Representative Robert Moore
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Committees
- Boys State
Recent Meetings
| Date | Committee | Speaking Time |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2010 | Boys State | 77s |
| March 4, 2010 | — | 451s |
| March 4, 2010 | — | 388s |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | — | 8s |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | — | 8s |
| Feb. 18, 2010 | — | 86s |
| Feb. 8, 2010 | — | 39s |
Recent Transcript Excerpts
colleagues who do it for real to be down here and represent people back home. So enjoy your time here and good luck and congratulations. Okay, gentlemen, I think most of
was in boys nation and uh was a counselor senior counselor for a number of years and is in the uh the arkansas uh boys state hall of fame and uh i was pretty impressed because i didn't know boys state had a hall of fame and now i know somebody that's in it any rate uh congratulations to you gentlemen. Have a good time today. Pay attention. It's a great learning process. Great privilege for you to be here and certainly a great privilege for each of us, myself and my
that you have in the course of your life than to be an elected official and letting your voice represent the people who elected you. So I know you'll enjoy today. My colleague, I think you've met him, that's leading the charge here, Representative Jonathan Barnett, for those who don't. Raise your hand there, Jonathan. uh jonathan was uh i just found out earlier he wouldn't tell you this but uh he was i knew he
okay thank you very much thank you again mr speaker thank you mr speaker designate thank you thank you
health care, and security, we know that we're going to have challenges because whatever they hopefully will be in that economic upturn, but our state revenues lag behind the curve of increased job growth and expansion. So we're going to have some challenges primarily in budget areas, but we have an enormous amount of wealth and talent in our group and i have no doubt that we'll be able to meet those challenges
We know we see one day that there are things that seem to be favorable, that we're beginning that curve upward in our economic indicators, but then there are other things that tell us maybe we're not there yet. So certainly as our economy goes, our revenue in state government to meet the many needs and responsibilities that we have to our constituents and certainly primarily in health and education
you talk about what those challenges will be? Well, undoubtedly, we know the uncertainty of our economic times, and we know we have indicators that we'll, you guys are the media.
there are events that require us at times to travel on short notice, which don't give the same opportunity for pricing of airline tickets and so forth. But the bottom line is, yeah, it's a matter that's worth certainly pursuing because we owe that to our constituents that send us up
I don't, and I have a couple of my colleagues who are, who I've talked with about working on getting something in place that ensures taxpayers that we're wisely spending their tax dollars when we're traveling. As I stand here right now, I can't tell you exactly what the bottom line is going to be because we realize that everybody, unlike times in state government where you have planned events,
in terms of how the state is. Well, I'll just say, Mike, this is an issue that has gotten some attention, and I think justifiably so. we can do a better job of making sure that our travel policy reflects guidelines that are in place that do result in the most efficient use of taxpayers' dollars.
And that's what I've committed to the members is that diversity, and that's what I'll do when we begin that process. Do you feel like it's sufficient as it is now, or do you feel like it's now? I haven't run the statistics on it, but I'm
and those will be criteria that I'll be looking at as I make those decisions because the primary responsibility that I think the Speaker of the House has is to be able to bring the membership together on issues that are collectively important to the membership, to be able to get the 51 votes or the 67 votes, depending on what the issue is, to get those votes together so that our voice can be effective. And in order to be able to do that, I recognize without assembling diversity and leadership that that becomes a very ominous task.
you plan to make it more diverse? and how do you plan to go about doing that? Well, diversity certainly includes gender, race, and political party affiliation. And I just intend on doing exactly what I said. We'll look at the composition of the House as we begin to assemble for the 88th General Assembly,
I owe all of my supporters tremendously for their hard work. But now I have the luxury of being able to objectively look at all of the talents, the experience, and the knowledge that's in the house to try to make the right decisions as I assemble a leadership team for 88. Do I now? No, no. I certainly have. I have people in mind for a lot of positions, but I've made no decisions, no final determinations.
I just reaffirmed in my remarks to the members what I had told them when we began the campaign, that I would not run the campaign on the basis of promises to anybody for anything. I wanted to, the reason for that primarily is, it's the type of person I think I am, but primarily I want to be in the position now that I don't feel,
my commitment to my colleagues and to the people of the state of Arkansas that collectively we represent in this body, I will serve honorably, fairly, and to the very best of my ability. And again, it's such a wonderful privilege and pleasure to be here today, and I look forward to working with Speaker Wills and all House leadership as we make the transition of taking care of the business of the House of Representatives and the people of the state of Arkansas. Thank you. Is there a reason that
and will be for the duration of the time that I have the privilege to serve my colleagues and sort of the people of the state of Arkansas. I certainly want to thank my colleagues who have supported me in this very long campaign. They have worked hard and deserve the credit for the privilege of me standing before you here today. But I will, as I have just affirmed to my colleagues in my remarks before the election,
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. First of all, I'd like to say thank you to Speaker Wills for the excellent leadership through a regular session and the fiscal session that we just finished up. Speaker Will certainly has been a model for me in the conduct of business in the House of Representatives. The institution that I'm honored now to be designated to lead is so profoundly on my mind every day
I will serve each one of you and the people of the state of Arkansas who collectively we represent as your speaker honorably, fairly, and to the very best of my ability. And now there's only one thing left for us to do. I ask for your votes, and let's count them up. Thank you.
common good of people we serve and the strength of that unity brings us here today. To every one of you who is a part of this team, I want to tell you one more time how much I thank you for your commitment of support. I thank you for your loyalty, and I thank you for a job well done. Because of that support, loyalty, and hard work, I'm privileged to stand before this body and reaffirm my one promise that if elected,
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