It gives us an opportunity to be able to own More than we owe. And so how are we using that to create wealth? Just this past year, We've had complete adjustments on our state procurement policies because we had a goal when it came to participation for MBE's minority owned businesses that our state never hit. And so now we've done away with things like these arbitrary waivers that we continue to give to these repeat offenders who kept on giving, getting government contracts, but not … (35:09–35:21)
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Asserts that Maryland adjusted state procurement policies to meet minority-owned business participation goals.
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