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lujan grisham, talking about policy on education, gun control and climate change. during the speech she was interrupted by environmental and pro palestinian protesters. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> you let me know--

all right. good afternoon, lt. governor morales, speaker martinez, senate pro tem stewart, leader casy, minority leaders, thank you all for being here today. i'm grateful to all of our lawmakers and tribal leaders here today for their tireless efforts to improve our state and i want to thank my family including my daughter taylor, my brother gregory. gregory's granddaughter. here today representing her father tony who was a member of the new mexico national guard and i especially want to recognize my husband, the first

man, who like all of you know, i run on caffeine. [applause] >> most of all, i want to thank my fellow new mexicans who are building the tomorrow that we will share together. i'm grateful for your participation, for your willingness to think big and act boldly to address the challenges that we face. when i became governor in 2019, i promised to lay an incredibly strong foundation for economic prosperity and in the year since then, it's become second nature to associate new mexico with the jobs of today and tomorrow. if you want a great career, new mexico is the place to be. if you want -- if you're looking for a place to start a

new business and have new opportunities, new mexico is the place to be. if you wanted successful business, new mexico is, in fact, the place to be. [crowd yelling] >> and i proudly say. >> i hope they'll be happier later when we talk about all the climate change and renewable energy that we're going to lean into. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. and while we are dealing with that, i think it's really important it takes courage for a young person, whether it's in the right place or not, where we're leaning in or not, this is a state and this is a

country that protects people who don't share your exact opinions. [applause] >> that takes courage and it takes patience and understanding from all of us. and we're going to continue to be that state. all right. i'm proud to say that new mexico has the highest number of jobs in its history. [applause] >> we are one of the best states for job growth in the country and we're the best state for wage growth in the entire nation. [applause] >> we added 110,000 jobs in the past three and a half years, giving more people than ever a chance to earn a living, get ahead and provide for their families for years to come.

and at the same time we're ensuring that our young people inherit a state with the splendor and abundant resources that we have been privileged to enjoy. our land ever enchantment legacy fund is enriching conservation in counties and tribal communities statewide preserving the state's natural beauty. our tax credits and clean car rules are strengthening that position. we are, in fact, a clean energy state. [applause] >> and it's important to note that we've cut pollution from the oil and gas industry in half compared to our neighbors in texas and our methane rules were recently adopted at the federal government as a standard for smart regulation. we're demonstrating that a

healthy environment and a strong environment are not in conflict, offering a new model, the new mexico model for states like ours across the country. we have record state revenues increasing our financial strength, the start of my administration, the state's bond rating was at risk and our reserves were just a third of what they are today. we rank among the top states for financial strength and stability. and if grown, our fund, more than 200%, offering the promise-- we're going to clap, for sustainable future for generations to come. [applause] >> let's be clear, this is no accident. it is our collective effort. it's a result of a

forward-looking comprehensive strategy to generate ongoing economic progress with new ideas that only a state like ours can pioneer. a nimble state. a determined state, a-- forged by our rugged landscape and fueled by our diverse communities, built for innovation and made to lead. so the question now is, what is next. that's the question that defines the characters of new mexico, strong minded, pioneering and creative, after all, this is the state that split the atom and won a cataclysmic war, and looking to make whole the people affected by its impact. the state that sold the first personal-- and modern clean room. and invented the flaming hot

cheeto on the frito pie -- [applause] >> i saw someone bring in frito pies and i notice i did not get one. in every generation, we have looked beyond the challenges of the moment to launch ideas and that pay dividends decade after decade. in last five months alone, five months, we've brought in companies from australia, germany, singapore and taiwan, promising 2400 additional jobs and a 10-year economic impact of $7 billion solidifying-- it's true. [applause] >> new mexico's place as an economic powerhouse. i just want to remind us that small states, states with rural, tiny populations, it is

not synonymous to say you're an economic powerhouse unless you're in new mexico. it is amazing. [applause] >> and frankly, as i'm giving this speech right now, we're announcing that -- thank you. that calgon carbon will soon be calling bloomfield new mexico home. you guys, somebody can clap for that, i love it. [applause] >> in every corner of the state. this leading manufacturer of air and water purification tools will support customers across the western and southwestern united states. and it's going to bring jobs to these rural communities that too often frankly get overlooked. make -- film studios are building a

full service state of the art production facility in albuquerque at a time when production studios nationwide are booked years out is another region for the most ambitious-- [crowd yelling] >> give them their due. [group chanting] >> well, job security for the entire section for sergeant of

arms. [group yelling] >> we seem to have several protests going on at once. if anybody need me to talk about what they are. [group yelling] all right, we have a couple more on the right, just want to make sure. and again, we're going to do what i expect everyone to do, i want you to do a round of applause, even though it's a disruption, that the world is complicate. [applause] >> and that far too many young people find themselves locked into a situation where it's very hard to have clarity about the right steps forward and rather we wouldn't we all want a situation where we embrace

differences of opinion, some discord, maybe a disruption or an interruption while we recognize we're not going to have all the answers to the world's problems, certainly not in today's speech. maybe not even in tomorrow's actions. but we will, in fact, be straightforward, ever dedicated and committed to solving and tackling as many of our own issues as we lead the entire nation and quite frankly the world on the best practices that make sure that we continue to be a state that leads. [applause]. ... gov. grisham: i was bragging about businesses so make no mistake, i will keep doing that. this film studio is the reason that

the reason additional ambitious production are going to choose new mexico again making sureal young people, all people are in a position to follow their dreams. we celebrated the states largest manufacturing l deal ever. when maximum solar technologies chose new mexico to reshore the first solar plant, the first one in the united states. [applause] a billion-dollar enterprise that comes with nearly 2000 jobs. the message is clear and wii during this again and again from companies worldwide. new mexico is where businesses want to be. so i have a suggestion. let's capitalize on this momentum. around the globe, access to

water is now the greatest challenge of the century. new mexico, can turn that into an opportunity. now imagine the potential of turning the ocean of brackish water beneath our feet into water we can put to use. to meet the demands of communities now and in the future, to sustain economic growth, and to meet this moment with a first of its kind solution, the strategic water supply will build a w secure, resilient water future for our state. i am asking the legislature for $500 million in severance tax bonds to make this strategic water supply a reality, spurring the private sector to turn an untapped resource into water that we can use without asking

taxpayers to front the cost. [applause] i'm also proposing that we dedicate two percent of our severance tax permanent fund, that's $170 million dollars, to catapult forward the advanced energy sources of the future, hydrogen, geothermal, next-generation battery storage, further committing our state to the climate goals of the country. and beyond. [applause] and that's not all, i'm announcing a commitment to pursue an advanced manufacturint tax credit, a companion to the groundbreaking inflation

reduction actct -- [shouting] [shouting] >> i still think we can be -- they are screaming again. let's be -- [shouting] give me an opportunity -- this

might be an actual -- to parents. there always folks in the gallery who stand for things that are good in this room is going to agree on. we are going to talk about it later in the speech, like gun violence, that they provide space for everyone. and for the young people who are showing up their courage, this is also a space that can lean into that a bit better to making sure that we're kind and polite, and that we're listening, particularly two are, in fact, a national climate leader. so anyone in this room and 81 with children off their own or young people as advocates, make sure that all of the facts are being presented in a way that creates the kind of heartfelt

commitment to change, but recognizes the progress in this space. and then this room alone, certainly not lost on me at a no not lost on you, we have not always agreed on every solution for every energyy source. and yes, today new mexico is still a clean energy leader. and as long as i am governor, we are going to keep following that path. [applause] all right. so now i'm a little lost. you can stall for for a mini will catch up. this manufacturing tax credit, they always leaned in and go forward. are you going to go off script? no. [laughing] i mean that's not going to happen. what is this, like my sixth time? of course i'm going tof go off

script. does i hope a little that in getting the right messages in that i'm reading the room. and if you can do that, what to tell you it's not as easy as i hope i'm making a look right now.gh [laughing] it's hard and he told hard for someone who's trying to find a fun doing it. imagine what it's like helping deliver a speech and of the country where they don't speak english. i am a real challenge consulates give the folks running my teleprompter a round of applause. [applause] it's not easy. so i'm about ready to hit the first word, hang on one more second. we want, we want the tools that are working in the federal government, and a note that it's your travel, i know it's your getting businesses talking to you about relocating here, that the tax credits, the investment that the shared responsibility

in economic success is making a difference. and make no mistake that these secompanies particularly in the advanced energy sector and the reshoring of manufacturing solar has everything to do with the federal investment. knowing unequivocally that that works, a state that's got some of its own resources. you want to make sure that you were you are continuing to lead, then nobody can compete? wheatley wheeling and wie strategies that advanced energy tax credits. for defense manufacturing, i feel incredibly bullish we continue to make new mexico place where every business addressing climate change and new innovation is going to want to be. so let's if we can't get that finished. [applause] because, after all, delivering

on the promise of clean energy future requires modern efficient infrastructure from a resilient power grid to safe roads, to reliable drinking water. between federal and state funding, and thank you a by the way, we are putting more than $7 million in infrastructure funds to work right now in every county in the state. just recently we broke ground on the transmission line. the largest -- [applause] -- renewable energy project in united states history. okay?? [applause] that delivers green electrons, new mexico electrons. across the southwest so it isn't called colorado going to be mad? with an economic impact of $20.5 billion.

[applause] we sped up and delivered on the navajo water supply project, a billion-dollar initiative more than a decade in the making. and a result of our collective work this project isth already bringing drinking water the 6000 new mexicans. [applause] the majority of whom live on the navajo nation and have tap reliable drinking water. in the next 15 years this project will serve a quarter of a million more new mexicans. [applause] and we have rebuilt the new mexico state veterans home in truth or consequences with a brand-new -- [applause] state of the art independent living communities and homes,

for veterans and their families who have answered the call of duty. and i submit that if you were building your dream home, this is what it would look like, and it is exactly what our veterans in new mexicoo deserve. [applause] and again, there's nothing else like it in the public sector anywhere in the country. nothing like it. projects like these have impacts that go far beyond their walls. they create thousands of jobs, both now and into the future. they bring new activity and new opportunities to communities statewide. they make our neighborhoods stronger, safer and more resilient. and still, there's more we can do. that's why i am asking the legislature for $100 million dollars to support an infrastructure matching fund, so

communities don't leave any federal money on the table for lack of a local match. [applause] and it's why i'm asking for $55 million dollars to continue expanding a widespread charging infrastructure network for electric vehicles. charging an electric car or truck in new mexico should be as easy and convenient as pumping gas. whether you're going from deming to clayton, from farmington to carlsbad, from las cruces to las vegas, or taking the high road from santa fe to taos, residents and tourists alike should be able to get from one end of theu state to the other no matter what vehicle they drive. [applause] we need to take the same forward-looking approach to

housing at a moment when new mexicans are working hard to rent or purchase homes that aree too often out of reach. a house is so much more than a roof over your head. more affordable homes means more families on their feet and more workers able to work, more stability, more hope and more opportunity. we know that new mexico needs to construct thousands of homes as fast as possible. yet too often, housing development is stalled by a complicated web of zoning and permitting requirements that vary from city to city and county to county. to build for the future, we need to fund development and then get out of our own way. i am asking the legislature for two things.

first, i am asking for funding to build the housing we need, $250 million dollars in low-interest loans to spur the private sector to build faster, and $250 million dollars to massively expand homebuying programs like down payment assistance. [applause] so we are prepared and more new mexicans like my brothers granddaughter in getting essay, affordable housing when they are ready to do so. at the same time, i intend to create an office of housing as a one-stop shop for developers and contractors looking to build and for families seeking a home of their own. second, as a condition of receiving state funding for housing development, i am asking

the legislature to require local governments to institute zoning and permitting requirements that meet national best practices. nobody should be prevented from building vital housing, and nobody should be shut out of a place to live because of outdated and overlapping bureaucratic regulations. [applause] the health of our communities, and of our families, remains one of my highest priorities. we were the third state to cap the cost of insulin, setting the lowest price at that time in th country and, in fact, serving as a model for other states to meet that price point, a cousin new mexicans shouldn't have to decide between the medication and a meal. we've increased medicaid provider rates and expanded the

health care professional loan repayment program to keep more doctors, nurses and health care workers in our state. and with the $80 million from the rural health care delivery fund we awarded last year, we have made it easier for new mexicans to get the healthcare they need, from ambulance services in mora to ultrasounds in mckinley county, from optometry in curry county to dental services in sierra county, from primary care for seniors in valencia to behavioral health in lea county. these initiatives are working. that's why i am requesting another $100 million dollars for the rural health care delivery fund, additional medicaid funding so our providers can m meet growing demands, and a hospital provider tax, which will bring in an additional $1.o to 2 billion dollars into the

state, shoring up our health care delivery system, without costing patients or providers a dime. and let's complete the health care authority this session. doing so will reduce premiums, cut out-of-pocket costs, increase consumer protections, demand better provider networks and hold insurance companies accountable. new mexicans should never have their lives or livelihoods threatened by insurance companies that are more determined to make a dollar than a difference. [applause] as we look towards the future, we are also looking towards our young people, and working to provide nation-leading education at every age. today, we are the only state in

the u.s. with a constitutional right to childcare, and the only state in the country to require both free and nutritious school meals. [applause] our structured literacy curriculum is delivering results, over the last year alone, we saw a 4% statewide increase in reading scores for kids in grades 3-8, and an unprecedented 5 percent increase in reading scores for nativere american students, something that we've never accomplished before. [applause] four percent statewide. five percent among native american students. but here's the thing, at the

pojoaque school district, where they implemented and embraced the structured literacy program in itsit entirety, pojoaque saw double digit gains in reading scores. all right? 26%. [applause] that's what schools can do when they partner with the state and take full advantage of the historic tools, strategies and resources that we have put at their fingertips. stephanie males is here today, and her daughter is a student at berrendo elementary in roswell. stephanie put it this way, i've seen my daughter make huge

educational strides this year. with the help of the structured literacy curriculum, she is sounding out words much easier and faster than her older brother once did. clearly, the science of reading is a much more effective way to teach reading. she also remarked that structured literacy is now making a difference for her son as well. if you're a parent, you know that kind of progress is a real game changer. and i know unequivocally that we can and should double down on our successes and supercharge our results. the united states has some of the lowest literacy rates of any wealthy nation, and countries with the highest levels use structured literacy programs. we know it works there, and we've seen it work here.

i'm calling for $30 million dollars in capital to build a statewide literacy institute and another $30 million dollars to support free literacy summer programs for 10,000 students who need to catch up to grade level. every student, and frankly, every new mexican, should be given the opportunity to learn to read to the best of their ability. no student should be told that their progress isn't a priority. parents and kids deserve the -- [applause] the very best from all of us in this room, and they deserve the best, and they have the ability, in our school system. thank you i am proud of all of our public education efforts that got to be doing his work together.

that's why i am calling for an expansion of the school year to 180 days and asking the legislature to fund it, so that every child in public school gets the time they need and thev education they deserve.e we are seeing here in states across the country, it's evidence-based. you don't just have to, not making up a strategy, that more quality instruction makes a difference. we've seen the proven effectiveness of more time in class. and it is. i submit to you it's challenging but it's time thato we do the right things for our kids in new mexico. just like bella chandler, a kindergartner teacher -- give her a a round of applause, shs amazing. [applause] >> she's also structure literacy coach at

s. y. jackson in albuquerque, as well as principal cris cardona and math teacher roberto salas, from the gadsden school district in las cruces, where these proven programs have been making sizable, dramatic differences as a implement them. i thank them for their dedication.. [applause] i do want to pause and want to tell you, i am pausing, outlook, there are jobs and careers that i really tough. ask doctors and nurses, potential over the last five years. look no further than your public education, teachers and principals and superintendents and social workers and nurses. they will tell you their jobs are complex, they are.

they are. we owe them a great deal of gratitude, but we have to come together, and the priority here is our kiddos and their families. and it is time for new mexico in the same way that we put our minds to anything, we become the best added in the country. why wouldn't we have the best public education outcome bar none in the country? that's michael and hope it is yours, too. [applause] -- my goal -- we, all of us, including our school districts, alll of us have to be accountabe for the results that we desire. we need to guarantee that the legislature's billions in public education are going to the right places and leading to better outcomes. that's why i'm asking for 30

million dollars to embed experts in our lowest-performing schools so we can identify our challenges, determine immediate solutions that work for those kids, those educators, and give vital support to make the difference. and it's why one more time every one is a public system. we all have to be accountable, including making sure that investments that schools need our meeting them where they need them. because we have to all be responsible to meet the standards that quite frankly we have already set. whether it's nutritious meals or an expanded school year, our parents and our kids deserve to

know that our schools are an executive branch are holding up their end of the deal. [applause] we're demanding better and delivering better in areas from education, to healthcare, to the economy, and more. we need to demand the very same in public safety. right now the leading cause ofin death for our children is guns. guns. in communities across the state, we have seen the carnage that results and the risk that is ever-present when weapons of war and frankly guns are far too easy to obtain. we have experienced the trauma of a mass shooting in farmington, and the tragedy of a 6-year-old shot just this

weekend in hurley, and while the facts are still unfolding, it is clear that more children were involved in this violence. we have seen too many ruined lives, too many broken families, too many stolen futures, and too many small coffins. this violence is nothing short of horrific. it is tragic. and it is entirely preventable. it's preventable. [cheers and applause] enough. this is a most important work we

are going to do. all the other stuff, the jobs, the futures, the homes, the education are meaningless if we can't keep newsa mexicans safe. that's why i am calling for a gun safety package that bans assault weapons -- [applause] raises the legal purchase for all guns to 21, institutes a 14 day waiting period, increasing penalties for felons in possession of a firearm, keeps guns out the parks and playgrounds, and allows law enforcement officers to now file extreme risk protection orders to keep firearms away from people -- [cheers and applause]

and i submit that these are common sense measures that will saveth lives. we have sonia brito here with us from albuquerque. a few years ago, when sonia was 16, an argument broke out at a party, and she was shot multiple times. p in fact, she was shot 12 times. 12 times. by the grace of god and with extraordinary care, she is here today, demanding that we do something to prevent gun violence. i want to thank her for her courage, her advocacy, and her commitment to making a difference. thank you.

[applause] and just as, right, we're not all on then same page on environmental issues, and let's be very clear, no responsible gun owner should be punished or prevented from exercising their rights, and no child should ever be put in danger by a weapon of war, especially one wielded by a person who can't pass a background check or can't wait two weeks to get a firearm. [applause] any gun in the wrong hands is an untenable risk that we can't afford. we know that the violence in our communities is frequently committed by career criminals, and some of them continue their pattern of crime while awaiting trial.

that's why i'm enhancing commercial burglary statutes to treat repeat offenses like the pattern that they are. [applause] those bad actors need to be held accountable in all of our communities. and it's why i still believe we need a mandate for pretrial detention for violet and repeat offenders with again a rebuttable presumption so that dangerous people can be kept away from the public. [applause] may be, this idea isn't new. it's not intuitive. it's embedded in the federal justice system, and it works. and borrowing things that may make things better here is another new mexico proud tradition. so let's take something that works and apply it here to keep

new mexicans safe. [applause] i am also asking the legislature to pass mandatory treatment for persons repeatedly entering the judicial system for using elvis the substances. [applause] many, not all, many are unhoused. for their own health and safety and for the well-being of our communities something must shift. we need responsible, compassion action that makes a lasting difference and that means getting these individuals the treatment that they need and, quite frankly, that they deserve. and i believe, given we had some

of these changes and i was a sector of health then and they were a tough lift even then, but now mandated outpatient treatment strategies and tools that we know today work, it is the only way we are going to interrupt this systemic t challenges that are now ever present in every single new mexico community. so let's be brave and make a difference. [applause] for those same reasons, to protect the individuals and the community, i am proposing that wii and unsafe practices of panhandling on our streets. we have one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the entire country. and a situation where drivers and their children as passengers are at increased risk is not tenable. we can do something about it.

it's important to recognize that we've been talking about safety, that these public safety challenges don't begin with violent crime. ii also want to pause -- that's my new q4 that poor guy -- this legislature and give yourselves the credit that you deserve, all of you, because states can't address more complex couple to the public safety issues, we can't, without recognizing that their ever-changing, and investing in education and jobsc and child care and housing, lifting families of so that real choices must occur. and by god you've done that. i'm asking you to do even more. it's a place of great pride which is also a new mexico saying, pride. so don't forget that you have

led the way. and i was submit, both parties come they did strategies also different, but no one here has run from investing in the strength of the economy and efforts in your communities. and has stood up and said we need to do more in public safety. every single one of you, and that is a place that we can build from. so i just want to remind us because you have done such incredible, powerful work that these issues, they begin with kiddos who don't have enough support to get to school. they begin in communities where jobs are scarce. they begin even in the smallest ways, with failures that affect our sense of pride in our state. that pride matters. just go to any high school

football game, that pride matters. it's what drives us to expand our imagination, to raise our gaze, raise our standards and raise our aspirations. r and the look of our state ought to shine with the pride we feel. that's why, today, i am calling for an aggressive 43 million dollars statewide clean-up initiative. that means improving state properties, fixing state roadways, cleaning up trash and protecting the beauty of our open spaces. [applause] thank you. it means supporting and enhancing local efforts that address litter and graffiti, like the work of mary garwood, who is here with us today.

mary is a new carlsbad city counselor.r. congratulations, mary. [applause] now, she's been championing beautification efforts for years in her community, and she continues to organize and lead the annual river blitz cleanup along the pecos river. and right here in santa fe, kevin rapp has led volunteers in hundreds of hours of work cleaning up hundreds of pounds of trash. by doing this work together, we show our commitment and deepen our connection to our shared home. through all of these actions, in our economy and our infrastructure, housing and healthcare, education and public safety, we can continue to build a new mexico that reflects theub pride we have always felt for our state. because here's the thing, pride does not mean complacency.

new mexicans don't ignore challenges in the hopes that they will fade. d we don't wait for problems to disappear through time and patience alone. and we don't focus solely on the task of today at the expense of days to come. instead, we envision a brighter future. this is the strength at the heart of new mexico, a place where new ideas take flight and breakthroughs are born. i love this state, from our beautiful landscapes to our vibrant culture and our extraordinary people. all of us. yes, that is worth clapping for. [applause] we are small but we are mighty. we are a small state with big ideas. an expansive state packed with creative energy. a state with the courage of our convictions and the

determination to see them through. more than our resources, it is our spirit that allows us to take on challenges not with half-measures and band-aids, but with action that meets the moment and builds the future.on at a time when other states are focused on what is, we are committed to what must be, and economy that offers a good job and career to every person. an environment that supports clean air and extraordinary vistas without sacrificing the prosperity of the people who share in its grandeur. a community that provides education to everyone who wants it, that delivers health care to everyone who needs it, that promotes the safety and security of every person in every neighborhood. a state that is looking forever forward, toward the horizon toward what's next, towardd- what's new, toward what has only

been imagined and not yet realized. this is new mexico, and we are made to lead. this is new mexico -- [applause] we are made to lead. thank you, and god bless our state. [applause] thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you governor. [applause]

>> all week we have featuring state of the state addresses from across the country. from co coast these speeches by governors wide range of persps highlighting priorities and challenges fac different regions in the tonight wer from the governors of n york, florida, lvania, indiana, iowa and arizona. that all begins at 8 p.m eastern on c-span2. you can a watch on our free video app c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> sunday on c-span's q&a "new york times" white house correspondent katie rogers shares of both american woman about the modern evolution of first ladies of the united states a impact and contributions by first ladies of both parties going back to hillary clinton and the changing roles in in the 21st century. >> melania trump really highlighted for americans the

fact that you don't have to anything with visual if you don't want to and their been first ladies throughout history which are done very little compared to hillary clinton or eleanor roosevelt, other standardbearer. the fact that melania trump is doing this in our times as they are is, is almost radical. >> katie rogers with the book american woman sunday night at . you can listen to q&a and all of our podcast on our free c-span now app. >> c-span issue until the view of government. we are funded by the television companies and more including wo wow. >> the world has changed. today a fast reliable internet connection is something no one can live without so wow is there for our customers with speed, reliability, value and choice. now more than ever it all