Annapolis, MD Speaker Busch, President Miller thank you for your hard work and partnership. Together after much work and compromise, the Speaker, the Senate President, and I have come together around a Transportation Initiative which we intend to pass this session. Matt Gallagher has briefed you on the details of our joint proposal. In keeping Read the Rest…
Speeches
Transportation Press Conference, March 4th, 2013
Rally to Prevent Gun Violence, March 1st, 2013
Annapolis, MD What a tremendous turnout today! Give yourselves a round of applause. I want to thank Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, I want to thank all of our faith leaders. And especially I want to thank all of you, who bear the most important title of all in our State, and that is the title Read the Rest…
Testimony on the Firearms Safety Act of 2013 (House), March 1st, 2013
Annapolis, MD Chairman Vallario, Chairman Hammen, Vice-Chair Dumais, Vice-Chair Pendergrass, Members of the Committees: Thank you for your consideration of the Firearms Safety Act of 2013,… We are offering these proposals because every life matters. There are things we can do together to save lives while also protecting the rights of law abiding citizens. Comprehensive, Read the Rest…
Washington Day, February 18th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Thank you President Miller. Thank you all very much,… what a great tradition this is – to gather year-after-year on Washington’s birthday and reflect on the many things we can still learn from his legacy of leadership, service, and citizenship. In so many ways, this man of modest words and powerfully eloquent action Read the Rest…
Testimony to Repeal Capital Punishment, February 14th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Chairman Vallario, Vice-Chair Dumais, Members of the Committee: As the Chief Executive of Baltimore City for 7 years, I watched our city become the most violent and addicted in America. I was very, very close to the pain, and suffering, and tragedy and was witness to horrendous crimes, violent crimes, murders, crimes against Read the Rest…
Testimony for Off-shore Wind, February 13th, 2013
Annapolis, MD As Prepared for Delivery Chairman Middleton, thank you for your hard work to move off-shore wind forward in our State. To you, to Vice Chair Astle, to all the Members of the Committee: It’s an honor to have the opportunity to speak in support of a bill that will give more Marylanders the Read the Rest…
Service for Delegate Hattie Harrison, February 9th, 2013
Baltimore, MD To Apostle Griner and to Apostle Gibbs, and all the distinguished clergy, to Delegate Harrison’s fellow public servants from our federal, state, and city governments including Senator Cardin, former Senator Sarbanes, and current Congressman Sarbanes, Speaker Mike Busch, so many members of the General Assembly, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Council President Jack Young, to Read the Rest…
Taste of Maryland Agriculture Dinner, February 7th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Thank you. It’s great to be here with everyone from the Maryland Agriculture Council. It’s also good to be here with Ed and Marian Fry, our newest inductees into the Agriculture Hall of Fame. I want to recognize Secretary Buddy Hance, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, and everyone here from the Maryland General Assembly Read the Rest…
Testimony on the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Act, February 7th, 2013
Chairman Middleton, Vice Chair Astle, Members of the Committee: Thank you for your consideration of the EARN Bill. Your president, Mike Miller, and your colleague Senator Kathy Klausmeier have been working very hard to on this initiative. They believe, as do I, that job creation, opportunity, and economic growth all depend on our ability to Read the Rest…
