Senate Journal: Page 59: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
uncertainty in their lives. Technology is an enormous help to us, making us more
efficient and accessible, bringing the courts closer to the people. Our achievements are
cause for optimism in these otherwise gloomy times.
Certainly, we face many challenges. The greatest challenge, for all of us, will be to
continue performing our constitutional responsibilities to the people despite Iowa’s
present fiscal hardships. While the problem is serious, it is not insurmountable. We
must find lasting solutions to our problems. We have offered you many ideas for
sensible changes that would help us place scarce resources where we need them most,
enabling us to deliver affordable and high-quality judicial services to the citizens of
Iowa, now and in the future. We cannot act unilaterally; these changes require your
approval. Although we as citizens know of the demands being made upon you, we trust
you will respond to the needs of the justice system. It is in the public interest to do so.
And finally, we are grateful for our dedicated judges and court employees, whose
collective talents, resourcefulness, and perseverance, enable the courts to make
progress and to pursue our mission with vigor. The ultimate measure of these
dedicated public servants is being proven over and over again in these times of great
challenges.
Thank you.
Chief Justice Louis A. Lavorato was escorted from the House
chamber by the committee previously appointed.
Governor Thomas J. Vilsack was escorted from the House chamber
by the committee previously appointed.
Representative Gipp moved that the joint convention be dissolved,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
The Senate returned to the Senate chamber.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 10:48 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m.
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League of Women Voters of Iowa
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