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“Twenty-first century buildings support a 21st century education - because it is difficult to learn or to teach if you are shivering.”
“I am not surprised that this is a longer bit of work than many of us would have hoped. It is not where any of us would have hoped it is. And I think we need to give credit to the Republicans in Congress who have done everything they can to defeat every jobs bill and slow down the economy.”
“We have not recovered all that we lost in the Bush recession. That's why we need to continue to move forward.”
“I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor.”
“I believe that there are new perspectives that are needed in order for us to resolve the problems that we face as Americans and also the problems we face as people on this planet, and I believe that new perspective and new leadership is needed.”
“The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.”
“There is no reason that billionaires should crowd us out from our democracy.”
“Progress is a choice.”
“The Republican Party is doubling down on this trickle-down theory that says, 'Thou shalt concentrate wealth at the very top of our society. Thou shalt remove regulation from wherever you find it, even on Wall Street. And thou shalt keep wages low for American workers so that we can be more competitive.'”
“I go to the gym pretty regularly.”
“The attitude in Baltimore in 1999 was almost one of resignation, that our problems were bigger than our capacity to handle them.”
“There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.”
“Justice must be done in investigating the tragic death of Mr. Freddie Gray. His family deserves our deepest sympathy and respect for their loss, and our admiration for their courage in calling us, as a city, to act as our better selves.”
“In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice.”
“Every child should be given a strong start to their education.”
“We can't expect Wall Street to police itself - that's why we have a federal government.”
“We live in a very different world than the one that we inherited from our parents and from our grandparents. Times are changing, and states must adapt to win.”
“If we want better results, we have to make better choices.”
“In Maryland, we consider ourselves pro-growth Americans.”
“If there is a thread that unites all of our work, whether it's in Iowa or whether it's in Maryland or whether it's among our young men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believe that it's the thread of human dignity.”