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Gov. McMaster praises Horry County and touts state budget surplus at auditor ceremony
Summary
At the Horry County ceremony, Gov. Henry McMaster praised the county and discussed state priorities, saying the state is running budget surpluses and citing investments in technical colleges and frozen tuition; he delivered an anecdote about South Carolina's distinctiveness.
Governor Henry McMaster addressed attendees at the Horry County swearing-in ceremony, praising the Grand Strand and saying South Carolina is drawing new residents and investment.
McMaster used an anecdote about a pay phone sign to underscore his point that "In South Carolina, calls to heaven are local calls," then described the state's fiscal position, saying, "we're running surpluses in our budget, and we're growing, and we're keeping the college cost down." He also said the state is investing heavily in technical colleges.
The ceremony's introducer, the event host, had earlier recited biographical highlights and said that since McMaster became the state's 117th governor he had announced large job and investment figures; those numeric claims were made by the introducer and not presented as direct quotes from the governor during his remarks.
McMaster closed by inviting Tina Hardy forward to take the oath and administered the oath of office during the ceremony.
