Governor Wes Moore

We've made historic investments in childcare in our state, that we have to be able to put people on pathways to service options like we in Maryland.

Maryland's now the first state in the country that has a service year option for all of our high school graduates, that we have to do things like, you know, I signed the largest mass pardon in the history of this country for misdemeanor cannabis convictions. It's not because those were intellectual exercises that I went through.

Maryland's now the first state in the country that has a service year option for all of our high school graduates, that we have to do things like, you know, I signed the largest mass pardon in the history of this country for misdemeanor cannabis convictions. It's not because those were intellectual exercises that I went through.

I'm thinking of like many of my family members, many of my friends and the people who my mother did not get her first job that gave her benefits until I was 14 years old. First job that gave her a job with reliable hours. First job that allowed her to work one job instead of multiple jobs. She got that job when I was 14. And this is a woman who went on to earning a master's degree.

I'm thinking of like many of my family members, many of my friends and the people who my mother did not get her first job that gave her benefits until I was 14 years old. First job that gave her a job with reliable hours. First job that allowed her to work one job instead of multiple jobs. She got that job when I was 14. And this is a woman who went on to earning a master's degree.

So these disparities that we see in our society that are not because people are not willing to work. That's not the reason. We have policies that continue to be put in place that are putting people and keeping people in challenging situations for them and their families.

So these disparities that we see in our society that are not because people are not willing to work. That's not the reason. We have policies that continue to be put in place that are putting people and keeping people in challenging situations for them and their families.

So that's, we have to message better by having better policies and having better policies that are then being translated and pushed by people who actually believe in what they're talking about. Because the people can sense something when someone's being disingenuous or when they don't actually believe what they're talking about.

So that's, we have to message better by having better policies and having better policies that are then being translated and pushed by people who actually believe in what they're talking about. Because the people can sense something when someone's being disingenuous or when they don't actually believe what they're talking about.

Like a consultant.

Like a consultant.

I'm telling you, when I first decided to run for governor, I had people who were trying to talk to me and they're like, listen, I know you're new to this. I know you haven't run for office before. You need a bumper sticker. You shouldn't say poverty. Literally. You shouldn't say poverty. Why?

I'm telling you, when I first decided to run for governor, I had people who were trying to talk to me and they're like, listen, I know you're new to this. I know you haven't run for office before. You need a bumper sticker. You shouldn't say poverty. Literally. You shouldn't say poverty. Why?

well it's not a good word people don't like it they don't want to hear it they don't want to be reminded of it they don't want to it's not because they don't want to be reminded of like poor people or what was it what's the issue with poverty honestly i i did not even pressure test it because i dismissed it from jump because it's like listen i i want to be clear this is a core part of my why

well it's not a good word people don't like it they don't want to hear it they don't want to be reminded of it they don't want to it's not because they don't want to be reminded of like poor people or what was it what's the issue with poverty honestly i i did not even pressure test it because i dismissed it from jump because it's like listen i i want to be clear this is a core part of my why

This is a core part of why I wanted to even get involved in this business in the first place, because I cannot believe that a country like ours allows this level of child poverty, that allows children to have their lives decided for them before they even have a say. Like, we are so much better than this. And so I said, so to tell me

This is a core part of why I wanted to even get involved in this business in the first place, because I cannot believe that a country like ours allows this level of child poverty, that allows children to have their lives decided for them before they even have a say. Like, we are so much better than this. And so I said, so to tell me

Well, listen, when you're on the campaign trail, don't talk, don't use the word poverty. You're basically telling me that I'm not the right person to be doing this job because I'm not going to change who I am. And I'm not going to change the things that I care about and the things that I'm going to fight for. And so you are right.

Well, listen, when you're on the campaign trail, don't talk, don't use the word poverty. You're basically telling me that I'm not the right person to be doing this job because I'm not going to change who I am. And I'm not going to change the things that I care about and the things that I'm going to fight for. And so you are right.

There has to be, for people who choose to get into this business, you have to be very clear about why you're doing this in the first place. And you have to be very clear that you are are the person who at the end of the day needs to believe in what you are saying.