Happy New Year. With the new year we welcome new District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser. Check out this video from last year when then mayoral candidate Bowser welcomed the Washington Post to her Riggs Park home.

Read below Mayor Bowser’s remarks at her January 2 inauguration (from the Executive Office of the Mayor):

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Well good morning. Thank you for joining us here today. It’s indeed the greatest honor of my life to be sworn in as Mayor of my hometown.

Today, as we begin a new year, we come together to renew our commitment to this city.

Grateful for God’s love and mercy.

Knowing that we build on the work of generations of Washingtonians who have fought to make this city a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

And knowing that now, the responsibility is ours.

Knowing That We Are Washington, DC.

It’s a new day in Washington – a fresh start for all of our families that call DC home.

It’s a time to reinvent our government, making it better, more efficient, and dedicated to supporting all of our families.

Two months ago, we came together on Election Day to re-affirm our Democratic values:

• That each of us is equal in the eyes of God and our government,
• That every Washingtonian deserves a fair shot and a seat at the table,
• That every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to live in a safe and affordable home,
• And that the Middle Class is worth protecting and fighting for.

In this administration, a Bowser Administration, we’re going to fight for those values.

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