Amid skyrocketing inflation across the country, Governor Hogan signed into law a nearly $2 billion tax cut on retirees, working families, and small businesses – the largest tax cut in Maryland history. Earlier this month, Governor Hogan was also the first governor in America to suspend the gas tax.

This is the eighth consecutive year that Governor Hogan has cut taxes, fees, and tolls on Marylanders and the second year in a row that Governor Hogan has secured the largest tax cut in state history. Governor Hogan is the only Republican governor in America to secure this level of tax cuts from an overwhelmingly progressive Democratic legislature. Partially as a result of this reduced tax burden, Maryland has gone from 49th in economic performance to number 6 under Governor Hogan – the greatest turnaround in America.

The historic Maryland Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022 – in particular – was a key campaign promise from Governor Hogan during his 2014 and 2018 campaigns, which was initially met with years of resistance in the legislature. Governor Hogan’s ability to work across party lines to deliver on his campaign promises and the priorities of the people of his state explains, in part, why he remains the most popular governor in America who continues to set an example for the rest of the nation on how to lead.

Watch Governor Hogan sign the largest tax cut in Maryland history here.

Governor Hogan met with Cuban, Venezuela, and Nicaraguan pro-Democracy leaders and activists in Miami.

As was first reported by FOX News, during the visit, Governor Hogan made a clear statement condemning Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro as the Biden administration makes overtures to his regime. According to Governor Hogan, “the energy crisis cannot be solved by robbing the people of Venezuela of their dreams of freedom. That’s not what America stands for. Maduro makes common cause with Putin because he is a vicious dictator, not an American ally.” Governor Hogan was the first governor in America to suspend the gas tax in his state and has called on the Biden administration to reverse its anti-energy policies.

During the visit, Governor Hogan met with former Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and other leaders at the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy, a pro-democracy think tank.

Governor Hogan later joined a roundtable discussion at the Bay of Pigs Museum, also known as the Brigade 2506 Museum and Library, which is the official museum dedicated to the memory of those who fought for Cuba’s freedom during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. 

Governor Hogan heard stories of the struggle for freedom across Latin America and received a tour of the museum from Johnny Lopez de la Cruz — US Army colonel and President of the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association. 

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