WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:06.672 >>> GOVERNOR JANUARY BREWER SURPRISED ARIZONA SAYING SHE 00:06.674 --> 00:08.674 SURPRISED ARIZONA SAYING SHE WANTS TO USE THE FEDERAL 00:08.676 --> 00:11.377 WANTS TO USE THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO EXPAND 00:11.379 --> 00:11.744 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO EXPAND MEDICAID. 00:11.746 --> 00:14.680 MEDICAID. >> TODAY WE ARE FACED WITH THIS 00:14.682 --> 00:16.382 >> TODAY WE ARE FACED WITH THIS EXPANSION THAT IS SOMETHING THE 00:16.384 --> 00:17.816 EXPANSION THAT IS SOMETHING THE VOTERS ALREADY AGREED TO. 00:17.818 --> 00:19.985 VOTERS ALREADY AGREED TO. THEY SAID THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. 00:19.987 --> 00:21.553 THEY SAID THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE SUFFERING 00:21.555 --> 00:22.388 THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE SUFFERING WITHOUT INSURANCE. 00:22.390 --> 00:24.156 WITHOUT INSURANCE. >> THE GOVERNOR SAID SHE WANTS 00:24.158 --> 00:26.692 >> THE GOVERNOR SAID SHE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY SCHOOLS ARE 00:26.694 --> 00:28.193 TO CHANGE THE WAY SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED TO INSTITUTIONALIZE 00:28.195 --> 00:29.428 FUNDED TO INSTITUTIONALIZE HIGHER STANDARDS. 00:29.430 --> 00:33.399 HIGHER STANDARDS. >> WITH PERFORMANCE BASED 00:33.401 --> 00:34.733 >> WITH PERFORMANCE BASED RATIONAL, THOSE THAT IMPROVE, 00:34.735 --> 00:37.102 RATIONAL, THOSE THAT IMPROVE, THEN THEY WILL GET ADDITIONAL 00:37.104 --> 00:37.436 THEN THEY WILL GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 00:37.438 --> 00:38.971 FUNDING. IF THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T. 00:38.973 --> 00:40.739 IF THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T. >> TONIGHT, THE GOVERNOR'S PLANS 00:40.741 --> 00:41.540 >> TONIGHT, THE GOVERNOR'S PLANS AND REACTION TO THEM. 00:41.542 --> 00:45.210 AND REACTION TO THEM. IT'S ARIZONA WEEK. 00:45.212 --> 00:46.779 IT'S ARIZONA WEEK. >>> Announcer: PRODUCTION OF 00:46.781 --> 00:49.014 >>> Announcer: PRODUCTION OF ARIZONA WEEK IS MADE POSSIBLE IN 00:49.016 --> 00:50.649 ARIZONA WEEK IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY GRANTS AND MEMBERS OF 00:50.651 --> 00:53.352 PART BY GRANTS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA. 00:53.354 --> 00:54.053 THE ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUES 00:54.055 --> 00:55.854 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUES PUBLIC SUPPORT. 00:55.856 --> 01:05.931 PUBLIC SUPPORT. ¶ 01:05.933 --> 01:09.334 ¶ >>> Announcer: ONCE AGAIN, YOUR 01:09.336 --> 01:10.869 >>> Announcer: ONCE AGAIN, YOUR MODERATOR, MICHAEL CHIHAK. 01:10.871 --> 01:13.539 MODERATOR, MICHAEL CHIHAK. >> GOVERNOR BREWER RELEASED HER 01:13.541 --> 01:15.641 >> GOVERNOR BREWER RELEASED HER PROPOSAL PLANNING FOR A BIG 01:15.643 --> 01:16.842 PROPOSAL PLANNING FOR A BIG EXPANSE OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE 01:16.844 --> 01:19.144 EXPANSE OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND A SHIFT IN HOW PUBLIC 01:19.146 --> 01:20.679 POOR AND A SHIFT IN HOW PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FUNDED. 01:20.681 --> 01:22.648 EDUCATION IS FUNDED. WE SPOKE WITH HER EARLIER IN THE 01:22.650 --> 01:24.283 WE SPOKE WITH HER EARLIER IN THE WEEK ASKING FIRST ABOUT 01:24.285 --> 01:24.650 WEEK ASKING FIRST ABOUT MEDICAID. 01:24.652 --> 01:27.186 MEDICAID. YOU CALLED FOR EXPANSION OF 01:27.188 --> 01:28.887 YOU CALLED FOR EXPANSION OF MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE 01:28.889 --> 01:30.923 MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO REACH PERHAPS 01:30.925 --> 01:36.862 CARE ACT TO REACH PERHAPS ANOTHER 240,000 ARIZONA WITHOUT 01:36.864 --> 01:37.229 ANOTHER 240,000 ARIZONA WITHOUT INSURANCE. 01:37.231 --> 01:38.897 INSURANCE. WHAT WERE THE FACTORS IN COMING 01:38.899 --> 01:41.533 WHAT WERE THE FACTORS IN COMING TO THAT DECISION? 01:41.535 --> 01:43.268 TO THAT DECISION? >> THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING 01:43.270 --> 01:45.804 >> THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 01:45.806 --> 01:48.073 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME DURING DIFFICULT 01:48.075 --> 01:48.674 FOR A LONG TIME DURING DIFFICULT TIMES. 01:48.676 --> 01:50.909 TIMES. VOTERS VOTED TWICE TO EXPAND 01:50.911 --> 01:51.276 VOTERS VOTED TWICE TO EXPAND MEDICAID. 01:51.278 --> 01:53.278 MEDICAID. WE HAD TO GO IN AND DO SERIOUS 01:53.280 --> 01:54.746 WE HAD TO GO IN AND DO SERIOUS THINKING ABOUT HOW WE WERE GOING 01:54.748 --> 01:56.248 THINKING ABOUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. 01:56.250 --> 02:01.086 TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. WE PUT A PLACE HOLDER ON THE 02:01.088 --> 02:01.420 WE PUT A PLACE HOLDER ON THE ADULTS. 02:01.422 --> 02:02.621 ADULTS. THROUGH ATTRITION, THE PEOPLE 02:02.623 --> 02:04.857 THROUGH ATTRITION, THE PEOPLE FELL OFF THE ACCESS ROLES. 02:04.859 --> 02:07.259 FELL OFF THE ACCESS ROLES. TODAY, WE ARE FACED WITH THIS 02:07.261 --> 02:09.628 TODAY, WE ARE FACED WITH THIS EXPANSION THAT IS SOMETHING THE 02:09.630 --> 02:10.796 EXPANSION THAT IS SOMETHING THE VOTERS ALREADY AGREED TO. 02:10.798 --> 02:12.331 VOTERS ALREADY AGREED TO. THEY HAVE SAID THAT'S WHAT THEY 02:12.333 --> 02:12.631 THEY HAVE SAID THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. 02:12.633 --> 02:14.233 WANT. THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE SUFFERING 02:14.235 --> 02:15.734 THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE SUFFERING WITHOUT INSURANCE. 02:15.736 --> 02:16.969 WITHOUT INSURANCE. ARIZONA CAN BENEFIT BY DOING 02:16.971 --> 02:18.437 ARIZONA CAN BENEFIT BY DOING THIS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FACTS 02:18.439 --> 02:19.571 THIS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FACTS AND FIGURES. 02:19.573 --> 02:22.307 AND FIGURES. WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND 02:22.309 --> 02:23.842 WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND MEDICAID, DELIVER GOOD SERVICES 02:23.844 --> 02:26.678 MEDICAID, DELIVER GOOD SERVICES AND IT WON'T COST THE TAXPAYERS 02:26.680 --> 02:28.947 AND IT WON'T COST THE TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY, NONE AT ALL. 02:28.949 --> 02:30.382 ANY MONEY, NONE AT ALL. WE ARE PAYING FOR THESE PEOPLE 02:30.384 --> 02:33.285 WE ARE PAYING FOR THESE PEOPLE WE ARE GOING TO SERVE THROUGH A 02:33.287 --> 02:33.852 WE ARE GOING TO SERVE THROUGH A HIDDEN TAX. 02:33.854 --> 02:35.721 HIDDEN TAX. BY BUYING OUR INSURANCE, WE ARE 02:35.723 --> 02:37.456 BY BUYING OUR INSURANCE, WE ARE PAYING FOR THE UNINSURED THAT 02:37.458 --> 02:39.825 PAYING FOR THE UNINSURED THAT THE HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES 02:39.827 --> 02:41.860 THE HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES TO, WHICH AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS 02:41.862 --> 02:43.762 TO, WHICH AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF 02:43.764 --> 02:44.096 AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 02:44.098 --> 02:46.532 DOLLARS. >> WOULD YOU SAY IT'S A MOVE OF 02:46.534 --> 02:48.500 >> WOULD YOU SAY IT'S A MOVE OF POLITICAL PRAGMATISM ON YOUR 02:48.502 --> 02:48.800 POLITICAL PRAGMATISM ON YOUR PART? 02:48.802 --> 02:50.969 PART? IS IT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT 02:50.971 --> 02:52.437 IS IT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE IN TRYING 02:52.439 --> 02:53.505 GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE IN TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE? 02:53.507 --> 02:56.041 TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE? >> I THINK THAT IT IS PRAGMATIC 02:56.043 --> 02:57.709 >> I THINK THAT IT IS PRAGMATIC THAT WE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO 02:57.711 --> 02:59.845 THAT WE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACTS AND FIGURES. 02:59.847 --> 03:01.780 LOOK AT THE FACTS AND FIGURES. DO THE MATH. 03:01.782 --> 03:03.448 DO THE MATH. ANYBODY CAN DO THE MATH. 03:03.450 --> 03:04.616 ANYBODY CAN DO THE MATH. IT'S A WIN/WIN. 03:04.618 --> 03:06.151 IT'S A WIN/WIN. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. 03:06.153 --> 03:08.253 IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. >> WHAT KIND OF CONVERSATIONS 03:08.255 --> 03:10.422 >> WHAT KIND OF CONVERSATIONS HAVE YOU HAD WITH LEGISLATURES 03:10.424 --> 03:13.058 HAVE YOU HAD WITH LEGISLATURES WHO MAY BE RELUCTANT TO DO THIS 03:13.060 --> 03:14.359 WHO MAY BE RELUCTANT TO DO THIS INCLUDING LEGISLATURES IN 03:14.361 --> 03:16.929 INCLUDING LEGISLATURES IN ARIZONA SAYING THEY HAVE AN 03:16.931 --> 03:19.231 ARIZONA SAYING THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION NOT TO SPEND THE 03:19.233 --> 03:20.199 OBLIGATION NOT TO SPEND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MONEY. 03:20.201 --> 03:22.801 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MONEY. >> AGAIN, LET ME ANSWER THE LAST 03:22.803 --> 03:23.535 >> AGAIN, LET ME ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION FIRST. 03:23.537 --> 03:25.704 QUESTION FIRST. NOT THE SPEND THE FEDERAL 03:25.706 --> 03:26.538 NOT THE SPEND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MONEY. 03:26.540 --> 03:27.940 GOVERNMENT'S MONEY. IF WE DON'T USE IT TO BENEFIT 03:27.942 --> 03:30.142 IF WE DON'T USE IT TO BENEFIT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR ECONOMY AND 03:30.144 --> 03:33.579 OUR CITIZENS AND OUR ECONOMY AND OUR JOB GROWTH AND PROTECT OUR 03:33.581 --> 03:36.715 OUR JOB GROWTH AND PROTECT OUR HOSPITALS FROM GOING BANKRUPT, 03:36.717 --> 03:37.950 HOSPITALS FROM GOING BANKRUPT, SOME OTHER STATE WILL. 03:37.952 --> 03:40.519 SOME OTHER STATE WILL. IT'S NOT GOING TO REDUCE THE 03:40.521 --> 03:42.087 IT'S NOT GOING TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT ONE PENNY. 03:42.089 --> 03:43.655 FEDERAL DEFICIT ONE PENNY. >> WILL THE BALANCE IN THE 03:43.657 --> 03:45.824 >> WILL THE BALANCE IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT'S CHANGED SINCE 03:45.826 --> 03:47.993 LEGISLATURE THAT'S CHANGED SINCE THE ELECTION STILL REPUBLICAN 03:47.995 --> 03:49.895 THE ELECTION STILL REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES IN BOTH HOUSES BUT 03:49.897 --> 03:51.930 MAJORITIES IN BOTH HOUSES BUT SMALLER REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES, 03:51.932 --> 03:54.666 SMALLER REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES, WILL THAT WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE 03:54.668 --> 03:56.435 WILL THAT WORK TO YOUR ADVANTAGE IN THIS? 03:56.437 --> 03:59.705 IN THIS? DEMOCRATS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO 03:59.707 --> 04:00.138 DEMOCRATS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THIS. 04:00.140 --> 04:02.140 SUPPORT THIS. >> I THINK WITH THE TENOR OF 04:02.142 --> 04:03.275 >> I THINK WITH THE TENOR OF EVERYBODY COMING FORWARD AFTER 04:03.277 --> 04:05.777 EVERYBODY COMING FORWARD AFTER THE ROUGHEST OF TIMES ARIZONA 04:05.779 --> 04:07.779 THE ROUGHEST OF TIMES ARIZONA FACED, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE 04:07.781 --> 04:08.146 FACED, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE UPLIFTING. 04:08.148 --> 04:09.181 UPLIFTING. THEY WANT TO WORK TOGETHER. 04:09.183 --> 04:10.949 THEY WANT TO WORK TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPEFUL FOR. 04:10.951 --> 04:14.987 THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPEFUL FOR. YOU KNOW, IN REGARDS TO THE 04:14.989 --> 04:15.787 YOU KNOW, IN REGARDS TO THE PERCENTAGES, IT IS. 04:15.789 --> 04:19.258 PERCENTAGES, IT IS. IT PROBABLY WILL BE A LITTLE BIT 04:19.260 --> 04:19.625 IT PROBABLY WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 04:19.627 --> 04:21.426 DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT GOOD ELECTED 04:21.428 --> 04:23.262 I JUST WANT GOOD ELECTED OFFICIALS DOING THE RIGHT 04:23.264 --> 04:24.263 OFFICIALS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. 04:24.265 --> 04:28.300 THINGS. GETTING THE FACTS AND DOING WHAT 04:28.302 --> 04:32.571 GETTING THE FACTS AND DOING WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS BEST FOR THEIR 04:32.573 --> 04:33.438 THEY BELIEVE IS BEST FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. 04:33.440 --> 04:34.673 CONSTITUENTS. I BELIEVE WITH MEDICAID, THEY 04:34.675 --> 04:36.341 I BELIEVE WITH MEDICAID, THEY WILL COME TO THE SAME 04:36.343 --> 04:36.742 WILL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. 04:36.744 --> 04:39.211 CONCLUSION. I DID NOT DO THIS LIGHTLY. 04:39.213 --> 04:41.546 I DID NOT DO THIS LIGHTLY. I TOOK IT UNDER GREAT 04:41.548 --> 04:42.914 I TOOK IT UNDER GREAT DELIBERATION AND CONSIDERATION 04:42.916 --> 04:44.583 DELIBERATION AND CONSIDERATION AS I EXPECT THEY WILL. 04:44.585 --> 04:47.919 AS I EXPECT THEY WILL. ONCE I MADE UP MY MIND, I KNEW 04:47.921 --> 04:49.621 ONCE I MADE UP MY MIND, I KNEW ABSOLUTELY AS THE GOVERNOR OF 04:49.623 --> 04:51.990 ABSOLUTELY AS THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE AND I GOVERN THAT THIS 04:51.992 --> 04:53.925 THE STATE AND I GOVERN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND 04:53.927 --> 04:56.061 IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND THAT I WILL BE COMMITTED TO IT 04:56.063 --> 04:58.730 THAT I WILL BE COMMITTED TO IT AND DOING THE RIGHT THING 04:58.732 --> 04:59.965 AND DOING THE RIGHT THING DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN DOING THE 04:59.967 --> 05:02.034 DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN DOING THE EASY THING, YOU KNOW? 05:02.036 --> 05:04.169 EASY THING, YOU KNOW? THIS SHOULD BE EASY, BY THE WAY, 05:04.171 --> 05:05.737 THIS SHOULD BE EASY, BY THE WAY, BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE. 05:05.739 --> 05:07.706 BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE. >> ARIZONA MATCH UNDER THIS WILL 05:07.708 --> 05:10.208 >> ARIZONA MATCH UNDER THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER YOUR PROPOSAL 05:10.210 --> 05:13.211 BE COVERED UNDER YOUR PROPOSAL BY A PROVIDER TAX, IF YOU WILL, 05:13.213 --> 05:15.013 BY A PROVIDER TAX, IF YOU WILL, OR A PROVIDER FEE. 05:15.015 --> 05:16.481 OR A PROVIDER FEE. >> ASSESSMENT. 05:16.483 --> 05:19.618 >> ASSESSMENT. >> HOW WILL THAT WORK AND WHAT 05:19.620 --> 05:21.219 >> HOW WILL THAT WORK AND WHAT BUY IN DO YOU HAVE FROM THE 05:21.221 --> 05:22.220 BUY IN DO YOU HAVE FROM THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? 05:22.222 --> 05:23.822 HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? >> THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND 05:23.824 --> 05:25.824 >> THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND THE INDUSTRIES OUT THERE ARE 05:25.826 --> 05:26.758 THE INDUSTRIES OUT THERE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. 05:26.760 --> 05:28.727 SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. THEY WILL ASSESS A BED TAX ON 05:28.729 --> 05:30.395 THEY WILL ASSESS A BED TAX ON THEIR FACILITIES AND USE THAT 05:30.397 --> 05:32.631 THEIR FACILITIES AND USE THAT MONEY TO GO TO THE FEDERAL 05:32.633 --> 05:35.434 MONEY TO GO TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET THE FEDERAL 05:35.436 --> 05:36.068 GOVERNMENT TO GET THE FEDERAL MATCH. 05:36.070 --> 05:39.204 MATCH. SO, $1 THAT THEY PUT IN, WE 05:39.206 --> 05:42.541 SO, $1 THAT THEY PUT IN, WE RECEIVE $5 BACK. 05:42.543 --> 05:44.576 RECEIVE $5 BACK. THEY ARE UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING 05:44.578 --> 05:46.345 THEY ARE UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THEY CANNOT PASS THAT ON TO THE 05:46.347 --> 05:46.678 THEY CANNOT PASS THAT ON TO THE PATIENT. 05:46.680 --> 05:48.647 PATIENT. >> CANNOT PASS IT ON TO 05:48.649 --> 05:49.014 >> CANNOT PASS IT ON TO PATIENTS. 05:49.016 --> 05:49.448 PATIENTS. >> RIGHT. 05:49.450 --> 05:51.350 >> RIGHT. >> IT WILL COME OUT OF THEIR 05:51.352 --> 05:51.683 >> IT WILL COME OUT OF THEIR PROFITS? 05:51.685 --> 05:52.351 PROFITS? >> RIGHT. 05:52.353 --> 05:54.720 >> RIGHT. >> WHAT ABOUT NON-PROFIT 05:54.722 --> 05:55.120 >> WHAT ABOUT NON-PROFIT OPERATIONS? 05:55.122 --> 05:57.155 OPERATIONS? >> IT COMES OUT OF THEIR 05:57.157 --> 05:58.390 >> IT COMES OUT OF THEIR PROFITS, ALSO. 05:58.392 --> 06:00.158 PROFITS, ALSO. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE 06:00.160 --> 06:01.293 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE DEBATED IN THE LEGISLATURE. 06:01.295 --> 06:03.495 DEBATED IN THE LEGISLATURE. THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT ARE 06:03.497 --> 06:05.163 THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT ARE QUESTIONED BUT AT THIS POINT AND 06:05.165 --> 06:06.465 QUESTIONED BUT AT THIS POINT AND TIME, I THINK EVERYBODY IS 06:06.467 --> 06:08.667 TIME, I THINK EVERYBODY IS PROBABLY ASSUMING THEY WILL 06:08.669 --> 06:09.000 PROBABLY ASSUMING THEY WILL PASS. 06:09.002 --> 06:11.403 PASS. >> IS YOUR PLAN AN 06:11.405 --> 06:12.771 >> IS YOUR PLAN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT HEALTH CARE 06:12.773 --> 06:15.173 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT HEALTH CARE PROVISION IS A PUBLIC GOODS, 06:15.175 --> 06:16.942 PROVISION IS A PUBLIC GOODS, THERE'S A PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY 06:16.944 --> 06:17.209 THERE'S A PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR? 06:17.211 --> 06:20.512 FOR? >> YOU KNOW, I PUSH BACK AGAINST 06:20.514 --> 06:22.280 >> YOU KNOW, I PUSH BACK AGAINST MY HEALTH CARE, YOU KNOW. 06:22.282 --> 06:24.249 MY HEALTH CARE, YOU KNOW. THERE YOU GO AGAIN. 06:24.251 --> 06:26.418 THERE YOU GO AGAIN. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. 06:26.420 --> 06:28.153 ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS REELECTED 06:28.155 --> 06:32.591 PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS REELECTED AND HE HAS THE SENATE. 06:32.593 --> 06:34.593 AND HE HAS THE SENATE. I THOUGHT WITH OTHER GOVERNORS 06:34.595 --> 06:36.461 I THOUGHT WITH OTHER GOVERNORS TAKING IT TO THE SUPREME COURT. 06:36.463 --> 06:38.630 TAKING IT TO THE SUPREME COURT. THEY UPHELD OBAMA CARE. 06:38.632 --> 06:39.698 THEY UPHELD OBAMA CARE. OBAMA CARE IS HERE. 06:39.700 --> 06:42.234 OBAMA CARE IS HERE. IT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND. 06:42.236 --> 06:44.302 IT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND. WE RESPECT OUR COURT SYSTEM, SO 06:44.304 --> 06:46.405 WE RESPECT OUR COURT SYSTEM, SO WE MOVE ON AND DO THE BEST WE 06:46.407 --> 06:46.671 WE MOVE ON AND DO THE BEST WE CAN. 06:46.673 --> 06:50.308 CAN. WE CAN DO COMPLETELY -- OUR 06:50.310 --> 06:54.479 WE CAN DO COMPLETELY -- OUR OPTION IS TO NOT HAVE A QUALITY 06:54.481 --> 06:56.381 OPTION IS TO NOT HAVE A QUALITY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM HERE WE 06:56.383 --> 06:58.650 HEALTH CARE PROGRAM HERE WE COULD DO AWAY WITH MEDICAID, GO 06:58.652 --> 07:01.086 COULD DO AWAY WITH MEDICAID, GO BACK TO THE OLD COUNTY SYSTEM, 07:01.088 --> 07:01.953 BACK TO THE OLD COUNTY SYSTEM, WHICH I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD 07:01.955 --> 07:05.557 WHICH I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD EVER WANT AGAIN, OR DELIVER THE 07:05.559 --> 07:05.924 EVER WANT AGAIN, OR DELIVER THE SERVICES. 07:05.926 --> 07:07.859 SERVICES. THESE ARE A MODEL FOR THE 07:07.861 --> 07:08.193 THESE ARE A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY. 07:08.195 --> 07:10.996 COUNTRY. BRING $2 BILLION INTO OUR STATE, 07:10.998 --> 07:13.398 BRING $2 BILLION INTO OUR STATE, SAVE THE HOSPITALS, CREATE JOBS 07:13.400 --> 07:16.134 SAVE THE HOSPITALS, CREATE JOBS AND DO, AGAIN, WHAT I BELIEVE IS 07:16.136 --> 07:17.402 AND DO, AGAIN, WHAT I BELIEVE IS MORALLY RIGHT. 07:17.404 --> 07:20.605 MORALLY RIGHT. TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PEOPLE 07:20.607 --> 07:22.274 TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED SOME HELP. 07:22.276 --> 07:24.409 THAT NEED SOME HELP. >> THE MEDICAID PROPOSAL SEEMS 07:24.411 --> 07:27.145 >> THE MEDICAID PROPOSAL SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN MANY BY SURPRISE. 07:27.147 --> 07:28.914 TO HAVE TAKEN MANY BY SURPRISE. WITH A MIX OF REACTIONS FROM 07:28.916 --> 07:31.349 WITH A MIX OF REACTIONS FROM LEGISLATURES AND A 07:31.351 --> 07:32.117 LEGISLATURES AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEALTH 07:32.119 --> 07:32.851 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. 07:32.853 --> 07:34.820 CARE INDUSTRY. GIVE US YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO 07:34.822 --> 07:36.822 GIVE US YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL FOR 07:36.824 --> 07:37.189 THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL FOR MEDICAID. 07:37.191 --> 07:38.957 MEDICAID. >> OH, ELATED. 07:38.959 --> 07:40.725 >> OH, ELATED. ONE OF THE REASONS I RAN IS 07:40.727 --> 07:42.894 ONE OF THE REASONS I RAN IS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH 07:42.896 --> 07:45.730 BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HEALTH CARE TO THE WORKING POOR, 07:45.732 --> 07:48.500 HEALTH CARE TO THE WORKING POOR, TO THE POOR CITIZENS OF ARIZONA. 07:48.502 --> 07:51.169 TO THE POOR CITIZENS OF ARIZONA. I WAS ELATED SHE SAID SHE WAS 07:51.171 --> 07:54.573 I WAS ELATED SHE SAID SHE WAS WILLING TO EXPAND THE MEDICAID 07:54.575 --> 07:54.906 WILLING TO EXPAND THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 07:54.908 --> 07:57.809 PROGRAM. >> IT WAS A GREAT SIGH OF RELIEF 07:57.811 --> 07:59.978 >> IT WAS A GREAT SIGH OF RELIEF AND AN EXCELLENT FIRST STEP 07:59.980 --> 08:01.713 AND AN EXCELLENT FIRST STEP TOWARDS BRINGING STABILITY TO 08:01.715 --> 08:03.448 TOWARDS BRINGING STABILITY TO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT IS 08:03.450 --> 08:04.382 OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT IS SORELY NEEDED. 08:04.384 --> 08:07.652 SORELY NEEDED. THE IMPACT OF THAT WILL HAVE 08:07.654 --> 08:09.588 THE IMPACT OF THAT WILL HAVE GREAT, POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE 08:09.590 --> 08:10.922 GREAT, POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. 08:10.924 --> 08:12.190 BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. >> WE COULD SAY YOU ARE SPEAKING 08:12.192 --> 08:14.059 >> WE COULD SAY YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY IN 08:14.061 --> 08:15.627 FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY IN SAYING SO, IS THAT CORRECT? 08:15.629 --> 08:18.363 SAYING SO, IS THAT CORRECT? >> I BELIEVE THE HEALTH CARE 08:18.365 --> 08:20.131 >> I BELIEVE THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY IS UNIFIED IN THEIR 08:20.133 --> 08:22.033 INDUSTRY IS UNIFIED IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS NEWS, 08:22.035 --> 08:25.403 SUPPORT OF THIS NEWS, PARTICULARLY THE HOSPITAL 08:25.405 --> 08:25.770 PARTICULARLY THE HOSPITAL INDUSTRY. 08:25.772 --> 08:27.706 INDUSTRY. WE REALLY HAVE TO COMMEND 08:27.708 --> 08:29.608 WE REALLY HAVE TO COMMEND GOVERNOR BREWER IN TAKING THE 08:29.610 --> 08:31.109 GOVERNOR BREWER IN TAKING THE TIME TO THINK THROUGH THIS. 08:31.111 --> 08:32.277 TIME TO THINK THROUGH THIS. IT'S NOT AN EASY ONE. 08:32.279 --> 08:33.879 IT'S NOT AN EASY ONE. WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO. 08:33.881 --> 08:35.714 WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE 08:35.716 --> 08:37.449 WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF RESTORING 08:37.451 --> 08:39.718 POSSIBILITY OF RESTORING PROPOSITION 204 AND EXPANDING 08:39.720 --> 08:42.420 PROPOSITION 204 AND EXPANDING THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 08:42.422 --> 08:44.356 THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. >> NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. 08:44.358 --> 08:46.458 >> NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. I OPPOSE IT FOR A NUMBER OF 08:46.460 --> 08:46.791 I OPPOSE IT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. 08:46.793 --> 08:51.329 REASONS. IT PUTS THE STATE AT RISK OF 08:51.331 --> 08:53.298 IT PUTS THE STATE AT RISK OF ASSUMING AN EXPENSE WHICH WE 08:53.300 --> 08:54.065 ASSUMING AN EXPENSE WHICH WE CAN'T AFFORD. 08:54.067 --> 08:55.967 CAN'T AFFORD. I KNOW THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING 08:55.969 --> 08:57.936 I KNOW THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING IT NOT IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND 08:57.938 --> 08:59.538 IT NOT IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A TAX 08:59.540 --> 09:01.172 BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A TAX IMPOSED ON HOSPITALS TO PAY FOR 09:01.174 --> 09:01.439 IMPOSED ON HOSPITALS TO PAY FOR IT. 09:01.441 --> 09:03.408 IT. BEYOND THE FACT THAT I OPPOSE A 09:03.410 --> 09:05.410 BEYOND THE FACT THAT I OPPOSE A TAX, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT 09:05.412 --> 09:07.078 TAX, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MONEY WILL KEEP FLOWING FROM 09:07.080 --> 09:07.479 THE MONEY WILL KEEP FLOWING FROM WASHINGTON. 09:07.481 --> 09:09.981 WASHINGTON. WE EXPECT THE MATCH TO DECREASE 09:09.983 --> 09:12.851 WE EXPECT THE MATCH TO DECREASE IN THE COMING YEARS. 09:12.853 --> 09:15.954 IN THE COMING YEARS. THEY WILL BE PUSHING $20 09:15.956 --> 09:17.556 THEY WILL BE PUSHING $20 TRILLION IN NATIONAL DEBT. 09:17.558 --> 09:18.790 TRILLION IN NATIONAL DEBT. IT'S UNSUSTAINABLE. 09:18.792 --> 09:20.091 IT'S UNSUSTAINABLE. THEY HAVE TO BACK OFF. 09:20.093 --> 09:21.927 THEY HAVE TO BACK OFF. THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS PUSH 09:21.929 --> 09:23.295 THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS PUSH EXPENSES ON TO THE STATES. 09:23.297 --> 09:25.530 EXPENSES ON TO THE STATES. IF THAT MATCH GOES AWAY, IT 09:25.532 --> 09:27.799 IF THAT MATCH GOES AWAY, IT COULD BALLOON THE DEFICIT IN 09:27.801 --> 09:29.701 COULD BALLOON THE DEFICIT IN ARIZONA IN 2016 TO OVER HALF A 09:29.703 --> 09:30.502 ARIZONA IN 2016 TO OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. 09:30.504 --> 09:32.270 BILLION DOLLARS. WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK DOWN 09:32.272 --> 09:33.738 WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK DOWN THAT ROAD. 09:33.740 --> 09:36.207 THAT ROAD. >> WOULD THERE BE ANY LIKELIHOOD 09:36.209 --> 09:39.511 >> WOULD THERE BE ANY LIKELIHOOD THE CIRCUIT BREAKER THE GOVERNOR 09:39.513 --> 09:42.080 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER THE GOVERNOR CALL, THE SCALING BACK SHOULD 09:42.082 --> 09:44.749 CALL, THE SCALING BACK SHOULD THERE BE A FEDERAL SCALING BACK? 09:44.751 --> 09:46.318 THERE BE A FEDERAL SCALING BACK? WOULD THAT MAKE IT WORK? 09:46.320 --> 09:50.021 WOULD THAT MAKE IT WORK? >> IT WOULD REMOVE THE ECONOMIC 09:50.023 --> 09:51.222 >> IT WOULD REMOVE THE ECONOMIC THREAT TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA. 09:51.224 --> 09:53.258 THREAT TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THAT'S ASSUMING THEY AGREE TO A 09:53.260 --> 09:54.092 THAT'S ASSUMING THEY AGREE TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER. 09:54.094 --> 09:55.560 CIRCUIT BREAKER. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD. 09:55.562 --> 09:57.629 I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD. THAT'S A PRECEDENT THAT WOULD 09:57.631 --> 09:58.530 THAT'S A PRECEDENT THAT WOULD APPLY NATIONWIDE. 09:58.532 --> 10:00.632 APPLY NATIONWIDE. WHEN THE FEDS HAD TO BACK OFF ON 10:00.634 --> 10:03.168 WHEN THE FEDS HAD TO BACK OFF ON THE MATCH, WHICH I THINK IS 10:03.170 --> 10:04.269 THE MATCH, WHICH I THINK IS INEVITABLE, YOU COULD SEE HALF 10:04.271 --> 10:06.271 INEVITABLE, YOU COULD SEE HALF THE STATE'S UNWINDING THE 10:06.273 --> 10:07.906 THE STATE'S UNWINDING THE EXPANSE, WHICH IS A FOUNDATION 10:07.908 --> 10:09.574 EXPANSE, WHICH IS A FOUNDATION OF OBAMA CARE. 10:09.576 --> 10:12.344 OF OBAMA CARE. I THINK THAT IT'S LIKE THE HOTEL 10:12.346 --> 10:12.744 I THINK THAT IT'S LIKE THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA. 10:12.746 --> 10:14.546 CALIFORNIA. YOU CAN CHECK IN ANYTIME BUT YOU 10:14.548 --> 10:15.780 YOU CAN CHECK IN ANYTIME BUT YOU CAN'T CHECK OUT. 10:15.782 --> 10:17.916 CAN'T CHECK OUT. >> ANY ASPECTS OF IT THAT 10:17.918 --> 10:19.451 >> ANY ASPECTS OF IT THAT TROUBLE YOU THAT YOU THINK NEED 10:19.453 --> 10:22.487 TROUBLE YOU THAT YOU THINK NEED TO BE MODIFIED? 10:22.489 --> 10:24.756 TO BE MODIFIED? >> WELL, I DON'T QUITE AGREE AND 10:24.758 --> 10:26.124 >> WELL, I DON'T QUITE AGREE AND MOST DEMOCRATS DON'T AGREE WITH 10:26.126 --> 10:28.393 MOST DEMOCRATS DON'T AGREE WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE AND THE BED 10:28.395 --> 10:31.229 THE FUNDING SOURCE AND THE BED TAX THAT MIGHT BE ADDED ON FROM 10:31.231 --> 10:33.164 TAX THAT MIGHT BE ADDED ON FROM A HOSPITAL, SO I'M SURE YOU WILL 10:33.166 --> 10:34.833 A HOSPITAL, SO I'M SURE YOU WILL GET SOME RESPONSE FROM THE 10:34.835 --> 10:36.768 GET SOME RESPONSE FROM THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ON THAT. 10:36.770 --> 10:38.570 HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ON THAT. >> PROVIDER FEES ARE NOTHING 10:38.572 --> 10:40.338 >> PROVIDER FEES ARE NOTHING FOREIGN TO THE HEALTH CARE 10:40.340 --> 10:40.805 FOREIGN TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. 10:40.807 --> 10:43.274 INDUSTRY. THEY MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT 10:43.276 --> 10:45.243 THEY MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THE EVERY DAY PERSON TALKS ABOUT 10:45.245 --> 10:46.645 THE EVERY DAY PERSON TALKS ABOUT MUCH IN THE HEALTH CARE 10:46.647 --> 10:49.214 MUCH IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY, IT IS A COMMONLY USED 10:49.216 --> 10:51.650 INDUSTRY, IT IS A COMMONLY USED MECHANISM THAT STATES HAVE 10:51.652 --> 10:55.320 MECHANISM THAT STATES HAVE EMPLOYED TO HELP FURTHER EXPAND 10:55.322 --> 10:58.256 EMPLOYED TO HELP FURTHER EXPAND THEIR MEDICAID PROGRAMS, ENHANCE 10:58.258 --> 10:59.257 THEIR MEDICAID PROGRAMS, ENHANCE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS. 10:59.259 --> 11:02.661 REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS. WE SEE IT AS NOTHING, NOT 11:02.663 --> 11:04.696 WE SEE IT AS NOTHING, NOT UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, BUT A 11:04.698 --> 11:05.764 UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, BUT A VIABLE SOLUTION AND OPTION TO 11:05.766 --> 11:08.533 VIABLE SOLUTION AND OPTION TO HELP, YOU KNOW, PUT INTO PLACE 11:08.535 --> 11:11.302 HELP, YOU KNOW, PUT INTO PLACE THE MECHANISM TO RESTORE THE 11:11.304 --> 11:13.672 THE MECHANISM TO RESTORE THE MEDICAID PROGRAM BACK TO THE 11:13.674 --> 11:16.307 MEDICAID PROGRAM BACK TO THE PROP 204 COVERAGE AND EXPANSION. 11:16.309 --> 11:17.776 PROP 204 COVERAGE AND EXPANSION. >> THE GOVERNOR'S IDEA IS THE 11:17.778 --> 11:19.778 >> THE GOVERNOR'S IDEA IS THE INDUSTRY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO 11:19.780 --> 11:22.580 INDUSTRY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS ALONG THE COSTS TO 11:22.582 --> 11:22.947 PASS ALONG THE COSTS TO PATIENTS. 11:22.949 --> 11:24.215 PATIENTS. THE INDUSTRY'S FEELING ABOUT 11:24.217 --> 11:24.516 THE INDUSTRY'S FEELING ABOUT THAT? 11:24.518 --> 11:26.484 THAT? >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. 11:26.486 --> 11:28.787 >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. WHEN WE DISCUSSED PROVIDER FEES 11:28.789 --> 11:31.122 WHEN WE DISCUSSED PROVIDER FEES IN THE PAST AND LOOKED AT THESE 11:31.124 --> 11:33.158 IN THE PAST AND LOOKED AT THESE AS OPTIONS, I THINK IT'S 11:33.160 --> 11:35.894 AS OPTIONS, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE PATIENTS 11:35.896 --> 11:39.564 CRITICAL THAT THE PATIENTS AREN'T BARING THE BRUNT OF THAT. 11:39.566 --> 11:41.433 AREN'T BARING THE BRUNT OF THAT. IT'S AN INDUSTRY MECHANISM TO 11:41.435 --> 11:44.636 IT'S AN INDUSTRY MECHANISM TO BRING IN FEDERAL DOLLARS, EXTRA 11:44.638 --> 11:46.538 BRING IN FEDERAL DOLLARS, EXTRA DOLLARS THAT WILL HAVE A BENEFIT 11:46.540 --> 11:48.707 DOLLARS THAT WILL HAVE A BENEFIT TO THE PATIENT AND A BENEFIT TO 11:48.709 --> 11:50.041 TO THE PATIENT AND A BENEFIT TO THE HOSPITALS IN HAVING MORE 11:50.043 --> 11:51.109 THE HOSPITALS IN HAVING MORE PEOPLE INSURED. 11:51.111 --> 11:52.277 PEOPLE INSURED. >> DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNOR IS 11:52.279 --> 11:54.245 >> DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO PREVAIL IN SOME WAY, 11:54.247 --> 11:55.213 GOING TO PREVAIL IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM? 11:55.215 --> 11:56.915 SHAPE OR FORM? SHE'S PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE 11:56.917 --> 11:57.982 SHE'S PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE LEGISLATURE. 11:57.984 --> 12:00.151 ON THE LEGISLATURE. SHE HAD A RALLY THIS WEEK HERE 12:00.153 --> 12:01.986 SHE HAD A RALLY THIS WEEK HERE AT THE CAPITAL TO PUSH THIS 12:01.988 --> 12:02.287 AT THE CAPITAL TO PUSH THIS IDEA. 12:02.289 --> 12:03.888 IDEA. >> THE ONE THING I LEARNED HERE 12:03.890 --> 12:05.990 >> THE ONE THING I LEARNED HERE IS NOT TO TRY TO PREDICT WHAT 12:05.992 --> 12:07.292 IS NOT TO TRY TO PREDICT WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DOES. 12:07.294 --> 12:09.160 THE LEGISLATURE DOES. IF IT WERE JUST PURELY THAT 12:09.162 --> 12:11.596 IF IT WERE JUST PURELY THAT ISSUE, I WOULD SAY THE CHANCES 12:11.598 --> 12:13.665 ISSUE, I WOULD SAY THE CHANCES MIGHT BE SLIM THAT IT PASSES. 12:13.667 --> 12:15.900 MIGHT BE SLIM THAT IT PASSES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR 12:15.902 --> 12:17.235 YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR MIGHT TIE IT TO. 12:17.237 --> 12:20.405 MIGHT TIE IT TO. THIS IS LIKE PLAYING THREE 12:20.407 --> 12:21.239 THIS IS LIKE PLAYING THREE DIMENSIONAL CHESS GAME. 12:21.241 --> 12:23.074 DIMENSIONAL CHESS GAME. MOVES ARE COMING FROM ALL 12:23.076 --> 12:23.641 MOVES ARE COMING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. 12:23.643 --> 12:25.176 DIRECTIONS. I DON'T TRY TO PREDICT WHAT 12:25.178 --> 12:26.177 I DON'T TRY TO PREDICT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LEGISLATURE. 12:26.179 --> 12:29.214 HAPPENS WITH THE LEGISLATURE. >> THE REPUBLICANS TEND TO BE 12:29.216 --> 12:33.151 >> THE REPUBLICANS TEND TO BE LESS FAVORABLE TO THESE KINDS OF 12:33.153 --> 12:35.420 LESS FAVORABLE TO THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE POOR AND, 12:35.422 --> 12:37.489 PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE POOR AND, YOU KNOW, THE NEED AND THE 12:37.491 --> 12:38.723 YOU KNOW, THE NEED AND THE EXPANSION AND SPENDING MORE 12:38.725 --> 12:41.426 EXPANSION AND SPENDING MORE MONEY IN THOSE WAYS. 12:41.428 --> 12:45.063 MONEY IN THOSE WAYS. >> WE HOPE TO SEEK ULTIMATELY 12:45.065 --> 12:50.001 >> WE HOPE TO SEEK ULTIMATELY BIPARTISAN AND SOLID SUPPORT 12:50.003 --> 12:52.137 BIPARTISAN AND SOLID SUPPORT BEHIND THE PROPOSAL. 12:52.139 --> 12:54.038 BEHIND THE PROPOSAL. THANKFULLY, NOBODY HAS COME OUT 12:54.040 --> 12:55.940 THANKFULLY, NOBODY HAS COME OUT IN STRONG OPPOSITION SINCE THE 12:55.942 --> 12:58.143 IN STRONG OPPOSITION SINCE THE GOVERNOR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. 12:58.145 --> 13:02.046 GOVERNOR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. WE BELIEVE IT'S AN ENCOURAGING 13:02.048 --> 13:02.714 WE BELIEVE IT'S AN ENCOURAGING SIGN. 13:02.716 --> 13:04.215 SIGN. WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE 13:04.217 --> 13:05.784 WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE LEGISLATURES, BRING THEM UP TO 13:05.786 --> 13:08.319 LEGISLATURES, BRING THEM UP TO SPEED, MAKE SURE THEY ARE 13:08.321 --> 13:09.754 SPEED, MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH IT. 13:09.756 --> 13:11.456 COMFORTABLE WITH IT. >> EVEN IF IT DOESN'T COST 13:11.458 --> 13:15.527 >> EVEN IF IT DOESN'T COST ARIZONA A DIME, WE ARE ALL STILL 13:15.529 --> 13:16.528 ARIZONA A DIME, WE ARE ALL STILL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. 13:16.530 --> 13:20.231 CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS OUT 13:20.233 --> 13:21.366 WE WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS OUT OF THE FEDERAL POCKET. 13:21.368 --> 13:23.368 OF THE FEDERAL POCKET. SO, IT'S GOING TO COST US. 13:23.370 --> 13:25.270 SO, IT'S GOING TO COST US. I THINK MAYBE OUR CHILDREN AND 13:25.272 --> 13:26.171 I THINK MAYBE OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE THE LEVEL 13:26.173 --> 13:28.873 GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF DEBT THAT THIS IS GOING TO 13:28.875 --> 13:30.041 OF DEBT THAT THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL 13:30.043 --> 13:31.409 INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOTHING THAT IS 13:31.411 --> 13:32.977 GOVERNMENT IS NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE REPAID IN OUR 13:32.979 --> 13:33.344 GOING TO BE REPAID IN OUR LIFETIME. 13:33.346 --> 13:35.647 LIFETIME. THIS IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR MY 13:35.649 --> 13:37.048 THIS IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR MY FUTURE GENERATIONS. 13:37.050 --> 13:40.251 FUTURE GENERATIONS. >> HER RATIONAL IN REGARD TO THE 13:40.253 --> 13:42.086 >> HER RATIONAL IN REGARD TO THE ARGUMENT YOU JUST MADE IS THAT 13:42.088 --> 13:43.855 ARGUMENT YOU JUST MADE IS THAT IF ARIZONA DOESN'T TAKE IT, IT 13:43.857 --> 13:45.123 IF ARIZONA DOESN'T TAKE IT, IT WILL GO TO OTHER STATES. 13:45.125 --> 13:46.424 WILL GO TO OTHER STATES. >> IT'S NOT TRUE. 13:46.426 --> 13:48.226 >> IT'S NOT TRUE. IF ARIZONA DOESN'T TAKE IT, THEY 13:48.228 --> 13:51.162 IF ARIZONA DOESN'T TAKE IT, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE ADDITIONAL 13:51.164 --> 13:52.630 ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE ADDITIONAL MATCHES TO OTHER STATES. 13:52.632 --> 13:54.866 MATCHES TO OTHER STATES. THE FEDERAL DEBT WON'T BE QUITE 13:54.868 --> 13:57.135 THE FEDERAL DEBT WON'T BE QUITE AS HIGH AND OUR CHILDREN AND 13:57.137 --> 13:58.870 AS HIGH AND OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL PAY IT OFF 13:58.872 --> 13:59.204 GRANDCHILDREN WILL PAY IT OFF EARLIER. 13:59.206 --> 14:01.639 EARLIER. >> EDUCATIONAL REFORM IS ONE OF 14:01.641 --> 14:03.074 >> EDUCATIONAL REFORM IS ONE OF THE KEY AGENDA ITEMS. 14:03.076 --> 14:06.110 THE KEY AGENDA ITEMS. AS PART OF REFORM, THIS YEAR SHE 14:06.112 --> 14:08.279 AS PART OF REFORM, THIS YEAR SHE PLANS TO REWARD PERFORMANCE 14:08.281 --> 14:10.648 PLANS TO REWARD PERFORMANCE GIVING IMPROVING SCHOOLS MORE 14:10.650 --> 14:11.416 GIVING IMPROVING SCHOOLS MORE MONEY. 14:11.418 --> 14:14.752 MONEY. YOU FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY USE 14:14.754 --> 14:15.920 YOU FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY USE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN REFERRING TO 14:15.922 --> 14:17.856 ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN REFERRING TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN 14:17.858 --> 14:18.189 THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ARIZONA. 14:18.191 --> 14:18.756 ARIZONA. >> YES. 14:18.758 --> 14:20.892 >> YES. >> WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU 14:20.894 --> 14:23.528 >> WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT AS SPECIFICALLY AS 14:23.530 --> 14:24.195 MEAN BY THAT AS SPECIFICALLY AS YOU CAN? 14:24.197 --> 14:27.265 YOU CAN? >> WE AS TAXPAYERS SEND OUR HARD 14:27.267 --> 14:29.367 >> WE AS TAXPAYERS SEND OUR HARD EARNED MONEY INTO THE PUBLIC 14:29.369 --> 14:31.202 EARNED MONEY INTO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS HERE IN 14:31.204 --> 14:31.936 EDUCATION SYSTEMS HERE IN ARIZONA. 14:31.938 --> 14:34.172 ARIZONA. IT'S USUALLY DONE BY SOMEBODY 14:34.174 --> 14:35.940 IT'S USUALLY DONE BY SOMEBODY DOING A HEAD COUNT OF WHO IS AT 14:35.942 --> 14:37.742 DOING A HEAD COUNT OF WHO IS AT SCHOOL THAT DAY. 14:37.744 --> 14:39.944 SCHOOL THAT DAY. YOU KNOW, SPACE FUNDING. 14:39.946 --> 14:42.914 YOU KNOW, SPACE FUNDING. YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT SERVICE, I'M 14:42.916 --> 14:44.616 YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT SERVICE, I'M NOT TALKING OF GETTING RID OF 14:44.618 --> 14:44.916 NOT TALKING OF GETTING RID OF THAT. 14:44.918 --> 14:47.919 THAT. AT THIS POINT AND TIME, SINCE I 14:47.921 --> 14:50.388 AT THIS POINT AND TIME, SINCE I HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE STANDARDS, 14:50.390 --> 14:52.523 HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE STANDARDS, THEY NEED A HIGHER STANDARD. 14:52.525 --> 14:54.058 THEY NEED A HIGHER STANDARD. WE SAID THERE ARE GOING TO BE 14:54.060 --> 14:55.293 WE SAID THERE ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER STANDARDS AND WE ARE 14:55.295 --> 14:56.961 HIGHER STANDARDS AND WE ARE GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE 14:56.963 --> 15:01.165 GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND WITH 15:01.167 --> 15:04.168 FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND WITH PERFORMANCE BASED RATIONAL. 15:04.170 --> 15:07.071 PERFORMANCE BASED RATIONAL. THOSE THAT IMPROVE WILL GET 15:07.073 --> 15:07.972 THOSE THAT IMPROVE WILL GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 15:07.974 --> 15:10.575 ADDITIONAL FUNDING. IF THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T. 15:10.577 --> 15:14.112 IF THEY DON'T, THEY WON'T. GIVEN THAT FACT THAT PARENTS AND 15:14.114 --> 15:15.713 GIVEN THAT FACT THAT PARENTS AND TEACHERS WILL STRIVE HARDER 15:15.715 --> 15:16.981 TEACHERS WILL STRIVE HARDER BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE 15:16.983 --> 15:18.082 BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE. 15:18.084 --> 15:20.518 MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST SIT 15:20.520 --> 15:22.320 BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST SIT BACK AND SAY EVERYTHING IS OKAY 15:22.322 --> 15:24.122 BACK AND SAY EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND STATUS QUO. 15:24.124 --> 15:26.557 AND STATUS QUO. WE ARE LIVING IN A VERY 15:26.559 --> 15:27.325 WE ARE LIVING IN A VERY COMPETITIVE WORLD. 15:27.327 --> 15:28.793 COMPETITIVE WORLD. WE HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL THAT ARE 15:28.795 --> 15:30.295 WE HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL THAT ARE GOING TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH 15:30.297 --> 15:32.397 GOING TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND GO TO OUR 15:32.399 --> 15:32.830 SCHOOL AND GO TO OUR UNIVERSITIES. 15:32.832 --> 15:34.499 UNIVERSITIES. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE 15:34.501 --> 15:35.500 THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE ON THE GLOBAL MARKET. 15:35.502 --> 15:37.602 ON THE GLOBAL MARKET. >> UNDER A FUNDING FORMULA FOR 15:37.604 --> 15:39.637 >> UNDER A FUNDING FORMULA FOR SCHOOLS THAT INCLUDES 15:39.639 --> 15:41.372 SCHOOLS THAT INCLUDES CONSIDERATION PERFORMANCE. 15:41.374 --> 15:43.007 CONSIDERATION PERFORMANCE. WHAT PROPORTION OF THE FUNDING 15:43.009 --> 15:46.411 WHAT PROPORTION OF THE FUNDING WOULD YOU SEE DEDICATED TO 15:46.413 --> 15:48.613 WOULD YOU SEE DEDICATED TO PERFORMANCE AND WHAT PROPORTION 15:48.615 --> 15:49.847 PERFORMANCE AND WHAT PROPORTION DEDICATED TO ATTENDANCE. 15:49.849 --> 15:52.450 DEDICATED TO ATTENDANCE. >> AS I SLASH MY BUDGET, PEOPLE 15:52.452 --> 15:53.651 >> AS I SLASH MY BUDGET, PEOPLE WILL HAVE IT SOON. 15:53.653 --> 15:55.787 WILL HAVE IT SOON. WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT 15:55.789 --> 15:56.487 WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. 15:56.489 --> 15:59.190 WITH YOU. TODAY I'M NOT PREPARED TO SAY 15:59.192 --> 15:59.490 TODAY I'M NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT. 15:59.492 --> 16:01.726 THAT. >> WOULD IT BE A SIGNIFICANT 16:01.728 --> 16:02.060 >> WOULD IT BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT? 16:02.062 --> 16:03.895 AMOUNT? WOULD IT BE HALF, DO YOU THINK? 16:03.897 --> 16:06.030 WOULD IT BE HALF, DO YOU THINK? >> I WOULD RATHER NOT COMMENT 16:06.032 --> 16:07.665 >> I WOULD RATHER NOT COMMENT THAN TO BE WRONG. 16:07.667 --> 16:09.834 THAN TO BE WRONG. TO SET EXPECTATIONS HIGH OR LOW 16:09.836 --> 16:11.569 TO SET EXPECTATIONS HIGH OR LOW IN THAT REGARD. 16:11.571 --> 16:13.738 IN THAT REGARD. I WILL TELL YOU THIS, IT'S A 16:13.740 --> 16:16.174 I WILL TELL YOU THIS, IT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY 16:16.176 --> 16:18.443 VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY AGENDA AND MY POLICYMAKING AND 16:18.445 --> 16:21.045 AGENDA AND MY POLICYMAKING AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE IT 16:21.047 --> 16:22.714 WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE AND MAKE IT SURE THAT 16:22.716 --> 16:24.983 WORTHWHILE AND MAKE IT SURE THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT. 16:24.985 --> 16:26.651 IT HAS AN IMPACT. SO, WE'LL MOVE IN THAT 16:26.653 --> 16:27.018 SO, WE'LL MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. 16:27.020 --> 16:29.087 DIRECTION. I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE A PRICE. 16:29.089 --> 16:31.522 I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE A PRICE. >> HOW DOES PERFORMANCE BASED 16:31.524 --> 16:33.958 >> HOW DOES PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS ACCOUNT FOR 16:33.960 --> 16:36.127 FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS ACCOUNT FOR THOSE SCHOOLS THAT BY THEIR 16:36.129 --> 16:39.864 THOSE SCHOOLS THAT BY THEIR NATURE OR THEIR LOCATION LOW 16:39.866 --> 16:43.401 NATURE OR THEIR LOCATION LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS THAT WE KNOW 16:43.403 --> 16:44.569 SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS THAT WE KNOW TRADITIONALLY UNDERPERFORM. 16:44.571 --> 16:46.571 TRADITIONALLY UNDERPERFORM. >> VERY, VERY SIMPLY. 16:46.573 --> 16:48.773 >> VERY, VERY SIMPLY. THEY HAVE JUST A GREAT MIND AS 16:48.775 --> 16:50.475 THEY HAVE JUST A GREAT MIND AS KIDS IN A DIFFERENT SCHOOL 16:50.477 --> 16:50.842 KIDS IN A DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 16:50.844 --> 16:53.077 DISTRICT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU ARE 16:53.079 --> 16:56.214 THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, I WANT YOU HERE 16:56.216 --> 16:56.581 HERE TODAY, I WANT YOU HERE TOMORROW. 16:56.583 --> 16:58.282 TOMORROW. I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU GO TO 16:58.284 --> 16:58.616 I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL. 16:58.618 --> 16:59.784 SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, I WANT 16:59.786 --> 17:00.818 IF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, I WANT YOU UP HERE. 17:00.820 --> 17:02.320 YOU UP HERE. IT'S THE IMPROVEMENT. 17:02.322 --> 17:03.755 IT'S THE IMPROVEMENT. I WANT IMPROVEMENT. 17:03.757 --> 17:05.490 I WANT IMPROVEMENT. THEY CAN'T BE STATUS QUO. 17:05.492 --> 17:07.025 THEY CAN'T BE STATUS QUO. WE HAVE SEEN THAT FOR TOO LONG. 17:07.027 --> 17:09.961 WE HAVE SEEN THAT FOR TOO LONG. I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR THREE 17:09.963 --> 17:10.294 I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR THREE DECADES. 17:10.296 --> 17:11.596 DECADES. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME. 17:11.598 --> 17:14.766 IT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME. I WENT TO THE LEGISLATURE WAY 17:14.768 --> 17:16.034 I WENT TO THE LEGISLATURE WAY BACK WHEN BECAUSE I WAS 17:16.036 --> 17:17.668 BACK WHEN BECAUSE I WAS INTERESTED IN EDUCATION BECAUSE 17:17.670 --> 17:18.603 INTERESTED IN EDUCATION BECAUSE OF MY CHILDREN. 17:18.605 --> 17:20.638 OF MY CHILDREN. IT WAS PRIMARILY THE SAME ISSUES 17:20.640 --> 17:21.939 IT WAS PRIMARILY THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING TODAY. 17:21.941 --> 17:23.775 THAT WE ARE FACING TODAY. WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO TEACH. 17:23.777 --> 17:27.845 WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO TEACH. WE WANT TO REWARD THOSE GOOD 17:27.847 --> 17:28.413 WE WANT TO REWARD THOSE GOOD TEACHERS. 17:28.415 --> 17:30.882 TEACHERS. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN EDUCATED. 17:30.884 --> 17:32.316 WE WANT OUR CHILDREN EDUCATED. WE CAN DO IT. 17:32.318 --> 17:34.619 WE CAN DO IT. THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY ALONG 17:34.621 --> 17:36.087 THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY ALONG WITH EVERYONE WHO AGREE WITH 17:36.089 --> 17:37.789 WITH EVERYONE WHO AGREE WITH THAT PHILOSOPHY TO COME 17:37.791 --> 17:38.156 THAT PHILOSOPHY TO COME TOGETHER. 17:38.158 --> 17:40.258 TOGETHER. THE PARENTS HAVE TO WORK HARDER, 17:40.260 --> 17:42.093 THE PARENTS HAVE TO WORK HARDER, THE KIDS HAVE TO WORK HARDER AND 17:42.095 --> 17:44.128 THE KIDS HAVE TO WORK HARDER AND THE TEACHERS HAVE TO WORK HARDER 17:44.130 --> 17:45.696 THE TEACHERS HAVE TO WORK HARDER AND WE WILL REWARD THEM. 17:45.698 --> 17:47.698 AND WE WILL REWARD THEM. >> LAST YEAR, YOU WENT TO THE 17:47.700 --> 17:49.133 >> LAST YEAR, YOU WENT TO THE LEGISLATURE WITH EDUCATIONAL 17:49.135 --> 17:51.269 LEGISLATURE WITH EDUCATIONAL FUNDING INCREASES THAT THEY CUT 17:51.271 --> 17:54.238 FUNDING INCREASES THAT THEY CUT SHORT OF WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. 17:54.240 --> 17:55.339 SHORT OF WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. SPECIFICALLY, THE READING 17:55.341 --> 17:57.708 SPECIFICALLY, THE READING PROGRAM FOR THIRD GRADERS, THEY 17:57.710 --> 18:00.378 PROGRAM FOR THIRD GRADERS, THEY CUT 20%, GAVE YOU 40 MILLION 18:00.380 --> 18:03.481 CUT 20%, GAVE YOU 40 MILLION WHERE YOU ASKED FOR 50 MILLION. 18:03.483 --> 18:07.051 WHERE YOU ASKED FOR 50 MILLION. YOU ASKED FOR 100 MILLION IN 18:07.053 --> 18:08.553 YOU ASKED FOR 100 MILLION IN SOFT CAPITAL. 18:08.555 --> 18:10.521 SOFT CAPITAL. THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANY OF THAT 18:10.523 --> 18:11.122 THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANY OF THAT MONEY. 18:11.124 --> 18:14.258 MONEY. WILL YOU RENEW THAT REQUEST THIS 18:14.260 --> 18:14.559 WILL YOU RENEW THAT REQUEST THIS YEAR? 18:14.561 --> 18:17.695 YEAR? >> WE WILL SEE THAT THE AGENDA 18:17.697 --> 18:20.031 >> WE WILL SEE THAT THE AGENDA IS PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE. 18:20.033 --> 18:22.467 IS PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE. HOPEFULLY, WITH SUCCESS, BUT I 18:22.469 --> 18:24.302 HOPEFULLY, WITH SUCCESS, BUT I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND 18:24.304 --> 18:26.504 THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO WORK 18:26.506 --> 18:26.871 THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. 18:26.873 --> 18:29.273 TOGETHER. THAT IS THE BODY OF DEBATE. 18:29.275 --> 18:30.508 THAT IS THE BODY OF DEBATE. THAT'S WHERE THEY DELIBERATE 18:30.510 --> 18:31.742 THAT'S WHERE THEY DELIBERATE THESE THINGS. 18:31.744 --> 18:33.845 THESE THINGS. YOU HAVE 90 ELECTED OFFICIALS 18:33.847 --> 18:38.516 YOU HAVE 90 ELECTED OFFICIALS DOWN THERE REPRESENTING 30 18:38.518 --> 18:41.953 DOWN THERE REPRESENTING 30 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT WANT 30 18:41.955 --> 18:43.087 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT WANT 30 DIFFERENT THINGS. 18:43.089 --> 18:47.959 DIFFERENT THINGS. TOGETHER WE COME TOGETHER. 18:47.961 --> 18:49.694 TOGETHER WE COME TOGETHER. I'M WILLING TO WORK IN THAT 18:49.696 --> 18:50.027 I'M WILLING TO WORK IN THAT PROCESS. 18:50.029 --> 18:52.463 PROCESS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY 18:52.465 --> 18:54.532 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT MY PRIORITIES 18:54.534 --> 18:54.999 UNDERSTAND WHAT MY PRIORITIES ARE. 18:55.001 --> 18:57.001 ARE. THAT'S WHY I RELEASED MY BUDGET. 18:57.003 --> 18:59.203 THAT'S WHY I RELEASED MY BUDGET. I HOPE IT'S WELL RECEIVED. 18:59.205 --> 19:01.439 I HOPE IT'S WELL RECEIVED. >> HOW MUCH STATE MONEY DO YOU 19:01.441 --> 19:03.374 >> HOW MUCH STATE MONEY DO YOU EXPECT TO PROPOSE BEING DEVOTED 19:03.376 --> 19:05.810 EXPECT TO PROPOSE BEING DEVOTED TO BUILDING UP THE SCHOOL 19:05.812 --> 19:07.612 TO BUILDING UP THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM AS A 19:07.614 --> 19:09.247 RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM AS A SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURE? 19:09.249 --> 19:12.483 SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURE? >> THAT'S ANOTHER VERY, VERY 19:12.485 --> 19:13.484 >> THAT'S ANOTHER VERY, VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE THAT WE HAVE TO 19:13.486 --> 19:15.853 IMPORTANT CAUSE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO. 19:15.855 --> 19:16.988 PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY 19:16.990 --> 19:19.157 THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS OF HOW WE NEED 19:19.159 --> 19:21.626 DIFFERENT IDEAS OF HOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SCHOOL 19:21.628 --> 19:23.494 TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SCHOOL SAFETY WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS 19:23.496 --> 19:24.195 SAFETY WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES. 19:24.197 --> 19:26.998 RESOURCES. CERTAINLY WHAT HAPPENED AT SANDY 19:27.000 --> 19:30.535 CERTAINLY WHAT HAPPENED AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY WAS A TERRIBLE, 19:30.537 --> 19:32.170 HOOK ELEMENTARY WAS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. 19:32.172 --> 19:33.838 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD SCHOOL 19:33.840 --> 19:35.406 WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN THE 19:35.408 --> 19:35.740 RESOURCE OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOLS. 19:35.742 --> 19:37.375 SCHOOLS. WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THEM. 19:37.377 --> 19:42.046 WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THEM. A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN TUCSON AND 19:42.048 --> 19:43.814 A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN TUCSON AND PHOENIX AND RURAL AREAS. 19:43.816 --> 19:45.249 PHOENIX AND RURAL AREAS. BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET PROBLEMS, 19:45.251 --> 19:46.884 BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET PROBLEMS, WE HAD TO CUT IT WAY BACK. 19:46.886 --> 19:48.986 WE HAD TO CUT IT WAY BACK. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE 19:48.988 --> 19:51.522 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS OR 19:51.524 --> 19:53.124 TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS OR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS ON OUR 19:53.126 --> 19:53.524 RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS ON OUR SCHOOLS. 19:53.526 --> 19:56.427 SCHOOLS. I'M NOT A PROPONENT OF GIVING A 19:56.429 --> 19:58.129 I'M NOT A PROPONENT OF GIVING A PRINCIPAL A GUN OR A TEACHER. 19:58.131 --> 19:59.096 PRINCIPAL A GUN OR A TEACHER. THEY ARE NOT THERE. 19:59.098 --> 20:03.034 THEY ARE NOT THERE. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BECOME A 20:03.036 --> 20:04.001 THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BECOME A MARKSMAN, THEY WANTED TO BECOME 20:04.003 --> 20:04.735 MARKSMAN, THEY WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER. 20:04.737 --> 20:06.704 A TEACHER. >> A FORMER TEACHER WHO IS NOW A 20:06.706 --> 20:08.339 >> A FORMER TEACHER WHO IS NOW A STATE LEGISLATURE TELLS US WHAT 20:08.341 --> 20:10.641 STATE LEGISLATURE TELLS US WHAT SHE THINKS OF THE PROPOSAL. 20:10.643 --> 20:18.282 SHE THINKS OF THE PROPOSAL. WE PUT A SIMILAR QUESTION TO 20:18.284 --> 20:20.251 WE PUT A SIMILAR QUESTION TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN KAVANAGH. 20:20.253 --> 20:21.819 REPRESENTATIVE JOHN KAVANAGH. WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO 20:21.821 --> 20:24.455 WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL IN 20:24.457 --> 20:25.990 THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL IN EDUCATION THAT IS TO CHANGE THE 20:25.992 --> 20:28.659 EDUCATION THAT IS TO CHANGE THE FUNDING FORMULA TO INCLUDE 20:28.661 --> 20:30.061 FUNDING FORMULA TO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING? 20:30.063 --> 20:33.364 PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING? >> WELL, MY INITIAL REACTION 20:33.366 --> 20:35.233 >> WELL, MY INITIAL REACTION WAS, I HOPE SHE DOESN'T FORGET 20:35.235 --> 20:37.535 WAS, I HOPE SHE DOESN'T FORGET THE UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS 20:37.537 --> 20:39.770 THE UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 20:39.772 --> 20:41.405 THAT NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. HOPEFULLY TOMORROW WE'LL FIND 20:41.407 --> 20:44.075 HOPEFULLY TOMORROW WE'LL FIND OUT IN HER BUDGET IF THERE'S 20:44.077 --> 20:46.577 OUT IN HER BUDGET IF THERE'S FUNDING FOR THE LOW PERFORMING 20:46.579 --> 20:48.179 FUNDING FOR THE LOW PERFORMING DISTRICTS FOR EXTRA RESOURCES. 20:48.181 --> 20:50.181 DISTRICTS FOR EXTRA RESOURCES. >> WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS 20:50.183 --> 20:52.850 >> WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS NECESSARY TO SECURE DEMOCRATIC 20:52.852 --> 20:54.452 NECESSARY TO SECURE DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT FOR HER PROPOSAL? 20:54.454 --> 20:55.253 SUPPORT FOR HER PROPOSAL? >> I BELIEVE SO. 20:55.255 --> 20:55.920 >> I BELIEVE SO. I BELIEVE SO. 20:55.922 --> 20:57.622 I BELIEVE SO. WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN DETAIL 20:57.624 --> 20:58.990 WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN DETAIL ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC AREA. 20:58.992 --> 21:01.659 ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC AREA. AS A FORMER EDUCATOR, I KNOW 21:01.661 --> 21:04.395 AS A FORMER EDUCATOR, I KNOW THAT AS WE ALL KNOW, ARIZONA IS 21:04.397 --> 21:07.231 THAT AS WE ALL KNOW, ARIZONA IS SUFFERING WITH OUR SCORES AS FAR 21:07.233 --> 21:09.000 SUFFERING WITH OUR SCORES AS FAR AS EDUCATION GOES. 21:09.002 --> 21:12.436 AS EDUCATION GOES. WITHOUT TARGETING THAT 21:12.438 --> 21:13.738 WITHOUT TARGETING THAT POPULATION AND TO BE MORE 21:13.740 --> 21:16.073 POPULATION AND TO BE MORE SPECIFIC OUR LATINO POPULATION 21:16.075 --> 21:17.742 SPECIFIC OUR LATINO POPULATION WHICH IS A FAST GROWING 21:17.744 --> 21:20.378 WHICH IS A FAST GROWING POPULATION, WE NEED TO PUT THAT 21:20.380 --> 21:22.046 POPULATION, WE NEED TO PUT THAT PRIORITY ON OUR AGENDA WHEN IT 21:22.048 --> 21:23.047 PRIORITY ON OUR AGENDA WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION. 21:23.049 --> 21:24.715 COMES TO EDUCATION. >> THE GENERAL IDEA OF 21:24.717 --> 21:26.417 >> THE GENERAL IDEA OF PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING FOR 21:26.419 --> 21:27.818 PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, IS THAT A GOOD IDEA? 21:27.820 --> 21:29.754 SCHOOLS, IS THAT A GOOD IDEA? >> IT IS. 21:29.756 --> 21:32.056 >> IT IS. WE NEED TO REWARD DISTRICTS THAT 21:32.058 --> 21:35.593 WE NEED TO REWARD DISTRICTS THAT ARE ACHIEVING AND -- BUT AT THE 21:35.595 --> 21:39.997 ARE ACHIEVING AND -- BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT GOES HAND-IN-HAND 21:39.999 --> 21:42.633 SAME TIME, IT GOES HAND-IN-HAND TO PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO 21:42.635 --> 21:43.634 TO PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS AS 21:43.636 --> 21:43.934 UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS AS WELL. 21:43.936 --> 21:46.771 WELL. >> AS A FORMER TEACHER, HOW DO 21:46.773 --> 21:48.472 >> AS A FORMER TEACHER, HOW DO YOU SEE THIS CHANGE AFFECTING 21:48.474 --> 21:50.207 YOU SEE THIS CHANGE AFFECTING WHAT GOES ON IN THE CLASSROOM? 21:50.209 --> 21:51.876 WHAT GOES ON IN THE CLASSROOM? >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD 21:51.878 --> 21:52.243 >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 21:52.245 --> 21:55.146 QUESTION. AS A FORMER TEACHER, THERE ARE 21:55.148 --> 21:58.149 AS A FORMER TEACHER, THERE ARE SOME UNFAIR PIECES THAT GO WITH 21:58.151 --> 22:02.586 SOME UNFAIR PIECES THAT GO WITH THIS REFORM OF HERS. 22:02.588 --> 22:04.989 THIS REFORM OF HERS. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HOW AFFECTED 22:04.991 --> 22:09.327 THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HOW AFFECTED WAS THE PRECEDING TEACHER. 22:09.329 --> 22:10.494 WAS THE PRECEDING TEACHER. YOU INHERIT THESE CHILDREN THAT 22:10.496 --> 22:11.962 YOU INHERIT THESE CHILDREN THAT AREN'T UP TO PAR. 22:11.964 --> 22:14.932 AREN'T UP TO PAR. THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS 22:14.934 --> 22:16.434 THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS PARTICULAR PART OF REFORM THAT 22:16.436 --> 22:19.203 PARTICULAR PART OF REFORM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. 22:19.205 --> 22:22.373 NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THERE IS SOME UNFAIRNESS TOWARDS 22:22.375 --> 22:25.609 THERE IS SOME UNFAIRNESS TOWARDS A WELL PERFORMING TEACHER VERSUS 22:25.611 --> 22:27.745 A WELL PERFORMING TEACHER VERSUS A NOT SO WELL PERFORMING 22:27.747 --> 22:28.079 A NOT SO WELL PERFORMING TEACHER. 22:28.081 --> 22:30.047 TEACHER. >> I THINK EVERYBODY SUPPORTS 22:30.049 --> 22:31.382 >> I THINK EVERYBODY SUPPORTS PERFORMANCE FUNDING. 22:31.384 --> 22:33.017 PERFORMANCE FUNDING. IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY. 22:33.019 --> 22:35.152 IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY. IT REWARDS GOOD BEHAVIOR. 22:35.154 --> 22:36.387 IT REWARDS GOOD BEHAVIOR. I THINK IT'S GREAT. 22:36.389 --> 22:39.390 I THINK IT'S GREAT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT IF WE 22:39.392 --> 22:42.893 THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT IF WE LOSE THE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE 22:42.895 --> 22:44.228 LOSE THE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE AND/OR IN INFLATION FUNDING, WE 22:44.230 --> 22:46.764 AND/OR IN INFLATION FUNDING, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE $80 22:46.766 --> 22:49.100 ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE $80 MILLION THIS YEAR AND TWICE THAT 22:49.102 --> 22:53.971 MILLION THIS YEAR AND TWICE THAT MUCH NEXT YEAR AND ON AND ON TO 22:53.973 --> 22:54.372 MUCH NEXT YEAR AND ON AND ON TO EDUCATION. 22:54.374 --> 22:55.906 EDUCATION. THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE 22:55.908 --> 22:57.074 THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WE WERE 22:57.076 --> 22:58.442 GENERAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WE WERE GOING TO GIVE IN TOTAL. 22:58.444 --> 23:00.544 GOING TO GIVE IN TOTAL. THE SCHOOLS WILL PROBABLY GET 23:00.546 --> 23:02.980 THE SCHOOLS WILL PROBABLY GET THAT MONEY BUT IT WON'T BE TIED 23:02.982 --> 23:06.117 THAT MONEY BUT IT WON'T BE TIED TO PERFORMANCE, IF, IN FACT, 23:06.119 --> 23:08.719 TO PERFORMANCE, IF, IN FACT, IT'S THE COURT ORDER THAT IT BE 23:08.721 --> 23:09.086 IT'S THE COURT ORDER THAT IT BE INFLATION. 23:09.088 --> 23:11.889 INFLATION. >> WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS 23:11.891 --> 23:13.524 >> WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS THE COURT'S ORDER THAT CAME THIS 23:13.526 --> 23:15.059 THE COURT'S ORDER THAT CAME THIS WEEK SAYING THE LEGISLATURE HAS 23:15.061 --> 23:16.894 WEEK SAYING THE LEGISLATURE HAS TO PROVIDE INFLATION ADJUSTED 23:16.896 --> 23:18.929 TO PROVIDE INFLATION ADJUSTED MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS. 23:18.931 --> 23:21.165 MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS. >> EVERY YEAR IT'S 80 MILLION ON 23:21.167 --> 23:23.667 >> EVERY YEAR IT'S 80 MILLION ON TOP OF 80 MILLION ON TOP OF 80 23:23.669 --> 23:24.001 TOP OF 80 MILLION ON TOP OF 80 MILLION. 23:24.003 --> 23:27.204 MILLION. IF WE LOSE WHEN IT GOES TO THE 23:27.206 --> 23:29.540 IF WE LOSE WHEN IT GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT ASSUMING IT'S 23:29.542 --> 23:31.409 SUPREME COURT ASSUMING IT'S CHALLENGED, I THINK IT WILL BE 23:31.411 --> 23:31.776 CHALLENGED, I THINK IT WILL BE APPEALED. 23:31.778 --> 23:34.211 APPEALED. IF WE LOSE, WITHOUT MAKING A 23:34.213 --> 23:36.714 IF WE LOSE, WITHOUT MAKING A PENNY INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE 23:36.716 --> 23:38.916 PENNY INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE BUDGET YEARS, WITHOUT RAISING 23:38.918 --> 23:40.451 BUDGET YEARS, WITHOUT RAISING ANYTHING OTHER THAN FORMULA 23:40.453 --> 23:41.719 ANYTHING OTHER THAN FORMULA SPENDING, IF WE LOSE THAT 23:41.721 --> 23:44.822 SPENDING, IF WE LOSE THAT LAWSUIT, WE'LL HAVE A DEFICIT IN 23:44.824 --> 23:46.791 LAWSUIT, WE'LL HAVE A DEFICIT IN 2016 OF $340 MILLION. 23:46.793 --> 23:49.727 2016 OF $340 MILLION. THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE DON'T 23:49.729 --> 23:52.196 THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE DON'T INCREASE ANY BUDGET ITEM OTHER 23:52.198 --> 23:57.668 INCREASE ANY BUDGET ITEM OTHER THAN FORMULA INCREASES THAT ARE 23:57.670 --> 23:58.202 THAN FORMULA INCREASES THAT ARE IN STATUTE ALREADY. 23:58.204 --> 24:00.504 IN STATUTE ALREADY. >> WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WOULD 24:00.506 --> 24:03.707 >> WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WOULD YOU SEE BEING IDEAL TO ALLOCATE 24:03.709 --> 24:06.243 YOU SEE BEING IDEAL TO ALLOCATE TO EDUCATION THIS YEAR AS FAR AS 24:06.245 --> 24:07.878 TO EDUCATION THIS YEAR AS FAR AS AN INCREASE IN FUNDING GOES? 24:07.880 --> 24:09.947 AN INCREASE IN FUNDING GOES? >> IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS 24:09.949 --> 24:10.247 >> IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS TIME. 24:10.249 --> 24:12.349 TIME. THE WAY I LIKE TO APPROACH THE 24:12.351 --> 24:14.084 THE WAY I LIKE TO APPROACH THE BUDGET, WITHOUT VOTING INCREASES 24:14.086 --> 24:16.020 BUDGET, WITHOUT VOTING INCREASES IN, JUST DOING THE FORMULA 24:16.022 --> 24:17.421 IN, JUST DOING THE FORMULA INCREASES IN STATUTE, WE ARE 24:17.423 --> 24:21.759 INCREASES IN STATUTE, WE ARE GOING TO BE INCREASING THE 24:21.761 --> 24:23.794 GOING TO BE INCREASING THE BUDGET BY $152 MILLION FOR NEXT 24:23.796 --> 24:24.094 BUDGET BY $152 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. 24:24.096 --> 24:25.095 YEAR. >> EDUCATION BUDGET? 24:25.097 --> 24:27.097 >> EDUCATION BUDGET? >> NO, THE TOTAL BUDGET. 24:27.099 --> 24:29.967 >> NO, THE TOTAL BUDGET. IT'S NOT COUNTING THE 80 MILLION 24:29.969 --> 24:31.302 IT'S NOT COUNTING THE 80 MILLION FOR THE LAWSUIT. 24:31.304 --> 24:33.304 FOR THE LAWSUIT. ASSUMING WE WIN THAT OR IT'S 24:33.306 --> 24:37.241 ASSUMING WE WIN THAT OR IT'S PUSHED OFF, WITHOUT DOING 24:37.243 --> 24:38.509 PUSHED OFF, WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING, WE HAVE ADDED $150 24:38.511 --> 24:40.778 ANYTHING, WE HAVE ADDED $150 MILLION TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. 24:40.780 --> 24:44.915 MILLION TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT WE 24:44.917 --> 24:46.383 I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T ADD ANYMORE THAN $200 24:46.385 --> 24:48.152 SHOULDN'T ADD ANYMORE THAN $200 MILLION ON TOP OF THAT. 24:48.154 --> 24:50.788 MILLION ON TOP OF THAT. MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT WE 24:50.790 --> 24:53.057 MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT WE CREATE THIS $200 MILLION BOX AND 24:53.059 --> 24:55.659 CREATE THIS $200 MILLION BOX AND WE HAVE TO STAY IN IT. 24:55.661 --> 24:58.295 WE HAVE TO STAY IN IT. THE DISCUSSION SIMPLY IS OF THE 24:58.297 --> 25:00.264 THE DISCUSSION SIMPLY IS OF THE DIFFERENT COMPETING WANTS AND 25:00.266 --> 25:03.367 DIFFERENT COMPETING WANTS AND NEEDS, HOW DO WE DIVIDE UP THAT 25:03.369 --> 25:03.901 NEEDS, HOW DO WE DIVIDE UP THAT 200 MILLION. 25:03.903 --> 25:06.670 200 MILLION. THAT GIVES THE STATE A 5% 25:06.672 --> 25:08.072 THAT GIVES THE STATE A 5% SPENDING INCREASE. 25:08.074 --> 25:09.740 SPENDING INCREASE. IT'S REASONABLE AND PRUDENT IN 25:09.742 --> 25:10.674 IT'S REASONABLE AND PRUDENT IN THESE TOUGH TIMES. 25:10.676 --> 25:13.878 THESE TOUGH TIMES. THE RECOVERY IS VERY SLOW. 25:13.880 --> 25:16.747 THE RECOVERY IS VERY SLOW. >> THE KEY COMPETITORS FOR THAT 25:16.749 --> 25:19.083 >> THE KEY COMPETITORS FOR THAT 200 MILLION IS CHILD PROTECTIVE 25:19.085 --> 25:20.885 200 MILLION IS CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, EDUCATION, SOME 25:20.887 --> 25:22.286 SERVICES, EDUCATION, SOME ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE, WHAT 25:22.288 --> 25:22.586 ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE, WHAT ELSE? 25:22.588 --> 25:24.622 ELSE? >> EMPLOYEES WANTING MAYBE A 25:24.624 --> 25:27.658 >> EMPLOYEES WANTING MAYBE A RAISE OR A ONE-TIME BOOST IN 25:27.660 --> 25:28.893 RAISE OR A ONE-TIME BOOST IN SALARY, PUBLIC SAFETY. 25:28.895 --> 25:30.094 SALARY, PUBLIC SAFETY. THE WHOLE LIST. 25:30.096 --> 25:30.394 THE WHOLE LIST. PARKS. 25:30.396 --> 25:32.630 PARKS. WE WOULD, AGAIN, HAVE TO FIGURE 25:32.632 --> 25:34.598 WE WOULD, AGAIN, HAVE TO FIGURE A REASONABLE WAY TO DIVIDE THAT 25:34.600 --> 25:35.366 A REASONABLE WAY TO DIVIDE THAT MONEY UP. 25:35.368 --> 25:37.868 MONEY UP. >> DO WE STILL NEED TO RESTORE 25:37.870 --> 25:40.137 >> DO WE STILL NEED TO RESTORE BASIC EDUCATIONAL FUNDING BEFORE 25:40.139 --> 25:42.573 BASIC EDUCATIONAL FUNDING BEFORE WE GO TO PERFORMANCE BASED OR AS 25:42.575 --> 25:43.774 WE GO TO PERFORMANCE BASED OR AS A PART OF IT? 25:43.776 --> 25:44.942 A PART OF IT? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? 25:44.944 --> 25:46.710 HOW WOULD THAT WORK? >> WE NEED BOTH. 25:46.712 --> 25:48.746 >> WE NEED BOTH. WE NEED BOTH BECAUSE SO MANY 25:48.748 --> 25:50.781 WE NEED BOTH BECAUSE SO MANY AREAS HAVE BEEN CUT. 25:50.783 --> 25:52.283 AREAS HAVE BEEN CUT. WE NEED TO PLAY CATCH UP AND 25:52.285 --> 25:54.485 WE NEED TO PLAY CATCH UP AND THERE'S A LOT OF ARGUMENTS THERE 25:54.487 --> 25:57.922 THERE'S A LOT OF ARGUMENTS THERE THAT FUNDING DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE 25:57.924 --> 25:59.723 THAT FUNDING DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 25:59.725 --> 26:02.059 TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. MY ARGUMENT IS YES, FUNDING 26:02.061 --> 26:04.028 MY ARGUMENT IS YES, FUNDING DOES, IF THE FUNDING IS TARGETED 26:04.030 --> 26:05.529 DOES, IF THE FUNDING IS TARGETED IN THE RIGHT AREAS. 26:05.531 --> 26:08.465 IN THE RIGHT AREAS. >> WHAT DO YOU HOLD AS THE TOP 26:08.467 --> 26:10.167 >> WHAT DO YOU HOLD AS THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING IN PUBLIC 26:10.169 --> 26:11.702 PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA? 26:11.704 --> 26:14.738 SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA? >> THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS. 26:14.740 --> 26:16.073 >> THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS. WE HAVE COMMON CORE STANDARDS 26:16.075 --> 26:17.741 WE HAVE COMMON CORE STANDARDS COMING DOWN THE PIPE. 26:17.743 --> 26:19.610 COMING DOWN THE PIPE. WE HAVE OUR PARK ASSESSMENT. 26:19.612 --> 26:21.879 WE HAVE OUR PARK ASSESSMENT. ALL THESE NEW REFORMS AND 26:21.881 --> 26:23.814 ALL THESE NEW REFORMS AND ANOTHER ONE MOVE ON WHEN 26:23.816 --> 26:24.248 ANOTHER ONE MOVE ON WHEN READING. 26:24.250 --> 26:27.017 READING. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S 26:27.019 --> 26:29.587 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S FUNDING FOR THOSE KIDS HEADING 26:29.589 --> 26:30.521 FUNDING FOR THOSE KIDS HEADING TOWARD THIRD GRADE OTHERWISE 26:30.523 --> 26:34.959 TOWARD THIRD GRADE OTHERWISE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON. 26:34.961 --> 26:36.627 THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE ON. WE ALSO HAVE, GOSH, OUR DATA 26:36.629 --> 26:38.762 WE ALSO HAVE, GOSH, OUR DATA SYSTEM TO HANDLE ALL THE NEW 26:38.764 --> 26:39.096 SYSTEM TO HANDLE ALL THE NEW REFORMS. 26:39.098 --> 26:40.564 REFORMS. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE 26:40.566 --> 26:43.734 THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE DATA 26:43.736 --> 26:47.004 AN EFFECTIVE STATEWIDE DATA SYSTEM TO HANDLE THE 26:47.006 --> 26:47.404 SYSTEM TO HANDLE THE ASSESSMENTS. 26:47.406 --> 26:49.440 ASSESSMENTS. WE CAN TARGET THE SKILLS IN OUR 26:49.442 --> 26:50.941 WE CAN TARGET THE SKILLS IN OUR CHILDREN TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE. 26:50.943 --> 26:53.344 CHILDREN TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE. >> A LONGER VERSION OF MY 26:53.346 --> 26:56.280 >> A LONGER VERSION OF MY INTERVIEW CAN BE SEEN AT 26:56.282 --> 26:56.714 INTERVIEW CAN BE SEEN AT WWW.AZPM.ORG. 26:56.716 --> 26:58.749 WWW.AZPM.ORG. THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL 26:58.751 --> 27:01.285 THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL WAS RELEASED AFTER WE RECORDED 27:01.287 --> 27:01.986 WAS RELEASED AFTER WE RECORDED THIS PROGRAM. 27:01.988 --> 27:05.022 THIS PROGRAM. FOR DETAILS GO TO WWW.AZPM.ORG. 27:05.024 --> 27:07.391 FOR DETAILS GO TO WWW.AZPM.ORG. FOR NEXT FRIDAY, WE ARE SEEKING 27:07.393 --> 27:10.127 FOR NEXT FRIDAY, WE ARE SEEKING INTERVIEWS WITH ARIZONA U.S. 27:10.129 --> 27:11.629 INTERVIEWS WITH ARIZONA U.S. SENATORS, JOHN McCAIN AND JEFF. 27:11.631 --> 27:12.329 SENATORS, JOHN McCAIN AND JEFF. FOR ARIZONA WEEK, I'M MICHAEL 27:12.331 --> 27:15.332 FOR ARIZONA WEEK, I'M MICHAEL CHIHAK. 27:17.502 --> 27:21.502 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com