Gov. Maura Healey took office today, laying out priorities to help address challenges like housing affordabilty, tax reform and child care costs. Read the full text of her remarks here:
Below is a transcript of her remarks, provided by her press office.Mr. Speaker, Madame President, and members of the Legislature, Madame Chief Justice and members of the Judiciary, Members of the Governor’s Council and the Cabinet, Former Governors, First responders, members of the armed services, veterans, and distinguished guests, Residents of our beloved Commonwealth:We gather in the public trust, and commit ourselves once more to the work of the people.
My great-great-grandfather grew up in Newburyport. When he was 16, his father signed a permission slip so he could fight for the Union in the Civil War. My grandmother as a young girl would visit the Grand Army of the Republic Hall to hear their stories, and she’d later share them with my brothers and sisters and me. I think about them as I look at the servicemembers here, and honor the sacrifices they make each day.
Our state Constitution recognized our natural and essential rights and declared them to the world. The people of Massachusetts have always believed in protecting these rights, and dedicating them to a higher purpose. We were the first to guarantee that health care is universal, and, twenty years ago now, that love is, too. It is in that spirit of common humanity that I stand before you today, representing another historic first.
We have untold wealth in Massachusetts. But record public revenue does little good when families can’t pay the rent, or buy a house, or heat their homes, or hire child care. All this would be challenge enough at any time. But we meet today as our state and our country feel their way toward the other side of the Covid pandemic. This crisis has brought out and lifted up the best of our state. Our companies, our ingenuity, created vaccines and saved lives. We came together, all of us, with courage and caring, patience and persistence.
So let’s chart a path forward, and walk it together. Into the next chapter of our Massachusetts story.We love this state because it’s our home. A home for us all.country looks on Massachusetts as a gleaming example of liberty and equality and success. But too many states are beginning to pass us by. High housing costs are unacceptable for our people, our businesses, and our state’s future. To fix that, we need to think big. We will build a state with room for all its people.
This is a fine start, but we need to do more — and we need your help. We rise and fall as a state with the choices and commitments of every neighborhood. Today I’m asking every citizen to join this cause. That means building more housing next to transit hubs, taking another look at zoning, and preserving the housing we already have.
Let me speak directly to the business community. You help drive our economy and you will help build our future. In me, you will have a partner every step of the way. But it can’t wait until college. We must make Massachusetts a place where every child — every child — can reach their potential. The first free public school in America was established in our state almost 400 years ago. Public education has been guaranteed ever since.
The roads and bridges that get us from here to there are falling apart. Billions of dollars in federal funding are available to fix it, but we are competing with every state for those dollars. I’ve talked about our shared history, the pride of this state and every citizen. Now we must devote ourselves to cherishing and protecting our shared future — and meeting the climate crisis.unparalleled opportunity. We can protect our climate and create jobs. It’s not too late to do either. It’s urgent that we do both. And I believe Massachusetts can lead the world.
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