Listen to the speeches legislative leaders gave on the opening day of the 2011 session, posted in the order they were delivered:

Senate President Jack Kibbie (D-Emmetsburg)  Kibbie 6:50 MP3

Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton)  McKinley 8:22 MP3

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs)  Gronstal 9:21 MP3

House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha)     Paulsen 6:10 MP3

House Speaker Pro Tempore Jeff Kaufmann (R-Wilton)  Kaufmann 6:08 MP3

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-Des Moines)  McCarthy 3:26 MP3

House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-Garner)  Upmeyer 5:46 MP3