THANK YOU.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LAMB,
STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS,
SPEAKER MCCLAUL, MEMBERS OF THE
COURT, HONORABLE SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES, CABINET
MEMBERS, OUR TRIBAL LEADERS,
CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
BE WITH YOU TODAY AS WE
DISCUSSED THE STATE OF OUR STATE
.
I AM JOINED TODAY BY MY HUSBAND
AND OUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN,
CHRISTINA AND ADAM, AND HER
DAUGHTER IN LAW ELIZABETH, AND
OTHER FAMILY NUMBERS.
WELCOME, GUYS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
OUR NEW LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, THE
PRO TEM AND THE SPEAKER, AND
CONTINUED TO WORK WITH MINORITY
LEADER SPARKS AND HOUSE MINORITY
LEADER.
I WANT TO THANK OUR LEGISLATORS
FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND
COMMITMENT TO BETTER GOVERNMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE SECOND BOND
ISSUE ENACTED LAST YEAR TO
RENOVATE THIS WONDERFUL,
IRREPLACEABLE WELDING IN WHICH
WE NOW GATHER.
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD
CONSTRUCTION NOISE.
I ASKED IF THEY MINDED TO STOP
IF I GIVE MY SPEECH TODAY.
WE WILL CELEBRATE I 100
BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 30, AND WE HAVE
PLANNED A GREAT SALVATION FOR
IT.
THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR.
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
DELIVERING THE STATE OF THE
STATE MESSAGE, AND WE HAVE A
CONTEST A LOT, AND I PLAN TO BE
JUST AS PRODUCTIVE IN MY
REMAINING TWO YEARS.
IN A BOOK ON LEADERSHIP, IT IS
WRITTEN, GREAT LEADERS ARE NEVER
SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT
LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.
THEY ARE RELENTLESSLY DRIVEN BY
POSSIBILITIES AND POTENTIAL
ACHIEVEMENT.
THOSE WHO TRY TO DO SOMETHING
AND FAIL OUR INFINITELY BETTER
THAN THOSE WHO DO NOTHING AND
SUCCEED.
TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WE CAN ACCOMPLISH TO GIVE HOPE
TO OUR STATE AND TO CHART A
COURSE FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
THERE IS NO QUESTION AT THE
DRAMATIC DOWNTURN IN OUR ENERGY
SECTOR AND AN INCREASE LOSS FROM
TAX REVENUE IN ONLINE SHOPPING
THAT HAS AFFECTED OUR STATE AND
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
BUT WE ARE ABLE -- WE ARE A
RESILIENT STATE, MADE OF STRONG
PEOPLE WITH A LONG, PROUD
HISTORY OF FACING CHALLENGES
HEAD-ON AND COMING OUT IN A
BETTER PLACE.
WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES AND STRIVE
TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY.
WE ARE PATRIOTIC AND RESPECT OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND
VETERANS.
WE VALUE OUR FREEDOMS AND OUR
LIBERTIES.
IN PREPARING THIS SPEECH, I
THOUGHT ABOUT OUR STRENGTHS,
WHICH I JUST MENTIONED, ALONG
WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, OUR
OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUR THREATS.
OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE IF WE DO NOT FIX OUR
STRUCTURAL DEFICITS IN OUR
BUDGET.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: A
WELL-RESPECTED CEO OF AMERICAN
EXPRESS IS FOND OF PARAPHRASING
A QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO NAPOLEON
-- LEADERS DEFINE REALITY AND
PROVIDE HOPE.
AS O STATE'S, LEADERS, LET'S
FOCUS ON THE REALITY OF OUR
STATE BUDGET DEFICIT.
THOSE -- WE HAVE ATTEMPTED
TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET TOO WITH
ONE-TIME FUNDING RESOURCES.
CANNOT AFFORD TO PASS ANOTHER
BUDGET USING A LARGE AMOUNT OF
NONRECURRING REVENUE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE
SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO MEET THE
BASIC RESPONSIBILITY OUR
GOVERNMENT DOES ITS CITIZENS.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: AND HERE THEY
ARE --
EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN --
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: ENSURING HEALTH
AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR PEOPLE
--
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: AND PRESERVING
AND IMPROVING OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: KNOW WHEN -- NO
ONE CAN ARGUE THAT THESE ARE NOT
FUNDAMENTAL STATE SERVICES AND
OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THEM TO
OKLAHOMANS RELIABLY AND
EFFICIENTLY IS NOT CUTTING IT.
GOVERNMENT IN AND OF ITSELF DOES
NOT CREATE JOBS, BUT IT SHOULD
PROVIDE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO
GROW THE ECONOMY THROUGH A
PRE-MARKET SYSTEM ON BEDARD --
UNFETTERED BY BURDENSOME
REGULATIONS.
IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY TO
PREPARE A PLAN AND A WORKABLE
BUDGET FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
TO THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR STATE
FACES.
WE MUST DELIVER SERVICES THAT
WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AND PUT
PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.
NOW, -- GO RIGHT AHEAD --
LET'S FACE IT.
THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY OF OUR
BUDGET AFFECTS ONLY THE SERVICES
WE PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS, BUT
IT ALSO AFFECTS THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO GET
THE JOB DONE TO ENSURE THE BEST
OUTCOMES FOR OUR PEOPLE.
TO DO SO WE NEED TO INVEST IN
OKLAHOMA FUTURE.
SO WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?
TODAY I AM PROPOSING A SERIES OF
BOLD REFORMS TO STABILIZE OUR
STATE WRITING BOTH OUR RECURRING
REVENUE AND REPAIRING THE
STRUCTURAL DEFICIT OF OUR
BUDGET.
WE MUST PUT OKLAHOMA ON A SOLID
FOUNDATION FOR ITS FUTURE.
THIS PROPOSAL REPRESENTS A
MODERNIZATION OF OKLAHOMA TAX
LAWS THAT WILL INSURE NEW GROWTH
IN YEARS TO COME SO WE WILL HAVE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO PRIORITIZE
OUR STANDING ON NEWLY EMERGING
NEEDS.
THIS PLAN ELIMINATES THE MOST
REGRESSIVE TAX ON THE BOOKS
TODAY, THE STATE SALES TAX ON
GROCERIES.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: THIS WILL
BENEFIT ALL OKLAHOMANS.
ELIMINATING THE STATE SALES TAX
ON GROCERIES IS EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN AN ANNUAL SAVINGS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $350 TO $676
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
IT ALSO GETS RID OF ONE OF THE
MOST VOLATILE SOURCES OF
REVENUE, THE CORPORATE INCOME
TAX.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: IT WILL WORK
TO REDUCE THE PAPERWORK AND THE
RED TAPE BURDEN OF MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES IN OUR STATE AND
BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ELIMINATING THIS TAX PROVIDES
MORE TRANSPARENCY AS IT ALSO
ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THIS
LEGISLATURE TO PICK WINNERS AND
LOSERS WITH SPECIFIC TAX CREDIT.
THIRD, SALES TAX MODERNIZATION.
FOR MANY DECADES, WHEN THE
LEGISLATURE FIRST COMPLICATED --
EXCUSE ME -- CONTEMPLATED THE
SALES TAX LAWS TO BOOST
REVENUES, -WE DID COMPLICATED,
TOO, BY THE WAY -- SOMETIMES IT
COMES OUT WHAT YOU ARE REALLY
THINKING ON YOUR MIND --
[LAUGHTER]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: BRIGHT,
JUSTICES?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S STARTS THAT
BACK AGAIN.
OH, GOODNESS.
WHEN THE LEGISLATOR FIRST
CONTEMPLATED THE SALES TAX LAWS
TO THOSE REVENUES, THE ECONOMY
DEPENDENT ON THE MANUFACTURE AND
SALE OF GOODS.
AS THE ECONOMY IN THE UNITED
STATES HAS SHIFTED FROM A
MANUFACTURING-BASED ECONOMY TO A
SERVICE-BASED COMPANY, THE WAY
WE COLLECT REVENUE NO LONGER
REFLECTS OUR CURRENT ECONOMY.
BUT INSTEAD, AN OUTDATED SYSTEM
THAT HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE
ITS INCEPTION.
SO BY EXPANDING THE SALES TAX
BASE, THIS ALLOWS US TO
ELIMINATE THE STATE SALES TAX ON
GROCERIES AND THE CORPORATE
INCOME TAX AND IT MAY BE
POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE TO LOWER
THE SALES TAX RATE FURTHER.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: TO IMPROVE THE
HEALTH OF OUR STATE, I AM AGAIN
ASKING TO RAISE OUR CIGARETTE
TAX.
SMOKING --
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: SMOKING REMAINS
THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF
PREVENTABLE DEATH IN OKLAHOMA.
IT COSTS OUR SIX -- OUR STATE $
1.62 BILLION IN HEALTH CARE
COSTS.
THE REVENUE RAISED CAN BE SPENT
ON CURRENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS.
FOR DECADES, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
HOW GASOLINE AND DIESEL TAXES
SHOULD GO TO ROADS AND BRIDGES.
I TAX REFORM PLAN DOES THAT.
MY PLAN WILL ENSURE THAT TAXES
ASSOCIATED WITH ROADS AND
BRIDGES ARE THE FUNDING SOURCE
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND
BRIDGES, PERIOD.
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WHAT THIS DOES
IS IT RETURNS THE INDIVIDUAL
INCOME TAXES TO THE GENERAL
REVENUE FUND.
THIS PLAN DOES NOT IMPACT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S
EIGHT-YEAR PLAN.
IT WILL STAY INTACT.
OKLAHOMA CURRENTLY RANKS 48TH IN
THE DIESEL TAX IN THE NATION AND
40 NIGHTS IN GASOLINE TAX.
I PROPOSE A NEW REVENUE STREAM
BY INCREASING OUR GAS AND DIESEL
TAXES TO THE REGIONAL STATE
AVERAGE, BELOW THE NATIONAL --
NATIONAL AVERAGE, HIGH TRADING
OUT THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME
TAXED TO A GAS AND DIESEL TAX,
DEDICATED TO ROADS AND BRIDGES.
THIS BUDGET CHANGE DRAMATICALLY
THE PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE
COLLECTIONS THIS LEGISLATURE
WILL BE ABLE TO CONTROL.
AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED FOR
DECADES, LET'S PUT FUEL TAXES TO
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: MY WORKING --
BY WORKING TOGETHER AND AWARDING
DISTRACTIONS COME -- AVOIDING
DISTRACTIONS, WE CAN MAKE
OKLAHOMA GROW AND PROSPER.
FIRST, TO IMPROVE THE WORKFORCE
AND EDUCATION.
I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AS OF AUGUST 30 1, 201 WERE
MORE THAN 31,000 OVER JOBS IN
OKLAHOMA.
ALMOST 18,000 WERE WHAT ARE
CALLED CRITICAL OPTION PATIENTS,
SUCH AS TEACHERS, NURSES,
ENGINEERS, CHEMISTS, TRUMP
DRIVERS.
IN MY BUDGET I'M PROVIDING $20
MILLION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
PROGRAMS FOR CRITICAL
OCCUPATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: A THRIVING,
PROSPEROUS ECONOMY MUST HAVE A
SKILLED, EDUCATED WORKFORCE, AND
THAT STARTS WITH GOOD TEACHERS
IN THE CLASSROOM PROVIDING OUR
CHILDREN WITH A QUALITY
EDUCATION FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: IN MY BUDGET --
AND MY BUDGET PROVIDES FOR
GROWTH.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: IN A RECENT
MEETING, I HOSTED WITH SOME
MAJOR NATIONAL SITE LOCATION
COMPANIES, AND EXECUTIVE ASKED
ME HOW HE COULD PERSUADE
VISITORS TO COME TO OKLAHOMA
WHEN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE
FOUR-DAY EDUCATION WEEKS.
HE MUST HAVE FIVE-DAY SCHOOL
WEEKS.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLI NOW, LET'S ACT
ON A PERMANENT PAY RAISE FOR OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: IT IS WHAT THE
PUBLIC WANTS AND WHAT OUR
FAMILIES NEED.
THE PAY RAISE MAY NEED TO BE
PHASED IN AND IT MAY BE
TARGETED, BUT IT MUST BE DONE.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO KNOW THAT A PAY
RAISE ALONE WILL NOT IMPROVE
STUDENT OUTCOMES.
WE HAVE ENSURE MORE EXISTING
DOLLARS ARE REACHING THE
CLASSROOM BY TACKLING
ADMINISTRATIVE INEFFICIENCIES
HEAD ON.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WE HAVE A VERY
TOP-HEAVY SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO
BE REFORMED TO PROVIDE TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS MORE RESOURCES.
THE STATE ALREADY PROVIDES A
NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT THE
SCHOOL COULD VOLUNTARILY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF TO SAVE MONEY, SUCH
AS BONDING ASSISTANCE.
IN ADDITION THAT, I'M
CREATING A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW
THE STATE'S EDUCATION FUNDING
FORMULA TO EVALUATE FUNDING
SOURCES AND ANALYZE THE CASE-12
-- K THROUGH 12 SYSTEM
FOOTPRINT.
WE MUST DO THE SAME FOR OUR K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION SYSTEM.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: OUR EDUCATION
SYSTEM US BE FOCUSED ON CREATING
THE BEST OUTCOMES.
TO DO SO, WE MUST ENSURE MORE
MONEY GOES TO THE CLASSROOMS AND
TO TEACHERS.
WE MUST EMPOWER STUDENTS AND
PARENTS I GIVING THEM MORE
CHOICES SO THEY CAN BEST ADDRESS
THEIR OWN NEEDS.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WE MUST BE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE TAXPAYERS ON
HOW WE SPEND OUR EDUCATION
DOLLARS.
SECOND, PUBLIC SAFETY.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WE NEED --
[APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHTER]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: DID I WAKE YOU
UP, COMMISSIONER?
[LAUGHTER]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: HE LIKED THAT
PART, DID HE?
HE IS AWAKE.
I'M JUST TEASING HIM.
HE HAS BEEN RINGING OFF MY
PHONE.
SECOND, PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE NEED TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES AND
OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
LAST FALL A DANGERS MAN NAMED
MICHAEL VANCE TRAVELED ACROSS
OKLAHOMA ON A DEADLY CRIME SPREE
FOR A WEEK.
LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS DESPERATE TO
FIND HIM AND TO STOP HIM.
HE WAS SPOTTED IN A RURAL AREA
IN CUSTER COUNTY IN WESTERN
OKLAHOMA.
TROOPER BRIAN CAN STANZA DROVE
TO 30 MILES -- 230 MILES TO
HELP YOU TROOPER IS STANZA
CHASED VANCE DOWN A DARK, RURAL
ROAD, SLOWING OUT HIS OWN CAR'S
WINDSHIELD WHILE EXCHANGING
GUNSHOTS WITH VANCE WHO HAD AN
AK-47.
I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN THE
VIDEO.
IT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
THE TROOPER ALONG WITH OTHER
TROOPERS WHO HELPED APPREHEND
VANCE ARE HERE, TROOPERS CHRIS
HANOVER, TRENTON KEESLER,
BRANDON STEWART, MICHAEL
WHITTINGTON, ALONG WITH
HELICOPTER PILOTS BRIAN STARTLE
AND COAL PATTERSON AS LONG AS
TROOPER COSTANZA.
WE YOU PLEASE STAND AND LOVE US
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
-- WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AND LET
US THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: THANK YOU TO
ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO
MAKE SACRIFICES TO KEEP US ALL
SAFE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
APPROXIMATELY 26% OF OUR CURRENT
HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT.
WE MUST PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
AND FUND A TROOPER ACADEMY.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: AND WHILE WE
ARE ASSETS, NO TROOPER SHOULD BE
FURLOUGHED ON RESTRICTED TO
DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY BECAUSE OF
LACK OF FUNDING.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: MY BUDGET
ACCOMMODATES THESE ISSUES.
INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY IS
NOT JUST ABOUT INVESTING IN THE
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALSO ABOUT
INVESTING A WAY TO BE STRUCK --
SMARTER ON CRIME AND TOP ON TRUE
CRIMINALS -- AND TOUGH ON TRUE
CRIMINALS.
IT IS NO SECRET OUR PRISON
POPULATION IS IN A CRISIS WITH
OVER SIX 1000 PEOPLE UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF CORRECTIONS.
OUR PRISONS ARE WAY OVERCAPACITY
AND OUR PRISON POPULATION IS
EXPECTED TO GROW I 25% -- BY 25%
OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
OKLAHOMA'S OVERALL INCARCERATION
RATE IS THE SECOND HIGHEST IN
THE COUNTRY.
WE LEAD THE NATION IN FEMALE
INCARCERATION, INCARCERATING
WOMEN, AT 2 1/2 TIMES THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE.
CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME OF YOU MAY
THINK, OKLAHOMA WOMEN ARE NOT
MEANER.
[LAUGHTER]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WITHOUT REFORM,
OKLAHOMA MUST BUILD OR LEASE
THREE NEW PRISONS, AN EXPENSIVE
PROPOSITION, EVEN IN THE BEST OF
TIMES.
WE WOULD NEED TWO NEW PRISONS
IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT FURTHER
REFORM THIS YEAR.
THAT IS WHY I CREATED THE
OKLAHOMA JUSTICE REFORM TASK
FORCE TO FIND DATA-DRIVER, SMART
ON CRIME POLICIES TO FOCUS ON
IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY.
[APPLAUSE]
75% OF OUR NEW ADMISSIONS IN
PRISON ARE -- DEFENDERS BY
STATUTE.
THE NUMBER OF DRUG OFFENDERS
SENTENCED TO PRISON WITH NO
PRIOR CONVICTIONS HAS MORE THAN
DOUBLED IN FIVE YEARS.
MY BUDGET INCLUDES NEW MONEY FOR
CORRECTIONS AND TREATMENT, WHICH
INCLUDES A $50 MILLION BOND
ISSUE TO BUILD WINGS ON A MEN'S
AND WOMEN'S PRISONS FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE OFFENDERS AND
REHABILITATION.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: THERE IS
UNPRECEDENTED CONSERVATIVE
SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE FROM
GROUPS LIKE THE AMERICA
CONSERVATIVE UNION AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT LEADERS TO REDUCE
CRIME AND INCARCERATION.
MEANWHILE, SMART ON CRIME
STATES, CONSERVATIVE STATE SUCH
AS TEXAS, UTAH, YOUR CHECK,
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTH DAKOTA, ARE
ALREADY HEADED IN THIS
DIRECTION, AND STATES HAVE SEEN
BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY OUTCOMES BY
PURSUING THESE TYPES OF REFORMS.
AS ROY WILLIAMS RECENTLY SAID,
OKLAHOMA SPENDS TOO MUCH MONEY
WITHOUT POSITIVE OUTCOMES
NO-LEVEL, NONVIOLENT.
-- LOW-LEVEL, NONVIOLENT PEOPLE.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE
GOVERNOR'S EFFORTS AND
ENCOURAGES THE LEGISLATURE TO
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY DOING
NOTHING MEANS TAXPAYERS MUST
SPEND BILLIONS MORE TO
INCARCERATE MORE PEOPLE ON RISK
PROBLEMATIC FEDERAL INTERVENTION
IN OUR SYSTEM.
WHILE I AM TALKING ABOUT SAFETY,
SEND ME A BILL TO FIX THE REAL
I.D. LICENSES.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLIN: WE HAVE FOUR
MONTHS TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.
LET'S GET IT DONE.
THIRD, HEALTH.
AS I SAID IN MY SECOND INAUGURAL
SPEECH, OUR HEALTH OUTCOMES ARE
HOLDING US BACK AS A STATE AND
THE STATUS QUO WAS NOT
ACCEPTABLE.
AS A RESULT, I CAN BEAT A GROUP
OF HEALTH CARE LEADERS FROM
THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY AND THE STATE
GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE AND
CONTROLLING COSTS.
THERE ARE TOO MANY ISSUES TO
CONTEND WITH IN HEALTH CARE, AND
OBAMA CARE HAS CREATED
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WE MUST
ADDRESS.
HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS ARE
INCREASING AT A DRAMATIC RATES.
DELECTABLES ARE SO HIGH PEOPLE
CAN SCARCELY AFFORD THEIR
INSURANCE COVERAGE THEY HAVE
PURCHASED, AND THE REGULATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE
CREATING ADDED COST WITH VERY
LIMITED BENEFIT.
SO WITH THE HELP OF OUR LOCAL
HEALTH CARE LEADERS, WE ARE
DEVELOPING A PLAN THAT WE WILL
SUBMIT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE SEEN
IN OKLAHOMA.
WE HOPE TO REDUCE REGULATIONS TO
CREATE LOWER-COST INSURANCE
LANDS, ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN
PRIVATE HEALTH ACCOUNTS, SO
PEOPLE CAN GET DIRECT THEIR
HEALTH CARE PURCHASES AND
UTILIZE LOCAL SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS LIKE OUR ENSURE
OKLAHOMA PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT
WORKS FOR OKLAHOMA.
WHILE WE ARE FIXING OUR BROKEN
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, CAN MAKE --
NEVER TAKE ATTENTION AWAY FROM
PERMITTING ILLNESS IN THE FIRST
PLACE, SO LET'S NOT FORGET THAT,
TOO.
[APPLAUSE]
GOVERNOR FALLI FOURTH, WE
CANNOT CONTINUE TO IGNORE OUR
STATE'S CRUMBLING STRUCTURE.
IN MY BUDGET I HAVE BEEN A FIVE
HOUR STATE'S MOST PRESSING
URGENT NEEDS ALONG WITH A BOND
PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS THEM.
THEY INCLUDE A NEW DEPARTMENT OF
-- SO WE DO NOT LOSE OUR
ACCREDITATION AND IMPROVING
FACILITIES LIKE CORRECTIONS,
MENTAL HEALTH, JUVENILE AFFAIRS,
JUST TO NAME A FEW.
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS
A REALISTIC, RESPONSIBLE WAY TO
PUT OUR STATE ON A SUCCESSFUL
PATH BY INVESTING IN OUR STATE.
WE CREATE A STRONGER BUSINESS
CLIMATES, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE
WANT TO LIVE AND WORK AND RAISE
THEIR FAMILY.
BUT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN UNLESS WE
ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND DO THE
TOUGH WORK AND MAKE TOUGH
DECISIONS.
SO ON YOUR DESK, YOU WILL FIND A
PACKET THAT CONTAINS THREE
BUDGETS -- A RED, YELLOW, AND
GREEN.
SO THE RED BUDGET CUTS MILLION
-- $668 MILLION THAT REFLECTS
OUR CURRENT SHORTFALL.
THAT REPRESENTS AN 11% CUT ALL
AGENCIES, AND SOME, WHICH HAVE
ALREADY TAKEN CUTS OF 20%, AND
HE PERCENT, 40%, AND EVEN A 60%
PERCENT -- 66% CUT OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS -- YOUR YELLOW BUDGET
DRAINS THE REMAINING BALANCE OF
OUR RAINY DAY FUND, AND IT ALSO
MAKES SUBSTANTIAL CUTS.
THESE BUDGETS WOULD BE
DETRIMENTAL TO OUR STATE, AND I
DO NOT RECOMMEND WE CONSIDER
EITHER ONE OF THEM.
BUT THE GREEN BUDGET PRESENTS A
CAP FORWARD STABILIZING OUR
BUDGET'S STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES
WHILE INVESTING IN CORE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
IT BASICALLY MIRRORS OUR 2003
BUDGET ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION
THAT IS STILL LESS THAN THAT
2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET WHICH IS
THE HIGHEST WATERMARK WHEN THAT
-- WHEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.
WE MUST NOTE ALSO THAT OUR
STUDENT POPULATION HAS GROWN BY
40,000 STUDENTS SINCE 2009, AND
OUR STATE'S POPULATION HAS GROWN
TO JUST UNDER 4 MILLION IN
POPULATION.
I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU A CHART
HERE ON BOTH SIDES.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHART, IF
WE DO THESE THINGS I HAVE
OUTLINED, THIS WILL GIVE OUR
LEGISLATORS MORE CONTROL IN
DIRECTING HOW MONEY CAN BE SPENT
ON THE STATE'S MOST PRESSING
NEEDS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS CHART, AND
THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR,
LEGISLATORS HAVE CONTROL OF A
LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 44 CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR, BUT WE CAN BUMP THAT
AMOUNT OF TWO 62 C -- TO 62
CENTS.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE MORE CONTROL
TO PRIORITIZE SPENDING ON THE
STATE'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS.
JUST THINK OF WHAT WE COULD
ACCOMPLISH IF WE WERE ABLE TO
STRUCTURALLY CHANGE OUR BUDGET.
WE CAN CHART A NEW, BRIGHTER
COURSE FOR THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA.
WITHOUT A VISION.
AS HENRY FORD SAID, COMING
TOGETHER AS A BEGINNING, KEEPING
TOGETHER IS PROGRESS AND WORKING
SUCCESS, SO LET'S
WORK TOGETHER FOR SUCCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAPPENING --
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