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“I’d like to thank the
voters of the Fifth District for giving me the honor of
representing them in Congress. We have a
remarkable legacy in this district – from Edith
Nourse Rogers to Paul Tsongas to Marty Meehan. “It is my great honor that
you have chosen to add my name to theirs and I will not
let you down. “I’d also like to thank
Jim Ogonowski for a hard-fought campaign. I would
also like to thank Kurt Hayes, Patrick Murphy and Kevin
Thompson for the important contribution that they made to
the debate. Opponents no longer, I look forward to
working with each of them to advance a shared vision for
the future of the Fifth district. “Over the seven months since
announcing my intention to run in March, I’ve
traveled thousands of miles throughout the 29 cities and
towns of this district. I’ve met parents
worried about their sons and daughters in And I’ve met workers worried
about whether their jobs will be there in the future. “To all of these
people—and the countless others like them—my
message is simple. Let’s get to work. “Let’s get to work on
bringing an end to this war—the time is now to set a
timetable for withdrawal of our brave servicemen and
women from “Let’s get to work
providing real care for our veteran’s—they
deserve more than the shame of Walter Reed. These
veterans have served our country honorably.
I’m going to make sure we honor their service by
providing them the highest quality care on their return. “Let’s get to work
protecting our environment. We cannot put our heads
in the sand pretending that global warming will go
away—we need to start focusing real attention on
creating solutions and making the Fifth district a leader
in the new green economy. “And let’s get to work
on creating a health care system that provides access to
affordable, high quality care for every
American—starting with our children. Less than
48 hours from now, I will have the honor of going to “This has been a campaign of
ideas. But it has also been a campaign of
people. And there are some people that I would not
be here without.
“Of course, it starts with my
daughters Ashley, Katina & Molly. And I’d
like to thank my extended family and friends who are up
on the stage with me today. “My worthy competitors from
the Democratic Primary—Eileen Donoghue, Jamie
Eldridge, Barry Finegold and Jim Miceli. Bill
Clinton told us that ‘when Democrats are united, we
usually win.’ I’m glad we proved him
right tonight. “My Campaign chair Ellen
Murphy Meehan and Campaign Co-chairs Cory Atkins,
Brian Martin, and Pat McGovern. And the support
I’ve received from our elected officials in “So many members of the local
legislative delegation were crucial to our
success---State Senators Tucker, Fargo,
Panagiatokas, Baddour, and Resor. And State
Representatives L’Italien, Torrisi, Walrath,
Dean-Campbell, Golden, Murphy , Nangle, Naugton, and “And of course, the support
of the state party was vital in this election.
Thank you to Party Chair “There are so many more of
you that deserve thanks – so many coordinators,
contributors, footsoldiers, etc., and – I want to
thank each of you individually as I move around the hall
this evening. “So let’s celebrate
tonight and let’s get to work tomorrow. Thank
you all.”
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