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Wes Moore: “I was sworn in as the 63rd governor [of Maryland].”

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Published August 10, 2024 | Video Starts at 02:11

And then I, my family, and hundreds of other people from all walks of life, then we marched to the State House, where I was sworn in as the 63rd governor [of Maryland]. And I told people that the reason that I wanted to start that way is because I wanted to honor our history. (02:11–02:22)

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“In the state of Maryland, there's an 8 to 1 racial wealth gap.”
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“The racial wealth gap has cost this country over $16 trillion in GDP over the past 20 years.”
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“Maryland is now the only state in the country that actually invests in the U.S. attorney's office from our balance sheet.”
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“The Port of Baltimore... serves two thirds of this country.”
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“The Annapolis docks down there was one of the first and largest slave ports in this country.”
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“One of the first memories I have was watching the healthcare system fail [my father].”
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“My mom then became an immigrant single mom who is now going to raise three kids on her own.”
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“My grandfather, who I mentioned before, he was a minister up in the South Bronx.”
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“My grandmother was a schoolteacher for about 40 years. She's a schoolteacher in the Bronx.”
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“I now understand the consequences of kids getting caught up in a juvenile justice system.”
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“It's something that I consistently think about, even in my job now as the governor.”
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“In my state, we actually had a referendum where it was on the ballot, and 70% of the state voted for this thing [cannabis legalization].”
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“There were, I think, about 150,000 troops in Iraq, and I think there were only about 17 or 18,000 troops in Afghanistan.”
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“We were actually on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, a place called [Khost], which was the former home of the Taliban and where Al…”
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“We just passed in Maryland the most thoughtful, the most aggressive, and really the largest housing package in the history of our state.”
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“We've had complete adjustments on our state procurement policies because we had a goal when it came to participation for MBE's minority…”
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“We've done away with things like these arbitrary waivers that we continue to give to these repeat offenders who kept on giving, getting…”
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“We've actually been able to alter our education system to make sure our people, our young people, are learning how not just to be employees…”
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“I'm focused on eliminating this racial wealth gap.”
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“I want to do it by breaking up these systems that have allowed it to exist in the first place and actually putting together policies that…”
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“I think I'm really excited about the direction that Maryland's going in to be able to address it [the racial wealth gap].”
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“I'm very bullish on Baltimore. I think, I really do think that Baltimore is going to have a kind of decade, that every other city in America…”
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“I want to build a state where people feel ownership in the success of the state, because I believe that's going to get us to a better place.”
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“The homicide rate in the state of Maryland nearly doubled [in the eight years before I became governor].”
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“The non-fatal shooting rate did double [in the eight years before I became governor].”
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“Baltimore City went eight straight years with 300 plus homicides [before I became governor].”
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“Since we have come to office 18 months ago, Maryland has had the most precipitous drop of homicide rates of really any, any state inside…”
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“Baltimore City has had the fastest drop of any major American city in the country during this time period.”
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“We kept our unemployment rate amongst the lowest unemployment rates in the entire country in that month of April.”
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“We actually added 7,000 jobs during April.”
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“It took five weeks, but [we] find all the bodies of the people we lost and be able to return them to their families.”
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“When people said that it could take up to 11 months to be able to clear that federal channel, we got it done in 11 weeks.”
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“We were able to reopen the Port of Baltimore and get Commerce back going.”
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“That bridge is a two mile bridge, and it is a core artery for that Port of Baltimore.”
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“I've heard [JD Vance] say, that people without children should pay more taxes.”
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“I have not [considered running for president], and it is not anywhere in my timeline.”
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“I've also been very clear to her and the entire team and to my entire state that I have no intention of leaving.”
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