John Kitzhaber

"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."

"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."

Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that…

"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."

Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the…

Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."

Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.

"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."