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