Early 2000s Governor's State of the State speeches
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from Governor's State of the State speeches, early 2000s (number of quotes indicated):
- Christie Todd Whitman (2) Cabinet-2005
- Haley Barbour (4) Mississippi Republican Governor
- Howard Dean (2) Democrat
- Jeb Bush (10) Florida Former Republican Governor (1999-2006)
- John Hoeven (1) North Dakota Former Republican Governor (2000-2010)
- Mel Carnahan (1) Democratic Senator (Former) Missouri
- Ronnie Musgrove (3) Mississippi Former Democratic Governor (2000-2003)
- Tommy Thompson (1) Cabinet-2005
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Crime
Haley Barbour: More state troopers; plus pay raises for state police.
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Drugs
Haley Barbour: Reduced number of crystal methamphetamine labs.
John Hoeven: $4M to address meth and narcotics with more prisons.
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Education
Haley Barbour: More local control over schools.
Jeb Bush: A+ Plan: Make "F" schools disappear; make more "A" schools.
Jeb Bush: Push for gains among minority and disadvantaged students.
Jeb Bush: Social promotion doesn't do our kids any favors.
Christie Todd Whitman: Improve education with choice, charter schools, & character.
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Energy & Oil
Haley Barbour: Supports $1.3 billion coal gasification plant.
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Environment
Christie Todd Whitman: Protect clean water via watershed management plans.
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Families & Children
Jeb Bush: Increase KidCare; increase developmentally disabled services.
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Gun Control
Jeb Bush: Violent gun crime rate is down by more than 25%.
Mel Carnahan: Opposes absolute right to gun ownership.
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Health Care
Ronnie Musgrove: Protect Mississippi’s Health Care Trust Fund.
Ronnie Musgrove: Enrolled 50,000 in the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Howard Dean: Universal access for all Vermonters; insure the last 6%.
Howard Dean: Keep “community rating”: insure older people at same rates.
Tommy Thompson: Supports prescription drug savings plan for poor seniors.
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Homeland Security
Jeb Bush: Threat from 9/11 is unprecedented for our generation.
Jeb Bush: $17M for new programs for terrorism response.
Ronnie Musgrove: Favors death penalty for terrorists.
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Jobs
Jeb Bush: Operation Paycheck: stimulus for 33,000 construction jobs.
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Technology
Jeb Bush: $24M for X-ray truck inspection & bioterrorism labs.
Jeb Bush: $100M for Florida Technology Development Initiative.
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The above quotations are from Early 2000s Governor's State of the State speeches.
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