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Second Term Speeches

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  • 05.23.12 Small Business Fair

    Governor Patrick delivers remarks at the Small Business Fair.


  • 05.15.12 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

    Governor Patrick discusses the importance of health care cost containment to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.


  • 04.30.12 Hillel Moral Voices Lecture

    Governor Patrick speaks about immigration policies at Tufts University.


  • 04.11.12 Health Care Reform Anniversary

    Governor Patrick offers remarks celebrating the six-year anniversary of Health Care Reform in Massachusetts.


  • 04.10.12 Governor Patrick Toasts to President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff

    Governor Patrick's toast to President Dilma Rousseff.


  • 04.03.12 New England Council Breakfast

    Governor Patrick addresses New England Council members.


  • 04.03.12 Brandeis Global Trade Summit

    Governor announces visit of Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, encouraging further Massachusetts-Brazil trade relations.


  • 03.28.12 MBTA Press Conference

    Governor Patrick's remarks at a press conference regarding the MBTA budget.


  • 03.28.12 Massachusetts Municipal Association Mayor's Meeting

    Governor Patrick's addresses the Massachusetts Municipal Association's annual meeting to discuss the Administration's investment and economic growth strategy.


  • 03.19.12 Internship Forum

    Governor Patrick speaks at an Internship Forum, addressing the importance of education in Massachusetts.


  • 03.05.12 Streamlining Regulations to Help Our Businesses

    Governor Patrick announces regulatory reform progress and initiatives to help small businesses in the Commonwealth.


  • 2.14.12 Performance Management Conference

    Governor Patrick's remarks at the Performance Management Conference on the importance of monitoring and improving government performance. 


  • 01.25.12 Governor Patrick Files FY13 Budget

    Governor Patrick files the fiscal year 2013 budget.


  • 01.23.12 Governor Patrick's State of the Commonwealth Address

    Governor Patrick's fourth annual State of the Commonwealth address.


  • 01.19.12 Gender Identity Ceremonial Bill Signing

    Governor Patrick signs "An Act Relative to Gender Identity."


  • 01.14.12 Project 351 Town Hall

    Governor Patrick hosts a town hall for Project 351 Student Ambassadors.


  • 12.13.11 Gaming Commission Announcement

    Governor Patrick announces the first Chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.


  • 12.01.11 MOU Signing with Chile

    Governor Patrick signs agreement with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to grow innovation economy partnerships. 


  • 11.28.11 Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Announcement

    Governor Patrick made an announcement relative to manufacturing in Massachusetts at the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership meeting at MIT on Monday, November 28, 2011. 


  • 11.22.11 MassEcon Impact Awards

    Governor Patrick highlights his Administration’s economic development initiatives at the MassEcon Impact Awards ceremony.


  • 11.22.11 Gaming Bill Signing

    Governor Patrick's remarks concerning the signing of the Gaming Bill.


  • 11.15.11 General Aviation Month

    Governor Patrick visits Bridgewater State University’s Aviation Training Facility and proclaims November as “General Aviation Month.”  


  • 11.11.11 Veterans Day Ceremony

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the annual Commonwealth of Massachusetts Veterans Day Ceremony to commend the sacrifice made by those in our armed forces and to express our commitment to support them.


  • 11.09.11 Education Summit 2011: Closing the Achievement Gap

    Governor Patrick addresses the persistent achievement gap and explains several new initiatives to assist in closing the achievement gap on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. 


  • 11.08.11 Broadband Development and Expansion in Massachusetts

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at a conference on broadband development and access issues at Suffolk Law School. 


  • 11.01.11 7th Annual Conference on Clean Energy

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the 7th Annual Conference on Clean Energy held in Boston on November 1, 2011. 


  • 10.07.11 54th Annual AFL-CIO Convention

    Governor Patrick addresses the 54th Annual AFL-CIO Convention.


  • 10.06.11 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, honoring 19 Hispanic educators on October 6, 2011.


  • 10.05.11-Testimony on House Bill No. 3441

    Governor Patrick's testimony on curbing gun violence. 


  • 09.23.11 Assistive Technology Summit

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the Assistive Technology/Universal Design Summit: Products & Technologies that Change People’s Lives at the Hynes Convention Center.

  • 09.20.11 American Constitution Society Event

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the Boston American Constitution Society’s “Constitution Day” Event on September 20, 2011.


  • 09.11.11 MA Fallen Firefighters Memorial

    Governor Patrick offers remarks honoring Massachusetts fallen firefighters on the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001.

  • 07.25.11 State of Black Boston

    Governor Patrick offers remarks at the State of Black Boston, part of the 2011 Urban League Conference.

  • 07.12.11 Municipal Health Care Reform Bill Signing

    Remarks before signing Municipal Health Care Reform into law.

  • 06.27.11 Statement at the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy Annual Cost Trends Hearing

    Governor Patrick discusses health care cost containment efforts.

  • 06.27.11 American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

    Governor Patrick discusses Massachusetts and national health care reform.

  • 06.23.11 Testimony before Senate Finance Committee on Health Entitlement Reform

    Governor Patrick’s testimony on values-based Medicaid reform before the Senate Finance Committee.

  • 06.01.11 UK-MA Business Forum

    Governor Patrick addresses a UK-Massachusetts business forum.

  • 05.16.11 Testimony on Behalf of Health Care Cost-Containment Legislation

    Governor Patrick's testimony on behalf of his Administration’s health care cost-containment legislation before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.

  • 05.13.11 Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ 96th Annual Meeting

    Governor Patrick discusses the Administration’s health care cost-containment legislation and job creation efforts at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ 96th Annual Meeting and Lunch.

  • 05.09.11 2nd Annual Health Care Information Technology Conference

    Governor Patrick’s remarks to the Commonwealth’s 2nd Annual Health Information Technology Conference, Health Information Technology: Improving Healthcare and the Economy.

  • 05.09.11 Safe and Successful Youth Initiative

    Governor Deval Patrick launched the Massachusetts Safe and Successful Youth Initiative, a multi-faceted strategy for eliminating youth violence in the Commonwealth.

  • 04.05.11 Health Care Reform Forum

    Governor Patrick addresses health care reform at the Health Care Reform Forum held at the State House on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. 


  • 04.04.11 Nomination to Supreme Judicial Court

    Announcement of the Nomination of Barbara A. Lenk As Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court

  • 03.23.11 Tourism Conference

    Remarks before the 24th Annual Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism.

  • 03.22.11 AFL-CIO State of the Union Conference

    Remarks before the AFL-CIO State of the Union Conference.

  • 03.01.11 Prepared Testimony to Congress on the Impact of Health Care Reform

    Testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the impact of national health care reform.

  • 02.17.11 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

    Governor Patrick's announcement about proposed comprehensive health care cost-containment legislation.

  • 02.11.11 Springfield Chamber Remarks

    Governor Patrick offers remarks to the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.

  • 01.26.11 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Address

    Governor Patrick discusses the administration's proposed budget for Fiscal year 2012.

  • 01.21.11 Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting

    Governor Patrick discusses the administration's commitment to communities at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

  • 01.18.11 Pension Reform Phase Three Bill Filing

    Governor Patrick announces the third phase of pension reform.

  • 01.06.11 - Second Inaugural Address



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