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Governor Brian Kemp's Address on Georgia's Resilience and Economic Success

Published January 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:54

I want to extend my deepest gratitude to every member of Georgia's congressional delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, who voted to support that legislation. I also want to thank both President Biden and President Elect Trump for their support of the disaster relief package as well. Our people will receive the aid they desperately need and deserve, and for that I am grateful. (05:54–06:02)

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“Georgia accounts for roughly 22% of Waffle House locations in the country, but almost 37% of their litigation cost.”
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“The average cost for a negligent security lawsuit in Georgia is five times higher than in Florida, nine times higher than Texas, 21 times…”
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“Following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, with historic rainfall and mudslides in North Georgia, record flooding in Atlanta…”
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“The heartbreaking loss of these lives is made even worse by the loss of livelihoods, especially for our farmers and timber growers who have…”
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“That's why we repurposed $100 million to the Georgia Development Authority last November to provide direct financial support for our farmers…”
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“It's also why, along with our congressional delegation, Lieutenant Governor Jones, Speaker Burns, Commissioner Harper, many of you, and many…”
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“The past three years have drained family bank accounts, sapped the strength of our small businesses, and left too many Georgians struggling…”
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“The price of nearly everything Georgians purchase or consume has gone up, often faster than their take home pay.”
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“This happened because the federal government decided to spend your money like it was somebody else's.”
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“In Georgia, we don't conduct the people's business with trillion dollar deficits or endless continuing resolutions.”
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“We've committed to saving Georgia taxpayers over $7.6 billion.”
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“The prior acceleration you passed last session brought down the Georgia income tax rate to a rate of 5.39%.”
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“Today, I'm proposing a further cut of 20 basis points to bring us down to just 5.19%.”
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“We've been named the top state for business for 11 years in a row, which is absolutely unprecedented.”
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“Together we have attracted over 193,000 new private sector jobs and over $90 billion in investment.”
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“The majority of those jobs and investments are going to rural areas.”
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“Last year, my office worked with the General assembly in the Insurance Commissioner's office and John King to pass House Bill 1114.”
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“This legislation allowed Commissioner King to gather data and information on Georgia's insurance industry.”
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“The status quo isn't working and a failure to act on meaningful tort reform will continue to put Georgians and their livelihoods in serious…”
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“Small business owners reported insurance premiums up anywhere from 30% to over 100% over the last few years.”
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“One hospital system that serves much of rural Georgia had liability premiums go up 115% in just one year.”
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“Another hospital in northwest Georgia actually had their premiums decrease 13% from 2022 to 2024, but only because the facility closed their…”
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“The tort reform legislation my office will introduce in the coming days will be comprehensive but fair.”
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“We will achieve meaningful, impactful tort reform.”
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“Keeping our state moving in the right direction also means proudly supporting our law enforcement.”
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“Last year when a deranged gunman attacked one of our schools... two on site officers confronted and arrested him within two minutes.”
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“We made yearly funding to strengthen school safety a permanent plan, part of our base budgets.”
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“In total, we have allocated $294 million for campus safety so far, and my budget proposal includes a further $159 million for that purpose.”
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“The state has now investigated over 330 human trafficking cases, convicted 49 human traffickers and saved roughly 200 lives.”
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“The Attorney General's office has also investigated 140 gang related cases, securing 52 convictions and charged more than 140 individuals.”
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“My budget includes just over $1.2 million to expand the gang and human trafficking prosecution units in the Attorney General's office.”
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“Last year you put more funding toward behavioral and mental health needs than ever before, over $1.6 billion.”
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“We are covering well over 200,000 more Georgians than traditional Medicaid expansion would cover.”
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“Georgia has enjoyed historic success [in jobs and investment, growth and opportunity to freedom and prosperity].”
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