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…
Speeches
Washington Day, February 18th, 2013
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…
Testimony on the Veterans Full Employment Act, February 7th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Chair Carter Conway, Vice Chair Dyson, Members of the Committee: It’s an honor to be here today before all of you, and I appreciate your consideration of the Veterans Full Employment Act. This bill goes to some of the most important goals that we have as a State. There is no progress without Read the Rest…
Federal Facilities Advisory Board, February 7th, 2013
Annapolis, MD As Prepared for Delivery Thanks very much. Kevin Kelley and the entire Advisory Board have worked very hard on these recommendations – thank you all very much for everything you are doing on behalf of our State. We’re here for three reasons: Jobs. Opportunity. Economic growth. Maryland’s Economy is an Innovation Economy: the Read the Rest…
Testimony on the Firearms Safety Act of 2013 (Senate), February 6th, 2013
Annapolis, MD Chairman Frosh, Vice-Chair Gladden, Members of the Committee: We choose to take on gun violence because every life is precious,… because every life is needed,… because there is no tragedy worse than the death of a child In Maryland, even as we’ve partnered with law enforcement to drive down homicide to three decade Read the Rest…
State of the State, January 30th, 2013
Better Choices; Better Results Annapolis, MD A footnoted version of the speech is available here. Acknowledgments Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Minority Leaders, Lieutenant Governor Brown, Treasurer Kopp, Governor Hughes, Governor Glendening, Attorney General Gansler, Attorney General Curran; colleagues in city and county government; Congressman Cummings, Congresswoman Edwards; Mayor Vincent Gray, from our neighbors in New Read the Rest…
