1/1/25, 11:00 AM - Formal Session: House Session, House Chamber
| Status: | Normal |
| Date/Time: | 1/1/25 11:00 AM |
| Location: | House Chamber |
| Committee: | House Session (HS) |
Add to your calendar
01/01/2025 - Formal House Session 1
Show All
Printable
Transcript
Edited transcripts may contain spelling errors due to broadcast quality, or the technical nature of the content.
TIMOTHY305.25 CARROLL305.25 -305.25 ASSISTANT305.25 CLERK305.25 OF305.25 THE305.25 HOUSE305.25 OF305.25 REPRESENTATIVES305.25 -305.25 Under305.25 the305.49 constitution305.56 of306.13 the306.29 Commonwealth306.44 of306.93 Massachusetts,307.08 the308.37 general308.6 court309 shall309.32 assemble309.49 every310.13 year310.37 on310.69 the310.85 1st311 Wednesday311.32 in311.73 January,311.96 and312.93 the313.16 terms313.32 of313.64 Representatives313.81 shall314.52 begin314.76 on315.08 said315.32 Wednesday315.56 and316.52 extend316.69 for317.08 a317.32 period317.4 of317.72 two317.96 years.318.2 Section319.54 3319.94 of320.18 Chapter320.42 3320.82 of321.06 the321.22 General321.7 Laws322.1 provides322.1 that322.9 on323.06 the323.22 1st323.38 Wednesday323.7 in324.1 January,324.34 following324.9 a325.3 state325.46 election,325.78 between326.82 the327.14 hours327.3 of327.62 10:00327.78 in328.1 the328.26 forenoon328.34 and329.22 12:00329.38 at329.78 noon,330.02 the330.93 persons331.17 whose331.49 names331.73 have331.97 been332.21 returned332.44 as332.85 members333.09 elect333.49 of333.97 the334.13 House334.21 of334.44 Representatives334.69 shall335.81 be336.05 called336.21 to336.53 order336.76 by337.49 the337.65 oldest337.81 senior338.29 member338.69 elect339.17 present,339.56 who340.76 shall340.93 be341.17 the341.32 presiding341.49 officer342.05 until343.02 a343.26 Speaker343.5 is343.82 chosen344.06 or344.78 the345.02 House345.18 otherwise345.58 determines.346.14 An348.14 examination348.46 of349.58 the349.74 records349.9 in350.3 the350.46 office350.54 of350.86 the350.94 clerk351.1 discloses351.5 that352.38 Representative352.7 elect353.26 Kevin353.82 G.354.22 Honan354.46 of354.94 the355.18 Brighton355.34 section355.74 of356.14 the356.22 city356.38 of356.62 Boston356.78 being357.77 the358.01 17th358.25 Suffolk358.81 District,359.29 a360.5 member360.65 of360.97 the361.06 House361.13 from361.45 1987361.85 to363.29 2024,363.62 inclusive365.29 is366.41 the366.74 senior366.89 member.367.29 Accordingly,369.06 I369.85 have370.01 the370.25 honor370.33 of370.74 turning370.81 the371.21 gavel371.29 over371.62 to371.85 Representative372.65 elect373.58 Honan,373.58 dean373.58 of373.74 the373.86 House,373.98 who374.7 will374.94 be375.02 your375.26 presiding375.42 officer375.98 until376.46 a376.86 Speaker377.02 is377.42 chosen.377.66 405.79 REP405.79 HONAN405.79 -405.79 Thank405.79 you406.19 very406.35 much406.59 for406.91 your407.07 kind407.39 welcome.408.03 The410.19 first410.43 annual410.83 session411.39 of412.03 the412.19 House412.35 of412.67 Representatives,412.91 the414.38 194th415.34 General416.3 Court416.78 of417.57 the417.74 Commonwealth417.98 of418.54 Massachusetts,418.78 will420.46 now420.69 come421.01 to421.25 order.421.42 I429.17 want429.57 to429.57 thank429.57 you,430.53 assistant430.69 clerk,431.33 soon431.73 to431.97 be432.13 clerk.432.37 Please433.81 join434.21 me434.45 in434.93 welcoming435.17 reverend436.29 Dr.436.93 Gregory437.49 Groover,438.29 former439.54 chair439.94 of440.18 the440.33 Boston440.42 School440.98 Committee,441.29 recipient442.18 of442.65 the442.74 Henry443.06 Shattuck443.38 Municipal443.86 Award,444.5 and445.62 a446.01 trailblazing446.25 theologian447.13 who447.85 was448.01 the448.18 pastor448.33 of449.29 the449.45 historic449.69 Charles450.5 Street450.98 AME451.54 Church452.01 in453.27 Boston453.43 for454.87 the455.11 invocation.455.36
470.04 GREGORY470.04 GROOVER470.04 -470.04 AFRICAN470.04 METHODIST470.04 EPISCOPAL470.04 CHURCH470.04 -470.04 Let470.04 us470.37 pray.470.69 Dear473.32 God473.73 of473.96 glory474.2 and475 of475.25 great475.49 grace,475.81 we477.73 pause478.04 at478.44 this478.6 hour479 on480.37 this480.6 first480.93 day481.25 of481.4 2025481.73 to484.01 first484.17 thank484.49 you484.73 for485.05 gifting485.53 your486.01 servant486.41 leaders486.89 of488.17 this488.41 your488.73 house488.97 of489.21 representatives489.53 of490.49 this490.65 general491.05 court491.61 with492.73 another492.97 year493.45 of493.85 noble494.09 public495.46 service,495.87 another497.46 legislative497.94 session,498.67 another500.02 opportunity500.58 to501.31 be501.46 moved501.71 by502.11 your502.35 spirit,502.75 directed504.11 by504.58 your504.9 will,505.15 and506.26 led506.5 by506.9 your507.15 voice507.38 to508.67 address508.83 the509.23 pressing509.55 needs510.03 of510.51 your510.67 people.510.99 We512.75 pray513.15 that513.55 these514.11 Representatives514.59 will515.47 be515.63 clothed515.87 during516.51 this516.91 194th518.43 session519.15 with520.11 your520.35 good520.67 pleasure,520.91 and522.42 that522.66 the522.83 work523.07 that523.3 they523.47 set523.71 out523.95 to524.18 do,524.26 seen525.95 by526.26 you526.5 as526.75 holy,526.9 will528.11 truly528.42 make528.9 a529.14 positive529.38 and530.59 lasting530.9 difference531.47 in531.95 the532.11 lives532.35 of532.75 the532.9 1,000,000533.07 spread534.26 across534.66 your535.14 Commonwealth535.47 of536.43 Massachusetts.536.91 How538.99 grateful539.23 we539.63 are539.87 for540.11 the540.27 leadership540.43 of541.23 this541.39 House,541.63 the542.91 Speaker,543.15 the544.83 caucus545.07 leaders545.55 of546.03 both546.27 parties,546.67 the548.11 various548.27 committee548.83 chairs,549.31 the551 dean,551.24 and552.67 every553 member553.39 of553.79 this554.03 hall,554.27 may555.95 they556.36 always,556.83 in557.39 this557.63 upcoming557.95 session,558.6 be559.07 mindful559.32 that560.27 this561.07 work561.39 of561.71 theirs561.88 is562.36 their562.6 divine563.57 calling564.37 for565.09 this565.25 season.565.57 May567.17 each567.49 Representative568.05 always568.93 walk569.41 faithfully569.81 and570.77 purposefully571.17 in572.37 that572.53 calling.572.93 Yes,574.45 the574.61 calling574.61 to576.05 always576.37 ensure576.85 that578.36 Massachusetts578.75 will579.48 be579.72 a579.88 state580.04 that580.36 welcomes580.67 and581.39 embraces581.63 all582.43 people582.92 from583.55 every583.88 race,584.27 every585.32 nationality,585.79 every587.24 faith,587.63 every588.12 belief588.51 system,589 every590.04 background,590.6 every591.39 orientation.591.96
593.58 Yes,593.58 from593.82 every593.82 walk594.7 of595.1 life.595.26 Guide597.18 these,597.5 your597.74 servants,598.06 to598.62 fashion598.86 such599.58 legislation599.98 that600.62 will600.86 offer601.1 high601.74 quality601.98 education602.62 for603.9 all604.14 our604.38 children,604.62 irrespective605.18 of606.3 geographical606.62 divides607.58 and608.06 school608.3 districts608.62 and609.39 zip609.72 codes.610.6 Speak611.24 into611.55 the611.79 ears611.96 of612.27 our612.43 Representatives612.67 assembled613.79 here614.2 so614.43 that614.6 they614.84 will615.15 hear615.48 the616.27 cries616.51 of617.15 our617.24 seniors,619 the619.24 pains619.24 of619.72 the619.88 homeless620.03 sisters620.51 and621 brothers621.15 and621.85 the622.09 suffering622.33 of623.13 the623.37 countless623.53 residents624.17 being624.97 afflicted625.37 by625.93 the626.17 untold626.41 and627.37 numerous627.61 faces628.57 of628.97 abuses.629.21 Yes,631.29 raise632.09 the632.09 members632.33 of632.97 this633.13 solemn633.37 House633.93 through635.24 their635.56 justice635.96 centric636.6 legislation637.24 to638.84 create639.08 the639.56 model639.72 for640.2 all640.6 state641.24 houses641.72 of642.51 Representatives642.75 across643.63 this644.12 country.644.36 Then,645.88 lord,646.12 we647.54 pray647.78 that648.1 you648.5 will648.66 increase648.98 their649.46 goodwill649.78 to651.3 not651.54 only651.7 work652.02 with652.26 each652.5 other652.74 within653.14 this653.7 House,654.02 but655.14 that655.38 they655.54 will655.78 also656.02 seek656.42 better656.82 ways657.14 to657.54 work657.7 with658.26 their658.58 partner658.82 chamber,659.3 the659.94 Senate,660.1 the661.14 Governor,661.46 her662.75 cabinet,662.99 and664.18 all664.42 of664.59 the664.75 state664.9 constitutional665.3 offices.666.26 These667.95 are668.18 our668.42 humble668.67 petitions,669.07 oh669.47 God,669.71 that670.59 we670.83 submit670.99 to671.47 you.671.63 Hear672.67 them,672.9 we673.14 pray,673.38 with674.35 all674.59 of674.83 our675.07 hearts,675.3 souls675.79 and676.11 minds,677.29 and677.45 it's677.45 in677.61 your677.85 name678.09 that678.33 we678.49 pray,680.01 and680.33 your680.33 people680.57 shall680.97 say,681.21 Amen.683.21
846.51 HONAN846.51 -846.51 Thank846.51 you846.75 very847 much,847.24 Andrew.847.63 Please848.12 be848.43 seated.848.67 It's849.58 my849.9 pleasure850.06 to850.46 welcome850.62 you850.94 all851.1 to851.34 the851.5 194th851.82 general853.42 court.853.98 We855.1 are855.26 honored855.5 to855.82 be855.98 joined856.22 today856.54 by857.42 many857.58 elected857.98 leaders858.46 past859.1 and859.5 present,859.66 but860.86 first,861.1 I'd861.42 like861.58 to861.74 acknowledge861.9 the862.38 dedicated862.46 service863.26 of864.16 those864.33 who864.73 are864.88 here865.13 each865.37 day.865.61 We866.49 have866.64 Ray867.04 Amaru,867.52 chief868.4 court868.8 officer,869.13 66869.92 years870.57 of870.96 service,905.15 and905.31 Joe905.31 Quinn,905.87 49906.51 years,917.71 thank917.95 you,917.95 you917.95 may917.95 be918.11 seated.918.35 To920.26 the920.42 Statehouse920.66 Park921.23 Rangers921.63 security922.42 and923.07 legislative923.3 staff,924.11 thank924.99 you925.23 for925.46 your925.71 service926.02 to926.35 the926.5 Commonwealth.926.66 And928.26 to928.5 my928.66 new928.9 colleagues929.3 who930.02 today930.35 begin930.99 service931.63 in932.85 this933.01 esteemed933.41 and933.81 historic934.05 body,934.45 congratulations935.65 and936.45 welcome936.69 to937.09 the937.17 Massachusetts937.41 House938.05 of938.29 Representatives.938.45 May945.41 your946.51 journey946.83 of947.32 public947.55 service947.88 be948.51 as948.67 rewarding949 for949.63 you949.79 as950.67 it950.83 is951 beneficial951.32 to952.51 the952.75 constituents952.91 that953.63 you953.88 serve.954.03 The955.15 people955.32 we955.79 represent956.03 are956.75 the956.91 reason957 we957.39 are957.63 here957.79 and958.49 should958.73 always959.05 remain959.61 at960.81 the961.05 heart961.13 of961.53 what961.69 we961.85 do962.09 every962.33 day.963.13 Our963.53 families963.85 too964.57 are965.29 at965.53 the965.77 heart965.93 of966.17 what966.33 we966.57 do,966.89 I'd967.77 like968.01 to968.25 thank968.41 my968.89 family969.13 and970.01 all970.25 my970.57 colleagues'970.81 family971.53 for972.17 their972.33 continued972.73 support.973.61 My974.45 wife,974.68 Colleen,975.09 is975.4 here,981.09 and981.97 my982.13 mother,982.85 who984.29 always984.85 loves985.4 attending985.88 these986.37 events,986.61 she987.61 is987.77 in987.93 St.988.17 Elizabeth's988.41 Hospital989.05 watching990.17 us990.57 on990.89 laptop991.13 with991.77 my992.01 sister,992.17 Claire.992.57 So993.61 she's993.77 at993.93 St.994.09 Elizabeth994.33 Medical994.73 Center.995.13 Hello,995.37 mother.995.69
998.17 In998.17 a998.33 few998.49 minutes,998.73 you999.05 will999.21 take999.45 an999.69 oath999.85 to1000.25 uphold1000.49 the1001.05 constitution1001.21 of1002.41 the1002.65 Commonwealth1002.74 of1003.22 Massachusetts,1003.46 the1005.29 longest1005.54 functioning1006.17 constitution1006.74 in1007.38 the1007.46 world1007.62 and1009.13 the1009.46 document1009.62 that1010.17 guided1010.34 the1010.74 drafting1010.98 of1011.46 the1011.54 United1011.7 States1012.01 Constitution.1012.41 These1014.1 documents1014.41 not1015.05 only1015.29 guide1015.62 our1015.93 Commonwealth1016.1 and1017.46 our1017.54 country,1018.02 but1018.9 have1019.14 inspired1019.38 the1019.94 formation1020.18 of1020.74 free1020.98 and1021.7 fair1022.1 republics1022.58 throughout1023.54 history1024.18 and1025.06 all1025.3 over1025.54 the1025.7 world.1025.86 In1027.14 just1027.38 a1027.62 few1027.78 weeks,1028.02 we1028.34 will1028.58 begin1028.82 the1029.38 recognition1029.62 of1030.34 America's1030.58 250th1031.78 birthday,1032.26 a1033.32 birthday1033.48 with1034.6 uniquely1035.08 Massachusetts1035.8 roots.1036.84 Throughout1040.04 that1040.84 time,1041.15 Massachusetts1041.88 has1042.52 always1042.76 been1043.15 a1043.39 leader1043.48 among1044.6 the1046.04 nation1046.2 of1046.6 states.1046.76 Massachusetts1048.92 was1049.4 the1049.56 1st1049.72 state1050.04 in1050.28 the1050.44 nation1050.52 to1050.84 legalize1051 marriage1051.64 equality,1052.12 to1053.24 establish1053.48 a1054.04 minimum1054.2 wage,1054.76 and1056.12 to1056.44 create1056.68 public1057.08 schools,1057.48 public1058.52 transit,1059 and1059.48 public1059.72 parks.1060.12 In1060.98 recent1061.14 years,1061.63 we1061.87 have1062.11 passed1062.27 landmark1062.66 legislation1063.14 combating1064.42 discrimination,1065.07 promoting1066.42 the1066.83 development1067.07 of1067.55 housing,1067.79 and1068.9 addressing1069.14 climate1070.03 crisis.1070.51 These1072.03 are1072.35 just1072.42 a1072.66 few1072.83 of1073.07 our1073.23 accomplishments,1073.38 but1074.96 there1075.2 is1075.52 much1075.84 more1076.08 work1076.48 to1076.88 do.1076.96 As1078.16 we1078.4 begin1078.56 the1078.88 194th1079.12 general1080.24 court1080.64 and1081.52 as1081.76 you,1082 my1082.4 new1082.64 colleagues,1082.96 begin1083.6 your1083.92 careers1084.16 in1084.64 the1084.72 House1084.88 of1085.04 Representatives,1085.2 let1087.11 us1087.35 remember1087.51 the1087.98 journeys1088.22 that1089.26 brought1089.51 us1089.83 to1089.98 these1090.14 halls1090.46 and1090.94 bear1091.18 in1091.51 mind1091.66 the1092.54 honor1092.87 and1093.98 awesome1094.3 responsibility1094.94 that1095.83 comes1095.98 with1096.22 elected1096.54 representation1097.11 and1097.74 leadership.1097.9
1099.02 By1099.02 stepping1099.26 into1099.59 this1099.9 chamber1100.14 and1100.7 taking1100.94 the1101.18 oath1101.35 of1101.66 office,1101.74 we1102.94 assume1103.1 that1103.58 responsibility1103.98 that1106.14 is1106.38 described1106.7 in1107.18 the1107.42 first1107.5 sentence1107.82 of1108.14 the1108.3 constitution,1108.54 that1109.98 of1110.3 providing1110.54 the1111.74 individuals1111.98 who1113.02 compose1113.34 our1113.82 commonwealth1113.98 with1115.26 the1115.41 power1115.58 of1115.89 enjoying1116.22 in1117.26 safety1117.5 and1117.98 tranquility1118.38 their1120.13 natural1120.46 rights1121.02 and1122.38 the1122.54 blessings1122.7 of1123.26 life.1123.41 As1124.62 we1124.86 seek1125.26 to1125.58 do1125.74 this,1125.89 let1126.38 us1126.62 find1126.86 guidance1127.26 in1127.82 the1127.98 accomplishments1128.22 of1128.93 our1129.1 predecessors1129.34 and1130.73 inspiration1131.13 in1131.77 the1131.93 opportunity1132.17 presented1132.81 by1133.29 the1133.61 challenges1133.85 ahead.1134.33 It's1135.21 my1135.45 honor1135.77 to1136.09 welcome1136.25 all1136.73 of1136.97 you,1137.13 and1137.77 I1138.01 look1138.17 forward1138.41 to1138.81 working1138.97 with1139.37 you.1139.61 We1148.34 are1148.65 honored1148.82 to1149.13 have1149.29 with1149.69 us1149.86 today1150.17 some1150.97 of1151.21 our1151.38 former1151.62 speakers.1152.02 We1153.86 have1154.1 Robert1154.89 De1155.38 Leo1155.62 of1155.86 Winthrop,1175.73 Charles1175.73 Flaherty1176.38 of1176.93 Cambridge,1188.48 Speaker1188.48 DeMacy1188.64 and1189.36 Speaker1189.6 Finneran1189.92 send1190.64 their1190.8 love,1191.44 they1191.52 are1191.52 unable1191.68 to1192.08 be1192.24 here.1192.32 We1196.72 also1197.04 have1198 a1198.4 gentleman1198.64 here1199.2 who1199.6 is1199.76 a1199.92 United1200.08 States1200.4 Senator1200.8 who1201.65 served1201.89 with1202.29 great1202.53 distinction1202.86 in1203.26 this1203.41 chamber1203.65 and1204.13 brings1204.29 great1204.62 pride1204.86 to1205.17 all1205.34 of1205.49 us,1205.65 United1206.38 States1206.77 Senator1207.1 Ed1207.65 Markey.1207.89 We1223.39 are1223.63 also1223.87 honored1224.19 to1224.51 have1224.67 with1224.99 us1225.23 Sheila1226.44 Fitzgerald,1226.68 the1227.96 consul1228.28 general1228.68 of1229.64 Ireland1229.96 in1230.61 Boston.1230.77 A1247.46 communication1247.7 from1248.66 the1248.9 Secretary1249.06 of1249.62 the1249.78 Commonwealth.1249.94 The1250.74 clerk1250.9 will1251.22 read1251.38 the1251.54 communication.1251.78
1252.66 CARROLL1252.66 -1252.66 A1252.66 communication1252.9 from1253.38 the1253.62 secretary1253.7 of1254.18 the1254.26 Commonwealth,1254.42 January1254.9 1st1255.38 20251256.09 to1256.72 the1256.88 honorable1257.04 House1257.44 of1257.68 Representatives.1257.92 I1258.96 have1259.13 the1259.37 honor1259.44 to1259.77 lay1259.85 before1260.09 you1260.33 the1260.57 return1260.64 to1260.96 the1261.13 vote1261.37 cast1262.01 at1262.48 the1262.64 election1262.8 held1263.2 in1263.44 this1263.61 Commonwealth1263.77 on1264.4 the1264.64 5th1264.72 day1264.96 of1265.13 November1265.28 20241266.16 for1267.2 Representatives1267.53 in1268.09 the1268.16 general1268.33 court1268.72 for1268.96 the1269.13 several1269.2 districts1270.16 together1271.24 with1271.56 schedules1271.88 showing1272.28 the1272.6 number1272.76 of1273.08 ballots1273.24 which1273.64 appear1273.88 to1274.2 have1274.28 been1274.44 cast1274.68 for1275.24 each1275.4 person1275.72 voted1276.2 for.1276.6 These1277.4 returns1277.64 have1278.04 been1278.2 duly1278.36 canvassed1278.84 by1279.48 the1279.64 Governors1279.72 and1280.44 the1280.6 Governors1281.16 council1281.88 and1281.88 are1282.04 now1282.2 transmitted1282.52 for1283 examination1283.16 by1283.8 the1283.96 house1284.04 of1284.28 representatives1284.52 as1285.55 required1285.79 by1286.27 the1286.42 constitution1286.66 and1287.47 the1287.71 general1287.87 laws.1288.27 Very1288.83 truly1289.14 yours,1289.47 William1290.03 Francis1290.42 Galvin,1290.9 Secretary1291.63 of1292.11 the1292.18 Commonwealth.1292.35
1305.44 HONAN1305.44 -1305.44 Representative1305.44 elect1306 Day1306.32 of1306.56 Stoneham1306.72 offers1307.28 an1307.6 order1307.76 which1308 the1308.24 court1308.4 shall1309.04 read.1309.36
1311.92 CARROLL1311.92 -1311.92 Ordered1311.92 that1312.4 the1312.64 returns1312.8 of1313.2 votes1313.28 for1313.6 Representatives1313.76 in1314.4 several1314.56 representatives1314.88 districts1315.6 of1316.06 the1316.13 Commonwealth1316.22 be1316.93 referred1317.1 to1317.41 a1317.58 special1317.74 committee1318.06 consisting1318.54 of1319.02 three1319.26 members.1319.58
1326.7 HONAN1326.7 -1326.7 The1326.7 order1326.86 is1327.1 adopted.1327.34 The1327.82 chair1327.98 will1328.13 appoint1328.38 three1329.82 Representatives1330.74 elect;1330.74 Day1330.74 of1331.06 Stoneham,1331.3 Ryan1332.02 of1332.42 Boston,1332.66 and1333.22 Jones1333.38 of1333.7 North1333.94 Redding.1334.18 Please1334.98 come1335.3 down1335.46 to1335.7 the1335.78 well.1335.94 HONAN1362.55 -1362.55 Communication1362.55 from1368.39 Rep1369.03 elect1369.51 Parisella.1369.99
1375.85 CARROLL1375.85 -1375.85 Dear1375.85 Mr.1376.09 Carroll,1376.4 I've1376.72 been1376.96 nominated1377.68 to1378.24 be1378.4 an1378.57 associate1378.8 justice1379.29 of1379.68 the1379.85 district1380.01 court,1380.4 so1380.88 please1381.2 accept1381.53 this1381.85 letter1382.01 as1382.33 notification1382.64 that1383.37 I1383.61 will1383.68 be1383.92 resigning1384.09 as1384.57 State1385.05 Representative1385.92 for1385.92 the1386.09 6th1386.24 Essex1386.57 District1387.05 of1388.1 the1388.18 193rd1389.38 General1389.86 Court1390.26 effective1390.58 10:301391.06 AM,1391.62 January1391.94 1st,1392.34 2025,1392.74 and1393.94 that1394.18 I1394.34 respectfully1394.58 decline1395.22 the1395.62 office1395.78 of1396.1 State1396.58 Representative1397.3 of1397.3 the1397.46 194th1397.62 General1398.66 Court.1399.06 Very1399.86 truly1400.02 yours,1400.42 Gerald1401.14 Parisella.1402.02
1733.98 HONAN1733.98 -1733.98 Thank1733.98 you1734.3 so1734.54 much1734.7 for1734.94 this1735.1 extraordinary1735.42 work1736.06 that1736.38 your1736.54 committee1736.7 has1737.1 done.1737.26 You've1737.9 exhibited1738.22 great1738.86 leadership,1739.18 great1740.23 leadership.1740.55 Thank1742.08 you,1742.39 and1742.71 I1743.03 now1743.12 dissolve1743.43 this1743.99 extraordinary1744.23 committee.1744.95
2029.99 HONAN2029.99 -2029.99 The2029.99 Chair2030.24 would2030.56 like2030.8 to2031.04 introduce2031.2 a2031.76 couple2031.91 of2032.24 former2032.32 members2032.72 who2033.2 are2033.36 here.2033.52 Angelo2035.04 Scaccia2035.91 from2036.39 Hyde2036.72 Park2037.12 is2037.76 here,2037.99 Jim2039.12 Brett2039.43 from2039.91 Dorchester,2043.77 Jim2043.77 Cantwell,2044.33 Mary2047.53 Ann2048.01 Lewis,2048.25 and2049.77 it2050.01 is2050.17 also2050.41 Mary2051.05 Keith's2051.45 birthday,2055.61 happy2056.25 birthday,2056.81 Representative2056.81 Keith.2056.81
2379 HONAN2379 -2379 Members,2379 please2379.56 take2379.96 your2380.2 seats.2380.44 It2381.44 gives2382.44 the2382.76 Chair2383 great2383.48 pleasure2384.2 and2384.6 privilege2384.84 to2386.45 introduce2386.61 our2387.34 extraordinary2387.66 Governor,2390.7 Maura2390.7 T.2390.7 Healey,2390.7 who2390.7 is2390.86 going2391.1 to2391.41 swear2391.66 us2391.97 in.2392.3 Please2393.18 welcome2393.49 the2393.97 Governor,2394.14 and2394.54 she's2394.78 joined2395.02 by2395.26 the2395.41 Lieutenant2396.06 Governor,2396.86 Driscoll2396.86 as2397.41 well.2397.66 But2397.97 please2398.3 welcome2398.61 Governor2399.58 of2399.89 the2400.06 Commonwealth,2400.14 Maura2401.26 Healey.2401.26
2416.91 MAURA2416.91 T.2416.91 HEALEY2416.91 -2416.91 GOVERNOR2416.91 OF2416.91 MASSACHUSETTS2416.91 -2416.91 Good2416.91 morning,2420.11 and,2420.59 let's2420.59 hear2420.91 it2421.14 for2421.22 your2421.7 great2421.86 dean,2424.99 what2425.14 a2425.14 dean,2431.44 he's2431.92 redefined2431.92 the2432.64 dean.2432.88 You2433.36 know,2433.52 I2433.76 think2433.84 of2434 Dean2434.16 Smith2434.4 and2434.72 he2434.88 is2435.04 like2435.2 a2435.44 whole2435.52 next2435.76 level2436 Dean2437.2 Honan.2437.44 Happy2439.44 New2439.84 Year,2442.88 happy2443.2 New2443.2 Session.2443.44 I2446.38 want2446.54 to2446.78 thank2447.74 you,2447.97 Dean,2448.22 I2448.54 want2448.62 to2448.93 thank2448.93 you,2449.1 Mr.2450.14 Speaker,2452.54 members2452.54 of2453.26 this2453.41 great2454.3 and2454.62 general2454.86 court,2455.26 our2456.38 court2456.62 officers,2456.93 our2458.45 constitutional2458.78 officers,2459.58 Governor's2462.35 councilors,2462.91 Senator2462.91 Markey,2462.91 former2464.67 Speakers2465.15 of2465.63 this2465.79 auspicious2466.03 House2466.59 who2466.91 are2467.07 here,2467.23 and2468.83 friends2469.47 and2469.87 family.2470.03 It's2471.07 a2471.31 special2471.39 day,2472.84 and2473.07 I'm2473.07 sure2473.16 whether2473.55 this2473.88 is2474.2 your2474.36 first2474.52 time2474.84 or2475.24 not2476.28 your2476.52 first2476.76 time,2476.91 it2478.59 is2478.76 special.2478.99 Because2480.04 every2480.36 election2480.68 matters2482.43 and2482.99 it's2483.24 not2483.39 easy2483.64 to2484.59 put2484.84 yourself2484.99 out2485.55 there2485.72 to2486.28 run,2487.59 it's2487.75 not2487.75 easy2488.15 to2488.79 do2489.67 the2489.91 work2490.07 once2490.39 you're2490.71 elected.2490.95 I2491.59 know2491.75 that2492.07 all2493.03 of2493.19 you2493.35 are2493.51 grateful2493.75 to2494.31 friends2494.71 and2495.19 family2495.99 who2497.03 are2497.19 here2497.35 today2497.59 or2498.07 watching2498.31 at2498.79 home,2498.95 who2499.89 supported2500.14 you2500.61 and2500.86 helped2501.02 make2501.49 this2501.74 possible.2502.45 So,2503.1 on2503.34 behalf2503.58 of2503.82 the2503.97 Lieutenant2504.54 Governor2505.1 and2505.1 myself,2505.41 we2505.89 want2506.06 to2506.3 welcome2507.02 everyone2507.82 this2508.93 morning2509.18 and2509.66 a2509.89 special2510.06 welcome2510.45 to2511.02 the2511.66 new2511.89 members2512.14 who2513.1 are2513.34 being2513.49 sworn2513.89 in2514.45 today.2514.7 Thank2528.21 you2528.45 for2528.53 the2528.78 commitment2529.01 that2529.41 you've2529.57 made2529.89 to2530.53 serve2530.78 the2531.26 people2531.49 of2531.89 this2532.05 great2532.3 Commonwealth.2532.53 Public2534.05 service2534.45 is2535.41 a2535.66 high2535.82 calling,2536.05 and2537.09 it's2537.26 absolutely2537.49 essential2538.21 to2539.34 the2539.41 preservation2539.57 and2541.01 the2541.18 furtherance2541.41 of2542.44 our2542.76 democracy.2542.92
2544.68 It's2544.68 important2545 that2545.32 we2545.48 have2545.64 people2545.88 of2546.2 good2546.76 character2547.08 and2548.44 goodwill2548.68 who2549.32 are2549.56 willing2549.64 to2550.44 step2550.6 up2550.92 and2551.08 do2551.32 these2551.64 jobs.2551.96 It's2553.72 not2554.04 lost2554.28 on2554.6 me2554.76 and2555.8 thank2556.04 you2556.2 for2556.43 the2556.59 invitation2556.76 to2557.24 appear2557.47 in2557.88 your2558.11 chamber,2558.36 your2559.32 chamber.2559.64 When2561.64 the2561.8 LG2561.95 and2562.28 I2562.43 walk2562.59 into2562.76 this2563.08 chamber,2563.32 we're2564.28 filled2564.59 with2564.91 a2565.08 sense2565.32 of2565.64 history,2567.16 we2567.32 think2567.32 about2567.64 people2567.88 who've2568.11 appeared2568.43 at2568.76 this2568.91 very2569.08 rostrum;2569.39 Martin2570.86 Luther2571.1 King2571.42 Junior,2571.66 John2572.86 F.2573.18 Kennedy,2573.34 and2574.62 so2574.86 many2575.02 more.2575.26 We2575.58 walked2576.06 from2576.54 our2577.34 office2577.58 down2577.98 the2578.22 hall2578.38 and2579.5 thought2579.74 about2579.98 the2580.22 foundation2580.38 of2581.02 this2581.18 building2581.42 being2582.38 laid2582.78 by2584.06 Paul2584.3 Revere2584.62 and2585.1 Sam2585.34 Adams.2585.58 We2587.99 are2588.22 swearing2588.47 in2588.79 this2589.43 term2590.14 in2590.79 the2590.95 year2591.03 20252591.99 which2593.99 is2594.22 exactly2594.47 2502595.43 years2596.95 since2598.74 the2599.38 revolution2599.62 and2601.14 the2601.3 birth2601.46 of2601.78 this2601.86 country2602.1 in2602.58 American2602.74 democracy2603.22 right2604.42 here2604.66 from2605.22 this2605.62 great2606.02 Massachusetts2606.34 soil.2607.3 So2619.74 I2619.99 hope2620.14 that2620.47 you2620.7 all2620.95 take2621.26 a2621.51 moment2621.59 to2622.7 look2622.95 around2623.18 this2623.51 beautiful2623.66 chamber,2624.14 look2625.26 at2625.51 the2625.59 names,2625.74 look2626.22 at2626.39 the2626.55 images,2626.7 and2628.15 just2628.31 reflect2628.63 on2629.99 those2630.23 who've2630.47 come2630.71 before,2632.39 and2632.63 think2632.63 about2632.87 on2633.51 whose2633.67 shoulders2633.99 we2634.87 stand,2635.19 think2636.39 about2636.63 the2636.95 trailblazers.2637.11 Let2639.27 that2639.51 inspire2639.83 you2640.47 and2640.87 all2641.35 of2641.59 us2641.75 with2643.82 the2644.14 energy,2644.38 the2644.86 vision,2645.09 the2645.89 continued2646.05 commitment2646.69 to2647.65 furthering2647.89 the2648.53 great2648.69 work2649.01 from2650.14 this2650.38 chamber.2650.61 Because2652.45 you2652.78 will2653.01 help2653.17 write2653.97 that2654.38 next2654.61 chapter2655.01 in2656.23 the2656.31 bills2656.47 you2656.87 advance,2657.11 in2657.51 the2657.59 policies2657.83 you2658.79 make,2659.03 in2659.27 the2659.43 decisions2659.67 you2660.79 render,2661.03 and2662.47 in2662.63 the2662.79 partnerships2663.03 you2664.55 build2664.79 with2665.19 colleagues.2665.43 The2668.47 LG2668.55 and2668.87 I2669.03 want2669.19 to2669.51 thank2669.51 you,2670.7 those2671.74 of2672.05 you2672.14 who2672.38 were2672.53 here,2672.7 for2674.22 the2674.38 incredibly2674.53 productive2675.09 last2675.97 session,2676.3 a2677.82 historic2678.05 legislative2679.41 session.2680.05
2681.49 We2681.49 cut2681.66 taxes2681.97 for2682.61 the2682.78 first2682.93 time2683.18 in2683.34 202683.57 years,2684.78 we2684.93 built2684.93 more2685.26 housing,2685.49 signed2686.51 a2686.75 transformative2686.83 economic2687.71 development2688.19 bill,2688.67 a2689.39 transformative2689.63 health2690.35 care2690.59 bill,2690.91 important2691.79 investments2692.27 in2692.75 expanding2693.15 college2694.11 and2694.43 career2694.67 opportunities,2695.23 clean2697.71 energy,2698.11 and2700.35 above2701.31 all,2701.47 with2702.11 a2702.18 commitment2702.42 to2702.9 ensuring2703.07 equal2703.7 treatment2703.94 under2704.34 the2704.59 law2704.74 and2705.94 making2706.18 sure2706.51 that2706.74 we2706.9 are2707.07 finding2707.22 ways2707.55 to2707.94 expand2708.26 and2708.74 grow2708.9 this2709.22 economy2709.46 for2710.18 everyone.2710.42 Not2711.7 to2711.94 mention2712.03 the2712.42 HERO2712.59 Act2712.9 and2713.22 the2713.39 work2713.55 that2713.78 was2713.94 done2714.11 to2715.41 get2715.57 support2716.13 for2716.53 service2716.69 members2717.09 and2717.49 veterans.2717.73 I2718.61 could2718.77 go2718.93 on2719.09 and2719.33 on2719.49 and2719.65 on,2719.81 gun2720.13 safety,2720.37 I'll2720.77 stop,2722.13 but2722.29 it2722.29 was2722.37 so2722.61 productive2722.77 that2723.25 I2723.89 lose2724.05 my2724.53 train2725.09 of2725.41 thought,2725.57 which2726.13 is2726.37 a2726.53 good2726.61 thing2728.39 because2728.64 it2728.88 speaks2729.11 to2729.52 the2729.59 work2729.76 that2729.99 got2730.16 done.2730.32 It2731.76 is2731.84 that2731.99 in2732.24 that2732.47 spirit2732.8 that2733.76 we2735.2 open2735.52 this2735.84 new2736.07 session,2736.24 this2736.8 new2736.95 term2737.2 with2738.72 even2738.95 greater2739.36 expectations2739.99 for2741.52 what2741.68 we2741.8 can2741.92 do,2742.8 each2743.04 in2743.28 our2743.44 own2743.6 ways2743.76 through2744.16 a2744.32 lot2744.48 of2744.72 deliberation2744.88 and2746.32 of2746.56 course2746.64 through2746.96 necessary2747.2 disagreement2747.84 to2749.28 advance2749.52 policies,2750.72 to2751.84 make2752 life2752.24 better2752.56 for2752.96 residents,2753.2 for2754.26 businesses,2754.49 for2756.01 folks2756.34 in2756.82 this2757.05 great2757.21 state.2757.61 We2759.45 have2759.61 a2759.78 great2759.86 record2760.09 to2760.49 build2760.57 on,2761.05 there2761.3 is2761.3 much2761.38 work2761.69 to2761.86 do,2763.61 and2763.86 the2763.86 LG2764.01 and2764.34 I2764.49 look2764.73 forward2764.97 to2765.93 working2766.17 with2767.26 each2767.5 and2767.9 every2768.06 one2768.3 of2768.54 you2768.7 as2769.66 we2769.9 continue2770.38 to2770.86 serve2771.02 our2771.26 state2771.5 and2772.86 honor2773.1 our2773.74 oaths2774.14 of2774.62 office.2774.86 Now,2788.99 I'll2789.23 ask2789.39 the2789.64 Lieutenant2790.2 Governor2790.68 to2790.68 join2790.84 me2791.07 and2791.71 ask2791.95 that2792.28 members2792.91 stand2793.55 and2794.28 raise2794.43 their2794.76 right2794.91 hand.2795.16
2824.19 HEALEY2824.19 -2824.19 I,2824.19 state2824.22 your2824.22 name,2824.22 do2824.22 solemnly2824.22 swear,2825.43 that2826.23 I2826.23 will2827.03 bear2827.19 true2827.51 faith2827.75 and2828.07 allegiance2832.95 to2833.19 the2833.19 Commonwealth2833.27 of2833.75 Massachusetts2837.27 and2837.51 will2837.51 support2837.67 the2838.15 constitution2838.31 thereof.2839.03 So,2839.85 help2839.88 me,2839.91 God.2840.07 I,2844.14 state2844.38 your2844.38 name,2846.38 do2846.61 solemnly2846.61 swear2847.17 and2847.57 affirm,2850.21 that2850.45 I2850.45 will2850.61 faithfully2850.78 and2851.34 impartially2854.69 discharge2855.17 and2855.17 perform2857.55 all2857.87 the2857.87 duties2857.95 incumbent2858.35 on2858.75 me2858.99 as2864.67 a2864.75 member2864.83 of2865.31 this2865.39 great2865.71 and2866.03 general2866.35 court2870.32 according2870.53 to2870.53 the2870.74 best2870.95 of2871.36 my2871.43 abilities2872.16 and2872.56 understanding2872.95 agreeably2874.16 to2879.52 the2879.77 rules2880.02 and2880.27 regulations2880.52 of2880.77 this2881.02 constitution2881.27 and2881.73 the2881.84 laws2881.91 of2882.28 this2882.28 Commonwealth.2886.02 So,2886.1 help2886.1 me,2890.58 God.2890.66 I,2890.66 do2890.66 solemnly2890.66 swear2894.97 that2894.98 I2894.98 will2894.99 support2895 the2895.01 constitution2895.03 of2895.04 the2895.05 United2895.06 States.2895.09 Congratulations.2895.13
2895.16
3040.23 HONAN3040.23 -3040.23 Representative3040.23 Moran3040.95 of3041.43 Brighton3041.59 offers3042.47 an3042.88 order3043.28 which3044.23 the3044.63 clerk3044.88 shall3045.28 read.3045.67
3047.51 CARROLL3047.51 -3047.51 Order3047.51 that3047.91 the3048.15 House3048.32 proceed3048.55 to3049.03 the3049.11 election3049.19 of3049.59 a3049.76 Speaker3049.91 without3050.39 nominations3050.8 and3051.81 that3051.97 the3052.13 election3052.29 be3052.69 held3052.85 in3053.09 the3053.25 following3053.33 manner.3053.81 The3055.01 role3055.25 shall3056.05 be3056.29 called3056.45 by3056.77 the3056.93 clerk3057.09 and3057.57 each3057.81 member3058.05 present3058.45 in3058.77 response3059.01 to3059.41 their3059.57 name3059.81 shall3060.29 arise3060.53 and3060.93 announce3061.09 the3061.41 name3061.49 of3061.73 the3061.81 member3061.97 for3062.69 whom3062.93 they3063.25 vote.3063.41
4397.8 HONAN4397.8 -4397.8 The4397.8 total4398.04 number4398.36 of4398.68 votes,4398.84 157,4401.32 necessary4401.96 for4401.96 a4402.2 choice,4402.36 79.4403 Ronald4404.2 Mariano4404.92 of4405.64 Quincy,4405.88 132,4407.24 Bradley4409.32 Jones,4410.04 North4410.52 Redding,4410.84 21,4411.8 Mark4413.05 T.4413.28 Lombardo,4413.69 4.4415.77 Therefore,4416.81 Ronald4417.93 Mariano4418.49 of4419.2 Quincy4419.45 is4420.32 elected4420.56 Speaker4421.28 of4421.69 the4421.77 House4421.93 for4422.56 the4422.81 2020.4447.81 Representative4447.81 Moran4448.77 of4449.18 Brighton4449.34 offers4449.98 an4450.22 order4450.53 which4450.85 the4451.1 clerk4451.26 shall4451.57 read.4451.81
4453.44 CARROLL4453.44 -4453.44 Ordered4453.44 that4453.84 a4454 special4454.16 committee4454.48 be4454.88 appointed4455.04 to4455.36 escort4455.52 Speaker4456 Mariano4456.4 to4456.96 the4457.12 chamber4457.28 under4457.68 escort4458 of4458.48 the4458.56 sergeant4458.8 at4459.2 arms.4459.44
4680.25 HONAN4680.25 -4680.25 He's4680.25 such4680.49 a4680.73 hardworking4680.89 man.4681.53 Thank4690.55 you,4690.78 Chair4691.74 Moran,4692.15 and4692.86 thank4693.1 you4693.27 to4693.43 this4693.59 distinguished4693.98 committee4694.63 for4695.34 a4695.59 job4695.66 well4696.06 done.4696.31
4808.18 HONAN4808.18 -4808.18 It4808.18 is4808.41 my4808.65 privilege4809.38 and4809.93 honor4810.18 to4810.73 present4810.89 to4811.3 you4811.45 the4812.09 Speaker4812.34 of4812.73 the4812.89 House,4813.05 Ron4813.53 Mariano,4813.93 and4814.97 present4815.3 to4815.69 him4815.85 this4816.18 gavel.4816.49
4873.81 REP4873.81 MARIANO4873.81 -4873.81 Happy4873.81 new4873.81 Year.4873.81 Those4873.81 of4874.05 you4874.29 who4874.45 know4874.53 me4874.77 know4875.01 that4875.17 normally,4875.57 you4876.85 wouldn't4877.09 have4877.33 got4877.49 me4877.73 in4877.89 here4878.05 on4878.29 New4878.53 Year's4878.69 Day,4879.01 but4880.29 we4880.45 can4880.61 blame4880.85 John4881.57 Adams4881.81 for4882.29 that,4884.69 he4885.01 forces4885.01 us4885.4 to4885.65 be4885.73 here4885.89 today4886.13 to4886.52 do4886.6 this4886.84 swearing4888.77 in4889.16 ceremony4889.89 that4890.44 is4893.24 always4893.48 a4893.81 kick.4894.05 For4894.93 those4895.09 of4895.32 you4895.48 doing4895.65 it4895.97 for4896.13 the4896.28 first4896.44 time,4896.77 it4898.03 is4898.27 something4898.43 that4898.91 you4899.15 will4899.39 always4899.95 remember.4900.43 For4901.15 those4901.39 of4901.63 us4901.79 who4901.95 have4902.11 done4902.27 it4903.79 way4903.87 too4904.27 many4904.51 times,4904.83 it4906.83 could4906.99 be4907.23 a4907.31 little4907.39 long,4908.27 we've4908.59 done4908.59 our4908.83 best4908.99 to4909.23 go4909.39 as4909.71 quickly4909.87 as4910.35 we4910.51 can4910.67 today4910.91 to4912.13 get4912.6 you4912.76 out4912.93 here4913.09 for4913.4 a4913.8 decent4913.97 lunchtime.4915.32 So,4916.76 that4917.01 is4917.16 our4917.4 goal.4917.56 My4917.89 remarks4918.13 today4918.52 are4918.93 very,4919.09 very4922.76 small,4925.01 they're4925.24 not4925.24 in-depth,4926.4 we're4926.4 not4926.48 going4926.64 to4927.04 reinvent4927.04 the4927.52 wheel.4927.68 But4929.6 I'm4932.72 humbled4933.12 to4933.92 once4934.16 again4934.4 have4935.76 earned4936.08 your4936.32 trust4936.56 to4937.04 be4937.28 the4937.44 Speaker4937.52 of4937.84 the4938 Massachusetts4938.16 House.4938.88 I4940.2 want4940.45 to4940.69 begin4940.69 by4941.01 taking4941.16 a4941.41 moment4941.56 to4941.97 congratulate4942.2 all4942.93 of4943.16 you,4943.24 especially4944.6 the4945.24 new4945.32 class4945.56 of4945.89 Representatives4946.13 who4948.28 just4948.52 took4948.77 the4949.01 oath4949.24 for4949.65 the4949.89 very4950.13 first4950.6 time.4951.09 None4953.11 of4953.35 you4953.51 are4953.83 here4953.91 by4954.15 accident,4954.39 but4955.99 rather4956.23 because4956.55 of4956.87 your4957.03 hard4957.43 work4957.67 and4959.03 the4959.27 dedication4959.43 to4960.23 your4960.39 constituents.4960.71 Your4962.63 community4963.03 saw4963.75 something4963.99 in4964.39 you,4964.55 and4968.31 I4968.55 look4968.78 forward4969.03 to4969.43 working4969.59 with4969.99 each4970.23 and4970.39 every4970.55 one4970.78 of4971.03 you.4971.1 Two4974.47 years4974.7 ago,4974.95 when4975.51 I4975.74 last4975.91 addressed4976.23 you4977.45 all4977.85 in4977.93 this4978.25 chamber,4978.49 I4979.45 reaffirmed4979.85 the4980.89 House's4980.97 commitment4981.53 to4982.01 combating4982.25 the4982.65 most4982.81 pressing4983.13 challenges4983.61 facing4984.97 Massachusetts4985.45 into4986.81 delivering4987.13 results4987.85 for4988.25 our4988.49 constituents.4988.73
4989.93 I4989.93 pledged4990.17 to4990.57 work4990.81 with4990.97 all4991.21 of4991.37 you4991.53 to4992.45 build4992.61 on4993.01 the4993.18 progress4993.34 that4993.81 we4993.97 had4994.05 already4994.22 made4994.53 on4994.77 issues4995.01 like4995.41 health4995.57 care,4995.89 gun4997.01 safety,4997.34 clean4998.14 energy,4998.53 and4999.57 to4999.73 tackle4999.89 the5000.38 affordability5000.61 crisis5001.49 that5002.53 was5002.77 being5003.01 further5003.41 exacerbated5003.89 by5005.34 high5005.57 inflation5005.81 rates.5006.45 We5008.8 all5009.04 knew5009.28 at5009.52 the5009.68 time5009.84 that5011.12 addressing5011.36 these5011.92 challenges5012.16 and5012.96 many5013.2 others5013.52 would5014.16 be5014.4 no5014.56 small5014.8 feat,5015.2 but5017.12 we5017.36 also5017.52 knew5017.92 that5018.16 inaction5018.64 was5019.28 simply5019.44 not5019.84 an5020.08 option.5020.24 Yet5022.81 despite5023.22 the5023.7 complexity5023.94 of5024.98 the5025.14 issues5025.38 facing5025.77 Massachusetts,5026.26 in5027.45 contrary5027.77 to5028.9 what5029.14 you5029.3 may5029.45 have5029.61 read5029.77 in5029.94 the5030.1 paper,5030.26 the5031.22 legislature5031.38 did5032.34 in5032.81 fact5032.98 deliver5033.77 on5034.18 that5034.41 commitment.5034.57 We5036.24 began5036.64 by5037.04 passing5037.28 the5037.68 largest5037.92 tax5038.4 cut5038.88 Massachusetts5039.84 has5040.72 seen5040.88 in5041.2 a5041.44 generation.5041.68 We5043.76 provided5044.08 permanent5044.64 tax5045.44 relief5045.84 for5047.44 families,5047.68 renters,5048.88 seniors,5050.02 and5050.82 low5051.06 income5051.39 residents5051.86 while5052.98 simultaneously5053.39 reducing5054.51 the5055.47 estate5055.78 tax,5056.19 the5057.15 capital5057.31 gains5057.78 tax,5058.27 and5059.23 taxes5059.55 on5060.02 businesses5060.19 located5060.98 here5061.86 in5062.1 the5062.27 Commonwealth.5062.35 Through5065.44 the5065.68 budget5065.84 process,5066.24 we5068 made5068.32 school5068.96 meals5069.36 free5070.72 in5071.44 all5071.68 public5072 schools,5072.48 one5081.57 that5081.81 I5081.98 am5082.22 particularly5082.45 proud5083.1 of5083.41 that5084.22 we5084.45 fill5084.7 the5085.02 void5085.18 for5086.38 our5086.53 kids5086.7 here5087.81 in5087.98 Massachusetts.5088.22 We5090.14 made5090.38 community5090.61 colleges5091.18 free5091.73 for5092.06 all5092.22 Massachusetts5092.38 residents,5098.18 and5098.42 we5098.42 have5098.58 made5098.9 historic5099.86 investments5100.66 in5102.42 bringing5102.74 down5103.22 the5103.54 cost5103.7 of5104.02 childcare,5105.62 and5105.86 we5105.86 made5106.02 the5106.26 largest5106.42 investment5106.9 ever5107.54 in5108.74 the5108.99 MBTA.5109.23
5118.27 The5118.27 House5118.43 also5118.99 championed5120.59 the5121.71 most5121.87 significant5122.35 gun5122.91 safety5123.15 reform5123.71 bill5124.11 that5125.07 Massachusetts5125.31 has5126.11 seen5126.27 in5126.51 a5126.67 decade.5126.83 Legislation5131.07 that5131.79 will5132.03 help5132.27 to5132.51 ensure5132.67 that5133.15 the5133.31 Commonwealth5133.47 remains5134.19 the5136.7 safest5137.02 state5137.57 in5138.06 the5138.14 nation5138.38 from5139.1 gun5139.34 violence.5139.66 Additionally,5145.49 to5146.94 provide5147.18 greater5147.66 support5148.06 for5148.94 the5149.1 Commonwealth5149.26 veterans5150.67 and5150.91 their5151.23 families,5151.47 we5152.35 passed5152.59 legislation5153.63 that5154.27 provides5154.51 expanded5154.99 benefits5155.63 for5156.91 veterans5157.23 and5158.43 for5158.59 Gold5158.83 Star5159.15 family5159.47 members.5159.87 To5168.74 ensure5168.91 that5169.31 the5169.55 Commonwealth5169.7 seniors5170.35 have5170.82 access5171.07 to5171.47 quality5171.63 health5172.27 care,5172.43 we5173.23 passed5173.47 legislation5173.86 that5174.66 makes5174.82 reforms5175.23 to5176.1 the5176.27 long5176.51 term5176.82 care5177.23 industry5177.63 by5178.99 supporting5179.23 and5179.79 expanding5180.27 their5180.75 workforce,5181.47 enhancing5183.07 oversight5184.19 of5184.75 the5184.91 facilities,5185.15 and5186.27 ensuring5186.51 greater5187.39 access5187.87 for5188.43 everyone.5188.67 When5193.44 it5193.68 came5193.84 time5194.15 to5194.4 caring5194.55 for5195.03 our5195.35 most5195.51 valuable5195.84 residents,5196.31 we5198.15 didn't5198.4 stop5198.88 there,5200.4 we5200.72 also5200.72 passed5201.11 a5201.59 comprehensive5201.91 maternal5202.72 health5203.27 bill5203.59 and5204.31 legislation5204.72 that5205.35 will5205.59 help5205.76 to5206.07 combat5207.28 the5207.52 opioid5207.92 crisis.5208.32 To5210.24 boost5210.48 the5210.8 desperately5211.04 needed5211.6 increase5212 in5212.32 housing5212.48 here5212.88 in5213.12 the5213.2 Commonwealth5213.36 and5214.16 to5214.32 address5214.48 a5214.88 top5215.04 issue5215.28 for5215.6 many5215.76 residents,5216.08 the5217.12 legislature5217.36 passed5218.24 the5218.64 largest5218.88 investment5219.36 in5220 housing5220.16 production5220.72 in5221.81 the5221.98 history5222.22 of5222.53 Massachusetts.5222.77
5224.77 I'm5224.77 also5225.02 proud5225.34 of5225.65 the5225.81 fact5225.98 that5226.45 the5226.69 legislature5226.94 acted5227.65 again5227.98 this5228.3 session5228.53 to5229.41 reduce5229.65 carbon5230.06 emissions5230.53 in5231.65 Massachusetts5231.9 and5232.85 to5233.02 bolster5233.18 the5234.28 Commonwealth's5234.52 status5235.16 as5235.88 a5236.2 hub5236.36 for5237.4 climate5237.64 technology5238.2 through5239.16 the5239.48 passage5239.64 of5240.12 clean5240.36 air,5241.16 clean5242.28 energy5242.68 siting,5243.24 and5244.2 permitting.5244.44 Furthermore,5246.3 in5246.7 an5246.94 effort5247.1 to5247.41 ensure5247.57 that5247.98 the5248.14 Commonwealth5248.3 remains5248.94 a5249.26 driving5249.41 force5249.81 behind5250.85 industries5251.57 of5252.06 the5252.22 future,5252.3 we5253.66 also5253.9 passed5254.14 a5254.53 sweeping5254.61 economic5255.26 development5255.9 bill5256.61 that5257.98 provides5258.22 support5258.61 for5259.02 workers,5259.26 small5260.22 businesses,5260.53 and5261.84 for5262 larger5262.24 companies5262.72 at5263.6 the5263.76 forefront5263.92 of5264.4 innovation5264.56 in5265.36 the5265.44 clean5265.68 energy5266 and5266.64 the5266.88 life5267.04 sciences5267.28 fields.5267.92 Finally,5270 in5271.28 the5271.52 face5271.68 of5271.92 the5272 crisis5272.16 brought5272.72 on5272.96 by5273.2 Stewart5273.44 Healthcare,5273.76 we5275.52 passed5275.76 legislation5276.16 to5276.88 ensure5277.03 that5278.07 state5278.31 regulators5278.72 have5280.48 better5280.64 insight5281.03 into5281.68 the5281.99 financial5282.24 condition5282.8 of5283.28 hospitals,5283.44 including5285.03 private5285.68 equity5286.24 involvement.5286.8 That5294.75 bill5295.15 includes5295.39 protections5297.15 for5298.19 community5298.43 hospitals5299.15 against5299.71 increasing5300.35 hospital5301.07 consolidation5301.63 and5303.55 ensured5303.72 greater5304.19 accountability5304.59 for5305.48 any5305.72 health5305.95 care5306.19 provider5306.44 that5307.31 does5307.64 not5308.03 comply5308.35 with5309.07 our5309.4 laws.5309.8
5311.72 We5311.72 also5312.03 passed5312.44 important5312.84 legislation5313.31 that5313.95 gives5314.19 lawmakers5314.51 and5315.4 regulators5315.64 greater5317.15 insight5317.64 into5318.88 the5319.12 complicated5319.36 inner5320.32 workings5320.64 of5321.2 the5321.36 prescription5321.52 drug5322.16 industry,5322.56 including5325.6 increased5326.4 oversight5327.12 over5327.6 pharmacy5327.92 benefit5328.4 managers.5328.96 At5334.84 the5334.91 same5335.16 time,5335.4 we5335.64 secured5335.88 meaningful5336.35 relief5336.91 for5338.52 consumers5338.84 by5339.56 capping5339.88 co5340.35 payments5340.6 for5341.07 prescription5341.31 drugs5341.95 to5342.68 treat5342.84 certain5343.31 chronic5344.27 conditions.5344.76 So5346.35 given5346.68 all5346.91 that5347.16 we5347.23 accomplished5347.48 last5348.19 session,5348.44 was5349.54 incredibly5349.94 productive5350.58 by5351.22 any5351.46 reasonable5351.86 objective5352.66 measure5353.22 as5354.66 we5354.9 reached5355.22 an5355.46 agreement5355.7 on5356.26 every5356.5 policy5356.9 bill5357.38 that5357.7 was5357.78 in5358.02 conference5358.26 committee5359.22 negotiations.5359.94 If5363.61 we5363.85 could5364.02 turn5364.66 back5364.98 the5365.22 clock5365.38 to5365.7 July5365.85 31st5366.41 this5367.85 year,5368.02 there5368.9 aren't5369.06 many5369.38 people5369.7 that5370.66 would5370.9 have5371.06 said5371.22 we5371.45 were5371.61 going5371.78 to5372.1 do5372.1 that.5372.26 Yet5373.61 as5373.85 you5374.02 all5374.26 know,5374.41 the5376.74 coverage5376.98 of5377.38 the5377.53 past5377.7 two5378.02 years5378.26 hasn't5379 always5379.4 reflected5379.8 that.5380.36 As5381.72 a5381.96 result,5382.04 the5382.52 perception5382.68 of5383.16 our5383.32 work5383.56 is5383.8 often5384.04 at5384.36 odds5384.52 with5385.4 what5385.64 we5385.8 know5385.96 to5386.2 be5386.28 the5386.44 truth5386.6 about5387 what5387.72 we've5388.04 accomplished.5388.28 Now,5390.44 it5390.68 would5390.76 be5391 easy5391.16 under5391.4 those5391.72 circumstances5392.04 to5392.92 stand5393.08 here5393.4 in5393.64 defiance5393.88 and5395.45 say5395.77 that5396.74 the5396.98 work5397.14 should5397.38 speak5397.61 for5397.85 itself.5398.1 The5400.02 reality,5400.26 however,5400.9 is5402.57 that5402.81 doing5403.14 good5403.45 work5403.7 isn't5404.1 enough5404.41 if5405.14 our5405.3 constituents5405.53 don't5406.26 feel5406.49 as5406.74 though5406.9 they5407.61 can5407.77 easily5408.09 follow5408.65 the5409.05 process.5409.21 It's5411.13 our5411.37 responsibility5411.61 to5412.65 ensure5412.81 that5413.13 voters5413.37 feel5413.77 that5414.65 they5414.81 have5415.13 an5415.29 efficient5415.53 and5416.65 transparent5416.97 legislative5418.09 legislature5419.05 that5420.1 is5420.34 responsive5420.51 to5421.39 their5421.63 concerns.5421.94 So5423.63 to5423.86 that5424.02 end,5424.27 the5425.39 House5425.55 will5425.86 consider5426.02 a5426.51 number5426.59 of5426.82 rules5426.98 reforms5427.39 next5427.94 month5428.27 when5429.15 we5429.39 have5429.55 our5429.78 rules5429.94 debate,5431.63 from5432.1 potential5432.34 changes5432.9 to5433.3 the5433.47 legislative5433.55 calendar5434.34 to5435.37 reforms5435.61 aimed5436.33 at5436.65 bolstering5436.81 public5437.37 confidence5437.77 in5438.73 the5438.89 legislative5439.05 process.5439.77
5441.21 I'm5441.21 confident5441.53 that5443.29 together5443.61 we5444.01 can5444.17 make5444.33 changes5444.57 that5444.97 will5445.13 have5445.37 a5445.53 positive5445.69 impact5446.25 on5447.35 the5447.51 legislature5447.74 as5448.47 an5448.7 institution5448.95 for5449.82 years5450.06 to5450.39 come.5450.63 That5451.91 work,5452.15 however,5452.47 will5452.86 only5453.02 be5453.35 the5453.59 very5453.74 beginning5454.06 of5454.55 what5454.7 we5454.95 must5455.1 accomplish5455.35 this5455.91 session.5456.15 That's5457.99 why5458.23 I'm5458.47 incredibly5458.63 grateful5459.35 for5460.11 the5460.27 expertise5460.51 and5460.99 unique5461.23 perspectives5461.71 that5462.27 each5462.43 of5462.67 you5462.75 bring5462.99 to5463.15 this5463.31 chamber.5463.63 I5465.15 look5465.39 forward5465.63 to5465.95 hearing5466.11 from5466.43 all5466.59 of5466.75 you5466.91 about5467.15 your5469.15 priorities5469.47 for5470.35 this5470.59 session5470.83 and5471.79 about5472.03 what5472.35 you're5472.75 hearing5473.15 from5473.55 folks5473.79 in5474.19 your5474.35 communities.5474.59 That5476.63 being5476.78 said,5477.1 our5477.43 ability5477.59 to5478.07 deliver5478.39 results5478.86 for5479.27 our5479.43 constituents5479.66 will5480.95 depend5481.19 on5481.59 more5481.74 than5481.99 just5482.15 collaboration5482.55 within5483.27 this5483.59 chamber.5483.82 Our5485.99 success5486.23 will5486.63 also5486.86 be5487.19 determined5487.35 by5487.82 the5487.99 quality5488.15 of5488.95 our5489.19 working5489.35 relationships5489.91 with5490.95 our5491.11 colleagues5491.35 in5491.83 the5491.99 Senate5492.15 and5493.35 in5493.51 the5493.75 Healey5496.15 Driscoll5497.27 administration,5497.83 a5499.27 relationship5499.43 that5500.95 will5501.11 now5501.35 be5501.51 of5501.67 heightened5501.83 importance5502.31 upon5503.83 the5504.07 election5504.23 of5504.55 a5504.71 new5504.87 President.5505.03 Just5506.77 as5507.01 the5507.09 legislature5507.32 acted5508.13 to5508.44 protect5508.6 our5509.09 residents5509.32 during5509.81 the5510.13 1st5510.36 Trump5510.77 administration,5511.09 it5512.44 will5512.6 once5512.85 again5513.09 be5513.4 our5513.56 responsibility5513.81 to5515.81 step5516.05 up5516.36 when5516.69 we5516.93 can5517.09 in5517.48 the5517.73 face5517.81 of5518.13 federal5518.28 management5519.48 changes5520.13 and5520.77 decrease5520.93 federal5521.65 support.5522.13 It5523.7 will5523.94 be5524.1 imperative5524.34 that5525.46 we5525.62 rise5525.86 above5526.26 the5526.5 infighting5526.66 and5527.22 partisan5527.38 politics5528.02 that5528.98 continue5529.22 to5529.62 plague5529.78 congress,5530.18 a5531.86 goal5532.02 I5532.26 know5532.42 that5532.58 Governor5533.22 Healey5533.7 and5533.7 Senate5534.34 President5534.74 Spilka5534.74 remain5535.22 committed5535.54 to.5536.02 Time5537.56 and5537.88 again,5538.03 the5539.31 legislature5539.48 has5540.2 proven5540.44 that5540.76 we5540.99 can5541.16 meet5541.31 the5541.64 moment5541.8 and5542.6 deliver5542.76 solutions5543.24 to5543.72 the5543.95 most5544.03 daunting5544.35 challenges5544.99 facing5545.88 Massachusetts5546.44 and5547.56 the5547.72 world.5547.88 I5549.54 am5549.7 really5550.1 confident5550.42 that5551.06 this5551.3 station5551.54 will5551.86 be5552.1 no5552.26 different.5552.5 Thank5553.38 you.5553.62
5596.76 REP5596.76 JONES5596.76 -5596.76 Thank5596.76 you,5606.33 Mr.5607.05 Speaker.5607.13 I'd5607.13 begin5607.37 my5607.61 remarks5607.85 by5608.33 making5608.57 a5608.89 motion5608.97 to5609.45 ask5609.69 that5610.01 the5610.17 remarks5610.33 of5610.73 the5610.81 gentleman5610.89 from5611.13 Quincy,5611.37 the5611.69 Speaker5611.77 of5612.01 the5612.05 House,5612.09 be5612.33 spread5612.49 upon5612.65 the5612.89 record.5613.05 Thank5616.09 you,5616.33 Mr.5616.89 Speaker,5617.13 and5617.13 through5617.29 to5617.53 the5617.69 members,5617.85 their5618.41 families,5618.57 friends,5619.29 supporters,5620.17 and5621.49 to5621.66 all5621.9 our5622.22 distinguished5622.38 guests.5622.85 It5624.3 is5624.45 truly5624.61 a5625.02 privilege5625.18 to5625.66 stand5625.73 before5626.06 you5626.38 this5626.53 January5626.77 1st5627.26 at5628.22 the5628.45 start5628.53 of5628.85 this5628.94 194th5629.26 biannual5630.53 session5631.1 of5631.73 the5631.9 great5632.06 general5632.3 court5632.69 as5633.81 we5633.98 commence5634.14 our5634.61 work5634.85 in5635.34 this5635.49 new5635.73 legislative5635.98 term.5636.69 I'd5637.87 like5638.03 to5638.11 thank5638.27 the5638.51 voters5638.67 of5638.91 20th5639.07 Middlesex5639.47 District5640.03 for5641.15 the5641.31 continued5641.55 privilege5642.03 of5642.35 allowing5642.43 me5642.75 to5642.91 serve5642.99 the5643.23 citizens5643.39 of5643.79 Redding,5643.95 North5644.27 Redding,5644.51 Lynnfield,5644.91 and5645.31 Middleton.5645.39 I5646.67 look5646.83 forward5646.99 to5647.39 continuing5647.47 to5648.03 work5648.11 on5648.27 their5648.43 behalf5648.59 with5648.91 my5649.07 legislative5649.23 colleagues5649.79 in5650.27 the5650.35 House5650.43 and5650.75 Senate.5650.91 Swearing5653.41 in5653.82 day5654.14 is5654.53 always5654.78 a5655.1 favorite5655.18 day,5657.34 as5657.57 members,5657.57 we5658.22 have5658.3 the5658.53 privilege5658.7 of5659.18 working5659.26 in5659.66 this5659.82 magnificent5660.06 chamber5660.7 all5661.66 the5661.82 time.5662.06 Today,5663.49 we5663.98 share5664.22 the5664.45 space5664.61 with5665.02 those5665.18 we5665.49 hold5665.66 near5665.98 and5666.22 dear.5666.45 We5667.65 gather5667.97 with5668.29 new5668.61 and5668.93 seasoned5669.09 members5669.49 of5669.81 legislature,5669.89 and5671.01 we5671.17 are5671.33 delighted5671.49 to5671.89 welcome5672.05 family5672.45 and5672.77 friends5672.93 to5673.33 this5673.49 historic5673.73 ceremony.5674.29
5676.85 This5676.85 chamber5677.17 provides5677.57 inspiration5678.21 and5679.25 motivation5679.49 and5680.94 should5681.02 remind5681.43 us5681.74 every5682.06 day5682.3 how5682.78 fortunate5683.02 we5683.59 are5683.9 to5684.15 be5684.3 here.5684.55 But5686.3 our5686.55 individual5686.7 journey5687.27 to5687.59 this5687.66 chamber5687.9 is5688.3 only5688.39 made5688.63 possible5688.86 by5689.34 family,5689.59 friends,5690.55 and5690.94 supporters5691.1 who5692.55 worked5692.7 tirelessly5692.94 during5693.59 the5693.9 election5694.06 and5694.94 sacrificed5695.27 so5696.28 that5696.44 we5696.52 may5696.76 serve5697 the5697.32 citizens5697.48 of5697.96 Massachusetts.5698.2 The5699.96 commitment5700.12 and5700.76 support5700.92 they5701.32 demonstrated5701.64 during5703.16 the5703.48 campaign5703.72 is5704.2 remarkable,5705.8 these5706.2 amazing5706.2 supporters5706.68 inspire5707.24 us5707.72 each5707.96 and5708.28 every5708.44 day.5708.68 They5709.8 should5710.03 also5710.19 serve5710.52 as5710.84 constant5711.07 reminders5711.56 each5712.11 day5712.35 that5712.99 we5713.23 must5713.4 give5713.64 100%5713.95 of5714.44 ourselves5714.59 to5715.23 our5715.4 constituents5715.64 and5716.84 they5717.07 must5717.23 do5717.56 so5717.72 with5717.95 honor5718.19 and5718.68 integrity.5718.91 Many5721.15 of5721.48 you5721.56 are5721.72 fortunate5721.88 today5722.27 to5722.52 be5722.59 joined5722.76 by5722.99 that5723.15 one5723.4 special5723.72 person5724.19 in5725.02 your5725.18 lives5725.34 who5725.74 never5725.98 let5726.22 you5726.46 down.5726.62 Who5727.66 keeps5727.98 our5728.3 homes5728.54 and5729.34 our5729.58 lives5729.74 organized5730.14 and5730.7 on5730.94 track5731.1 and5731.42 keeps5731.58 us5731.82 going5731.98 even5733.02 on5733.34 the5733.5 toughest5733.66 days.5734.14 For5734.94 me,5735.18 that5735.34 person5735.5 is5735.82 my5735.98 wife5736.14 Linda.5736.46 She5752.66 again5753.06 joins5753.38 me5753.62 to5753.94 share5754.1 in5754.34 the5754.42 special5754.58 ceremony.5754.98 And5755.54 incredibly,5755.7 one5756.34 week5756.5 from5756.74 today,5756.98 I5757.54 remembered,5757.7 we5758.82 celebrate5758.98 255759.54 years5760.02 of5760.26 marriage.5760.42 Her5761.3 support5761.54 of5761.86 my5761.94 career5762.18 has5762.42 been5762.58 unwavering.5762.82
5763.94 Each5763.94 of5764.18 us5764.34 has5764.5 that5764.66 one5764.9 person5765.14 with5765.7 us5765.86 here5766.02 today.5766.26 We5767.26 know5767.34 that5767.57 without5767.81 that5768.06 constant5768.22 support,5768.69 we5769.1 couldn't5769.34 do5769.65 what5769.81 we5769.98 do.5770.22 I'm5771.57 also5771.73 honored5772.06 to5772.38 be5772.45 joined5772.53 by5772.85 my5772.94 daughter,5773.1 Alexis,5776.61 she5776.85 wasn't5776.85 going5777.1 to5777.34 cry.5777.34 I'm5794.81 so5795.06 proud5795.22 of5795.53 her5795.61 work5795.77 as5795.94 a5796.09 graduate5796.18 student5796.57 at5796.81 Georgetown,5797.06 and5798.18 she5798.41 has5798.57 taken5798.9 DC5799.38 by5799.77 storm,5801.38 a5801.53 nice5801.53 storm.5801.94 Unfortunately,5803.14 my5803.77 son,5803.94 Nicholas,5804.09 could5804.41 not5804.65 be5804.81 here5804.98 in5805.14 person,5805.3 but5805.85 I'm5806.09 sure5806.18 he's5806.41 here5806.65 through5806.9 social5807.06 media,5807.38 and5807.94 I'm5808.18 sure5808.34 he's5808.38 enjoying5808.41 the5809.3 ceremony.5809.45 They5810.85 never5811.09 cease5811.33 to5811.57 be5811.73 able5811.89 to5812.05 lift5812.13 my5812.37 spirits5812.53 or5813.09 change5813.33 my5813.57 focus5813.81 for5814.05 the5814.21 better.5814.37 No5815.41 matter5815.65 how5815.97 difficult5816.13 the5816.61 day5816.77 with5817.09 their5817.33 unconditional5817.49 love.5818.21 Today5819.97 is5820.29 a5820.45 celebratory5820.53 day5821.17 with5821.41 new5821.65 beginnings,5821.89 renewed5822.61 commitments,5823.01 full5823.97 of5824.13 promise5824.29 and5824.69 countless5824.85 opportunities.5825.25 Part5826.69 of5826.85 our5827.09 very5827.18 strength5827.41 is5827.81 that5827.97 we5828.14 represent5828.3 diverse5828.85 in5829.26 different5829.41 communities.5829.81 Sharing5831.18 the5831.57 bond5831.73 as5831.97 elected5832.14 members5832.38 of5832.69 the5832.77 Massachusetts5832.93 House5833.49 of5833.65 Representatives.5833.89 The5835.18 voters5835.34 have5835.65 given5835.81 us5836.05 an5836.3 opportunity5836.45 to5836.85 work5837.01 side5837.34 by5837.49 side5837.73 on5838.3 issues5838.45 of5838.77 importance5838.93 over5839.57 the5839.81 next5839.97 two5840.22 years.5840.45 We5841.63 must5841.71 be5842.03 ever5842.19 mindful5842.35 and5843.07 clear5843.23 eyed5843.55 about5843.79 the5844.03 challenges5844.19 ahead,5844.67 but5845.55 remain5845.79 ever5846.19 hopeful5846.43 for5846.75 a5846.99 brighter5847.07 future5847.39 for5847.79 all5847.95 our5848.19 citizens.5848.35
5849.79 Thank5849.79 you5850.03 to5850.19 my5850.35 Republican5850.51 colleagues5850.99 for5851.47 the5851.63 continued5851.79 opportunity5852.43 to5852.99 lead5853.15 them.5853.31 I5854.43 am5854.59 reminded5854.75 daily5855.23 of5855.71 their5855.87 talents,5856.11 commitment5857.15 to5857.47 this5857.55 job,5857.78 and5858.1 their5858.27 uneven5858.59 unwavering5859.15 efforts5859.7 for5860.19 their5860.34 constituents.5860.59 Our5862.1 caucus5862.34 is5862.66 an5862.82 energetic5863.06 and5863.78 opinionated5864.02 group5864.74 as5865.7 well5865.94 I5866.19 know.5866.34 We5868.1 welcome5868.34 our5868.66 newest5868.82 colleagues5869.23 from5869.63 Carver5869.86 in5870.27 Foxborough5870.51 and5870.98 Pembroke5871.15 and5871.63 Somerset5871.78 to5872.27 our5872.43 caucus5872.51 and5873.28 look5873.52 forward5873.68 to5874 sharing5874.16 their5874.56 professional5874.88 experiences5875.36 and5876.16 personal5876.4 stories5876.8 as5877.68 they5877.84 become5878 part5878.32 of5878.56 our5878.72 legislative5878.88 family.5879.44 To5880.64 all5880.8 the5881.04 new5881.12 legislators,5882.24 congratulations5883.12 on5883.92 becoming5884.08 a5884.56 member5884.64 of5884.96 a5885.12 remarkable5885.28 institution5885.84 situated5886.8 in5887.36 a5887.52 historic5887.68 building.5888.16 The5889.26 next5889.41 two5889.66 years5889.9 will5890.14 be5890.3 rewarding5890.45 and5890.85 challenging,5892.22 and5892.38 you5892.38 need5892.53 only5892.77 be5893.02 true5893.18 to5893.41 yourself5893.57 and5893.98 your5894.14 constituents.5894.38 To5895.41 my5895.57 veteran5895.74 colleagues,5896.14 I5897.02 welcome5897.26 you5897.57 back5897.74 and5897.98 look5898.14 forward5898.38 to5898.7 the5898.85 coming5899.02 session5899.34 together.5899.74 Mr.5900.85 Speaker,5901.9 congratulations5901.9 on5902.54 your5902.7 reelection5902.86 as5903.66 the5903.9 leader5903.98 of5904.22 this5904.38 August5904.62 body.5905.02 Your5905.98 democratic5906.14 colleagues5906.7 have5907.18 again5907.34 demonstrated5907.66 faith5908.22 in5908.54 you5908.62 to5908.86 lead5908.94 this5909.18 historic5909.42 institution.5909.98 I'm5911.66 confident5911.9 that5912.38 we5912.54 can5912.7 find5912.86 common5913.18 ground5913.42 in5913.74 the5913.9 year5913.98 ahead5914.22 to5914.78 ensure5914.95 that5915.27 the5915.51 critical5915.66 needs5915.99 of5916.23 the5916.31 residents5916.47 of5916.78 the5916.95 Commonwealth5917.03 are5917.59 addressed.5917.82
5918.86 In5918.86 those5919.03 times5919.35 when5919.66 it5919.91 is5919.99 impossible5920.23 to5920.78 achieve5920.95 agreement,5921.35 we5922.06 must5922.31 disagree5922.55 and5922.95 debate5923.1 in5923.51 the5923.66 best5923.74 interest5923.99 of5924.31 the5924.39 citizens5924.55 of5925.03 the5925.1 Commonwealth,5925.59 in5926.47 the5926.63 finest5926.78 traditions5927.19 of5927.59 this5927.66 institution,5927.91 with5928.89 purpose,5929.13 integrity,5929.85 and5930.49 respect.5930.73 There5932.89 can5933.05 be5933.21 no5933.29 doubt5933.53 as5933.77 we5933.93 gather5934.09 today5934.41 ensuring5934.73 a5935.05 strong5935.21 economy5935.61 for5936.09 the5936.33 citizens5936.41 of5936.81 our5936.97 Commonwealth5937.13 is5937.61 imperative.5937.77 A5938.73 strong5938.97 and5939.21 growing5939.37 economy5939.77 provides5940.25 the5940.65 foundation5940.73 for5941.29 making5941.45 our5941.77 state5941.93 more5942.25 affordable5942.49 as5943.31 well5943.47 as5943.7 providing5943.86 the5944.19 resources5944.43 we5944.82 need5945.06 to5945.39 meet5945.55 the5945.78 needs5945.86 of5946.1 our5946.19 most5946.35 vulnerable5946.59 citizens5946.98 and5947.78 the5947.95 resources5948.19 our5948.66 cities5948.82 and5949.15 towns5949.23 so5949.63 desperately5949.86 deserve.5950.35 While5951.47 our5951.7 economy5951.95 is5952.35 stronger5952.51 than5952.74 it5952.98 was5953.06 two5953.23 years5953.39 ago,5953.55 when5953.78 we5953.95 stood5954.1 here5954.27 in5954.43 the5954.51 shadows5954.66 of5954.98 the5955.06 pandemic,5955.23 none5956 of5956.24 us5956.32 can5956.48 or5956.8 should5956.88 be5957.12 satisfied5957.28 that5957.84 as5958 strong5958.16 as5958.48 it5958.64 should5958.8 be.5958.96 Our5959.84 never5960.08 ending5960.32 wishes5960.56 to5960.88 do5960.96 more5961.2 in5961.36 a5961.52 wide5961.6 variety5961.84 of5962.24 fronts5962.32 must5963.04 always5963.28 be5963.6 tempered5963.76 by5964.08 the5964.24 ability5964.4 of5964.72 the5964.8 taxpayers5964.96 to5965.52 avoid5965.68 those5966 wishes5966.16 and5967.04 our5967.2 obligation5967.44 to5967.92 prepare5968.08 for5968.4 the5968.56 future.5968.64 Because5969.56 if5969.88 the5969.95 past5970.2 is5970.52 prologue,5970.76 some5971.56 issue5971.8 which5972.11 barely5972.35 draws5972.68 our5973.07 notice5973.16 today5973.48 will5974.27 command5974.52 our5974.84 focus5974.99 during5975.31 the5975.56 next5975.64 two5975.88 years.5976.11 A5977.23 simple5977.4 principle5977.72 should5978.2 help5978.44 guide5978.68 these5978.91 policies5979.16 we5979.72 pursue,5979.95 and5980.68 that5980.84 is5980.99 does5981.16 a5981.4 policy5981.48 help5981.88 ensure5982.11 a5982.52 brighter,5982.76 safer,5983.51 and5983.75 more5983.83 secure5984.23 for5984.55 the5984.71 children5984.95 and5985.67 grandchildren5985.91 of5986.63 the5986.79 people5986.87 we5987.19 represent.5987.43
5988.47 It5988.47 falls5988.63 to5988.87 each5989.03 of5989.19 us5989.35 individually5989.59 and5990.15 collectively5990.23 to5990.95 make5991.11 this5991.35 happen.5991.67 We5993.59 took5993.83 our5993.99 oath5994.15 of5994.39 office5994.55 just5995.19 a5995.43 short5995.51 time5995.83 ago,5995.99 granting5996.55 us5997.03 the5997.49 rare5997.74 opportunity5997.9 to5998.38 be5998.53 amongst5998.7 the5999.02 select5999.18 few5999.57 that6000.3 gets6000.45 to6000.7 begin6000.77 the6001.1 next6001.9 chapter6002.22 in6002.61 Massachusetts6002.77 history.6003.49 Today6004.61 is6004.94 also6005.02 the6005.26 beginning6005.34 of6005.81 variety6005.9 of6006.3 commemorations6006.53 and6007.18 celebrations6007.34 of6007.9 events6008.06 that6008.61 happened6008.77 2506009.18 years6009.9 ago6010.06 in6010.79 which6010.95 our6011.19 great6011.67 state6011.99 played6012.31 a6012.63 leading6012.79 part.6013.11 They6014.07 will6014.23 culminate6014.47 on6014.95 July6015.11 4th,6015.51 20266015.99 with6017.19 a6017.35 tremendous6017.59 semi6018.47 quincentennial6018.87 celebration6019.67 of6020.55 the6020.63 signing6020.79 of6021.27 the6021.43 United6021.59 States6021.91 declaration6022.39 of6022.87 independence.6023.03 What6024.6 better6024.84 time6025.16 for6025.4 each6025.48 of6025.64 us6025.8 to6025.95 renew6026.11 our6026.44 commitment6026.52 to6027.07 the6027.23 wonderful6027.4 experiment6027.88 in6028.35 self6028.52 governance6028.76 our6029.48 founders6029.64 left6030.11 us.6030.35 Our6031.16 democracy6031.4 is6031.95 confrontational6032.2 by6032.84 design6033.07 and6033.95 strong6034.2 willed6034.52 people6034.76 of6035.07 diverse6035.16 talent,6035.64 experience,6036.62 and6037.02 divergent6037.26 beliefs6037.74 will6038.14 have6038.3 differences6038.54 of6038.94 opinion,6039.1 some6040.14 of6040.3 which6040.38 are6040.62 irreconcilable.6040.86 We6042.38 should6042.54 always6042.78 be6043.26 willing6043.42 to6043.66 expend6043.82 the6044.22 time6044.3 necessary6044.7 to6045.26 work6045.42 towards6045.58 achieving6045.9 common6046.38 ground.6046.7 But6047.66 there6047.82 is6048.06 instances6048.22 where6048.7 common6048.94 ground6049.26 and6049.5 consensus6049.66 are6050.57 elusive6050.81 or6051.38 even6051.69 impossible,6052.9 let6053.06 us6053.06 debate6053.3 and6053.85 highlight6054.1 those6054.49 differences6054.73 in6055.45 the6055.61 finest6055.77 traditions6056.18 of6056.66 our6056.81 wonderful6056.98 institution6057.45 and6058.34 our6058.49 democracy.6058.73 I'm6060.02 optimistic6060.26 that6060.9 collectively,6061.06 we6062.1 can6062.26 accomplish6062.41 important6062.9 things6063.38 during6063.61 the6063.85 next6064.02 two6064.26 years.6064.41 I6065.1 know6065.18 that6065.42 the6065.5 Republican6065.58 caucus6066.22 is6066.62 ready6066.78 to6066.94 get6067.1 to6067.26 work6067.34 and6067.98 we6068.22 look6068.54 forward6068.78 to6069.1 moving6069.26 Massachusetts6069.5 forward.6070.22 May6070.94 God6071.18 bless6071.34 you6071.58 and6071.9 may6072.14 God6072.38 bless6072.54 the6072.78 residents6072.86 of6073.26 the6073.34 Commonwealth6073.42 of6073.9 Massachusetts6073.98 and6074.62 the6074.78 United6074.94 States6075.26 of6075.5 America.6075.66
6149.44 MARIANO6149.44 -6149.44 Timothy6149.44 Carroll6149.92 of6150.4 Howe6150.56 is6151.2 elected6151.44 president6151.84 of6152.32 the6185.65 House.6185.65 The6185.65 clerk6185.81 will6186.05 now6186.36 qualify6187.4 by6188.28 taking6188.52 the6188.84 oath6189.01 of6189.24 office,6189.4 which6190.36 I6190.69 shall6190.93 administer.6191.24 Whereas,6195.09 you,6196.84 Timothy6197.94 Carroll,6198.5 are6199.38 chosen6199.62 Clerk6200.1 of6200.34 the6200.42 House6200.58 of6201.3 Representatives6201.62 of6202.58 the6202.66 General6202.82 Court6203.14 of6203.38 Massachusetts,6203.62 you6205.54 do6205.78 swear6206.02 that6206.66 you6206.9 will6207.06 truly6207.3 enter6207.7 all6208.5 votes6208.9 and6209.38 orders6209.62 thereof6210.26 and6211.4 that6211.64 in6211.95 all6212.11 things6212.35 relating6212.76 to6213.16 your6213.31 office,6213.56 you6214.44 will6214.68 act6214.84 faithfully6215.16 and6215.8 impartially6216.03 according6217.16 to6217.56 your6217.8 best6218.03 skill6218.44 in6218.76 judgment.6218.91 So,6219.64 help6219.95 you,6220.44 God.6220.84
6220.84 CARROLL6220.84 -6220.84 I6220.84 do.6221.07
6248.39 CARROLL6248.39 -6248.39 Mr.6248.78 Speaker,6249.1 to6249.1 you6249.27 and6249.35 all6249.51 the6249.66 members6249.74 of6250.06 this6250.23 House,6250.39 thank6251.43 you6251.66 for6251.74 entrusting6251.99 me6252.47 with6252.55 the6252.78 responsibilities6252.86 of6253.91 this6254.06 office,6254.76 it's6254.84 an6254.84 honor.6254.92 The6256.44 policy6256.68 of6257 the6257.08 clerk's6257.24 office6257.56 is6257.88 to6258.04 serve6258.12 in6258.36 an6258.52 impartial,6258.76 courteous,6259.48 efficient,6260.28 and6260.84 professional6260.92 manner.6261.56 As6262.76 clerk,6263 I6263.4 assure6263.56 you6263.96 that6264.12 policy6264.36 will6264.76 continue.6264.92 I6266.12 look6266.28 forward6266.52 to6266.84 working6267 with6267.24 each6267.48 and6267.64 every6267.8 one6267.96 of6268.2 you.6268.28 On6268.84 behalf6268.91 of6269.15 the6269.23 clerk's6269.48 office,6269.88 congratulations,6271.8 this6271.95 is6271.95 your6272.19 day,6272.84 you've6273.15 earned6273.15 it,6273.88 enjoy.6274.68 Thank6274.68 you.6274.91 Happy6275.23 New6275.48 Year.6275.72
6300.2 MARIANO6300.2 -6300.2 Communication6300.2 from6300.93 the6301.09 clerk.6301.24 Clerk6301.73 will6302.05 read6302.2 the6302.44 communication.6302.6
6305.73 CARROLL6305.73 -6305.73 To6305.73 the6305.97 honorable6306.13 Ronald6306.6 Mariano,6307.01 Speaker6307.48 of6307.89 the6307.97 House.6309.43 Dear6309.91 Mr.6309.91 Speaker,6309.91 I6309.91 have6310.15 the6310.31 honor6310.47 to6310.71 inform6310.87 you6311.19 that6311.43 I6311.59 have6311.75 appointed6311.91 Elizabeth6312.47 M.6313.19 Thompson6313.43 of6314.07 Clinton6314.31 as6314.79 assistant6314.95 clerk6315.51 of6315.99 the6316.07 house6316.23 and6316.87 Allison6317.03 J.6317.51 Morris6317.75 of6318.23 Taunton6318.39 as6318.87 the6319.03 second6319.19 assistant6319.51 of6320.71 the6320.87 House.6321.03 Respectfully,6321.43 Timothy6322.15 Carroll.6322.55
7799.01 MARIANO7799.01 -7799.01 I'm7799.01 going7799.26 to7799.57 move7799.57 right7799.73 to7799.97 the7800.14 benediction7800.3 so7801.65 that7802.13 father7812.85 Richard7813.33 W.7814.63 Fitzgerald7814.94 from7815.74 St.7816.06 Charles,7816.39 who7817.35 has7817.51 been7817.74 more7818.86 than7819.19 patient,7819.51 and7821.43 I7821.9 want7821.98 to7822.31 extend7822.39 my7822.7 sincere7823.02 thanks7823.43 for7823.74 your7823.9 patience7824.15 in7825.02 putting7825.27 up7825.59 with7825.82 us7825.98 today,7826.23 as7827.37 we7827.53 stumbled7828.17 through7828.65 what7829.53 is7829.77 usually7830.09 a7830.97 well7831.13 run7831.45 operation.7832.57
7838.65 RICHARD7838.65 FITZGERALD7838.65 -7838.65 SAINT7838.65 COLUMBKILLE7838.65 PARISH7838.65 -7838.65 Thank7838.65 you7838.65 very7838.65 much.7838.65 Let7838.65 us7838.89 pray.7839.05 Dear7841.53 God,7841.94 we7842.26 stand7842.41 before7842.74 you7843.06 conscious7843.3 of7843.78 our7843.94 weakness,7844.1 but7844.74 aware7844.9 that7845.86 we7846.1 are7846.26 strengthened7846.41 as7846.82 we7847.06 gather7847.22 in7847.53 your7847.61 name.7847.86 We7848.98 pray7849.14 in7849.38 a7849.53 special7849.7 way7850.02 for7850.26 the7850.41 needy7850.57 of7850.98 our7851.14 Commonwealth.7851.3 That7852.64 generous7852.72 helping7853.28 hands7853.68 and7854 hearts7854.24 may7854.64 ease7854.8 their7855.12 burden.7855.36 Bless7856.96 and7857.28 enlighten7857.52 the7858 hearts7858.08 of7858.4 all7858.56 our7858.8 Representatives,7859.84 Senators,7860.8 and7860.8 all7861.04 our7861.2 constitution7861.44 offers7862.24 officers7862.96 present7863.84 in7864.24 the7864.4 state7864.56 house.7864.8 Give7865.91 them7866.07 light7866.31 and7866.56 strength7866.8 to7867.11 know7867.27 your7867.44 will.7867.59 Guide7868.8 them7869.03 by7869.27 your7869.44 wisdom7869.59 and7869.99 support7870.15 them7870.56 by7870.8 your7870.95 power.7871.11 As7872.48 you7872.72 desire7872.95 justice7873.35 for7873.76 all,7873.91 enable7874.23 our7874.64 elected7874.88 officials7875.27 to7876.15 uphold7876.31 the7876.72 rights7876.88 of7877.19 others.7877.35 Let7878.4 them7878.64 be7878.88 faithful7879.03 to7879.59 all7879.76 that7880.15 is7880.31 true.7880.56 Do7881.89 not7882.05 let7882.29 them7882.61 be7882.69 misled7882.85 by7883.33 ignorance7883.49 or7884.45 corrupted7884.61 by7885.09 fear7885.33 or7885.73 favor.7885.97 Let7886.93 the7887.09 light7887.25 of7887.41 your7887.57 divine7887.73 wisdom7888.05 direct7888.53 the7888.85 deliberations7889.01 of7889.65 this7889.81 chamber7890.05 and7890.93 shine7891.09 forth7891.49 in7891.81 all7891.97 its7892.13 proceedings.7892.37 May7893.89 the7894.13 decisions7894.21 of7894.69 all7894.85 elected7895.09 officials7895.49 preserve7896.29 peace,7896.93 promote7898.1 happiness,7898.43 and7899.7 continue7899.95 to7900.35 bring7900.43 the7900.66 citizens7900.82 of7901.23 our7901.39 Commonwealth7901.55 the7902.1 blessings7902.27 of7902.91 liberty7903.23 and7903.55 equality.7903.78 May7905.06 the7905.31 decisions7905.55 be7906.19 pleasing7906.35 to7906.74 you,7906.91 and7907.47 earn7907.7 the7907.86 reward7908.03 promised7908.51 to7908.99 good7909.15 and7909.47 faithful7909.63 servants,7910.1 For7911.05 you7911.13 live7911.37 and7911.45 reign,7911.77 God,7912.25 forever7912.97 and7914.17 ever.7914.25 Amen.7915.21 Thank7916.09 you.7916.41
Speaker List:
- Timothy Carroll Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Rep. Kevin G. Honan Dean of the House
- Gregory Groover African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Ray Amaru Chief Court Officer
- Joe Quinn Court Officer
- Rep. Andrew Ryan Representative of Boston
- Rep. Bradley H. Jones Jr. Representative of North Redding
- Sen. Ed Markey United States Senator
- Sheila Fitzgerald Consul General of Ireland in Boston
- William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Rep. Michael Day Representative of Stoneham
- Rep. Tim Ryan Representative of Boston
- Rep. Jones Representative of North Redding
- Rep. Gerald Parisella Former State Representative
- Angelo Scaccia Former Representative of Hyde Park
- Jim Brett Former Representative of Dorchester
- Jim Cantwell Former Representative
- Mary Ann Lewis Former Representative
- Rep. Mary Keith Representative
- Maura T. Healey Governor of Massachusetts
- Driscoll Lieutenant Governor
- Ronald Mariano Speaker of the House
- Father Richard W. Fitzgerald Saint Columbkille Parish
Synopsis:
The legislative hearing began with Timothy Carroll, the assistant clerk of the House of Representatives, outlining the constitutional processes as the general court convened. Rep. Kevin G. Honan, as the Dean of the House, officially opened the session and introduced Gregory Groover from the African Methodist Episcopal Church to deliver the invocation, emphasizing divine guidance for the assembly's legislative endeavors.
Rep. Honan extended welcomes to newly elected House members and acknowledged long-serving court officers, Ray Amaru and Joe Quinn, along with appreciation for the service of Statehouse staff. Emphasizing public service's honor, Honan also gave tribute to former speakers and introduced United States Senator Ed Markey and Sheila Fitzgerald, the Consul General of Ireland in Boston.
Proceeding with formalities, Honan called upon Timothy Carroll to read a communication from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, which detailed the election results for the Representatives. Rep. Michael Day proposed forming a committee to verify these returns, a motion which Rep. Honan accepted and appointed three Representatives to fulfill the task.
Attention shifted as Gov. Maura T. Healey arrived with Lieutenant Gov. Driscoll, delivering a speech that commended the assembly's previous legislative successes. Healey highlighted achievements such as tax reductions, housing development, and the passage of progressive bills in healthcare and gun safety. Her address stressed the forthcoming legislative session's potential, urging members to channel the historical spirit of Massachusetts to continue advancing their agenda. She then administered the oath of office to the assembled Representatives.
With the session called to elect a new Speaker, Rep. Ronald Mariano was re-elected as Speaker of the House. Rep. Mariano, in brief remarks, reiterated his commitment to addressing Massachusetts' pressing issues and highlighted recent legislative accomplishments, including significant tax cuts and advancements in housing and healthcare. He stressed the importance of transparency in the legislative process and promised to prioritize reforms that enhance public confidence in the legislature.
Rep. Bradley H. Jones Jr., leader of the Republican caucus, followed Mariano's speech. Addressing colleagues, he highlighted the significance of bipartisan efforts and the necessity of maintaining a robust economy to support Massachusetts citizens. He expressed hope for continued productive cooperation within the chamber, emphasizing unity despite political differences.
The session also witnessed the appointment of Timothy Carroll as President of the House, taking the oath for his new role. Carroll pledged to uphold the values of impartiality and efficiency in the clerk's office. Former representative Gerald Parisella's resignation was acknowledged, and the appointment of assistant clerks was also confirmed.
The hearing concluded with a benediction led by Father Richard W. Fitzgerald, invoking divine guidance for the legislators in their future tasks. The session's diverse discussions and formalities reflected a mix of ceremonial tradition, acknowledgment of past accomplishments, and a forward-looking vision for the state legislature's role in addressing challenges ahead.
