Baltimore, MD As Prepared for Delivery Thank you so much Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, for your great leadership and for opening up your campus to us. Today we’ve assembled quite a collection of public servants and leaders in the fight against human trafficking,…including U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and the dedicated members of the Maryland Human Trafficking Read the Rest…
Speeches
Governor’s Conference on Combating Human Sex Trafficking, May 20th, 2013
Bill Signing, May 16th, 2013
Annapolis, MD As Prepared for Delivery Thank you all very much,… We’re here to sign some bills which can be summed up in a word: “results.” This session, we chose to move forward on a number of initiatives which have been proven to work and deliver results: Results creating jobs and expanding middle class opportunity; Read the Rest…
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Commencement, May 11th, 2013
St. Mary’s, MD As Prepared for Delivery President Urgo, Chairwoman Matthews, Congressman Hoyer, distinguished faculty, honored guests, graduates,… what a pleasure to share this happy occasion with all of you. I love St. Mary’s College. You can feel the history and sense the future as you walk these beautiful grounds. Centuries ago, this place was Read the Rest…
Future of Information Alliance, May 8th, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery Annapolis, MD Thank you Allison and Ira for making today possible,… welcome to Maryland’s State House. To some of you this is a welcome back. Bryan Sivak, our recovering Chief Innovation Officer, now Chief Technology Officer at the federal Department of Health and Human Services, is with us. Zoe Pagonis, our Read the Rest…
Celebration of New 50-Foot-Deep Berth and Supersized Cranes at Port of Baltimore, May 8th, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery Baltimore, MD Thank you, and thank you all for being here today. A big thanks, especially, to our partners at Highstar Capital and Ports America for not only finishing this project, but finishing it ahead of schedule. Past and present In its 300 year history, the Port of Baltimore has been Read the Rest…
Death Penalty Repeal Bill Signing, May 2nd, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery Annapolis, MD Good morning everyone. It is great to be here with Speaker Busch, President Miller, Lt. Governor Brown, and colleagues from the General Assembly. Thank you for your willingness to take on some big, important challenges this year. As we begin, President Miller did you want to share a few Read the Rest…
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, April 25th, 2013
As prepared for delivery Tel Aviv, Israel Shalom,… Boker Tov. Good morning. Thank you very much for the opportunity to join you here at the Stock Exchange. I bring you greetings from your friends in Maryland. We have a group of business and university leaders with us. Together, we are working to strengthen the already Read the Rest…
Veterans Full Employment Act Bill Signing, April 18th, 2013
April 17, 2013 Annapolis, MD As we begin this signing ceremony, I would just like to ask all of us to take a moment of silence in solidarity for our neighbors and fellow citizens in Boston. Thank you very, very much. We are so honored to have First Lady Michelle Obama come once again to Read the Rest…
Death Penalty Repeal Press Conference, March 15th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Thank you all. Thank you so very, very much for all of your hard work on this important issue that says so much about us, and an issue that many states have not yet been able to face full on with the sort of truth and the sort of understanding that the people Read the Rest…
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Byway, March 9th, 2013
Church Creek, MD This has been a tremendous program hasn’t it? Let’s give it up to the New Revelations Baptist Church Choir, who warmed up this place for us. And how about let’s give it up for B Company, the re-enactors for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. And also our spiritual solo, Renna McKinney, who is Read the Rest…
