Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, and the ranking minority member of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, surely made Marty Walsh feel comfortable at the mayor’s confirmation hearing on his nomination as US Secretary of Labor at the Capitol last Thursday. “You quite frankly have the experience and qualifications to be the Secretary of
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Mayor Martin Walsh breezed through his confirmation hearing Thursday morning in front of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions in Washington, D.C.
The committee of Senators will review and later vote to approve or deny President Biden s nomination of Walsh to be the US Labor Secretary.
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After more than two and a half hours of statements and questioning, Walsh s confirmation hearing came to a close. While Sen. Patty Murray (D- WA,) committee chair, did not release specifics on when a vote will be scheduled, she indicated that it will likely be soon.
January 21, 2021
Mayor Walsh giving his State of the City address last Tuesday.
On Jan. 12, I held my final State of the City, which was broadcast live from Boston’s newest civic treasure, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square.
The year 2020 was a tough one, and 2021 is a year for healing as we keep each other safe; get through this final stretch of the pandemic; and build a recovery that moves all our neighborhoods forward.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, we have lost 1,077 Bostonians to the virus. They are loved and missed and their families are in my heart. Covid has affected all of us and it has hit some harder than others. Black, Latino, and immigrant communities faced the biggest impacts. Inequities in health, housing, and work opportunities caused more illness and job loss in these communities. Older Bostonians and those with disabilities face the highest risk and the most isolation. Most students have been out of
Here are Walsh’s full remarks, as prepared:
Good evening, my fellow Bostonians. One year ago, I delivered my State of the City address at Symphony Hall with an audience of 2,000 people. We celebrated our city and I laid out plans to move Boston forward in 2020.
The year turned out different than we expected, to say the least. Tonight, we may not be in the same room. But we are still together, united by our belief in Boston. And we are still moving forward.
I’m joining you live from one of Boston’s newest civic treasures, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square. Despite the pandemic, we made sure to advance this project – along with new parks, schools, and affordable housing