Remarks as prepared for Iowa premiere of Paris to Pittsburgh, Bloomberg Philanthropies latest film with RadicalMedia and National Geographic: Good evening! Let me thank Mayor Cownie for welcoming us all here. And thank you all for joining us. We came to Des Moines because “Paris to Pittsburgh” features Iowans who are building a clean energy […]

“Thank you, Ron, for those very kind words. “I also want to thank Ellen McKenzie, our talented dean of the school of public health at Johns Hopkins. Ellen, you’re doing an incredible job – keep up the great work. “Let me also thank two people who are leading the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at Johns […]

This op-ed originally appeared in The New York Times on November 18, 2018.  Here’s a simple idea I bet most Americans agree with: No qualified high school student should ever be barred entrance to a college based on his or her family’s bank account. Yet it happens all the time. When colleges review applications, all […]

$1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University will be devoted exclusively to financial aid, allowing it to permanently offer need blind admissions and eliminate the need for student loans in financial aid packages “America is at its best when we reward people based on the quality of their work, not the size of their pocketbook,” […]

Following the Great Recession, we set out to make New York City the technology capital of the world. Today’s decision by Amazon to bring thousands of new jobs to Queens is the latest big step toward that goal. We always believed that the Applied Science competition would help catalyze the city’s tech industry, and that […]

By winning the House, Democrats can now serve as a bulwark against a White House that has shown no respect for the rule of law – and no interest in bringing the country together. The Democrats’ gains demonstrate that the American people want Congress to stand up to a reckless, divisive president – and to […]

I was in Pittsburgh last week meeting with moms who are working to elect gun sense candidates. Today, I know they are mourning, along with Mayor Peduto and the whole city. The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue is an unconscionable crime. But I also know all the moms and volunteers in Moms […]

The following are remarks as prepared for CITIZEN by CNN, a forum for discussing the challenges facing Americans today:     “Thank you, Jeff. And thank you to CNN for organizing the CITIZEN Conference. “Today you’ve heard from Democrats, Republicans, and independents. And now you’re going to hear from someone who’s actually been a Democrat, […]

The following remarks were delivered by Mike Bloomberg, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, today at the United Nations: “Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. Good morning. First, I want to thank our panel co-chairs: Prime Minister Harris and President Lungu. And I want to thank you all for joining this meeting. I know that this […]

The following are Mike Bloomberg’s remarks as prepared for the Emily’s List Ignite Change New York Luncheon in New York City on September 24, 2018.  Thank you, Stephanie Schriock – and thank you for your leadership of Emily’s List, which really has done so much to advance the rights of women in America. It’s only right that […]