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(The Ron he refers to at the beginning is Ron Nehring who is running unopposed to be elected the new California Republican Party Chair this morning. He is described as working with national anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, according to the Associated Press. Norquist is famous for his quote: "My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub." ) Arnold Schwarzenegger: Thanks, Ron, for that great introduction. You have a tough act to follow but everyone here knows you will be an outstanding party...

Jan. 9 - Lieutenant Governor Garamendi, Speaker Nunez, Senate Leader Perata, my fellow servants of the people, ladies and gentlemen... I am honored to stand here once again. I want to thank the legislature, as I did in my Inaugural, for putting the people above politics last year--an election year. The federal government was paralyzed by gridlock and games. But you here in this chamber acted on infrastructure, the minimum wage, prescription drug costs and the reduction of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. What this said to the people is: we are not waiting for politics. We are not waiting...

Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. My fellow Californians, three years ago you elected me as your governor. These three years have been the most fulfilling of my life. Every day has been an adventure. My escapes have been more hair-raising than anything I did in the movies. And throughout it all, it has been an absolute joy to serve you -- the people of California. Thank you, I am grateful beyond words for your continued faith and hope. Faith and hope are two qualities that are in short supply in the world right now. When I was a boy in...

Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said for the first time Sunday that the goal of his health care reform package includes extending coverage to all 6.7 million uninsured Californians. In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Schwarzenegger again ruled out the possibility of raising taxes to pay for health care expansion and said the cost of services must be brought down. The governor's comments represent a significant advance in expectations for his health care initiative that began in earnest only a few months ago and so far remains largely a work in progress. "This is the year where Democrats...

Thank you very much. Thank you. And thank you, Monica Lozano for the wonderful introduction; I really appreciate that. It’s great to be here today. As a matter of fact, I want to thank Monica and Janet Murguía for inviting me here to this great conference, and I want to thank also some people that are working for me in my administration for being here today and inviting me to come here today. First of all I want to just thank Rosario Marín, my Secretary of State in Consumer Services. Where is Rosario? Right here. Give her a big hand....

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke yesterday at the annual conference of the Western Governors Association in Sedona, Arizona, where he pushed three resolutions on alternative energy and global warming. “We should fundamentally change our approach to energy,” he declared. “We've all seen the pictures of melting glaciers. We know the dangers of climate change. How the oceans are getting warmer, how they're rising. How agriculture can be threatened.” "We are long past the time when we can just talk about this problem," said the former action superstar, who is being challenged for re-election by Democrat Phil Angelides. "We must take action."...

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver today welcomed Mexico President Vicente Fox and his wife, Marta Sahagún de Fox, to California. The President's visit to the Golden State is the last leg of a three-state visit to the United States. The Governor and President met in private for ten minutes in the Governor's office and a larger meeting was held immediately afterward that included advisors to both the Governor and President. The leaders discussed a variety of issues, including ways to increase the already robust business between California and its largest export trading partner. California exported $17.7 billion...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Reprising the populist notes of his first campaign, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday said he will continue to push for government reforms but called on skeptical members of his own party to stop fighting and start leading. Republicans, he said, have a "history of boldness" that they must seek to regain in California. "We will continue to fight for recovery and for reform - if it is pension reform, education reform, redistricting reform or if it's budget reform," Schwarzenegger said to a packed convention hall at the Fairmont Hotel. "But here is where I believe...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday called for a market-based approach to reducing industrial emissions of "greenhouse" gases, endorsing a plan to combat global warming that faces opposition from business and Republican leaders. Schwarzenegger said he supported requiring companies to report their carbon emissions and creating financial incentives to limit the release of greenhouse gases. "Let's work together to create the world's best market-based system to limit and slash emissions," he said. The governor voiced his support for a plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions and other gases blamed for climate change from power plants, oil refineries and factories operating in...

The text of a speech by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as prepared for delivery Tuesday at the Republican National Convention: Thank you. What a greeting! This is like winning an Oscar! ...As if I would know! Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. My fellow Americans, this is an amazing moment for me. To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become Governor of California and stand in Madison Square Garden to speak on behalf of the President of the United States...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Economic Recovery Council, press conference - 8/20/03 ======= Well, first of all thank you for this incredible turnout. I would have wished to have had this kind of turnout for when I did "Last Action Hero". Anyway, I want to thank first of all my co-chairs Secretary Shultz and Warren Buffet for not only being the co-chairs but also for assembling, for helping me assemble this great team of the best and the brightest economic leaders and business leaders of California. We just finished the meeting. When I came to California 35 years ago, this was a...

Interview with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, April 23, 2006 Transcript below. Video available at ABC website: STEPHANOPOULOS: (intro): Our next guest California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He marked Earth Day this weekend with a beach clean up in San Pedro, a day after meeting up with President Bush in San Jose. As they both try to recover from record low approval ratings, Schwarzenegger and Bush are locked in an uneasy embrace. When I sat down with the Governor in Sacramento before his summit with the president, it was clear that Schwarzenegger thinks the key to...

MR. RUSSERT: Do you think the Iraq war was a mistake? GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER: No, I think it’s always easy in hindsight to go and say maybe if we wouldn’t have gone in, we wouldn’t have had all this hassle. But I think this is, you know, difficult to do that. I think that we had to go in, there was a threat of terrorism. I think that it was the right thing to do. It’s just now it has mushroomed into something bigger than it was ever intended to, and you know, that is always the problem. And now if...

Thank you. What a greeting! This is like winning an Oscar! ...As if I would know! Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. My fellow Americans, this is an amazing moment for me. To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become Governor of California and stand in Madison Square Garden to speak on behalf of the President of the United States that is an immigrant's dream. It is the American dream. I was born in Europe ...and I've traveled all over...

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Text of Gov. Schwarzenegger's State of the State Address SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The following is the text of Governor Schwarzenegger's State of the State Address as prepared: "Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Bustamante, President Pro Tem Perata, Speaker Nuñez, Senate Republican Leader Ackerman, Assembly Republican Leader McCarthy, my fellow representatives of the people. Once again I am honored to stand in this chamber. Right off I want to say, Maria, thank you for all you've done for me, for our family and for California over this past year. All of us in elective office know the sacrifices our families must make,...

Lt. Gov. Bustamante, Speaker Herb Wesson, President Pro Tem John Burton, Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte, Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Speaker Designate Fabian Nunez, distinguished members of the Legislature, Chief Justice of California Ron George and associate justices, members of the Board of Equalization, my fellow constitutional officers, esteemed Cabinet secretaries, friends, my fellow Californians, and last but not the least, the first lady, the No. 1 partner, and the love of my life, Maria Shriver. I changed my mind. I want to go back to acting. Ladies and gentlemen, that is not the truth at all. People have...

Text of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech Tue Jan 06 2004 18:14:17 ET Lt. Gov. Bustamante, Speaker Herb Wesson, President Pro Tem John Burton, Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte, Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Speaker Designate Fabian Nunez, distinguished members of the Legislature, Chief Justice of California Ron George and associate justices, members of the Board of Equalization, my fellow constitutional officers, esteemed Cabinet secretaries, friends, my fellow Californians, and last but not the least, the first lady, the No. 1 partner, and the love of my life, Maria Shriver. I changed my mind. I want to go back to acting....

I want you to know that I approach this job with an immigrant's optimism, and a businessman's commitment to fiscal discipline and a father's desire to keep our children safe and healthy. I can honestly say to you tonight that it has been such a joy, such a privilege for me to serve the people of California. That's why I am humbled and so grateful to you for your support in the upcoming election. It is an honor for me to be on the ballot with men like Bruce McPherson, our Secretary of State, and with my friend Tom McClintock,...

Thank you. [Cheers] Thank you very much. Thank you all. Thank you....welcome. Thank you, it's great to see you all here. Thank you so much for coming. I really appreciate it. You know, there are so many people that I want to thank here tonight. So many people. First of all, I want to thank all of the people of California. I want to thank them... I want to thank those who voted for our propositions, and also I want to thank those who did not vote for our propositions. I want to thank them for being part of the...