Senate Journal: Page 1452: Wednesday, April 26, 2000

  FINAL ADJOURNMENT

  By virtue of Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, duly adopted, the
  day of April 26, 2000, having arrived, President Kramer declared the
  2000 Regular Session of the Seventy-Eighth General Assembly
  adjourned sine die.

  MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

  June 6, 2000

  The Honorable Brent Siegrist
  Speaker of the House
  State Capitol
  Des Moines, IA 50319

  The Honorable Mary Kramer
  President of the Senate
  State Capitol
  Des Moines, IA 50319

  Speaker Siegrist and President Kramer,

  Lt. Governor Sally Pederson and I are pleased that many of the Leadership
  Agenda
  items that we proposed for this session were approved by the Legislature.
  We took
  progressive steps toward reaching our goal of realizing Iowa's promise by
  ensuring that
  we have more Iowans, younger Iowans, and better-paid Iowans.

  When the Legislature worked with us in a bipartisan way, we accomplished
  great
  things for the people of Iowa.  The Legislature passed many of our proposals
  that will
  help Iowa grow, retain, and recruit a skilled workforce, including the New
  Economic
  Opportunities Fund and Jobs for America's Graduates.

  One of the quality of life items that we proposed that was passed by the
  Legislature
  was the Millennium Fund.  This program will help Iowa by providing financial
  support
  for developing major commercial attractions.  At our insistence, this
  program will also
  provide state funds to help many of Iowa's smaller school districts repair
  and replace
  aging or unsafe schools buildings.

  Over the past month, we signed into law a fiscally responsible and balanced
  state
  budget.  This new budget, like the one we proposed, will have the lowest
  percentage
  increase in state spending in recent memory.  The Vilsack/Pederson
  Administration
  has worked hard and creatively to leverage federal dollars to provide more
  long-term
  care options for Iowa's senior citizens; improve water quality; and provide
  a health care
  system that ensures access to comprehensive care, especially preventive
  medical and
  dental care for Iowa children.

  However, we are disappointed that the Legislature neglected many other
  critical
  needs of Iowans.  Several good, common sense, pro-Iowa issues as increasing
  ethanol
  use, lowering the standard for drunk driving to .08, simplifying Iowa's tax
  code,

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