On May 17, 2019, Michael R. Bloomberg served as Commencement Speaker at the Washington University in St. Louis University commencement ceremony. These are his remarks as delivered. “In composing my remarks, I thought about the fact that Wash U. was originally named Eliot Seminary after one of the founders, Reverend William Eliot. Apparently, he was […]

Mike Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, announced that for the second year in a row he will make up the funding gap left by the United States federal government and provide $5.5 million to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to ensure it can continue its critical work empowering countries […]

In an op-ed in The Detroit News, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Mike Bloomberg write: “Opioid overdose strikes without prejudice. We’ve both seen this firsthand. From Detroit to Grand Rapids, Staten Island to the Bronx, the epidemic isn’t just at our doorsteps — it’s inside our homes. It’s taking our loved ones at a higher rate […]

New Mexico is the latest example of how much progress we can make on big issues even without action in Washington. Governor Lujan Grisham and the state legislature – with strong support from the state’s members of Moms Demand and Everytown for Gun Safety – have adopted background check legislation similar to the bill that […]

“I’ve never made any secret of my belief that Donald Trump is a threat to our country. At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, I said: ‘New Yorkers know a con when we see one.’ Last fall I spent more than $100 million supporting Democrats in the midterm elections. Republicans in Congress had failed — and […]

“The people of Nevada have twice voted in favor of gun safety background checks – first by passing a 2016 statewide referendum, and then in 2018, by rejecting the leaders who wrongly refused to implement it. The legislature and Governor Sisolak have sided with the people over the gun lobby, and the common sense law […]

Remarks as Delivered “I want to thank all of you for coming tonight, and we’re glad to be screening the film here in Washington, DC. We are just sorry that the one person in Washington who most needs to see the film isn’t here. And unfortunately that person will probably never see it, because it […]

Remarks as Delivered Miami, Florida “Thank you, thank you. Good evening to all of you, and buenas noches a todos. “We’re lucky to have Manny Diaz as a board member of Bloomberg Philanthropies, and I want to thank him for that incredibly kind and generous introduction. “It’s an honor to join you all tonight. Americans […]

Remarks as Delivered Manchester, New Hampshire “It’s great to be back here in New Hampshire. Last night I had dinner with some local political leaders to talk about the biggest issues facing this state. And they are in many cases, in most cases, the same issues that face all the states in our great country. […]

Last fall I spent over $100 million of my own money to elect Democrats to the House because I believed it was absolutely imperative to ensure a congressional counterweight to President Trump. Thankfully, we were successful. But that was just the first step — the next and most important step is to defeat Donald Trump […]