Good morning, governor. Good morning. [applause] im delighted to welcome everyone to the Assembly Chamber for the inaugural of governor edmund g. Brown jr. I know for my colleagues and i its a great way to start the new year by being on hand to see someone whos been such a Strong Partner sworn into office for a record fourth time. Last year the assembly presented Governor Brown with a commemoration noting he had spoken here to more joint conventions of the legislature than any other governor. While, technically, not a joint convention todays ceremony adds to that record. The best thing about governor jerry brown isnt the history he has made. Its the history he is going to make. Governor brown has been a leader in putting californias fiscal house in order and today the next chapter of that leadership begins. Governor brown has been a leader in making Major Investments in high speed rail and local k12 education, and today the next chapter of that leadership begins. Governor brown has bee
facts. they re untethered and they don t help. he s looking at what s been built there. he does not want to see it jeopardized and protecting it is very important. in the course of his political life, brown has been in elected office a total of more than 30 years. despite a gap of nearly three decades between stints in the california state house. i was one of the youngest governors, now i m the oldest governor of america. he followed ronald reagan and he followed arnold schwarzenegger, i guess that s a testimonial to california politics. the brown family s california roots go back to the gold rush and a german immigrant named august shuckman. my great grandfather left in 1849 and he got on a sailing ship named perseverance. and he came over here across the plains. in the covered wagon. as the years passed, the
facts. they re untethered and they don t help. he s looking at what s been built there. he does not want to see it jeopardized and protecting it is very important. in the course of his political life, brown has been in elected office a total of more than 30 years. despite a gap of nearly three decades between stints in the california state house. i was one of the youngest governors, now i m the oldest governor of america. he followed ronald reagan and he followed arnold schwarzenegger, i guess that s a testimonial to california politics. the brown family s california roots go back to the gold rush and a german immigrant named august shuckman. my great grandfather left in 1849 and he got on a sailing ship named perseverance. and he came over here across the plains. in the covered wagon. as the years passed, the family expanded to include the