Jay Inslee in 2013 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Budget & Economy:
New world economy is emerging from Great Recession
A new world economy is emerging from the depths of this recession. While its contours and relationships are not fully understood to us, we do know two things:
- With our uniquely powerful fusion of values and talents, Washington state has the potential to lead the next wave of world-changing innovations.
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The world will not wait for us. We face fierce and immediate global competition for the jobs of tomorrow.
Leading this next wave of growth is our opportunity, not our entitlement.
We must move, swiftly and boldly, to put this recession behind us and bring forward a unique economic strategy that brings the best of Washington state to the world.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Civil Rights:
Marriage equality represents best of who we are as a state
And this is a very special time in history for many other families. People all across Washington stood up for fairness and family in approving marriage equality last November. We should all be proud. The vote on Referendum 74 represents the best
of who we are as a state. It should be an inspiration for the progress we can make toward equality, fairness and justice across all of Washington. It has been an amazing journey over the past year and a half, as I've traveled to all corners of the state.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Energy & Oil:
I cannot consciously accept the dangers of climate change
There is no challenge greater for Washington, with more opportunity for job growth and more suited to our particular brand of genius and ingenuity, than leading the world's clean energy economy. It is clear to me that we are the right state, at the right
time, with the right people. It's also clear to me that we face grave and immediate danger if we fail to act. Nine of 10 of the hottest years on record happened in the past decade. As a parent and a grandparent, I cannot consciously accept the dangers
of climate change for my family or yours. As a Governor, I can't afford to look the other way or point fingers or deny these realities, and I cannot allow our state to miss the moment we are destined for. On climate change, we have settled the scientific
controversy. What remains is how we respond to the challenge. Now I know Washington can't solve this global problem alone, but we must embrace our role as first responders as our children's health is in clear and immediate danger.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Government Reform:
Lean management: bring disruptive change to Olympia
I heard a clear and powerful message on Election Day. The people are tired of a state government that doesn't change with the times. Today we begin a multi-year effort to bring disruptive change to Olympia. With authentic, courageous leadership, we will
bring the principles of Lean management to all of state government, following the lead of Boeing and a growing number of state and local governments: replace rhetoric with quantifiable results. But this effort is about more than measurement.
It's about instituting a culture shift that will endure. Moving forward, all state agencies will be rooted in the same three principles:- We will measure success by the results we produce, not the money we put in.
- We will know our customers and
what they value.
- Every agency will adopt a unique process for continual improvement that engages our state employees.
Change is coming to Olympia, and I want all state employees to be active partners in it.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Jobs:
Focus on job growth in high tech and military
My plan focuses on job growth in seven industry clusters: aerospace, life sciences, military, agriculture, information technology, clean energy technology and the maritime trades.
These clusters represent both the present and the future key drivers of economic growth and job creation in our state. We must support innovators in these areas with incentives to take risks and bring ideas from dream to reality.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Principles & Values:
Met wife Trudi in high school; 3 kids & 2 grandkids
I would like to introduce all of you to my wife of 40 years, Trudi Inslee. We met at Ingraham High School and raised our family in a century-old farmhouse in the Yakima Valley. I'd also like you to meet my three boys and their families: Connor; Joe;
Jack and his wife, Megan; our grandson, Brody; and the newest Inslee, Zoe Ann. I am a fifth generation son of the state of Washington, and am proud to have roots in this state that are as wide as they are deep.
My family came to this state as fishermen and gold miners. I am proud of the working people of Washington, and I know their work, having driven bulldozers in Bellevue, painted houses in Burien, run the business end of a jackhammer,
prosecuted drunk drivers and raised hay in the Yakima Valley. Washington has welcomed many people to our great state from all points of the compass, but no matter when you and your family arrived here, in our souls all of us in Washington are pioneers.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Technology:
Tradable R&D tax credit
We must support innovators in these areas with incentives to take risks and bring ideas from dream to reality. I have proposed a tradable research and development tax credit to help early-stage companies to develop and commercialize their idea.
It's worked in other states, and it's something we can do this session. I will work with the Legislature to make it more desirable for small and medium-size businesses to hire more people in Washington.
We must also do a better job commercializing the technologies developed in our world-class research institutions, connecting the dots from the classroom to the laboratory to the marketplace.
No economic strategy would be complete without a transportation plan that facilitates this growth.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
On Technology:
Transportation package: creativity as important as concrete
This session I expect to work with stakeholders who have already committed to a bipartisan plan to build an infrastructure for the next generation. In the next 10 years, our population will grow by approximately three-quarters of a million people, but we
will not be adding one more square inch of dirt. To honestly address our infrastructure, we have to recognize that creativity is as important as concrete. I want us to turn our innovative spirit toward crafting a transportation package
that includes roads, trains, light rail, buses, bike routes and other modes of transportation. We need ways to free capacity for freight and commerce, and rethink how we do the business of transportation in our
state and how we use our transportation infrastructure. If we're serious about long-term economic growth, innovation must become part of the culture of Olympia.
Source: 2013 Wash. State of the State Address
Jan 16, 2013
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