We also know what children need in those other 18 hours. Every morning, they need to start the day with nutritious food in their bellies. They needed was to get to school safely. They need a coat to protect them from the elements as i get to and from school. And at night they need a warm, safe, stable place to sleep with a roof over their heads. [applause] the budget we agree on should nurture all our students in and out of the classroom. We know how hard it is to educate a homeless, hungry, sick child. Our families and our communities also need the Vital Services that allow them to function nurses, Mental Health is hillarys, Police Officers and fighters. The full range of services that help make washington a great place to live and a great place to raise a family. We have been cutting these services to balance our budget and its no longer working. Over the past six years, we cut existing and projected spending in our state budget by 12 billion. Make no mistake, we have found savings and efficiencies as well. Among other examples, we are saving an average of 19 6 million annually on leasing costs. The department of health and social Services Save in 2013. And we are saving 2 million in longdistance charges through a new service. And we need to continue this work. But we have reached the place where multiple courts have said we cut too much or neglected to fund adequately and have now ordered us to do a better job on foster care, Mental Health, and protecting vulnerable children. I know some people say they havent noticed these cuts. But i will tell you this. The fellow handcuffed to a gurney in an emergency room due to lack of beds in a Mental Health ward, he notices. They woman who was a victim of Domestic Violence and could not get emergency housing, she notices. They College Students whose tuition went up 50 , they sure noticed. What can seem invisible to some of us is painfully real to others. [applause] for the prosperous future we all want, we cannot leave so many people behind. Some see the road ahead paved only with cuts to services. Some consider only revenue as options. Both camps will ultimately realize that neither view is the definitive answer. We are going to approach our joint work with a bold spirit of seeking Solutions Rather than finding excuses. And with a cando attitude of kicking aside our differences instead of kicking the can down the road. The same is strewn with transportation. Without action in transportation this session, there will be a 52 cut in the maintenance budget for our state. 71 bridges will become structurally did structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Robbing us of time with our families. Without action, our ability to move goods efficiently will be diminished. The tragic and cried a straw frick and catastrophic event in homers county last year reminds us that communities are caught off from the rest of the state when we lose infrastructure. But now imagine a Transportation System that moves the entire state, one that improves reliability and safe, addresses congestion and maintenance creates jobs, and offers more choices. As you know, i have an i have been working for a balance multimodal chess notation package since my first day in office. In december, i proposed a plan that builds on the bipartisan spirit of past efforts by offering a goodfaith compromise to spark action this session. It keeps us safe bike fixing our bridges, patching our roads and cleaning our air and water. It also embraces efficiency, saves time and money to drive the results that the public can trust in real reform. Finally, it is a plan that delivers a Transportation System that truly works as a system, a system that transcends our old divide and rivalries. No more east versus west, no more urban versus rural and i really do welcome your suggestions for improvement. But the state cannot accept a continued failure to move on transportation. Lets get this done. [applause] there is another thing my Transportation Plan does here in it does. It institutes a carbon emission charge that has our largest polluters a rather than leaving the gas tax on everyone. In my plan, it is the polluters who pay. We face many challenges. But it is the growing threat of Carbon Pollution that can permanently change the nature of washington as we know it. It is already increasing the acidity of our states water. It is increasing wildfires increasing asthma rates in our children, particularly in low income communities and communities of color. We have a moral obligation to act. Our moral duty is to protect a birthright. Future washingtonians deserve a healthy washington. [applause] this is not unique to our generation. Every generation has this duty to pass on healthy air and water to the next. And when we do, we will know that we are 7 million washingtonians strong who stand for preserving the grander the grandeur that is our state. If we dont stand up for the health of our state, who will . The people who are less than 1 of the world today are leading the world in aerospace, leading the world in software, and now we can lead the world in clean energy because thats who we are in the state of washington. [applause] i believe this because what we lack in numbers way more than make up for in our innovative spirit. And we are not acting alone. By next year, countries and states that are responsible for the worlds best for half the worlds Carbon Pollution will have instituted these omissions. We can do something even bigger. By locking arms with oregon and california and british columbia, through the Pacific Coast collaborative, we begun we become 53 Million People comprising the worlds fifthlargest economy. Wouldnt it be great when the west coast leads while washington, d. C. , is stymied by gridlock . Im pleased that there is a growing can that it is time to act. We must meet the Carbon Pollution limits that were enacted by this body in 2008. I propose a competence of solution, the caps carbon emissions, creates incentives for Clean Technology and transportation. Invest in energy efficiency. For all we do, together in the next few months, for all their fiscal woes, for all her shortterm demands, we know that our most enduring legacy we can leave is a healthy, clean, beautiful, evergreen state. I will not and in the deepest part of my heart i hope you will not allow this threat to stand your we also know the challenge of Carbon Pollution brings great Economic Opportunities to our state. Unit energy is leading the way in the field of Storage Technology for renewable energy. And mcdonald miller, which is not only reducing the carbon foot and of commercial building, but last year they added 300 jobs in our state. We are leaders in this state. When we act, others follow. Lets shape that action together. Lets test our ideas. Lets fashion a washington Carbon Pollution action plan similar to the genius and leadership capabilities of our eight state. [applause] we can do this. It has already been done successfully in other places including 10 american states and 35 countries. I cant tell you today what our joint efforts will produce, but i can say, after six years of no progress on this front washingtonians deserve action on Carbon Pollution and in developing my budget, i took the same approach of looking to tested solutions for revenue proposals. Here is the sad truth. Washington state has the nations most unfair tax system, the nations most unfair tax system. Our lowest paid workers pay nearly 17 of their income in taxes while the top 1 pay less than 3 . A new teacher page three times more in taxes as a percentage than our wealthiest citizens. We know that there are many forces driving inequality. But we can make policy choices that move us toward an economy that works for all washingtonians. We can work to award a toward a fair tax system and we should. [applause] thats why i am proposing to eliminate by tax loopholes. Thats why we are asking the wealthiest washingtonians to do a little more. I am proposing the new Capital Gains tax sales of bonds, stocks and other assets. It is estimated that less than 1 of the states taxpayers will be affected. As i mentioned this idea isnt new to us in our state. But certainly not a new cost to new concept nationally. We one states have the system already. It works. And heres Something Else we can do to bring a modicum of fairness to our tax system. A system that relies so heavily on sales tax revenue and fx are working families so disproportionally. I am proposing we fund the working families tax rebate, which was passed by the legislature in 2008 but never funded. [applause] this could help more than 500,000 working families in washington, mostly in rural and economically struggling counties i have always believed that, if you work fulltime, you should be able to provide your families most basic needs and that is why i will continue to work with legislators to work with families. [applause] so we begin the 64th legislative session at a clear crossroads. The time of recession and hollowing out is behind us. It is now i have a deep and abiding belief in our ability to lead the world and to build on our first 125 years. That is why we should choose the upper path. That leads to more opportunity. Greater prosperity. And a better quality of life for everyone. Lets walk this path together. In than washingtonians. There is no better place to invest than washington. There is no better time to invest than 2015. [applause] lets get to work. [applause] thank you. Thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] now the state of the state address from the republican governor of wyoming. He spoke about the impact that air quality regulations were having on wyomings coal industry, which leads the nation in coal production. The governor is currently in his second term in office after winning reelection in november. This is about an hour. [applause] thank you, good morning, good morning, thank you very much thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Thank you very much. Very nice. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for the warm welcome. I dont know that it will get any better than that. Thank you very much. Very kind. Mr. President , mr. Speakers, members of the 63rd wyoming legislature, secretary murray, treasurer gordon superintendent balo, chief justice burke, all members of the judiciary, all military and veterans, fellow citizens, good morning. Thank you all for being here. And thank you for those who are participating via the internet or other media. We welcome all of you. And were pleased the technology has many benefits, including the freedom to be wherever you want to be in wyoming or anywhere else to take place in these proceedings. I want to say good morning to my family. For those of you that have been here for four years, youve seen some growth in the kids. [laughter] i mentioned at the inauguration that one place on the governors residence wall, which will make sure we get painted before we leave, weve marked the height of our children over the years and its remarkable. We think they have grown not only in height but in many other ways. Theyve grown up in this body youve seen them all grow up but its caused us to reflect upon many of the reasons were here, for our kids and our grandkids. And i cant imagine being here without the love and the support of carol and mary and pete. I thank all of you for helping me get here and helping me do this job. [applause] i think it was my first state of the state, before i gave it, pete wrote me a note and his hand writing, you have to decipher a little bit back then, but he said, good luck, dad, youll do great. He signed it not pete but best son ever. [laughter] im lucky to have the confidence of my family and the a confident family. These are exciting times. We have new faces in the legislature, in leadership and in our statewide offices and i look forward to working with all of you. As ive told this body in the past, we are so fortunate in wyoming to have a citizen legislature. Every one of you here have made sacrifice to be here. You leave your homes, your family, your work and before we start this session, i just want to say to the president , to the speaker, to all of you how much i appreciate and how much it means to the entire state to have your service and i thank you for that. Im excited about the state and where we are. As ive done in the past, i have asked the citizens of wyoming to be here with me today so i can recognize them. Because we recognize that as the state is strong, its because individual citizens do so much and have committed so much to our state. First i want to start with max maxfield. Max served two terms a state auditor, followed by two terms as secretary of state. Last year as you know he decided to retire from state service. Max served wyoming with energy optimism, intelligence, honesty and civility. Max and gala, we are sad to say farewell, but we wish you all the best. You both have served wyoming making it a better place for us all. You are friends, you are dear friends, and i ask all of us to join me in recognizing max and gala and their service. Max, will you please stand up . [applause] we are fortunate to have with us, as weve had in years past members and representatives of wyoming tribes and i got to the meet with them before i came up here today. They were gracious in letting me know that they had time on their hands and they offered to write my speech for me, which i thought was a wonderful thing. That message wasnt passed on otherwise i would have taken them up on that. There are no questions. We have challenging issues to deal with. Which is sometimes the case with sovereigns. But no matter what, we do remain friends and neighbors, with a common interest. That being a great affection for this beautiful place, wyoming, we all call home. If the tribal members would please stand, we are always enjoy the opportunity to welcome you. Thank you for being here. [cheers and applause] one of the great privileges ive had in my role as governor is to get to work with the men and women of our guard. And i do wish on occasion that i could articulate what my eyes have seen, the work the men and women of the guard do. Its absolutely amazing. And when i see them off, as theyre being deployed overseas know this, that these men and women, often its very early in the morning, they are hugging their spouse goodbye. The grandparents are hugging them goodbye. And sometimes youll see a young mother or a young dad kissing a young infant goodbye. Its a remarkable thing. Because each one of them stands, raises their hand and agrees with everything it takes including their life, to serve and defend this country. We have about 2,800 members in the guard. The men and women of the guard are ready for duty here at home and when duty calls them to a distant land. The guard fights fires and much more, including fighting the war on terror. Wyoming soldiers have been busy. Theyve been in the thick of it deployed overseas. Serving bravely. Missing home and family as we miss them and anticipate the return. Service and sacrifice. Service and sacrifice. Whether for a single tour or over the course of a long military career, are no small things to give. They are huge. And we are deeply grateful. General luke ryan earth, s here ryanert is here. We appreciate what our guard what all our military members, what our vets have given for wyoming and for america. General, we want you to stand so we may recognize you and the guard. [applause] today, this morning, i think its appropriate we remember john schiffer. John served as a wyoming senator for over 20 years, from 1993 until his death last june. In his Long Public Service career, john served in numerous leadership positions including senate president. He was an advocate for the Natural Resource and wildlife trust, and among other things was a supporter of education and Mental Health programs. He brought great intellectual and a ranchers common sense to the legislature and he had those big, big strong hands that were representative of his big heart and care for wyoming. He made a positive difference for each of us. He made a positive difference for all of wyoming. And i ask you now to join me for a moment of silence in johns memory. Im thinking today also of to all those in the cold and the dark who battle the blaze had on december 30, we thank you. The fire was a tragedy. We are thankful there were no deaths or injuries. The town will rebuild, as unique and wonderful as ever. I have no doubt. To the people of dubois, please know you also are in our thoughts and prayers. Now, ive broken my speech into two parts. Two big parts. I want to first talk about the last four years and then talk about where we should go from here. The last four years we did what we said we were going to do and weve gotten results. Thats the way government should operate. We build upon the success of prior governors and prior legislatures and together we have made Great Strides for wyoming. When i took office in january, 2011, wyomings unemployment rass was about 6. 5 rate was about 6. 5 . The state budget had doubled the previous decade and the state was coming off a period of government expansion. High Speed Broadband was limited, only two cities had ethernet at their schools. There was no state Energy Strategy, there was no water strategy, and in my mind there was a growing, growing need to push back against federal overreach. To set a course, to set a new course there was no time to waste. Nine days into office, my first state of the state address, i announced my vision for wyoming. I said, we would be focusing this on the economy, focusing on broadband, infrastructure, assisting local government consolidating State Government education and federal actions that were adve