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FIFTH CALENDAR DAY
FIFTH SESSION DAY
Gaskel Room
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, January 13, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 8:45 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Wilmer Rensink, member of the
Senate from Sioux County, Sioux Center, Iowa.
COMMITTEE FROM THE HOUSE
A committee from the House of Representatives appeared and
announced that the House was ready to receive the Senate in joint
convention.
In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 1, duly adopted, the
Senate proceeded to the joint convention in the South Gaskel Room.
JOINT CONVENTION
The joint convention reconvened at 8:55 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Senator Horn moved that the roll call be dispensed with and that
the President be authorized to declare a quorum present, which motion
prevailed by a voice vote.
President Boswell declared a quorum present.
REPORT OF CANVASS OF VOTE
The report of canvass of the vote was read by the Secretary of the
joint convention as follows:
MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN AND LADIES OF THE JOINT CONVENTION:
Your tellers, appointed by the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives to canvass the vote cast for
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the election held
November 8, 1994, begs leave to make the following report of the total
vote cast for Governor:
Terry E. Branstad..........566,395
Bonnie J. Campbell..........414,453
Richard ODell Hughes..........5,505
Veronica Wells Butler..........3,737
Carl E. Olsen..........2,772
Scattering..........4,386
And the total vote cast for Lieutenant Governor at the election,
held November 8, 1994:
Joy Corning..........566,395
Leonard L. Boswell..........414,453
Monica Davis..........5,505
Robert Stowe..........3,737
Brenda Carey..........2,772
Scattering..........2,990
All of which is most respectfully submitted.
BILL FINK DWIGHT L. DINKLA
Teller of the Senate Teller of the House
RODNEY N. HALVORSON GERALD E. CORNELIUS
Assistant Teller Assistant Teller
WILMER RENSINK RICHARD L. LARKIN
Assistant Teller Assistant Teller
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Secretary of the Joint Convention
Senator Horn moved the adoption of the report.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the report was adopted.
President Boswell announced that the Honorable Terry E. Branstad,
having received the highest number of votes cast for Governor at the
last general election, has been duly elected to the office of Governor
of the state of Iowa for the ensuing term, or until a successor is duly
elected and qualified; and the Honorable Joy Corning having received the
highest number of votes cast for Lieutenant Governor at the last general
election, has been duly elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of
the state of Iowa for the ensuing term, or until a successor is duly
elected and qualified.
The following certificates were signed in the presence of the joint
convention:
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
STATE OF IOWA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GREETINGS:
This is to certify that upon a canvass in Joint Convention of the
two Houses of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa,
of all votes cast at the general election held November 8, 1994, for the
office of Governor of the State of Iowa, it appeared that Terry E.
Branstad received the highest number of all votes cast for any candidate
at said election for said office and was thereupon declared duly elected
to said office for the term of four years and until a successor is duly
elected and qualified.
Signed in the presence of the Joint Convention this thirteenth day
of January A.D., 1995.
RON J. CORBETT ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Speaker of the House Clerk of the House and
BILL FINK Secretary of the Joint Convention
Teller of the Senate LEONARD L. BOSWELL
DWIGHT L. DINKLA Presiding Officer
Teller of the House of the Joint Convention
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
STATE OF IOWA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GREETINGS:
This is to certify that upon a canvass in Joint Convention of the
two Houses of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa,
of all votes cast at the general election held November 8, 1994, for the
office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Iowa, it appeared that Joy
Corning received the highest number of all votes cast for any candidate
at said election for said office and was thereupon declared duly elected
to said office for the term of four years and until a successor is duly
elected and qualified.
Signed in the presence of the Joint Convention this thirteenth day
of January A.D., 1995.
RON J. CORBETT ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Speaker of the House Clerk of the House and
BILL FINK Secretary of the Joint Convention
Teller of the Senate LEONARD L. BOSWELL
DWIGHT L. DINKLA Presiding Officer
Teller of the House of the Joint Convention
President Boswell then directed that the abstract of votes and
certificates of election be filed with the Secretary of State.
Senator Horn moved that a committee of six, three members from the
Senate and three members from the House, be appointed to notify Governor
Terry E. Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning of the official
result of the canvass of votes.
The motion prevailed by voice vote and President Boswell announced
the appointment of Senators Fink, Halvorson and Maddox, on the part of
the Senate, and Representatives Drake, Schulte and Nelson, on the part
of the House.
Senator Husak took the chair at 9:00 a.m.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session, Senator Husak presiding.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Senator Fink, from the joint committee appointed to notify Terry E.
Branstad and Joy Corning of their election to the office of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, respectively, submitted the following
report and moved its adoption:
MR. PRESIDENT: As a committee appointed at the joint convention to
notify the Honorable Terry E. Branstad and the Honorable Joy Corning of
their election to the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
respectively, we beg leave to report that we have performed the duty
assigned to us and that they stand ready to assume the duties of the
offices to which they were elected.
Respectfully submitted,
BILL FINK JACK DRAKE
RODNEY N. HALVORSON LYNN SCHULTE
O. GENE MADDOX LINDA NELSON
Senate House
The report was adopted by a voice vote and the committee
discharged.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session on the main floor of Veterans
Memorial Auditorium at 9:48 a.m., President Boswell presiding.
Musical accompaniment was provided by Sioux City Heelin High School
Concert Band.
President Boswell requested that the members of the 1995
Legislative Inaugural Committee retire and escort Governor Terry E.
Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning to the Joint Convention.
The Senate stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The Senate resumed session at 9:51 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
The families of Governor Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Corning
were escorted into the auditorium.
The 1995 Iowa Inaugural Committee was escorted into the auditorium.
The Most Reverend Daniel Kucera, Archbishop of the Dubuque Diocese,
and Linda Carder, the Associate Conference Minister for Education and
the Arts for the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ, were
escorted to their seats.
Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin was escorted to his seat.
The members of the legislative inaugural committee in attendance
consisting of Senators Priebe, Sorensen, Bennett and Maddox on the part
of the Senate; and Representatives Garman, Larson, Lamberti, Connors,
Mertz and Schrader on the part of the House, were escorted to the front
of the rostrum.
Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning was escorted to the rostrum.
Governor Terry E. Branstad was escorted to the rostrum.
The colors were advanced by the Iowa National Guard.
The National Anthem was sung by Denise Shipler of Burt, Iowa.
The invocation was delivered by the Most Reverend Daniel W. Kucera.
The oath of office was administered to Lieutenant Governor Joy
Corning by Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin of the Supreme Court of
Iowa, assisted by Carol Hallquist, Claudia Peyton, and Ann Jones,
Lieutenant Governor Cornings daughters.
President Boswell presented Lieutenant Governor Corning who
delivered the following remarks:
Governor Branstad, President Boswell, Speaker Corbett, Chief
Justice McGivern, Justices and Judges, State Officials, Senators and
Representatives, Distinguished Guests and Friends.
In his Condition of the State message on Tuesday, Governor Branstad
focused on Iowa pride, progress, and opportunity. And he emphasized that
we want Iowans to feel safer and we want Iowans to build even stronger
families.
I see the faces of Iowans gathered here today -- young faces,
middle-aged faces, childrens faces (my own grandchildrens faces), and
the faces of older Iowans, the elderly. Your faces -- and those of all
of our neighbors and friends and relatives -- remind me of the abiding
pride we have in Iowa people. The Governor and I continually boast of
your solid, common sense values, your commitment to responsibility and
your care and concern for others.
When I see your faces, I am also reminded of where, indeed, I focus
my visions and hopes for a safe, secure, loving, nuturing environment.
I want you and you and each one of you to feel accepted and
nurtured and to have the opportunity to reach your full potential as an
informed and contributing and effective citizen of our state.
I want that for you whether you are a Jew, a Muslim, a Christian, a
Latino, a Caucasian, an African-American, a Southeast Asian, a Native
American -- whether you live in cities or on farms -- whether you are
rich or poor, disabled, or differ in your family structure.
All of my adult life -- and now, with great commitment during the
past four years in this office--
I have worked with concerned citizens to strengthen and protect the
children and families of our state.
I have worked with citizens to foster acceptance of all people of
our state.
I intend to continue these vital initiatives the next four years,
to explore and augment avenues that prevent the problems that devastate
lives and eat away at our valuable resources. And I invite and challenge
all Iowans to participate in these efforts.
I have other special projects that would fit under these umbrellas,
though their titles might suggest yet other goals:
my workplace literacy project
chairing the Council on Human Investment
and chairing the Governors Cultural Coalition to name a few.
I intend to enthusiastically continue these also, with renewed
vigor and commitment. And, again, I invite your support.
Together we make Iowa the beautiful, bountiful haven that is our
home, the place of our grounding, and the land that reverberates our
heartbeats and nutures our highest hopes.
The Song of Iowa and America the Beautiful were sung by the Choral
of Des Moines Childrens Choruses.
The oath of office was administered to Governor Terry E. Branstad
by Chief Justice McGiverin with Mrs. Chris Branstad assisting.
President Boswell presented Governor Terry E. Branstad, who
delivered the following inaugural address:
President Boswell, Speaker Corbett, Lieutenant Governor Corning,
Chief Justice McGivern, Justices and Judges, State Officials, Senators
and Representatives, Distinguished Guests and Friends.
Each and every time I have recited that oath to uphold our
constitution and serve as your Governor, I am awestruck. Goosebumps
still run up and down my spine as I think of my place in the long line
of distinguished citizens who have served as Chief Executive of this
great State we call Iowa.
They and I have been entrusted by the people to lead this state.
From Ansel Briggs to Bob Ray, they have helped mold this land between
two great rivers into a special place on Gods earth. Through the fickle
winds of blizzards and heat, floods and drought, have emerged a unique
people. A people who steward the land and feed the world; a people who
love God and help their neighbors; a people who understand their place
in the world and have the most uncommon, common sense.
I am humbled and honored to be called by those people to serve as
their Governor. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you
and I gratefully accept the challenge you have bestowed upon me. I pray,
and I ask for your prayers, that God will grant me the wisdom to lead
this state to its brightest days.
Can we make these years before us the best in our states history?
Just as our ancestors tamed the prairie, can we take the future and make
it our own? Can we chop away the underbrush of yesterdays yearnings and
resist the modern day temptation to follow blind paths? Of course we
can. Of course we will. But we must take a clear-eyed view of who we are
and where we are and dare to dream of what we can be.
Who are we? We are first and foremost good people. We believe that
certain values are good and right: hard work, honesty, a belief in God,
and a commitment to public service. We were all taught these values and
they bubble forth in all of us like a spring on a hillside. We may not
have known it as kids, but those things that our parents and teachers
instilled in us are the heart and soul of what it means to be an Iowan.
We are a people with a deep faith in the value of a good education.
We learned early that fortunes can be lost with the shift of the wind.
But, as my mother would tell me over and over, They can never take an
education away from you. We know that the education of our children is
the ticket to our future and from the one-room township schoolhouse to
the fiber optic network, we have never doubted our faith in education.
We are good stewards of the land; with reverence for the natural
resources from which grows our productivity. Whether we live in city or
country, apartment or farmhouse, we are not far from the land. We
understand its bounty is our bounty -- its loss our loss. Our values are
grounded in the deep black earth that covers this state.
We are a people committed to quality. From John Deere to Maytag;
Winnebago to Pella Corporation, people all over the world know that Iowa
means quality and Iowa products are the best on the market. The
productivity and skill of our workers in Iowa gets the job done right,
the first time.
Iowa is a state of neighbors and families and small communities. It
is a place where we bring over food for the neighbor who is sick;
harvest the crops for the family whos suffered a tragedy; cheer on the
high school basketball team every Friday night. In Iowa, we are still
connected to each other in bonds of friendship, compassion, and
civility.
In short, Iowans are good people, with good values rooted in the
land, a deep faith in education, and a commitment to quality. Iowans are
good neighbors, devoted family members, and active citizens of small
communities. That is who we are.
Where are we? In Iowa, we are in the center of things. Smack dab in
the center of North America -- in the center of our nation. That
placement makes us aware and affected by the world around us. We know
that what happens in Russia impacts us in Moscow, Iowa. We know that
free and open trade means bread on the table of our farm families. We
know that our lives and our fortunes are swayed by trends and pressures
outside of us and over which we have little control.
Economically, we are strong, with our bins busting, our coffers
full, and more people working than ever before in our history. With the
world poised to open its borders to trade, Iowa stands to reap untold
economic benefits. Rapid changes in technology are shortening distances
and allowing Iowans in Madrid to compete with people in Madrid. We live
in a time when hard work, quality, and good communities are rare
commodities as never before. Iowa stands poised for great opportunities.
Today, who we are -- our values and our people -- and where we are
-- in the center of things poised for opportunity -- provide us with our
greatest opportunities and our greatest challenges.
Our values are in short supply in the world today and that makes
them more valuable and attractive. yet, they are founded on the farm --
and the farm is changing. They are framed by the family -- and the
family unit is stressed. They are connected to the community -- and our
communities are challenged. Being in the center of things gives us an
awareness and an ability to compete in the world marketplace. But we
cannot let being in the center of things make us satisfied to be in the
middle of the pack.
No, we must dare to dream what kind of state, what kind of people
we can be and have the courage to take the steps to get there. The winds
of change that sweep this countrys plains sweep Iowa, too. We cannot
build mountains or walls to keep them out.
Our challenge is to take the best of our past and mold it into a
bright future.
It wont be easy. Many of our farms and farmers are stretched to the
limit trying to compete with the forces of modern agriculture. Some
would like to turn back the clock and legislate away competition. But if
we do that, we would be signing our states economic death warrant.
Instead, we need to give our farmers the tools, the products, and the
knowledge to compete with anyone in the world.
Many of our families are stressed and near breaking. Some would
want government to substitute itself for the family as the glue that
holds our society together. But that has proven only to speed up the
breakdown of families. Instead, we must place more emphasis on personal
and family responsibility, not government-sponsored dependency.
Some of our communities are having a tough time coping with a
rapidly changing economy. For those, we need to train new leaders, break
down the barriers of distance with new technology, and energize the
community into building its own future. I will not rest until every part
of this state is growing again.
Even the insidious forces of crime seem to be seeping into some of
our proud and safe communities. Our challenge is to stop it and stop it
now. When I was young, we lived along highway sixty-nine, and even with
that, we didnt lock the doors at night -- we didnt even have locks on
the doors. When you and I were the age of the children seated in the
balcony here today, we could play in the streets without worry. And the
thought of injury at school didnt expand beyond the class bully. Iowa
can and will retun to that gentler era when the dark of night meant
peaceful rest and the break of dawn meant peace of mind. We will do it
not by coddling the criminal, but by making punishment clear, swift, and
tough.
As a state, we, too, must not simply sit on the status quo. Sure,
our budget is balanced, but there is more to governing than that.
We must remake and continuously improve state government so that it
is doing only what it needs to do and is doing that well.
We cannot afford to have a tax structure that punishes the
production and penalized success. Income taxes and property taxes must
be cut and our commitment to education must reach historic highs.
In short, our state can be a stand-out if we dare to compete. We
have the resources -- land, people, intelligence, communities -- to best
anyone, anywhere. If government removes the lead-weights from the legs
of Iowans and trains them with the best education system in the world,
no one will stop us.
Our standard of living will rise.
Our family incomes will shoot up.
Our exports will take off.
Our communities will grow.
Iowa will be the best that it can be.
As your Governor, I will dedicate my next four years to making this
dream a reality. But I will need your help. The help of my good friend
and partner, Joy Corning, whose advice and calm voice of reason I value.
The help of my family -- Chris, Eric, Allison, and Marcus -- who have
all sacrificed so much and given me their unselfish support and love.
The help of the good people of Iowa who have entrusted me with the
responsibilities of leadership.
This is a new day in Iowa, new times, with new challenges. And the
same old Governor, with the same old principles and the same old values.
Well, I dont plan to change my values or my principles -- they, like the
values of all Iowans, are rooted in the good earth of our state.
But like the people of this state, I plan to use those
old-fashioned values and principles to lead Iowa to a bright future.
The future is history we now have a chance to write. My goal is to
have the future historians of this state say this about my service as
your Governor, He embraced the traditional values of Iowas past; faced
squarely the challenges of his day; and led Iowa to its most promising
future. With your help, I will reach that, the most important goal, I
have ever set.
Thank you and God bless you.
The benediction was offered by the Reverend Linda Carder.
Representative Siegrist moved that the joint convention be
dissolved.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the joint convention was
dissolved at 10:46 a.m.
The Senate resumed regular session, President Boswell presiding.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE
Convened: January 12, 1995, 10:04 a.m.
Members Present: Priebe, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Banks, Black, Boswell, Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak,
McLaren, Sorensen and Zieman.
Members Absent: Palmer (excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 15 and 17 and LSB 1627 as committee
bills.
Adjourned: 10:24 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS
Convened: January 12, 1995, 2:30 p.m.
Members Present: Murphy, Chair; Boswell, Vice Chair; Lind, Ranking
Member; Banks, Bartz, Black, Borlaug, Douglas, Dvorsky, Flynn, Fraise,
Gronstal, Halvorson, Hammond, Husak, Iverson, Judge, Kibbie, McLaren,
Neuhauser, Rensink, and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Kramer and Tinsman (all excused).
Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Adjourned: 2:33 p.m.
BUSINESS AND LABOR
Convened: January 12, 1995, 11:30 a.m.
Members Present: Dearden, Chair; Gettings, Vice Chair; Freeman, Ranking
Member; Connolly, Dvorsky, Giannetto, Hammond, Iverson and Maddox.
Members Absent: Banks.
Committee Business: Approved committee rules.
Adjourned: 11:38 a.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: January 12, 1995, 1:32 p.m.
Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
Member; Bisignano, Douglas, Flynn, Freeman, Gettings, Gronstal, Hedge,
Husak, Lundy, Priebe and Redfern.
Members Absent: Palmer.
Committee Business: Adopted committee rules.
Adjourned: 1:42 p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Convened: January 12, 1995, 9:36 a.m.
Members Present: Dvorsky, Chair; Deluhery, Vice Chair; Flynn, Hansen,
Jensen and Redfern.
Members Absent: McLaren, Ranking Member.
Committee Business: Adopted committee rules.
Adjourned: 9:52 a.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: January 12, 1995, 10:07 a.m.
Members Present: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Redfern, Ranking
Member; Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind, Murphy,
Neuhauser, Rensink, Szymoniak and Tinsman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 1 and 3 as committee bills.
Adjourned: 10:34 a.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 12, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Sorensen, Chair; Fink, Vice Chair; Maddox, Ranking
Member; Black, Fraise, Halvorson, Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Adopted committee rules and assigned a study bill to
a subcommittee.
Adjourned: 1:43 p.m.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
Convened: January 12, 1995, 10:49 a.m.
Members Present: Hansen, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Zieman, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Boettger, Borlaug, Flynn, Giannetto, Kibbie, Maddox,
McKean, Palmer, Sorensen, Szymoniak and Vilsack.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Organizational meeting; adopted committee rules.
Adjourned: 11:23 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: January 12, 1995, 10:50 a.m.
Members Present: Gettings, Chair; Fraise, Vice Chair; Drake, Ranking
Member; Black, Connolly, Dearden, Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind
and Rittmer.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Organizational meeting; assigned bills to
subcommittees.
Adjourned: 11:05 a.m.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 2
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Gettings, Chair; Boswell and Kramer
Senate Concurrent Resolution 7
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Gettings, Chair; Boswell and Lind
House Concurrent Resolution 7
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Horn, Chair; Bisignano, Boswell, Lind and Rife
SSB 15
AGRICULTURE: Boswell, Chair; Bartz and Fraise
SSB 17
AGRICULTURE: Priebe, Chair; Husak and McLaren
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 10:47 a.m.,
until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 1995.
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