.
. >>>
. >>> 4@THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL B
ADMINISTERED TO GOVERNOR HENRY
McMASTER BY 4@THE HONORABLE
DONALD 4@W. 4@BEATTY, CHIEF JUS
OF 4@THE SUPREME COURT OF COUNT
DONALD 4@W. 4@BEATTY, CHIEF JUS OF 4@THE SUPREME COURT OF COUNT@
SOUTH CAROLINA.
4@4@4@
.
. >>
. >> AS
. >> AS YOU ALL CAN TELL, THIS 4@
CAREFULLY STATEMENTED.
CAREFULLY STATEMENTED. I DO SOLEMN4@LY SWEAR.
>>4@ I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
>> THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED.
>> THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED.
>> ACCORDING TO THE
CONSTITUTION4@ OF THIS STATE.
>> ACCORDING TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE.
>> TO EXERCISE THE DUTIES OF
THE OFFICE TO WHICH I'VE BEEN
ELECTED.
ELECTED.
ELECTED. >> TO EXERCISES THE DUTIES OF
THE OFFICE TO 4@WHICH I HAVE
AVENUE BEEN ELECTED.
>> I WILL TO 4@THE 4@BEST OF MY
ABILITY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES
THEREOF AND PRESERVE, PROTECT
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THIS STATE 4@AND THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. SO HELP ME GOD.
CONGRATULATION, GOVERNOR.
CONGRATULATION, GOVERNOR. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
4@4@
>>
>> LADIES
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE 4@O
SOUTH CAROLINA, HIS EXCELLENCY,
GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE 4@O SOUTH CAROLINA, HIS EXCELLENCY,@
HENRY McMASTER.
HENRY McMASTER. >> THANK YOU.
4@4@4@
BE
BE SEATED, PLEASE. WE'RE WAITING FOR A MOMENT.
@
>>
>> IT
>> IT IS
>> IT IS GREAT TO BE AN AMERICAN.
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN. WHEN I SEE THOSE PLANES,
EVERYTHING WE DO AS 4@A COUNTRY
OUR YOUTHFULNESS, OUR WISDOM,
OUR VIGOR, OUR TALENT, OUR
TREASURES 4@ARE TIED UP 4@IN TH
PLANES 4@WHEN THEY FLY OVER.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
[APPLAUSE][$
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. >>
. >> IT
. >> IT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 4@OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, I THANK YOU FOR
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE PRIDE
AND JOY I HAVE TO 4@BE THE
GOVERNOR OF THIS GREAT 4@STATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. AND I KNOW THAT I SPEAK FOR OUR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, PAMELA
EVETT, AS WELL.
IT IS EXHILARATING AND
HUMBLING, AN HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE AND MY FAMILY AND I
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE CAN NEVER THANK YOU 4@ENOUGH
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE 4@
PLAYERS IN A FASCINATING HUMAN
HISTORY 4@WHICH HAS SPANNED
CENTURIES AND ENVELOPES ALL
PEOPLE IN ALL COUNTRIES OF THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THIS HISTORY HAS MANY ELEMENT
BUT ONE CONSTANT IS 4@THE
PRESENCE 4@OF ECONOMIC
COMPETITION.
COMPETITION. COMPETITION SOMETIMES RISING TO
WARF4@ARE FOR LANDMARKETTES,
POPULATIONS, FOR RESOURCES ALL
WITH WHICH TO PROSPER AND GROW.
THAT ECONOMIC COMPETITION TODAY
WITH WHICH TO PROSPER AND GROW. THAT ECONOMIC COMPETITION TODAY@
IS THE GREATEST THE WORLD HAS
EVER KNOWN. 4@
NOT ONLY COMPETITION WITH 4@
FOREIGN COMPANIES BUT WITH
FOREIGN NATIONS AND WITH THEIR @
GOVERNMENT AS WELL.
IT IS SOPHISTICATED AND INSTANT
AND INVOLVING 4@TARIFFS, TAXES,
TECHNOLOGY, DATA, ANALYTICS AND
LOGISTICS.
LOGISTICS. IT IS FIERCE AND IT OFFERS
REWARD AND SECURITY ONLY FOR
THOSE 4@WHO SUCCEE4@D.
IT IS ALSO BETWEEN STATES.
VIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF
ECONOMIC COMPETITION, IT IS 4@
CLEAR WHAT WE AS SOUTH
CAROLINIANS 4@MUST DO 4@FOR FUT
GENERATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE MUST COMPETE AND WE 4@MUST
WIN.
WIN.
WIN. SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS IS OUR
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. WE
TIME. WE ARE WINNING AND WE 4@WILL KE
TIME. WE ARE WINNING AND WE 4@WILL KE@
WINNING.
WINNING.
WINNING. GREAT FOOTBALL COACHES HAVE
SAID THAT THE WORST MISTAKE A
PLAYER CAN MAKE IS TO 4@FULL
TELL THE BULL.
AS THE CLEMSON TYKERS JUST TOLD
THE WO4@RLD AGAIN, SOUTH CAROLI
PRODUCES 4@SUPERIOR TEAM WORK A
WE WILL NOT FUMBLE THE
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. [APPLAUSE][$.
4@
4@ >>
4@ >> AS
4@ >> AS YOUR GOVERNOR, MY PLAN IS
TO BE BOLD, TO 4@COACH A TEAM O
TALENTED PLAYERS WHO MAKE THEIR
TEAMMATES BETTER PLAYERS IN
PRACTICE, PREPARATION 4@AND THE
ON THE FIELD OF COMPETITION.
MY GAME PLAN FOR SOUTH 4@CAROLI
REQUIRES CHANGING OUR OFFENSIVE
PLAYS ON EDUCATION.
IT MEANS PUTTING STRONG DEFENSE
ON THE FIELD THAT TACKLES
REGULATIONS,4@ KEEPS HIGH TAXES
OFFER THE FIELD AND PROTECTS
OUR ENVIRONMENT LIKE IT IS THE
END ZONE.
END ZONE.
END ZONE. THERE IS NO DOUBT 4@THAT, FOR
YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN WINNING.
WHEN I 4@SAY WINNING, I REFER T
ALL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ALL
SOUTH CAROLINI4@ANS.
SOUTH CAROLINI4@ANS. THAT MEANS TRAILBLAZERS,
LEADERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE
TODA4@Y AND HAVE 4@BROUGHT US T
WHERE 4@WE ARE.
PUBLIC SERVANTS, BUSINESS
LEADERS, EDUCATORS,4@ 4@INNOVAT
DOCTORS, NURSES, VETERANS,
FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE
YOUNG ONES UPCOMING. 4@
FOR ME, WE MEANS THE FIVE
MILLION WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF 4@
SOUTH CAROLINA WHOM PEOPLE FROM
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD REFER
TO AS REMARKABLE.
IN THE TWO YEARS 4@I HAVE AVENU
BEEN IN THIS OFFICE, WE HAVE
ANNOUNCED 4@OVER $8 BILLION 4@I
NEW CAPITALLEN INVESTMENT.
AND OVER 27,000 4@NEW JOBS.
TODAY, OUR AGRICULTURAL BASE IS
ACCELERATING AND OUR TOURISM
INDUSTRY IS THRIVING AND WE
HAVE BECOME A MAJOR HIGH-TECH
MANUFACTURIN4@G HUB.
MANUFACTURIN4@G HUB. THIS LEADERSHIP OVER THE YEAR 4@
HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS 4@PLACE.
WE ARE THE NATION'S TOP
EXPORTER OF TIRES AND 4@OF
COMPLETED AUTOMOBILES AMONG
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. OUR AVERAGE ANNUAL
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
IS 16%.
IS 16%.
IS 16%. THAT IS THE HIGHEST IN THE
SOUTHEAST.
SOUTHEAST. OVER AND OVER AND OVER, WE ARE
RECOGNIZED 4@AS ONE OF THE BEST
PLACES IN THE COUNTRY TO 4@DO
BUSINESS AND TO VISIT AND TO
VACATION.
VACATION.
VACATION. TO CONTINUE AND TO ACCELERATE
THIS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, WHAT
MUST WE DO.
WE MUST KEEP TAXES LOW.
WE 4@MUST ELIMINATE SUFFOCATING
WE MUST KEEP TAXES LOW. WE 4@MUST ELIMINATE SUFFOCATING@
REGULATIONS AND WE MUSTINVEST
IN INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN INFRASTRUCTURE. SURPLUSES IN STATE GOVERNMENT
REVENUE DON'T MEAN WE 4@HAVE TO
SPEND IT ALL.
IT MEANS PRIORITIZING THE MOST
CRITICAL NEEDS 4@AND REBATING
WHAT IS NOT 4@NEEDED BACK TO TH
TAXPAYERS.
TAXPAYERS. THAT I4@S WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
@
CONTINUED
CONTINUED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REQUIRES REFORMING OUR STATE'S
TAX CODE.
TAX CODE.
TAX CODE. IT REQUIRES REFORMING OUR
STATE'S CORPORATE TAX RATES TO
KEEP SOUTH CAROLINA COMPETITIVE
FOR JOBS, INVESTMENT AND FOR
TALENT.
TALENT.
TALENT. PROSPERITY REQUIRES THAT WE 4@
INCREASE OUR INVESTMENT IN
DEVELOPING A SKILLED WORK 4@FOR
TO FILL THE 4@DEMANDS OF TODAY
AND THOSE OF TOMORROW.
THE SKILLS REQUIRED IN 4@TODAY'
MODERN WORKPLACE REQUIRE US TO
STAY AHEAD OF DEMAND AND ADAPT
WITH RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN
TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY. MODERN MANUFACTURING PLANTS 4@A
ASSEMBLY 4@LINES HAVE BEEN
TRANSFORMED INTO INCIDENT RICK @
AT COMPUTERIZED ENVIRONMENTS
DRIVEN BY ADVANCED ROBOT INS,
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
SOPHISTICATED LOGISTICAL
SOPHISTICATED LOGISTICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO
DELIVER FINISHED 4@PRODUCTS
AROUND THE WORLD.
MADE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE 4@INVE
IN SKILLED WORKERS IN THE
TRADES, PLUMBING, MASONRY,
CARPENTRY AND OTHERS.
MATERIALS, METHODS 4@AND TOOLS
HAVE CHANGED AND WILL KEEP
CHANGING.
CHANGING.
CHANGING. SKILLED WORKERS ARE IN SUCH
HIGH DEMAND TODAY THAT WE 4@HAV
TO GO OUTSIDE 4@OF THE STATE TO
RECRUIT THEM.
RECRUIT THEM. RIGHT NOW, 4@SOUTH CAROLINA HAS
60,000 OF THOSE HIGHLY PAID
JOBS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE.
OUR COMPETITORS HAVE THE 4@SAME
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. BUT WE HAVE THE ASSETS TO BE
AND STAY AHEAD OF THEM.
FOR DECADES, EVERY 4@FAMILY'S
GOAL 4@WAS FOR THEIR CHILDREN T
GO TO 4@COLLEGE, WHICH MEANT A
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE.
HIGH4@ER EDUCATION WAS AND STIL
IS THE KEY TO SUCC4@ESS.
BUT NOW, BUT NOW, WE KNOW 4@THA
ECONOMIC 4@PROSPERITY DOES NOT
NECESSARILY REQUIRE A FOUR-YEAR
DEGREE.
DEGREE.
DEGREE. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY CAN BE
ACHIEVED THROUGH A TWO-YEAR
ASSOCIATE DEGREE 4@AN A MULTITU
OF CERTIFICATES FROM OUR
STATE'S TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
OUR TECHNICAL COLLEGE 4@SYSTEM
THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
IT IS 4@UNIQUE WITH READY SC
TRAINING EMPLOYEES FOR OUR
STATE'S MANUFACTURERS AND WITH @
BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN APPLIED
MANUFACTURING.
MANUFACTURING. SOUTH CAROLINA'S TECHNICAL
COLLEGES ARE ASSETS OF 4@ENORMO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FUTURE.
SO, WE MUST INCREASE ALSO OUR
INVESTMENT, DEVELOPING THIS
SKILLED WORK FORCE.
ADDITIONAL WORK FORCE
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR
TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, OUR HIGH 4@
SCHOOLS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
WILL EXPAND OUR STATE'S
PIPELINE OF TALEN4@T.
AS WILL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN
OUR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND
MANUFACTURERS.
MANUFACTURERS. AND THEY ARE 4@WORKING NOW.
A STRONG SKILLED WORK FORCE
ENSURES ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 4@F
ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS.
BUT WE MUST BE BOLD, AGGRESSIVE
AND 4@ALERT AND WE MUST THINK
LONG TERM.
LONG TERM. WE MU4@ST ALSO 4@COMMIT TO
PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY
EDUCATION FOR SOUTH CAROLINA'S @
CHILDREN IF WE ARE 4@TO CONTINU
TO COMPETE IN THE FUTURE FOR
JOBS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE.
HERE IS A PERTINENT EXAMPLE
AGAIN FROM SPORTS COMPETITION.
NASCAR RACING IN DARLINGTON.
IF YOU 4@HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU OUGH
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. IT
TO GO. IT IS EXCELLENCE IN
ENGINEERING, PERFECTION, HIGH
SPEED, RAW CURVES, BRUTE FORCE,
IT IS SOMETHING TO SEE.
IN 2003 AFTER 4@4,000 MILES WIT
AVERAGE SPEEDS TOPPING 4@125
MILES PER HOUR INCLUDING YELLOW
AVERAGE SPEEDS TOPPING 4@125 MILES PER HOUR INCLUDING YELLOW@
FLAGS AND PIT STOPS, RICKETT
CRAVEN BET KURT BUSH 4@BY 2/1,0
OF 4@A SECOND.
IN DISTANCE, THAT WOULD BE THE
DIFFERENCE OF 4@THE PAINT ON TH
FRONT BUMPER.
FRONT BUMPER. IF ONE OF MR. CRAVEN'S TIRES
HAD BEEN A LITTLE BIT FLAT, HE
WOULD HAVE LOST.
HE WOULD HAVE LOST THE RACE.
HE WOULD HAVE LOST THE 4@
COMPETITION.
COMPETITION. SIMILARLY, 4@OUR STATE WILL NEV
EXCEL AND SUCCEED TO ITS
FULLEST 4@4@IF PARTS OF OUR STA
ARE FLAT OR NOT PERFORMING.
IF WE ARE BOLD AND WE PREPARE
FOR THE 4@RACE IN FRONT OF US,
SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BEAT THE
COMPETITION EVERY TIME.
MONTHS AGO, I HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH THE DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT OF ONE OF OUR
RURAL COUNTIES.
RURAL COUNTIES. EDUCATION 4@SUFFERS THERE AND
ONCE GROWN, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
LEAVING.
LEAVING.
LEAVING. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT FOR THEM
EXCEPT FAMILY.
EXCEPT FAMILY. ASKED WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE
EVER A MANUFACTURING 4@COMPANY
SEEKING 500 4@WORKS ARE FOR A N
PLANT IN HER COUNTY WHICH 4@HAS
NONE, THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID,
SHE 4@SAID, IT WOULD CHANGE
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. AND THAT IS WHAT WE INTEND TO
DO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE 4@INTEND TO CHANGE EVERYTHIN
MY PLEDGE TO YOU TODAY IS THAT @
THE 4@WORDS CORRIDOR OF SHAME
WILL SOON BE A FADING MEMORY, A
MEMORY.
4@
THIS
THIS WILL
THIS WILL REQUIRE A NUMBER OF THINGS INCLUDING A STATE-BACKED
ECONOMIC 4@DEVELOPMENT COMMITME
TO BRING JOBS TO THESE
COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING
INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL AREAS.
NOT ONLY IN WATER AND SEWER AND
ROADS BUT 4@IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
AN FACILITIES.
AN FACILITIES. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE SPARK 4@W
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. BUT
NEED. BUT WE 4@MUST BE BOLD.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEING
PERCEIVED AS 4@WEAK IN EDUCATIO
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEING PERCEIVED AS 4@WEAK IN EDUCATIO@
IS NOT GOOD.
BUT BEING PERCEIVED AS NOT
COMMITTING TO FIXING IT IS 4@
DISASTROUS.
DISASTROUS. WE WILL FIX IT AND WE WILL KEEP
DISASTROUS. WE WILL FIX IT AND WE WILL KEEP@
WINNING.
WINNING.
WINNING. COUPLED WITH THE EMPOWERMENT OF
INVESTMENT, BOTH PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC, ENVISIONED 20 YEARS AGO
BY JACK KEMP AND BROUGHT TO
REALITY BY OUR OWN SENATOR TIM
SCOTT WITH 4@THE CREATION OF
OPPORTUNITY 4@4@ZONES, WE NOW H
THE ADDITIONAL POWER TO UNLEASH
OPPORTUNITY 4@4@ZONES, WE NOW H THE ADDITIONAL POWER TO UNLEASH@
THE FREE MARKET AND PUBLIC
INVESTMENT TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY
OF PROGRESS KNOWN AS POVERTY.
WE 4@MUST 4@ALSO RECRUIT AND BU
THE BEST TEAM OF TEACHERS AND 4@
EDUCATORS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE BEST IN THE UNITED 4@STATES
THIS WILL REQUIRE IMAGINATION
AND DETERMINATION.
AND DETERMINATION. IT WILL REQUIRE PROVIDING SOUTH
CAROLINA'S TEACHERS WITH
COMPENSATION THAT IS 4@4@
COMPETITIVE NOT ONLY IN THE
SOUTHEAST BUT ACROSS THE
NATION.
4@
WE
WE MUST
WE MUST ALSO EMBARK ON PROVIDING 4@BOLD REFORM, REFORM
REFORM IN EDUCATION FUNDING.
MAKING OUR 4@SCHOOLS SAFE WITH @
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI4@CERS AND
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.
RESTORING OLD-4@FASHIONED
RESTORING OLD-4@FASHIONED DISCIPLINE IN 4@THE CLASSROOM,
COMMON SENSE RELIEF FOR OUR
TEACHERS FROM TESTING, FORMS
AND PAPERWORK.
AND PAPERWORK. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND GIVING OUR STATE
SUPERINTENDENT THE AUTHORITY
WHEN NECESSARY 4@TO REMOVE 4@AN
REPLACE NONPROTECTED SCHOOL
BOARDS.
BOARDS.
BOARDS. OVER THE YEARS IN THE EDUCATION
DEBATE, IN THE GREAT DEBATE 4@
OVER EDUCATION, THE RIDDLE IS
ALWAYS ASKED ABOUT THE CHICKEN
OR THE 4@EGG.
ALWAYS COMES UP, WHICH COMES
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? IS
FIRST? IS IT THE STRONG FAMILY OR IS 4@
IT THE JOB OR IS IT 4@EDUCATION
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT, IF 4@WE 4@
ANY ONE OF THESE THREE, 4@4@STR
FAMILIES, JOBS OR EDUCATION, WE
WILL NEVER HAVE THE OTHER TWO.
WE KNOW THAT 4@OUR SUCCESS IN
TODAY'S WORLDWID4@E 4@ECONOMIC
COMPETITION DEPENDS 4@ON OUR
INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY,
INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, TRAINING, RESEARCH,
TRAINING, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION AND 4@IMAGINATION.
IN A SINGLE WORD, IT DEPENDS ON
OUR BRAIN POWER.
THAT IS WHY 4@SOUTH CAROLINA4@'
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION MUST BE
SECOND TO NONE 4@IN THE UNITED
STATES AN 4@AND WE WILL 4@SEE
THAT IS A FACT, A REALITY.
FINALLY, WE MUST 4@ENDEAVOR 4@T
ALWAYS PROTECT OUR STATE'S
ENVIRONMENT, OUR SPECTACULAR 4@
NATURAL RESOURCES.
NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS LAND IS 4@NOTED BY THE
EXPLORERS FOR KINGS AND QUEENS
CENTURIES AGO 4@AS LUSH, FERTIL
AND BRIMMING WITH ABUNDANCE IN
PLANT AND 4@ANIMAL LIFE.
IT IS IRREPLACEABLE.
THE OBLIGATION AND PRIVILEGE OF
OUR GENERATIONS AND OTHERS IS 4@
TO USE IT, CULTIVATE IT,
DEVELOP IT AND ALSO TO PROTECT
IT 4@AND ENCROACH UPON IT ONLY
GENTLY.
GENTLY.
GENTLY. OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE
PRESERVATION OF OUR NATU4@RAL
ENVIRONMENT 4@ARE NOT OPPOSING
OBJECTIVES WHICH MUST BE
BALANCED AS 4@IN 4@A COMPETITIO
ONE AGAINST THE 4@OTHER.
NO, INSTEAD, THEY ARE
COMPLEMENTARY, INTERTWINED AND
INSEPARABLE, EACH DEPENDENT ON
THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. TO THESE ENDS, I HAVE RECENTLY
ESTABLISHED THE SOUTH CAROLINA
FLOOD WATER COMMISSION.
IT IS 4@UNIQUE IN THE 4@UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. IT IS POWERFUL.
THE COMMISSION'S PURPOSE IS TO
PROVIDE GUIDANCE, SOLUTIONS AND
OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY
INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING AND
ALL THAT THAT ENTAILS.
ITS SCOPE WILL BE GLOBAL 4@BUT
WILL BE APPLIED 4@HERE.
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REQUIRES
THAT WE ADDRESS WATER IN 4@A
COMPREHENSIVE FASHION.
COMPREHENSIVE FASHION. WHETHER IT IS FLOODING, SEA
RISE, 4@AQUIFER DEPLETION OR
UPSTREAM WITHDRAWAL.
UPSTREAM WITHDRAWAL. MAKE NO MISTAKE, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
GENTLEMEN. A PLENTIFUL WATER SUPPLY IS
ESSENTIAL 4@TO OUR MANUFACTURIN
AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM
INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS OUR
QUALITY 4@OF LIFE.
SO WE MUST WORK TOGETHER 4@4@4@
DILIGENTLY AND INTELLIGENTLY.
WE MUST WORK AGAINST
ENDANGERING OUR BEACHES, OUR
SEA 4@ISLANDS AND OUR WATERSHED@
>>> TO THE MEMBER 4@OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WE AMONG
OURSELVES ARE NOT COMPETITORS.
WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM 4@
WITH THE SAME ULTIMATE GOAL
WHICH IS THE PROSPERITY 4@AND 4@
HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. AND SECOND, BUT FOREMOST,
FOREMOST FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LET ME SAY,
I SEE BEFO4@RE US THE BRIGHTEST
OF FUTURES.
OF FUTURES. BUT WE MUST 4@ALWAYS THINK BIG.
WE MUST HAVE 4@CONFIDENCE AND W
MUST BE BOLD.
WE WILL DO THINGS 4@WHICH HAVE
NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE4@ AND WE
WILL SUCCEED.
WILL SUCCEED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAY GOD
BLESS YOU.
BLESS YOU. MAY GOD BLESS THE GREAT STATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE GREAT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU.