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With economic growth and worker's comp reform, Californiahas gone from losing jobs to gaining jobs.  We now have more Californians working than ever in our history, with nearly 500,000 new jobs created since I came into office. 

 

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a record that we can be proud of, a record we can run on, and a record we can win on. 

 

Now, are things perfect? Of course not.  You will never find the words "perfection" and "politics" in the same sentence.  We still need to put the pressure the federal government to do its job securing our borders.  We still need to continue our economic growth, and we need to pass Jessica’s Law.

 

But the fact is we are making huge progress.  And we can do even bolder things in the future. 

 

After all, we Republicans have a history of boldness.  I love that.

 

Abraham Lincoln struck down slavery. 

 

Teddy Roosevelt fathered the environmental movement. 

 

Dwight D.  Eisenhower built the interstate highway. 

 

And Ronald Reagan tore down the wall and defeated communism. 

 

This is a time in California's history that calls for similar boldness, a time when our solutions must be as big as our problems.  I believe in boldness not in band-aids. 

 

Now here’s the situation that we face. 

 

Californiawas once like a fine automobile, a first-class engine.   But it was not maintained.  And today its motor is knocking; its tires are nearly bald; and its seats are frayed.  The people know it needs repair. 

 

They are tired of sitting on the gridlocked roads. 

 

They are fed up with their kids trying to learn in overcrowded classrooms.