It is good to be here. Thank you or inviting me to be here with you today. I really do love visiting this campus and seeing the great work done by students and faculty. Umass a lot of th amherst grads on my staff. You have turned out smart people. I know because i hire them. To see stan rosenberg, whatstate delegation, and a great team you have working for you in western and central massachusetts. I was a law professor for years. This is not my first commencement speech. If i go longer than 20 minutes, i know that it will be my last. I understand every extra minute i speak is that much longer before you can hit the bars. [applause] sen. Warren not that some of bars, ofto hit the course. Imagine my surprise last week when i got my daily news roundup , and front and center was, Elizabeth Warrens commencement speech drinking game. [applause] say, theen i have to timing was perfect. I was suffering writers block. Got menking game. M going. The downside is now i know what you are hiding und
The graduates, congratulations. You have been well launched. This is one of the Great Schools in ohio and our nation. There are so many great programs, the Business Program the Nursing Program that is awardwinning, your premed and science programs. I think about Ashbrook Center because the Ashbrook Center is celebrating its 34th year of excellence in a few days. I love this campus, i love coming on campus and getting to know the students. I get fromd counsel folks, including the Ashbrook Center. It is neat to share the stage with jelly, josh, and zach. Angie, who to have got her start in politics at Ashland University has the College Student body president. She did this a years after joey, but she still makes me call her madam president. Joey, you can be your excellency. Republicans and democrats together on something, it was unanimous the lady eagles deserved this resolution. Congress finally got together on something. We are in their house, so congratulations to than. Im drafting a r
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Go umass, boy, it is good to be here. So, good afternoon and thank you to the chancellor and the board of trustees for inviting me to be here with you today. Thislly do love visiting campus in seeing the great work that is done by both students and faculty. Lot of u. S. A amherst grads on my staff. I get to see them firsthand, exactly how terrific a Umass Amherst graduation is. I know i hired them. It is terrific. It is also great to see state Senate President Stan Rosenberg your state legislative delegation here. What a great team you have working for you in both western and central massachusetts. For manyaw professor years. This is not my first commencement speech. If i go longer than 20 minutes i know it will be my last. [laughter] senator warren i understand that every extra minute i speak is that much longer before you can hit the bars. [laughter] [cheering] not that some of you need to hit the bars, of course. [laughter] imagine myren surprise las
Inviting me to be here at the celebration. And toou to the board the graduates, congratulations. This is a great school. This is one of the Great Schools in ohio and in our nation. There is so many great programs here. I think about the business program, the Nursing Program that is awardwinning. The premed and science programs. I do think about the Ashbrook Center, because the asp workcenter is celebrating Ashbrook Center is celebrating its 34 years. I love coming on campus and getting to know the students and the help in the council that id get from folks, including from the Ashbrook Center. It is great to be here. With josh andtage zach. I am also proud to have with us here today angie young in who is on my staff. She got her start in politics here at Ashland University as the College Student body president. She did this a few years after our, but even today in office in washington dc, she makes me call her madam president. [laughter] senator portman you could be excellencyd may be.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Go umass, boy, it is good to be here. So, good afternoon and thank you to the chancellor and the board of trustees for inviting me to be here with you today. Thislly do love visiting campus in seeing the great work that is done by both students and faculty. Lot of u. S. A amherst grads on my staff. I get to see them firsthand, exactly how terrific a Umass Amherst graduation is. I know i hired them. It is terrific. It is also great to see state Senate President Stan Rosenberg your state legislative delegation here. What a great team you have working for you in both western and central massachusetts. For manyaw professor years. This is not my first commencement speech. If i go longer than 20 minutes i know it will be my last. [laughter] senator warren i understand that every extra minute i speak is that much longer before you can hit the bars. [laughter] [cheering] not that some of you need to hit the bars, of course. [laughter] imagine myren surprise las