Look Who it Was Random video

Gov. Bentley Sworn In for Second Term

155 views · Published 12 February 2015 · 3:05 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: NBC 15 · 2015 · News & Politics

Watch on YouTube

YOUR DESCRIPTION HAS REACHED THE LIMIT OF CHARACTERS ALLOWED AND WAS CUT. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WPMI) Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has officially been sworn in for a second term in office.

The ceremony began at 9 a.m. on the steps of the Alabama capitol. Bentley mapped out his vision for his second term in his inaugural address.

The 'Thank You Alabama' party ends at 2 p.m., then the inaugural 
celebration continues at The Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery Monday, 
7-10 p.m.

Here is his full address:

My Fellow Alabamians: 

Today marks a new day in our State‚„s history. It‚„s the dawn of a new year and a new time for Alabama. 

I want to thank you for choosing to spend this special day with me, and with your distinguished Constitutional officers as we embark on a new chapter in the great history of our state. 

As we each take the oath of office this day may we always be mindful of the promise we make to you- the people who elected us. You have entrusted us to serve you and all the citizens of this state with honesty and integrity, and with humility.  

We have sworn to uphold the Constitutions of both of our Great State and our Great Nation, to diligently carry out the duties of the Office to which we have been elected. 

I want you to know it is with great reverence that I honor the trust you have placed in me, as your Governor, and in Dianne as your First Lady. 

As I have done every day since becoming Governor of Alabama four years ago, I thank God for the opportunity He‚„s given me to serve you each and every day. 

Each morning when we rise to see another day we are given a gift, and we choose how we will use the promise of a new day. 

On this Inauguration Day we rise to celebrate a new beginning. 

It is a time for reflection and for evaluation, but more importantly it is a time for looking ahead. 

It is not about any one person. 
It is about you ‚€œ the hardworking people of this great State. 
And it is the day we set our course for our future.

We have accomplished so much in the last four years since I first took the Oath of Office. 
We have come so far since I last stood here before you in 2011. 
We made promises to the people of this state, and we have followed through. 

Unemployment has dropped to its lowest level since 2008.    
Tens of thousands of people are working today, who didn‚„t have a job four years ago. 

Towns and communities that have been without new major industry for decades now have new jobs, new opportunities and new hope.  

Our government is running more effectively and more efficiently. 
We have saved you, the taxpayers over $1.2 Billion dollars annually. 

Each one of our 67 counties is seeing opportunities for greater economic development because we created and embarked on the largest road and bridge repair project this state has ever seen.   

And we have given life-changing opportunities for children by expanding our top ranked voluntary Pre K program to thousands of preschoolers.  

We‚„ve reached these milestones thanks in large part to many of the men and women who join me this morning. 

They are hardworking public servants, and I‚„m honored to call them my Cabinet. 
They have worked alongside me serving our state to make it stronger and better for all of our citizens. And I want to thank them for their diligence and persistence. 

Like me, they love Alabama and know that our best days are still ahead. 

We have come so far. 
We have worked so hard and working together we have taken our state to new heights and achieved so much.  

But we can never allow ourselves to

More from this channel