have enough people standing were going to consider the motion seconded. Is there any other discussion . The motion is to end item 5 g from 11 00 to 12 00 or when we adjourn for lunch. Whichever is sooner. Later. I apologize. All in favor of the motion. Say aye. All opposed to the motion say nay. The nays have the motion. The motion is defeated. My Second Amendment would be to amend 5 h under platform amendments and debate. To delete lines 1 through 14 and change the last sentence to read platform amendments must be submitted on paper with the requisite signatures as described in rule 5 f. And i will discuss that when youre ready to have me discuss it. There is a motion on the floor. Did you get that captured . To amend 5 h and delete lines 1 through 14. Is there a second to this motion . And to change the last sentence. And to change the last sentence. Platform amendments must be submitted on paper with the requisite signatures as described in rule 5 f. Give us one moment to apture that. Is there a second to this otion . Is there any the motion is on the floor. It has been seconded. Is there any further discussion . On this motion . I would like to discuss please. There are some delegates who do not have computers. And yet any amendments were supposed to be sent electronically. Delegates from Warren County didnt even get their platforms until thursday. I got mine late thursday afternoon. Some people didnt even get them, period. They had to pick up one here. Somebody at rpi needs to do a better job of getting those out in time for us to be able to ee them and read them. [applause] thank you. Is there any further center yes. I want to say a little bit more. Requiring amendments to be sent electronically is just another way of making it difficult for delegates to amend a plank and a way to muzzle them. I object to this. The platform should be the most important part of the convention not speeches. The platform should be started within an hour of the call to order and not the next to last point on the agenda. [applause] thank you. We have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion on this motion . All in favor of the motion say aye. All opposed to the motion say nay. Theres been a call for a division. All in favor of the motion. Lease stand. Thank you. Please be seated. Ll opposed please stand. The nos have the order. The nos have it. He motion fails. Yes, sir. On. Ow i have a mic thats just a point of clarification on the rules. I dont know if mr. Chung could answer this or not. Ut im looking at platform amendment 5 e. It says if a quorum is lost or a motion to adjourn is carried before the conclusion of the conversation of the amendments filed all planks not previously considered shall be accepted as reported by the committee and included in the final report, which is published on the party website. Just by way of clarification does that mean if we have not debated a particular plank and it has not even come before us as delegates, but the committee has recommended it in reviewing them before coming to the delegates, it would be part of the committee . Or part of the final planks and platforms . And you would like a response on the chairperson or from the Committee Chair . It seems that could mean that if we adjourn prior to addressing these planchingse im going to ask the chair to the rules committee to return to the microphone. Thank you. Thank you. The intent of this rule e under the section on platform is that should we lose a quorum, maybe even before the platform discussion, the proposed platform as printed in the tabloid, that was built by the Platform Committee, will be approved. Those amendments that are proposed today that no one has seen or considered will simply disappear. I was just clarifying because it seemed to indicate that there was a committee and i didnt know if that would be the standing Platform Committee would review it. So if we have not seen it as delegates, then it has not become a part of the platform. Is that correct . Thats correct. Thank you very much. Madam chairman. Point of order. In the future the chairman will recognize the person. Greg muller. In the future, you have two microphones that youve designated for for and against. There were people waiting to speak to that last motion and it just got blown through. So i would also like to clafrle that its just these two center microphones. Understood. So next time if you could check the microphones that ould be helpful. Madam chair. The chair recognizes this microphone here. Heather. Clarification please there was a call for a head count and was it not heard or is that is there a reason why that was not done . The chair did hear that there was a call for a head count. However, it was clear that the nos had the motion at the time. From the standing vote that was taken. I disagree. So that was why the head count was called. The chair will confer with the particle terrence on stage. Parl taryns on stage. I will clarify the statement that was just made. I could see clearly from up here as could the two parl tearians. So a number of people stood for the ayes and a number of people stood for the nays. It was clear more people stood for the nays. We saw no reason to continue with the head count. So is it just clarification. If someone calls for that, the chair can override it. Correct . I do not understand what you said. If someone calls for a head count someone can override the request. If it is clear from the chair that there is no need for a count, physical count because of what we can see standing in the room, yes, the decision of the chair will stand. All right. Back to the business at hand. We do have a motion on the floor and a second to approve he rules committee report. I now ask you consider the motion on the floor. All in favor of the motion to approve the report on the committee of the rules please say aye. A