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Wes Moore: “When we put in for federal disaster relief, which we…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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Published | Video Starts at 01:28

That's right. Who are federal workers. Pulled grants. I mean, you know, restricted any type of aid to our folks over in western Maryland, despite having historic floods, literally. When we put in for federal disaster relief, which we qualified for, they literally sent a message back saying, support for Maryland is not warranted. Wow. That's it. So. But despite all that, we have some of the fastest job growth rates inside the entire country, one of the lowest unemployment rates in the entire country. (01:28–01:37)

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Asserts that Maryland's request for federal disaster relief was denied despite qualifying.

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