House Journal: Page 35: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that a committee of six,
consisting of three members from the Senate and three members from
the House of Representatives, be appointed to notify Governor
Thomas J. Vilsack that the joint convention was ready to receive him.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such
committee Senators Drake of Muscatine, Rehberg of Buchanan and
Bolkcom of Johnson, on the part of the Senate, and Representatives
Gipp of Winneshiek, Metcalf of Polk and Stevens of Dickinson, on the
part of the House.
Secretary of State, Chester J. Culver; Treasurer of State, Michael
Fitzgerald; Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Patty
Judge; State Auditor, Dick Johnson and Attorney General, Tom
Miller were escorted into the House chamber.
The Supreme Court Justice, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the
Chief Judge and Judges of the Appellate Court were escorted into the
House chamber.
Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson was escorted into the House
chamber.
Mrs. Christie Vilsack, wife of the Governor was escorted into the
House chamber.
The committee waited upon Governor Thomas J. Vilsack and
escorted him to the Speaker’s station.
President Kramer presented Governor Thomas J. Vilsack who
delivered the following condition of the state and budget message:
Thank you, Madame President, Mr. Speaker, thank you members of the General
Assembly, thank you distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen.
After a welcome like that from both sides of the aisle, I am tempted to sit down
right now and keep my bipartisan support intact. But I will take a chance and speak
about the state of our great state and its future, taking the risk that you will be as
supportive, generous, and enthusiastic with your applause when I finish.
During the last year, the Lieutenant Governor, the First Lady and I experienced
the heart and soul of this state. We looked at the faces of Iowans struck by devastating
tornadoes, floods and droughts-and we saw determination. We looked into the faces of
Iowans who farm the land, concerned about whether their way of life would continue-
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