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| Excerpts from Bobby Jindal's Inauguration Speech Monday Jan. 14 2008 ....We are here not to inaugurate one administration opposite from those before, but to set forth together…all of us…toward a new era. Under the spotlight of the world, with generosity from many and a clear call to common purpose…we have the opportunity to make lasting and positive change. When we have accomplished ethics reform, we will move next to economic reform. For too long our regulations and burdensome taxes have driven away job-makers instead of attracting them. Our workforce training has stayed grounded in the economy of a century now past. That too must change. I will ask our legislature this year to re-orient our workforce training to meet the challenges and skills required by the global economy. And our administration will streamline its demands of job-makers. Our message will be clear…if you want to grow your company, Louisiana wants to grow with you. With a guarantee that state government will be your ally…and that our workers will be ready to do your high-skill jobs on their very first day. In the knowledge-based economy of this century, investment and opportunity flow to places where the workforce is prepared…the business climate welcoming. In short, the opportunities flow to places focused on the future and driven to do something about it. (with ) A business climate second to none, that rewards risk-takers,welcomes entrepreneurs. When we succeed….the world will take note. They will take note in the laboratories of Silicon Valley. They will take note in the board rooms of Wall Street. Our New Louisiana will be a magnet for the dreamers…the risk-takers…the adventurers…the leaders of America’s new economy. That New Louisiana will give our citizens the opportunities they deserve. That is the kind of reform we will bring. That is our goal. That is our charge. Read the complete Inauguration Speech |