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>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S JANUARY 3RD AND WELCOME TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC MEDIA'S
COVERAGE OF THE 2023
INAUGURATION CEREMONY.
WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA IN
MADISON.
I'M SHAWN JOHNSON OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC RADIO.
FREDERICA FREYBERG IS UNABLE TO
JOIN US FOR TODAY'S
INAUGURATION.
FOR THE NEXT HOUR, YOU WILL SEE
PERFORMANCES BY THE NEENAH
COMMUNITY BAND, INDIAN COMMUNITY
SCHOOL AND WAUKESHA SOUTH
MARCHING BAND.
THEN STARTING AT NOON, TONY
EVERS AND OTHER STATEWIDE
ELECTED LEADERS WILL BE SWORN
INTO OFFICE.
DEMOCRAT TONY EVERS IS THE 46TH
GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN.
AND AS YOU LOOK AT THE CAPITOL
ROTUNDA, YOU SEE SOME FAMILIAR
- SIGHTS FOR INAUGURATIONS, THE
GIANT FLAGS BACKDROPPING THE
LECTERN WHERE TONY EVERS AND
OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
WILL SPEAK TODAY.
THERE ARE SIMILARITIES TO ANY
INAUGURATION.
FOUR YEARS AGO, THOUGH, IT WAS A
DIFFERENT SCENE HERE.
YOU HAD A SEA CHANGE IN STATE
GOVERNMENT FOUR YEARS AGO, AS
TONY EVERS AND OTHER DEMOCRATS
SWEPT IN TO STATEWIDE OFFICES,
REPLACING REPUBLICAN OFFICE
HOLDERS, FORMER GOVERNOR SCOTT
WALKER AMONG THEM.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DEMOCRATS
BACK IN MOST OF THE STATEWIDE
OFFICES, ASIDE FROM TREASURER,
THEY WON THERE, YOU HAVE THE
OTHER FAMILIARITY OF VERY
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE.
AND WE KNOW HOW THAT WENT FOR
THE PAST FOUR YEARS AS
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TONY EVERS
WOULD INTRODUCE A NUMBER OF
THINGS AND THE REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATURE WOULD KINDLY IGNORE
THEM, THE LEGISLATURE WOULD SEND
A NUMBER OF BILLS TO HIS DESK,
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TONY EVERS
VETOED A RECORD NUMBER OF THEM
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.
SO THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER
THINGS WILL CHANGE.
WE KIND OF KNOW HOW THIS WENT
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER,
HAVING SEEN THAT, WHETHER TONY
EVERS HAVING WON A SECOND TERM
AND BY, YOU KNOW, A LARGER
MARGIN BY WISCONSIN STANDARDS,
WHETHER THAT WILL CHANGE THINGS
IN WISCONSIN STATE GOVERNMENT.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE LOOMING
QUESTION OF HOW THESE TWO
PARTIES, THE GOVERNOR ON ONE
SIDE AND THE REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATURE ON THE OTHER SIDE,
ARE GOING TO MANAGE A RECORD
BUDGET SURPLUS IN WISCONSIN
STATE GOVERNMENT OF AT LEAST
$6.6 BILLION.
THAT'S JUST AN ASTRONOMICAL
AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO
A STATE BUDGET.
THAT IS NOT HOW THEY'RE USED TO
STARTING THINGS OFF.
IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THEM, BUT
COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME ISSUES.
STARTING THINGS OFF FOR THE
MUSICAL PORTION OF THE PROGRAM
IS THE MILWAUKEE CHILDREN'S
CHOIR.
? LIFE GOES ON, ALL AROUND US
AND YOU'LL FIND YOU'RE NOT ALONE
AS WE WAKE FROM THIS DREAM,
? ?
? WE'LL MOVE ON
WE'LL GROW STRONGER ?
WE WILL SING ANOTHER SONG
WE WILL DREAM OF A PROMISE
?
THAT WILL BRING A BRIGHTER DAY
?
? WE'LL MOVE ON, WE'LL GROW
STRONGER
WE WILL SING ANOTHER SONG
?
WE WILL DREAM OF A PROMISE
THAT WILL BRING A BRIGHTER DAY
?
? FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
WE WILL REMEMBER
AS WE STAND UNITED AGAIN
?
? WE'LL MOVE ON, WE'LL GROW
STRONGER
WE WILL SING ANOTHER SONG
?
WE WILL DREAM OF A PROMISE
THAT WILL BRING A BRIGHTER DAY
? ?
WE WILL DREAM, WE WILL HOPE
WE WILL REACH, WE WILL SING
?
[APPLAUSE]
[PIANO MUSIC]
?
? THINK OF YOUR FELLOW MAN
LEND HIM A HELPING HAND
? PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
YOU SEE
IT'S GETTING LATE
OH, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE
PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
? AND THE WORLD WILL BE
A BETTER PLACE
? AND THE WORLD WILL BE A
BETTER PLACE FOR YOU AND ME
YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE
?
? ANOTHER DAY GOES BY
AND STILL THE CHILDREN CRY
PUT A LITTLE LOVE
IN YOUR HEART
? AND THE WORLD WILL BE
A BETTER PLACE
AND THE WORLD WILL BE A BETTER
PLACE
FOR YOU AND ME
JUST WAIT
AND SEE ?
? WAIT AND SEE ?
? TAKE A GOOD LOOK AROUND AND
IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' DOWN
PUT A LITTLE LOVE
IN YOUR HEART ?
? I HOPE WHEN YOU DECIDE
KINDNESS WILL BE YOUR GUIDE
PUT A LITTLE LOVE
IN YOUR HEART?
? AND THE WORLD WILL BE A
BETTER PLACE
AND THE WORLD WILL BE A BETTER
PLACE
FOR YOU
AND ME ?
? JUST WAIT
AND SEE ?
? PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR
HEARTS ?
? PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR
HEARTS ?
? PUT A LITTLE LOVE
LOVE
IN YOUR HEARTS ?
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
? KUISHI AMANI
KUWA FURAHA KUIMBA KUJISIKIA
FURAHA KUWA FURAHA KUIMBA FURAHA
NI SISI
? KU IMBIA
TA BASAMU
KU IMBIA RAHA NI SISI
?
KU IMBIA RAHA NI SISI
?
? ?
KUWA
KUIMBA KUJISIKIA FURAHA KUWA
FURAHA KUIMBA FURAHA NI SISI
FURAHA, NI KATI, KA SISI
? MATUMAINI NI FURAHA
SISI NI FURAHA
TABASAMU NI FURAHA
WEWE NI FURAHA
MATUMAINI NI FURAHA
SISI NI FURAHA
TABASAMU NI FURAHA
WEWE NI FURAHA
FURAHA, NI KATI, KA SISI
?
FURAHA, NI KATI, KA SISI
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[PIANO MUSIC]
? AMAZING GRACE
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
? THAT SAVED
A CHILD
LIKE ME ?
? I ONCE WAS LOST
BUT NOW I'M FOUND ?
? WAS BLIND
BUT NOW
I SEE ?
?
? THROUGH MANY DANGERS
TOILS AND SNARES ?
? I HAVE ALREADY COME ?
? IT TWAS GRACE
THAT BROUGHT ME SAFE
THUS FAR ?
? AND GRACE
WILL LEAD
ME HOME ?
? ?
? HALLELUJAH ?
? WHEN WE'VE BEEN HERE
10,000 YEARS
BRIGHT, SHINING AS THE SUN ?
? WE'VE NO LESS DAYS
TO SING GOD'S PRAISE ?
? THAN WHEN
WE FIRST
BEGUN ?
?
[APPLAUSE]
[BAND MUSIC]
?
[BAND MUSIC]
[APPLAUSE]
>> PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE GROUND FLOOR FOOR THE FOR THE
NEENAH COMMUNITY BAND.
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[BAND MUSIC]
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[BAND MUSIC]
?
[APPLAUSE]
>> PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO FIRST FLOOR NORTH FOR THE
INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
? WE WISH THE BEST
IN YOUR FUTURE
GOVERNOR EVERS ?
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[BAND MUSIC]
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[APPLAUSE]
>> PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO SECOND FLOOR WEST GALLERY FOR
THE WAUKESHA SOUTH MARCHING
BAND.
?
[BAND MUSIC]
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[APPLAUSE]
?
[BAND MUSIC]
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME TO THE 47TH
INAUGURATION CEREMONY.
[APPLAUSE]
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SHANNON HOLSEY, AND I
AM HONORED TO BE THE MASTER OF
CEREMONIES FOR TODAY’S INAUGURAL
CEREMONY.
I AM PROUD TO WELCOME YOU TO THE
WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL, WHERE
WE WILL SWEAR IN FIVE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE
STATE OF WISCONSIN INCLUDING
WISCONSIN’S 46TH GOVERNOR, TONY
EVERS.
[APPLAUSE]
NOW, PLEASE RISE AS THE NATIONAL
AND STATE COLORS ARE PRESENTED,
AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR
NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR COLOR GUARD IS COMPRISED OF
MEMBERS OF THE WISCONSIN ARMY
AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD,
ACCOMPANIED BY THE 132ND ARMY
BAND OF THE WISCONSIN NATIONAL
GUARD.
APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEN AND
WOMEN, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN MAKE
UP OUR WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD.
THEY PROUDLY HAIL FROM
RHINELANDER TO KENOSHA AND FROM
PLATTEVILLE TO SUPERIOR, SERVING
WISCONSIN AND AMERICA.
OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE
PERFORMED BY DR. JONOTHAN
OVERBY.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED
BY YOUTH LEADERS FROM IGLESIA LA
LUZ DEL MUNDO.
? O SAY CAN YOU SEE
BY THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT
?
WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAIL’D
AT THE TWILIGHT’S LAST
GLEAMING
? WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND
BRIGHT STARS
THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT
? O’ER THE RAMPARTS WE
WATCH’D
WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING
? AND THE ROCKET’S RED
GLARE THE BOMBS BURSTING IN
AIR
? GAVE PROOF
THROUGH THE NIGHT
THAT OUR FLAG WAS
STILL THERE ?
? O SAY DOES THAT
STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER YET WAVE ?
? O’ER THE LAND OF THE
FREE ?
? AND THE HOME OF THE
BRAVE ?
[APPLAUSE]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE
WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU TO IGLESIA LA LUZ
DEL MUNDO,
FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE BE SEATED.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK
THE PRE-CEREMONY PERFORMERS FOR
THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO TODAY’S
INAUGURAL CEREMONY.
THESE PERFORMERS INCLUDE THE
MILWAUKEE CHILDREN’S CHOIR, THE
NEENAH COMMUNITY BAND, THE
INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, AND
MEMBERS OF THE WAUKESHA SOUTH
MARCHING BAND.
[APPLAUSE]
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD’S 132ND
ARMY BAND.
A WISCONSIN GUARD BAND HAS
PARTICIPATED IN EVERY WISCONSIN
INAUGURAL CEREMONY.
THEY ARE CHERISHED BY THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN, AND WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION
YET AGAIN IN THIS HISTORIC
EVENT.
[APPLAUSE]
TODAY’S INAUGURATION IS BEING
BROADCAST LIVE ON PBS WISCONSIN
AND WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY CITIZENS
ACROSS THE STATE WHO ARE
WATCHING THE CEREMONY VIA LIVE
STREAM ON THE INTERNET.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED
IN THE BROADCAST AND WEBCAST FOR
MAKING THIS CEREMONY ACCESSIBLE
TO EVERY RESIDENT IN WISCONSIN.
THE INVOCATION WILL NOW BE GIVEN
THIS AFTERNOON BY BISHOP
LAWRENCE KIRBY, OF ST. PAUL
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN
RACINE.
PLEASE WELCOME BISHOP KIRBY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> LET US PRAY.
ETERNAL GOD, YOU ARE GOD FROM
EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING.
YOU'RE OUR CREATOR, YOU'RE OUR
FATHER, YOU ARE THE BEGINNING,
AND YOU ARE THE END.
WE PRAY TODAY, WE ASK YOUR
BLESSINGS UPON GOVERNOR TONY
EVERS.
IT IS OUR PRAYER THAT YOU GIVE
HIM THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE
COURAGE OF DAVID, THE COMPASSION
OF JESUS TO LEAD THIS GREAT
STATE AND THESE HUMBLE PEOPLE.
WE PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT AND
SUSTAIN THEM DURING HIS TENURE.
WE GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR THEIR
SACRIFICE, AS THEY HAVE CHOSEN
TO SHARE HIM WITH US.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU THAT WE
LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN
HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.
WE PRAY THAT ALL ELECTED AND
APPOINTED OFFICES OF THIS GREAT
STATE WILL BE GUIDED TO DO WORK
JUSTLY AND TO WALK HUMBLY BEFORE
THE PEOPLE.
WE PRAY THAT EACH AND EVERY
PERSON RIZE THAT WE -- REALIZE THAT WE ARE
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS' KEEPER
AND THAT OUT OF ONE BLOOD CREATE
YOUR PEOPLE TO DWELL ON THE FACE
OF THE EARTH.
GIVE THEM, WE PRAY, THE MIND OF
THE GOOD SAMARITAN, THAT THEY
MAY NOT PASS PEOPLE UP, BUT LIFT
PEOPLE UP, AND WE PRAY THIS
PRAYER IN THE MARVELOUS,
MAGNIFICENT, WONDERFUL AND
MAJESTIC NAME OF OUR MASTER, AND
AMEN, AMEN AND AMEN.
>> THANK YOU, BISHOP KIRBY.
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO
INTRODUCE AND WELCOME FOUR
FORMER GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, WHO WE ARE HONORED TO
HAVE WITH US TODAY.
GOVERNOR MARTIN SCHREIBER
GOVERNOR TOMMY THOMPSON
GOVERNOR SCOTT MCCALLUM
AND GOVERNOR JIM DOYLE
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOW RECOGNIZE
TWO PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE
LEAVING OFFICE TODAY.
SARAH GODLEWSKI HAS SERVED
WISCONSIN STATE TREASURER SINCE
JANUARY 2019.
MANDELA BARNES HAS SERVED
WISCONSIN AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
SINCE JANUARY 2019.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
WISCONSIN.
WISCONSIN’S SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICER IS THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING
STATE SUPERINTENDENT JILL
UNDERLY.
[APPLAUSE]
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE
AND INTRODUCE THE JUSTICES OF
THE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT WHO
ARE WITH US TODAY:
CHIEF JUSTICE ANNETTE ZIEGLER
[APPLAUSE]
JUSTICE PATIENCE ROGGENSACK
[APPLAUSE]
JUSTICE REBECCA BRADLEY
[APPLAUSE]
JUSTICE REBECCA DALLET
[APPLAUSE]
AND JUSTICE BRIAN HAGEDORN
[APPLAUSE]
AND JUSTICE JILL KAROFSKY
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
OUR COURTS AND TO OUR STATE.
THE NEW LEADERS OF THE WISCONSIN
STATE LEGISLATURE ARE ALSO HERE
WITH US TODAY.
FROM THE STATE SENATE, WE ARE
PLEASED TO HAVE MAJORITY LEADER
DEVIN LEMAHIEU,
SORRY, AND SENATE PRESIDENT
CHRIS KAPENGA, AND MINORITY
LEADER MELISSA AGARD FROM THE
WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY.
FROM THE WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY, WE
ARE JOINED BY SPEAKER ROBIN VOS,
MAJORITY LEADER TYLER AUGUST AND
MINORITY LEADER GRETA NEUBAUER.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART IN
THIS CEREMONY TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS
SHANNON HOLSEY.
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
STOCKBRIDGE-MUNSEE COMMUNITY,
PRESIDENT OF THE GREAT LAKES
INTERTRIBAL COUNCIL
AND TREASURER OF THE NATIONAL
CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS.
HOWEVER, MUCH LIKE EVERYONE WE
CELEBRATE TODAY, MY MOST
CHERISHED TITLE IS THAT OF
PUBLIC SERVANT.
TODAY IS NOT ONLY A CELEBRATION
OF DEMOCRACY BUT ALSO REPRESENTS
A TIME OF TRANSITION OR CHANGING
OF SEASON.
DECEMBER’S NEW MOON OR THE
WINTER SOLSTICE WAS THE FIRST
OFFICIAL DAY OF WINTER, ITS
SPIRITUAL ENERGY ASKS US TO GO
INWARD AND SPEND TIME ON OUR
PERSONAL REFLECTION.
WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS IS A
BEAUTIFUL TIME TO LOOK BACK,
REFLECT UPON OUR ACHIEVEMENTS,
AND USE WHAT WE’VE LEARNED TO
SHAPE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT A TITLE
OR A DESIGNATION.
IT’S ABOUT IMPACT, INFLUENCE AND
INSPIRATION.
ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE LESSONS
GOVERNOR EVERS TAUGHT ME WAS:
LOVE IS WISE AND HATRED IS
FOOLISH.
IN THIS WORLD, WHICH IS GETTING
MORE CLOSELY INTERCONNECTED, WE
HAVE TO LEARN TO TOLERATE EACH
OTHER, WE HAVE TO LEARN TO PUT
UP WITH THE FACT THAT SOME
PEOPLE SAY THINGS THAT WE DON’T
LIKE.
WE CAN ONLY LIVE TOGETHER IN
THAT WAY.
BUT IF WE ARE TO LIVE TOGETHER,
AND NOT DIE TOGETHER, WE MUST
LEARN A KIND OF CHARITY AND A
KIND OF TOLERANCE, WHICH IS
ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO THE
CONTINUATION OF HUMAN LIFE ON
THIS PLANET AND TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF WISCONSIN.
TODAY, WE HONOR OUR LEADERSHIP
AND CELEBRATE THE RICH DIVERSITY
OF ALL WISCONSIN.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
WISCONSIN CITIZENS ARE COMING
TOGETHER TODAY IN PERSON AND
VIRTUALLY TO CELEBRATE OUR
DEMOCRACY, LIFT UP EACH OTHER,
TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF HOW WE
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, AND FIND
EQUAL FOOTING ON THE STATE OF
UNION BY UNIFYING AROUND THOSE
ISSUES THAT AFFECT EVERYONE.
WHEN WE LOOK AROUND AND SEE ALL
OF US INSTEAD OF SOME OF US,
AND WHEN WE QUESTION THE
INEQUITY, WHEN WE ARE APPALLED
BY THE REALITY OF A RULING CLASS
THAT DENIES NOT JUST EQUALITY,
BUT UNIVERSAL FREEDOMS.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR ALL
HUMAN BEINGS TO LIVE FREE,
EQUAL, HOUSED, NOURISHED AND
HAVE ACCESS TO RUDIMENTARY NEEDS
LIKE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
WHEN PEOPLE CAN BE SEEN AND
HEARD, REMARKABLE THINGS HAPPEN.
UNITED LIKE NEVER BEFORE, WE
MUST COLLECTIVELY RISE
TOGETHER, ARM IN ARM, TO EQUIP
ALL COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS
NEEDED TO BECOME ARCHITECTS OF
OUR FUTURE.
WE NEED TO THINK DIFFERENTLY
ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH THINGS AND
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT OUR
CURRENT SYSTEM AND SYSTEMATIC
BARRIERS ARE CHALLENGING FOR
MANY COMMUNITIES.
WE MUST DIVEST FROM THE IDEA
THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE MONOLITHIC
AND OUR LIFE CHALLENGES ARE
SINGULAR.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO FORGE A
BETTER UNION AND HAVE ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS THAT PRIORITIZE
AND INVEST IN ALL OF THESE
EFFORTS THAT OFFER SOLUTIONS.
TODAY WE’RE STANDING UP AS
LEADERS WITHIN OUR SPACES,
SAYING THERE’S A DIFFERENT WAY
TO LOOK AT OUR WORLD AND OUR
IMPACT ON THOSE WE SERVE, AND
THERE’S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY
HERE.
AS WE TRANSITION INTO ANOTHER
SEASON AND ITS SOLSTICE, I AM
REMINDED THAT AFTER THAT LONGEST
NIGHT IN DECEMBER, THAT THE DAY
AFTER WE SANG UP THE DAWN, THERE
IS A REJOICING THAT, EVEN IN THE
DARKEST TIME, THE SUN IS NOT
VANQUISHED.
"NATURE GIVES TO EVERY TIME AND
SEASON UNIQUE BEAUTY.
FROM MORNING TO NIGHT, AS FROM
THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE, IT’S
JUST A SUCCESSION OF CHANGE, SO
SOFT AND COMFORTABLE, THAT WE
HARDLY NOTICE THE PROGRESSION."
"WHILE THE GENTLE WINTER SUN
SLOWLY OPENS ITS EYES, LET US
ALL BRING MORE LIGHT AND
COMPASSION INTO THE WORLD."
MY PROFOUND PRAYERS AND HIGHEST
REGARDS FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
NOW IT IS TIME TO INAUGUST RATE
HAD -- INAUGURATE
THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF
WISCONSIN WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY
AND LEGALLY CHOSEN FOR THEIR
OFFICES.
CHIEF JUSTICE ANNETTE ZIEGLER
WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATHS O
OFFICE.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> GREETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTIRE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT
AND THE JUDICIARY OF THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN.
IT IS REALLY AN HONOR AND A
PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH YOU
TODAY AND TO BE THE ONE TO BE
ABLE TO ADMINISTER THE OATHS TO
YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GET ON TO
THE BUSINESS AT HAND.
FIRST WITH THE STATE TREASURER.
[APPLAUSE]
HAVING BEEN DULY ELECTED AS
STATE TREASURER, ARE YOU
PREPARED TO TAKE THE OATH?
>> YES.
>> PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.
I -- STATE YOUR NAME.
>> I, JOHN LEIBER, SWEAR THAT I
WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND WILL FAITHFULLY
AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES OF SAID OFFICE TO THE
BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I AM HONORED TO BE HERE
TODAY.
THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS AND
FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND
HARD WORK THAT GOT ME HERE.
AND
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF
WISCONSIN I WILL SERVE FOR THE
NEXT 4 YEARS IN THE ROLE OF
STATE TREASURER.
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 175TH
ANNIVERSARY OF WISCONSIN’S
ADMISSION TO THE UNION.
PARTICIPATED IN OUR GREAT
TRADITION OF DEMOCRACY BY
VOTING.
WHILE IT’S TRUE THIS
INAUGURATION IS THE BEGINNING OF
OUR TERM, IT’S REALLY A
CONTINUATION OF A LONG HISTORY
OF THE PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF
POWER, WHICH IS REMARKABLE
BECAUSE OF HOW SMOOTH AND
UNREMARKABLE IT’S BECOME.
SOME WHO SERVE IN THIS BUILDING
HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE, AND
OTHERS, LIKE ME, ARE
STARTING THEIR FIRST TERM.
ONE THING WE HAVE IN COMMON IS
THAT ALL OF US TAKING THE OATH
OF OFFICE TODAY WORK FOR ALL OF
YOU, AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO
SERVE WISCONSIN WELL.
WE AREN’T GOING TO AGREE ON
EVERYTHING, NATURALLY, BUT
THAT’S THE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED
TO BE.
IT’S HEALTHY TO DISCUSS AND
DEBATE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF OUR
STATE AND THE BEST WAYS TO GET
THERE.
I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE PUT THE
INTERESTS OF THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN FIRST, WE’LL
MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
WE’LL NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER IN THIS DIVIDED
GOVERNMENT TO ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING, AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING THINGS DONE.
NOW, I RAN ON A PLATFORM OF
SMALL GOVERNMENT AND FOCUSING ON
THE DUTIES OF THIS OFFICE.
I HOPE TO MAKE A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE IN OUR STATE OVER MY
TERM.
I PLAN TO KEEP THE OFFICE
ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE, ADDRESS
FINANCIAL CONCERNS, AND EDUCATE
WISCONSINITES ON FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY, INCLUDING THE
STATE’S ROLE WITH YOUR TAX
DOLLARS.
36 STATE TREASURERS HAVE COME
BEFORE ME, AND IT’S AN HONOR TO
BE PART OF THIS TRADITION OF
SERVICE.
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF
TREASURER HAVE CHANGED OVER THE
LAST FEW DECADES, AND THEY MAY
CHANGE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS, I
REMAIN COMMITTED TO PERFORMING
THE DUTIES OF THE TREASURER WELL
FOR THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
I AM HUMBLED BY THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE YOU AND I CAN’T WAIT TO
GET STARTED.
THANK YOU!
[APPLAUSE]
>> MADAME CHIEF JUSTICE, I HAVE
THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE
HONORABLE DOUGLAS LAFOLLETTE,
WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AND WHO NOW WISHES TO TAKE THE
OATH OF OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HOLSEY.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT LAND AND
REPEAT AFTER ME.
I -- STATE YOUR NAME.
>>
I, DOUG LA FOLLETTE, SWEAR THAT
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND WILL FAITHFULLY
AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES OF SAID OFFICE TO THE
BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I'M HONORED ONCE AGAIN TO BE
SWORN IN AS YOUR SECRETARY OF
STATE.
I WANT TO EXTEND HEARTFELT
CONGRATULATIONS TO GOVERNOR
EVERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO
BEING SWORN IN DURING THIS
CEREMONY.
IT WILL BE A PLEASURE AND AN
HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU
DURING THIS TERM.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WHO VOTED AT PARTICIPATED IN
THIS ELECTION,
AND ALL THE POLL WORKERS,
VOLUNTEERS, AND CAMPAIGN STAFF
MEMBERS WHO GAVE SO MUCH TIME
AND ENERGY DURING THIS ELECTION
CYCLE.
THIS WORK CONTINUES TO ENSURE
THE FUNCTION OF OUR DEMOCRACY IN
WISCONSIN.
WITHOUT THIS, THIS ELECTION
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MY
HARD WORK IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE, HOLDING THE
LINE FOR DEMOCRACY, AND IN
SUPPORTING MY STAFF AND SERVING
THE PUBLIC IN ANY WAY NEEDED.
THIS ELECTION CAME AT A TOUGH
TIME FOR AMERICANS AND FOR
WISCONSINITES.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ROUGH YEAR,S,
BUT THE MOTTO OF WISCONSIN THAT
WE HAVE EMBRACED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO HOLD IS 'FORWARD!'.
I KNOW THAT DESPITE THE HICCUPS
IN THE PAST, WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO SERVE
THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
ALLOCATING THE RESOURCES AND
FUNDING WHERE THEY ARE MOST
NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED
SUCCESS OF EVERY AGENCY AND
EVERY CITIZEN OF OUR GREAT
STATE.
I AM HOPING THAT THE LEGISLATURE
WILL ADOPT THE GOVERNOR'S
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE BE GIVEN
THE TWO ADDITIONAL STAFF IN THE
OFFICE TO KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMAND FOR SERVICE.
OTHERWISE, WE CANNOT PROVIDE
THAT FOR PEOPLE.
AS ALWAYS, I AM HERE FOR YOU IF
YOU NEED ME.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE ELECTED
YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> MADAME CHIEF JUSTICE, I HAVE
THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE
HONORABLE JOSH KAUL, WHO HAS
BEEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF
WISCONSIN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
WHO WISHES TO TAKE THE OATH OF
OFFICE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> ALL RIGHT.
RAISE YOUR HAND AND REPEAT AFTER
ME, PLEASE.
I, STATE YOUR NAME.
>> I, JOSHUA KAUL, SWEAR THAT I
WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND WILL FAITHFULLY
AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES OF SAID OFFICE TO THE
BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME
GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, TO THOSE
IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, AND TO ALL
WISCONSINITES.
I COULD NOT BE PROUDER TO SERVE
AS YOUR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
STANDING UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF
THIS GREAT STATE.
WISCONSINITES ARE MAKERS,
INNOVATORS, BUILDERS,
PROBLEM-SOLVERS.
WE CARE ABOUT OUR FAMILIES, OUR
FRIENDS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
WISCONSIN IS A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO ROLL UP THEIR
SLEEVES AND GET THINGS DONE.
IT’S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE
THE VALUES WE TEACH OUR KIDS.
THERE’S NOWHERE ELSE THAT
LINDSEY AND I WOULD RATHER BE
RAISING OUR BOYS.
THAN HERE IN WISCONSIN.
NOW, FOUR YEARS AGO, WE GATHERED
IN THIS INCREDIBLE ROTUNDA AND
MARKED A CHANGE OF DIRECTION FOR
OUR STATE.
NOBODY COULD HAVE IMAGINED THEN
WHAT LAY AHEAD.
BUT AS CHALLENGES AROSE, WE
PERSEVERED. OUR DEMOCRACY HELD.
TOGETHER, WE KEPT OUR STATE
MOVING FORWARD.
NOW SOME --
[APPLAUSE]
SOME HAVE DESCRIBED WISCONSIN AS
DIVIDED, POLARIZED.
BUT LET'S NOT MISTAKE CLOSE
ELECTIONS FOR POLARIZATION.
LET'S NOT CONFUSE DIVIDED
GOVERNMENT WITH A DIVIDED STATE.
BECAUSE THE REALITY IS THAT
THERE IS SO MUCH THAT UNITES US,
AND THAT PROVIDES A SOLID
FOUNDATION FOR PROGRESS.
IN RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN
COMMUNITIES, IN OUR BIGGEST
CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS ALIKE,
WISCONSINITES WANT THEIR
FAMILIES TO BE SAFE FROM CRIME,
THEY WANT THEIR KIDS TO GO TO
GOOD SCHOOLS, THEY WANT TO BE
SAFE DRINKING THE WATER FROM THE
TAP, THEY WANT HEALTHCARE TO BE
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE, AND
DON'T WANT OUR FREEDOMS TO BE
TAKEN AWAY.
NOW OVER THE COURSE OF OUR
HISTORY, WISCONSIN HAS BEEN A
LEADER.
AND IT IS TIME FOR US TO LEAD
THE WAY AGAIN.
IN THE SHADOW OF A PANDEMIC AND
AN
INSURRECTION, WE CAN LIGHT A NEW
PATH, WE CAN REJECT DIVIDE AND
CONQUER POLITICS AND COMMIT TO
FINDING COMMON GROUND FOR THE
COMMON GOOD OF WISCONSINITES.
WE CAN SET THE STANDARD ON
PUBLIC SAFETY AND INVEST IN A
PORTION OF OUR HISTORIC SURPLUS
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH FUNDS
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OTHER
CRITICAL PARTS OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
[APPLAUSE]
NO DOUBT, WE’LL FACE MORE
UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES OVER THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS.
BUT BY WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
WISCONSIN, WE CAN MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFER.
WE CAN NOT ONLY PROTECT OUR
DEMOCRACY, BUT STRENGTHEN IT.
WE CAN HELP BUILD A STRONGER
FUTURE FOR ALL WISCONSINITES.
SO LET'S BUILD UPON THE COMMON
GROUND WE SHARE.
LET'S SHOW WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE
WHEN WE UNITE TO MAKE PROGRESS.
AND LET'S ENSURE THAT THIS GREAT
STATE CONTINUES MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU ALL, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN
THE YEARS AHEAD.
[APPLAUSE]
>> MADAME CHIEF JUSTICE, I HAVE
THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE
HONORABLE SARA RODRIGUEZ, WHO
HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE
OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF
WISCONSIN AND WHO NOW WISHES TO
TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS IN
THEIR PLACES.
ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
REPEAT AFTER ME.
I, STATE YOUR NAME.
>> I, SARA RODRIGUEZ, SWEAR THAT
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND THAT I WILL
FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF SAID
OFFICE, TO THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANKS.
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, WISCONSIN!
I AM HUMBLED, HONORED, AND JUST
THRILLED TO BE STANDING HERE
TODAY AS THE 46TH LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
THIS IS AN IMMENSE
RESPONSIBILITY, AND I KNOW I
HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BARNES, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
YOUR SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE]
I WANT TO BEGIN TODAY WITH SOME
GRATITUDE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST TO MY FAMILY,
MY HUSBAND, BALTAZAR, AND MY
CHILDREN, NICOLAS AND SOFIA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND
SUPPORT, EACH STEP OF THE WAY,
AND ESPECIALLY NOW AS WE HEAD
INTO THIS NEW, EXCITING, ALBEIT
CHAOTIC CHAPTER OF OUR LIFE.
GRACIAS POR SU APOYO Y SU
PACIENCIA.
LOS AMO.
ALSO, TO MY MOTHER, WHO TAUGHT
ME THAT SERVICE TO COMMUNITY WAS
A BASIC EXPECTATION OF ANYONE
LIVING UNDER HER ROOF.
TO MY BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW,
WHO ARE RAISING THREE AMAZING
CHILDREN, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, WHO
HAS SHOWN ME WHAT STRENGTH LOOKS
LIKE IN RAISING HIS TWO CHILDREN
AFTER MY SISTER PASSED AWAY.
AND TO MY UNCLE, A LIFE-LONG
FARMER, WHO DROVE HOURS TO BE
HERE TO SUPPORT ME TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING TEAM OF
STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PUT
THEIR HEARTS INTO MAKING TODAY
POSSIBLE, AND TO MY FRIENDS AN
COLLEAGUES WHO SHOWED UP TO
OFFER WHAT THEY COULD.
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
WE DID THIS TOGETHER, AND I AM
SO INCREDIBLY PROUD.
[APPLAUSE]
AND TO MY RUNNING MATE, OUR
GOVERNOR, TONY EVERS,
THANK YOU, TONY.
[APPLAUSE]
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK TOGETHER TO DO THE RIGHT
THING FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR
STATE.
AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT
LEAST, TO THE WISCONSINITES WHO
SHOWED UP, TURNED OUT, AND USED
THEIR VOTE AND THEIR VOICE TO
PROTECT DEMOCRACY, TO DEFEND
BASIC HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS,
AND TO SHOW THAT THERE IS FAR,
FAR MORE THAT UNITES US THAN
DIVIDES US.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
I WILL STRIVE EVERY DAY TO MAKE
YOU PROUD OF YOUR STATE.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF TRAVELING ALL OVER
OUR GREAT STATE TO MEET FOLKS
AND FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES AND
BUSINESSES, TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
LIVES AND THEIR CHALLENGES, AND
LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY OWN STORY,
TOO.
I’M A BORN-AND-RAISED
WISCONSINITE FROM WAUKESHA
COUNTY.
I’M THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF DAIRY
FARMERS.
I' THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF A
WORKING-CLASS FAMILY—MY FATHER
WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN WHO FIXED
TELEPHONES FOR WISCONSIN BELL,
AND MY MOTHER WAS A PROUD UNION
MEMBER AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT
FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
I’M NOW A MOM OF TWO TEENAGERS
13 AND 16.
AND YES, THERE IS SOME
EYE-ROLLING AND SOME SIGHING IN
MY HOUSE AND THEY'RE SO VERY,
VERY EMBARRASSED THAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT THEM RIGHT NOW.
[LAUGHTER]
I’M A NURSE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL WHO WORKED FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS ANSWERING CALLS AT
ALL TIMES OF THE NIGHT, ON THE
WEEKENDS, OVER THE HOLIDAYS, YOU
NAME IT, TO TAKE CARE OF MY
PATIENTS, FRIENDS, AND
NEIGHBORS.
SO THE LESSON I LEARNED FROM MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH WISCONSINITES
WHO I MET OUT ON THE ROAD WON'T
SURPRISE YOU, WE AREN'T ALL THAT
DIFFERENT.
EVERY FAMILY, LIKE MINE, WANTS
TO EARN A GOOD LIVING, TO HAVE
ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE, AND TO SEND THEIR
KIDS TO GOOD SCHOOLS AND MAYBE
EVEN HELP THEM SAVE A LITTLE FOR
COLLEGE, YES, EVEN IF THERE'S AN
EYE ROLL OR TWO ALONG THE WAY.
AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, EVERY
FAMILY WANTS TO BE HEALTHY.
AS A CLINICIAN, I KNOW THAT THE
MEDICINE WE GIVE YOU, THE
PROCEDURES THAT WE DO, IT IS
SUCH A TINY FRACTION OF HOW
HEALTHY WE ARE.
IT IS ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE, THE
AIR WE BREATHE, THE WATER WE
DRINK, AND IF WE'VE GOT A
GOOD-PAYING JOB TO PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE AND TO ACTUALLY PAY
FOR THOSE MEDICATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
SO WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE IS THIS:
QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
DOESN'T JUST SAVE LIVES.
IT'S GOOD FOR OUR ECONOMY AND A
FAMILY BUDGET.
[APPLAUSE]
EVERY FAMILY KNOWS THAT FULLY
FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN
INVESTMENT IN OUR KIDS, IN OUR
FUTURE.
[APPLAUSE]
AND THAT INVESTING IN AFFORDABLE
CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION,
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH, AND
PAID FAMILY LEAVE ENSURE OUR
FAMILIES SUCCEED.
[APPLAUSE]
WE WANT TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE
WITH COMMON SENSE GUN SAFETY
REFORM.
[APPLAUSE]
SAFE COMMUNITIES FOR KIDS TO
PLAY IN, CLEAN WATER TO DRINK,
AND TO KNOW THAT WE'RE LEAVING
OUR KIDS WITH A BETTER WORLD
THAN THE ONE WE INHERITED.
[APPLAUSE]
AND YES, AS A NURSE, AS A
MOTHER, WE BELIEVE THAT
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE IS
HEALTHCARE, AND THAT EVERY
PERSON --
[APPLAUSE]
EVERY PERSON SHOULD HAVE THE
RIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OWN
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
DECISIONS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE
FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT THEIR FAITH, THEIR
FAMILY, OR THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.
[APPLAUSE]
AND THAT BUILDING GREENER, MORE
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL
CREATE FAMILY-SUPPORTING JOBS
AND STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY, ALL
WHILE DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE
TO LEAVE FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT
COME AFTER US WITH A BETTER
PLANET.
[APPLAUSE]
I RAN FOR THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND
THEN TO BE YOUR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR BECAUSE THESE WERE THE
ISSUES THAT WERE HEAVY ON MY
MIND.
AS A MOTHER, AS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER, AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER,
AND AS A WISCONSINITE.
AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, WE SAW IT EVERYWHERE WE
WENT: WISCONSINITES ARE STRONG,
RESILIENT, AND READY FOR THE
BOLD, URGENT SOLUTIONS GOVERNOR
EVERS AND I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
FOR TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES WE
FACE.
SOLUTIONS THAT WON'T CHANGE WHO
WE ARE AS A STATE, BUT INSTEAD
ENSURE OUR STATE CAN BE ALL
WE'VE SET OUT TO BE.
THERE ISN'T A ONE SIZE FITS ALL
SOLUTION TO OUR CHALLENGES.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US
WORKING TOGETHER, BRINGING OUR
IDEAS TO THE TABLE AND
CONNECTING THE DOTS TO BUILD THE
SORT OF FUTURE WE WANT FOR OUR
STATE.
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT
UNITE US WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR
FOCUS FOR THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS,
FINDING COMMON GROUND, WORKING
ACROSS THE AISLE, AND ALWAYS
TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR
WISCONSIN AND THE PEOPLE OF OUR
STATE.
IT'S WHAT GOVERNOR EVERS HAS
BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST FOUR
YEARS, AND IT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO TO CONTINUE TO KEEP
WISCONSIN MOVING FORWARD
TOGETHER.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD,
BUT I PROMISE TO ALWAYS ANSWER
THE CALL, AND I MEANT IT.
I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OR MORE
HUMBLED TO BE A PART OF BUILDING
THAT FUTURE AS YOUR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR.
THANK YOU!
[APPLAUSE]
>> MADAME CHIEF JUSTICE, IT IS
MY GREAT AND PROFOUND HONOR TO
PRESENT THE
HONORABLE TONY EVERS, WHO HAS
BEEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF
GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN AND WHO
NOW WISHES TO TAKE THE OATH OF
OFFICE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.
I -- STATE YOUR NAME.
>> I, TONY EVERS, SWEAR THAT I
WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY
AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES OF SAID OFFICE TO THE
BEST OF MY ABILITY, SO HELP ME
GOD.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[BAND PLAYING]
?
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR FANTASTIC
ASL INTERPRETERS WHO HAVE BEEN
WITH US FOR THIS CEREMONY.
I'D LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK
TONY EVERS AND HIS TEAM FOR
ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE HIM
TODAY, AND CONFIRMING MY
SUSPICIONS THAT I'M HIS FAVORITE
GRANDCHILD.
[LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE]
MY NAME IS TESSA SCHOENECKER,
AND I’VE HAD THE HONOR OF
KNOWING TONY WELL BEFORE HE WAS
GOVERNOR, WHEN HE WAS JUST A
GRANDPARENT TO ME AND MY
SIBLINGS.
IT DEFINITELY CHANGES YOUR VIEW
ON POLITICS WHEN YOU’VE SEEN THE
GOVERNOR GET DESTROYED IN
CORNHOLE BY YOUR BROTHER.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT MORE THAN THAT, HAVING MY
FAMILY BE SO CLOSELY LINKED TO
WISCONSIN POLITICS HAS REALLY
IMPRESSED UPON ME THE IMPORTANCE
OF PEOPLE IN OUR POLICY, AND
TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR
DEMOCRACY.
WE SAW THIS SO CLEARLY IN THIS
PAST ELECTION WITH INCREDIBLY
HIGH YOUTH VOTER TURNOUT ACROSS
THE STATE.
[APPLAUSE]
YOUNG PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN, OR
LIKE MYSELF, VOTING ABSENTEE
FROM COLLEGE, KNEW THAT WE COULD
BE A DECISIVE FACTOR, AND KNEW
THAT WE HAD TO SHOW UP.
THE ISSUES ON THE TABLE THIS
YEAR WERE HUGE, AND I KNOW MANY
OF US WERE MOTIVATED TO NOT ONLY
VOTE OURSELVES BUT CONVINCE
THOSE AROUND US TO VOTE, AND
TOGETHER, WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE WERE ON THE
BALLOT, AND WITH OUR WORK, WE
WERE ABLE TO ELECT A CANDIDATE
WHO’S COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR
STATE BETTER AND SAFER FOR
EVERYONE.
I’M SO PROUD THAT THIS CANDIDATE
WAS MY GRANDFATHER.
[APPLAUSE]
NOT TO MENTION EXTREMELY
RELIEVED, BECAUSE
I WAS SCARED I’D LOSE MY D-LIST
CELEBRITY STATUS IF WE LOST.
[LAUGHTER]
THIS YEAR WAS MY FIRST BEING
ABLE TO VOTE FOR HIM, AND IT WAS
SO MEANINGFUL, SEEING HIS NAME
ON THE BALLOT.
I DON'T KNOW QUITE HOW TO SAY
THIS, BUT IT REALLY MADE ME
UNDERSTAND THAT NO MATTER WHO
THE GOVERNOR IS, THEY'RE JUST
SOME PERSON.
THE NAME ON THE BALLOT IS THE
GUY WHO WEARS HIS WISCONSIN
STATE FAIR CREAM PUFFS HAT TOO
MUCH AND GETS REALLY INTO FAMILY
PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS.
OUR LEADERS WORK FOR US, AND
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
REMEMBER THAT THEY'RE JUST
PEOPLE, AND MAKE OUR VOICES
HEARD ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO US.
FOR MOST PEOPLE, IT'S A LITTLE
HARDER THAN JUST TEXTING YOUR
GRANDPA, BUT IT'S NECESSARY
NONETHELESS.
[LAUGHTER]
I'M SO HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE OF
OUR STATE, AND SO EXCITED FOR
THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT WE
COULD ACHIEVE TOGETHER.
OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, I KNOW
THAT WE CAN CREATE A BETTER
WISCONSIN FOR WOMEN, WORKERS,
PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY, AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT
MY GRANDFATHER WILL BE THERE
WITH US.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU!
WHAT A GRAND HONOR.
THANK YOU, TESSA, THANK YOU,
SHANNON, FOR YOUR WORK TODAY
ALSO.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
HONORABLE SUPREME COURT
JUSTICES, CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS, MAJOR GENERAL KNAPP,
MEMBERS OF THE WISCONSIN
NATIONAL GUARD AND ACTIVE AND
RETIRED MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED
FORCES, CABINET MEMBERS, SENATE
PRESIDENT KAPENGA, MAJORITY
LEADER LEMAHIEU, MINORITY LEADER
AGARD, SPEAKER VOS AND MINORITY
LEADER NEUBAUER, LEGISLATORS,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND, MOST
IMPORTANTLY, WISCONSINITES FROM
NEAR, FAR, AND THOSE WATCHING
FROM HOME, WELCOME, AND THANKS
FOR JOINING US.
[APPLAUSE]
I WANT TO BEGIN BY
CONGRATULATING THE FOLKS BEHIND
ME WHO ALSO TOOK THEIR OATHS OF
OFFICE TODAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING
TOGETHER WITH YOU THESE NEXT FEW
YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS WHO ARE
LEAVING OFFICE TODAY: STATE
TREASURER SARAH GODLEWSKI AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MANDELA
BARNES, THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BRINGING YOUR ENERGY, YOUR WIT
AND YOUR PASSION TO OUR WORK
TOGETHER OVER THE PAST FOUR
YEARS.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.
I’M TONY EVERS, AND, YES, I AM
JAZZED AS HELL TO BE SWORN IN
AGAIN AS THE 46TH GOVERNOR OF
THE GREAT STATE OF WISCONSIN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.
JAZZED AS HELL.
AS JAZZED AS I AM TODAY, I AM
ALSO HUMBLED.
I’M STANDING HERE AS A
BORN-AND-RAISED WISCONSINITE WHO
GREW UP AS A SCRAWNY KID WITH
GLASSES RAISING CANE IN
PLYMOUTH, WHO, AS I WAS PAINTING
FENCES IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY,
WOULDN'T HAVE PREDICTED THAT
THIS IS WHERE I'D END UP.
WHO HAD NO IDEA I'D MARRY MY
HIGH SCHOOL SWEET HEART, KATHY,
AND SPENDING THE NEXT 50 YEARS
LOVING HER AND RAISING THREE
KIDS AND NINE GRANDKIDS
TOGETHER!
[APPLAUSE]
WHO NEVER DREAMED I'D BE TAKING
AN OATH OF OFFICE TO BE GOVERNOR
OF THE GREAT -- OF THIS GREAT
STATE THAT MADE ME WHO I AM,
MUCH LESS THAT I'D HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT TWICE.
SO I AM HUMBLED.
[APPLAUSE]
AND JUST AS I DID FOUR YEARS
AGO, I STAND HERE TODAY WITH A
GRATEFUL HEART, FOR YOUR TRUST,
FOR YOUR FAITH AND FOR YOUR
CONFIDENCE, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
FOLKS.
I APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE]
TO TAKE THE OATH AS GOVERNOR, AN
OATH ONLY 45 PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN
BEFORE ME, IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
PRIVILEGE, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE
A SO-CALLED BORING FORMER
SCIENCE TEACHER MANAGED TO END
UP HERE, BUT BECAUSE EACH TIME
THIS OATH IS TAKEN, IT'S A
PROFOUND DISPLAY OF OUR
DEMOCRACY, ONE MUCH LIKE THE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO CAST A
BALLOT, LIKE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
FAIR AND SECURE ELECTIONS, FREE
FROM INTERFERENCE BY
POLITICIANS, LIKE THE FIDELITY
TO EACH OTHER TO WILLFULLY
RETURN BORROWED POWER WHEN IT'S
NO LONGER OURS TO BEAR, AND MUCH
LIKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE
WITH THE GRACE AND HUMILITY OF
RECOGNIZING NOT ONE OF US ALONE
CAN ACCOMPLISH ALL WE AIM TO
ACHIEVE ON OUR OWN.
TODAY REPRESENTS A DEFINING
FEATURE AND AN EXTRAORDINARY
EXPRESSION OF WHAT MAKES OUR
STATE AND OUR COUNTRY GREAT:
THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF DEMOCRACY
ARE DERIVED NOT FROM ANY ONE
PERSON, ANY ONE OFFICE, OR ANY
ONE PARTY, BUT FROM ALL OF US,
TOGETHER.
AND TODAY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
REMINDER THAT THESE FUNCTIONS
EXIST BECAUSE THEY ARE
MANIFESTED BY OUR COLLECTIVE
ABILITY TO WILL THEM TO
CONTINUE.
AND TOGETHER, ON NOVEMBER 8TH,
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WISCONSINITES CHOSE TO DO.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS PAST NOVEMBER, WISCONSIN
REJECTED A TRAJECTORY BENT
TOWARDS PERMANENTLY UNDERMINING
THE TENETS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT
ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO WHO WE ARE AS
A PEOPLE.
WISCONSIN REJECTED A RHETORIC
BORN OUT OF APATHY AND ANIMOSITY
TOWARDS OUR NEIGHBOR.
AND WISCONSIN REJECTED A RETURN
TO THE BITTER POLITICS OF
RESENTMENT.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ABANDON
THE VIRTUES THAT DEFINE US,
WISCONSINITES CHOSE TO EMBRACE A
BETTER HISTORY.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETREAT
INTO DIVISION AND DOUBT,
WISCONSIN CHOSE A FUTURE OF
UNITY AND FAITH.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER
ENABLE CYNICISM AND HATE,
WISCONSINITES CHOSE KINDNESS,
AND THEY CHOSE HOPE INSTEAD.
PEOPLE VOTED BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE, AS I DO, THAT WE SHOULD
FULLY FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
KEEP CLASS SIZES SMALL, INVEST
IN KIDS' MENTAL HEALTH --
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-- AND RETAIN AND BUILD UPON
OUR TALENTED EDUCATION
WORKFORCE.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WHEN WE
DO -- WHEN WE DO WHAT'S BEST FOR
OUR KIDS, WE DO WHAT'S BEST FOR
OUR STATE.
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PEOPLE VOTED, ESPECIALLY OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE, AND YOU HEARD IT
FROM MY GRANDDAUGHTER, BECAUSE
THEY BELIEVE, AS I DO, THAT
SCIENCE IS REAL, THAT CLIMATE
CHANGE IS REAL, AND THEY ARE
DEMANDING THAT WE STOP
PRETENDING THAT WE CAN'T CREATE
GOOD-PAYING JOBS AND BUILD
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE
CONSERVING OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES, BECAUSE THEY DESERVE
A FUTURE WHERE WE CAN DO BOTH.
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PEOPLE VOTED BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE, AS I DO, THAT WHEN WE
DELIVER TAX RELIEF, IT SHOULD BE
TARGETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASS TO
GIVE WORKING FAMILIES A LITTLE
BREATHING ROOM IN THEIR FAMILY
BUDGET, NOT TO GIVE BIG BREAKS
TO MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES
WHO DON'T NEED THE EXTRA HELP TO
AFFORD RISING COSTS.
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PEOPLE VOTED BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE, AS I DO, THAT WE SHOULD
EXPAND BADGERCARE AND WORK TO
ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO
QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE,
BECAUSE IT'S 2023 AND THEY
BELIEVE WE SHOULDN'T BE BEHOLDEN
TO A LAW FROM THE 1800s PASSED
WELL BEFORE WOMEN HAD THE RIGHT
TO VOTE.
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BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE PEOPLE
SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO MAKE
THEIR OWN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DECISIONS WITHOUT NEEDING
PERMISSION FROM POLITICIANS.
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THANK YOU.
HELLO, DOWN THERE.
NOW, I'M NOT NAIVE ENOUGH TO
BELIEVE THAT 100% OF THE PEOPLE
WHO CAST THEIR BALLOT IN
NOVEMBER AGREE WITH ME ON EVERY
ISSUE.
THAT'S PROBABLY A BIT GENEROUS.
DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE, IT'S
PROBABLY CLOSER TO, I HOPE, 60,
70, 80% OR SO BASED ON THE
LATEST MARQUETTE POLL.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT NOT
EVERYONE WHO VOTED THIS PAST
NOVEMBER AGREES WITH ME ALL THE
TIME, OR BELONGS TO THE SAME
PARTY AS I DO, OR SHARES THE
SAME CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS.
I KNOW THERE ARE THOSE WHO CHOSE
TO CAST THEIR BALLOT THIS PAST
NOVEMBER, FEELING THE WEIGHT OF
A REPUBLIC ON THE BRINK.
AND WISCONSINITES OF EVERY
BACKGROUND, IDENTITY AND CREED
WENT INTO THAT BALLOT BOX
BELIEVING THAT, TOGETHER, WE
COULD CORRECT THAT COURSE, AND
ON NOVEMBER 8TH, THEY MIGHT HAVE
CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR ME, BUT
THEY CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR
DEMOCRACY TOO.
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AND IN DOING SO, WISCONSINITES
REAFFIRMED THAT OUR DUTY AND
ALLEGIANCE, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
IS NOT TO OUR OWN INTERESTS, BUT
TO EACH OTHER, RESOLVED TO THE
COMMON GOOD THAT BINDS US,
VEHEMENT ABOUT THE VALUES THAT
UNITE US, AND STEADFAST TO THE
IDEALS THAT TRANSCEND US.
SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TAKE AN
OATH TO SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTIONS OF OUR COUNTRY AND
OUR STATE, PROMISING TO
FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE OUR DUTIES
TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.
WE HAVE WORK AHEAD OF US TO NOT
ONLY PROTECT THESE BASIC
FUNCTIONS, BUT TO FORGE FORWARD,
TOGETHER.
AND THAT HARD WORK BEGINS HERE
TODAY.
NOT ONE OF US ALONE CAN UNDO THE
DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN CAUSED TO OUR
DEMOCRACY.
NOT ONE OF US ALONE CAN MEND THE
SEAMS OF THIS FRAYING FABRIC.
NOT ONE OF US ALONE CAN RESTORE
TRUST IN A SYSTEM THAT HAS
SERVED OUR COUNTRY FOR
CENTURIES.
BUT TOGETHER, WE CAN, AND
TOGETHER, WE WILL.
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NO ONE PERSON ALONE CAN RETAIN
OR RECRUIT ALL THE EDUCATORS WE
NEED TO KEEP OUR CLASS SIZES
SMALL.
OR GET EACH OF OUR KIDS THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET CAUGHT
UP AFTER A PANDEMIC.
OR TO FULLY FUND OUR SCHOOLS SO
THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND PREPARE OUR
KIDS FOR THE FUTURE.
BUT TOGETHER, WE WILL.
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WE NEED GENERATIONAL,
TRANSFORMATIVE IMPROVEMENTS AS
TO HOW WE INVEST IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND KEEP THEM SAFE,
AND TO ENSURE THEY CAN RESPOND
TO BASIC AND UNIQUE NEEDS ALIKE.
SO LET'S KEEP WORKING TOGETHER
ON A PLAN, BECAUSE WHILE ONE
PERSON ALONE CANNOT RIGHT THE
DISINVESTMENT LOCAL COMMUNITIES
HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST DECADE,
TOGETHER, WE WILL.
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WE ALL KNOW THE CHALLENGES THAT
HAVE PLAGUED OUR STATE'S
WORKFORCE FOR A DECADE.
WISCONSIN MUST BE ABLE TO
COMPETE TO BRING MORE TALENTED
WORKERS TO OUR STATE, MOST
ESPECIALLY TO ADDRESS OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP INVESTING IN
GOOD ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
GOOD SCHOOLS, AND GOOD
HEALTHCARE, AND TOGETHER, WE
WILL!
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BUT, WE ALSO HAVE TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR RURAL AREAS AND URBAN AREAS
ALIKE.
WE MUST EXPAND JOB TRAINING AND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES AND
TECHNOLOGIES.
WE MUST INVEST IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.
TOGETHER, WE WILL!
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AND, AND, IF WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN COMPETE FOR TALENTED
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES AGAINST
OTHER STATES, THEN WE OUGHT TO
START BY MAKING SURE THAT WHEN
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES LOOK TO
RELOCATE TO WISCONSIN, PART OF
THAT CALCULUS DOESN'T INCLUDE
THEMSELVES, THEIR LOVED ONES, OR
THEIR WORKERS BEING STRIPPED OF
THEIR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM JUST
FOR MOVING HERE.
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WE MUST RESTORE THE FREEDOMS
THAT WISCONSINITES HAVE HAD
UNTIL JUNE 23RD, 2022, THE DAY
BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE, AND I
BELIEVE THAT TOGETHER, WE WILL.
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WE MUST ENSURE THAT EVERY
WISCONSINITE HAS ACCESS TO
CLEAN, SAFE WATER—NO MATTER
WHETHER IT’S FOR DRINKING IN OUR
HOMES AND SCHOOLS, FOR OUR CROPS
OR LIVESTOCK, OR OUR NATURAL
WATERS FOR HUNTING, FISHING, AND
OUTDOOR RECREATION.
AND THAT MEANS URGENTLY
ADDRESSING PFAS AND LEAD AND
NITRATES AND GETTING THOSE
CONTAMINANTS OUT OF OUR WATER.
TOGETHER, WE WILL!
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AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE DO
NOT -- IF WE DO NOT CLOSE THAT
DIGITAL DIVIDE, WISCONSINITES
WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.
SO WE MUST ENSURE THAT EVERY
KID, EVERY FAMILY, EVERY
BUSINESS, AND EVERY HOSPITAL CAN
GET CONNECTED TO AFFORDABLE,
RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET.
TOGETHER, WE WILL DO THIS.
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AND, YES, WE MUST MAKE QUALITY
CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE.
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YES, WE MUST LOWER THE COST OF
MEDICATION AND CAP THE COST OF
INSULIN.
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YES, WE MUST HAVE A MEANINGFUL
CONVERSATION ABOUT TREATING
MARIJUANA MUCH LIKE WE DO
ALCOHOL.
BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
TOGETHER, WE WILL.
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FOLKS, OUR STATE AND OUR
COUNTRY'S HISTORIES ARE
PUNCTUATED BY MOMENTS JUST LIKE
THIS ONE.
MOMENTS WHERE WE HAVE THE CHANCE
TO DO THE RIGHT THING, NOT FOR
OURSELVES, BUT FOR EACH OTHER.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE
WORK WE MUST DO TO BUILD THE
FUTURE WE WANT FOR OUR KIDS OR
OUR GRANDKIDS OR OUR STATE IS
ONLY POSSIBLE IF WE'RE WILLING
TO DO IT TOGETHER, AND I BELIEVE
THAT TOGETHER, WE WILL.
WISCONSIN, WE LOVE YOU.
LET'S POLKA TONIGHT AND GET TO
WORK TOMORROW!
THANK YOU, AND ON WISCONSIN!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> WE'RE DONE, FOLKS.
[LAUGHTER]
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[BAND PLAYING]
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>> THERE YOU HAVE IT, THE 2023
INAUGURATION CEREMONY.
WE NOW RETURN YOU TO REGULARLY
SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING.
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