Speeches / page 10

Maura Healey
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Concord Academy Commencement Address – June 2, 2017
June 2, 2017
Good morning, CA. You all look amazing. Emma, thank you so much for that introduction, and it was an honor to meet you. I am inspired by you and by all of your classmates, and even those sophomores and juniors who are in the way, way back. Someday you'll be here. Thank you so much for the invitation to come and spend this morning with you. Thank you, Rick and Kim, for inviting me and this wonderful class of 2017. Emma, Mary – thank you for your words and you […]
Maura Healey
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Northeastern University School of Law Commencement Address – May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015
Thank you so much, Dean Paul. Good afternoon everyone. It is so great to see all of you and especially to see all of you. I'm Maura Healy and I am proud to be your attorney general. But I'll tell you what – I am even prouder to be an alum of this great law school. And I mean that. To President Aoun, trustees, Dean Paul, faculty and staff, friends and family of this great Northeastern community – thank you so much for welcoming me back. And to you, the […]
Maura Healey
categories: Inaugural Address, Speeches
Inaugural Speech – Jan. 5, 2023
January 5, 2023
Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Madame President, members of the legislature, Madame Chief Justice and members of the judiciary, members of the Governor's Council, former governors, first responders, members of the armed services, veterans, and distinguished guests. Residents of our beloved commonwealth [applause], we gather today to transfer the power of government and to renew the miracle of democracy. We gather in the public trust and commit ourselves once more to the work of the people. I thank Governor Baker, who has led this commonwealth with a steady hand. […]
Maura Healey
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
MassDems Convention Speech - June 17, 2022
June 7, 2022
Hello, Democrats! Hello, Worcester! Happy Pride! It is so great to see you – those of you here in the hall, those of you at home, online. I love seeing all of you. I want to begin by thanking my nominators, Danielle Allen, Grace, and my brother, Terrence. I also want to begin by thanking two special women – Suzanne Bob for her service – thank you, Suzanne, for your service and – congratulations, Deb Goldberg, for your nomination as treasurer. Two strong women and friends who've been on the […]
Maura Healey
categories: Speeches, Victory Speech
Victory Speech - Nov. 8, 2022
November 8, 2022
Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you to the voters and thank you to the people of Massachusetts. And let's hear It for Kim Driscoll. I’ve been so lucky to have her as a partner in this campaign, and we’re all lucky to have her as our next lieutenant governor. I’m here tonight….I'm here tonight because of the people across this state who’ve taken the time to talk to me about their lives and their dreams, what they want and what they need. Your stories have driven everything […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
U.S. Air Force Academy Commencement Address - May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
Thank you. Thank you. [Applause.] Good morning. And congratulations to the cadets of Air Force Academy Class of 2024. [Applause and “ROY!”] To Secretary Frank Kendall, General Chance Saltzman, General David Allvin, Lieutenant General Richard Clark, and to all the friends and loved ones and sponsor families of these extraordinary graduates, thank you all for what you have done to support them in this journey. And, again, I applaud all that you have done every day. In 2020, as a United States senator, it was my privilege to nominate five […]
Angela Davis
Speeches
Speech at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington - Jan. 21, 2017
January 21, 2017
At a challenging moment in our history, let us remind ourselves that we the hundreds of thousands, the millions of women, trans-people, men and youth who are here at the Women’s March, we represent the powerful forces of change that are determined to prevent the dying cultures of racism, hetero-patriarchy from rising again. We recognize that we are collective agents of history and that history cannot be deleted like web pages. We know that we gather this afternoon on indigenous land and we follow the lead of the first peoples […]
Jill Biden
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Erie County Community College Commencement Address - June 1, 2024
June 1, 2024
Thank you, President Gray. And good morning – I am honored to be with all of you today. “You shouldn’t go to college.” That’s what my high school guidance counselor told me. I was crushed. His assessment was that I wasn’t college material. He said, “If you don’t really know what you want to do next, college just isn’t right for you. You shouldn’t waste your time.” My whole life, I wanted to go to college. And now the person who was supposed to guide me there was saying that […]
Jill Biden
Speeches
Remarks on the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision - June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
First Lady Jill Biden delivered these remarks at the White House regarding the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which gave increased rights to states to limit and even outlaw abortion, in her introduction of several women who told their own stories of how the Dobbs decision affected them. Thank you all for being here today. I really appreciate it. Nearly one year ago, the Dobbs decision took away women’s constitutional rights—their ability to make their own health care decisions. Today, 18 states have […]
Melania Trump
Speeches
Introducing "Be Best" - May 7, 2018
May 7, 2018
In this speech, Melania Trump announced the launch of the “Be Best” anti-bullying program that was a focus of her work as first lady. Thank you. Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. As a mother and as first lady, it concerns me that, in today’s fast- paced and ever-connected world, children can be less prepared to express or manage their emotions, and oftentimes turn to forms of destructive or addictive behavior, such as bullying, drug addiction, or even suicide. I feel strongly that, as adults, we can and should […]