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Wes Moore: “It took five weeks, but [we] find all the bodies of the…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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

Published | Video Starts at 49:05

And we kept our unemployment rate amongst the lowest unemployment rates in the entire country in that month of April, and we actually added 7,000 jobs during April that we were able to find all the bodies of the people that we lost. And It took five weeks, but [we] find all the bodies of the people we lost and be able to return them to their families. to give them the closure that they needed. And also importantly, 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. (49:05–49:11)

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Asserts that it took five weeks to recover and return the bodies of victims to their families.

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