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Wes Moore: “The water you are drinking, the schools your kids are…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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Why is patriotism so…WEIRD? With Governor Wes Moore

Published | Video Starts at 08:52

The home that you are living in, that's a policy decision. The air you are breathing, it's a policy decision. The water you are drinking, the schools your kids are attending, the transportation assets you have or don't have, the way you are policed, these are all policy decisions. And so the idea that we. Well, these policy decisions don't really matter to me, and these people who sit in these seats don't matter. (08:52–09:02)

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