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Wes Moore: “The Port of Baltimore... serves two thirds of this country.”

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 47:48

All of our port workers, that we were hours away from people waking up and realizing that something that was responsible for 13% of our economy was now shut down. The Port of Baltimore, and this is, by The Port of Baltimore... serves two thirds of this country. right? If you got an Amazon package, if you bought a new car, if you have agricultural equipment, chances are I came to the Port of Baltimore and we now had a situation to your point that there were six people who were unaccounted for. (47:48–47:54)

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Asserts that the Port of Baltimore serves two-thirds of the United States.

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