[ [link removed] ]Wes Moore for Maryland[ [link removed] ]Wes Moore for Maryland





The federal government shutdown is stretching into its third week. Trump
can’t close a deal. And he does not even care to.

In fact, it is starting to seem like he’d rather let the American people
suffer than do his job.

If you have a moment, let me break down just what this means for
Marylanders.

FIRST: Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors who live
in Maryland are missing out on their full paychecks. That means people are
falling deeper into debt, missing bills, and struggling to provide for
their families.

SECOND: Trump’s directed agencies to fire federal workers — again.
Maryland has lost over 15,000 federal jobs since the start of the year.
That’s the largest decrease in the entire country.

THIRD: Funding for crucial benefits like food assistance has been stalled
for hundreds of thousands Marylanders. Our people rely on programs like
WIC and SNAP to help keep their families fed. And for over two weeks, the
President has been virtually silent on how HE intends on helping them.

While we’ll do everything in our power for as long as we can to make up
for the fact that the federal government has abandoned its
responsibilities, no state can fill the gap here.

Critical programs are being broken. Costs are being driven up. America’s
economy is going into a ditch.

Let’s call it what it is: This isn’t gridlock. It’s not confusion. It’s
cruelty by design.

The President is prolonging this shutdown to inflict maximum pain on
working families, on seniors, on small businesses — because he believes
that suffering will give him leverage. He’s holding the country hostage to
push an agenda written by and for billionaires.

So I’m saying it again, directly: Mr. President, you have the power. You
can end this shutdown today. The question is: Do you care enough about the
American people to do it?

[ [link removed] ]If you’re with me, join me in calling on President Trump and
Congressional Republicans to end this shutdown.

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I know this is a difficult moment. But I am not writing any of this from a
place of pessimism. Because this is not a time for us to feel powerless –
it’s the time for us to understand our power.

Despite the headwinds from Washington, I’m determined to move forward here
in Maryland. Because here in Maryland, we take care of our own.

We’ve faced hard times before. We will face them again. And we will get
through this moment as we always have: Together.

Elevate,

Wes




 




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