Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
Martin Joseph O'Malleyis an American politician who was the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. Prior to being elected as governor, he served as the Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007 and was a Baltimore City Councilor from 1991 to 1999...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 January 1963
CountryUnited States of America
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We haven't had an agenda for American cities probably since at least Jimmy Carter. We have left cities to fend for themselves.
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The presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families.
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We should not try to make the federal government our first responders, ... But when a disaster of the size of this hurricane hits, we should have better mechanisms in place that allow our federal government to restore order and provide relief.
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We have concentrated wealth and capital to such a degree that the vast majority of us don't have the discretionary dollars to make our economy go and grow.
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Democrats haven't been functioning effectively as a party at the national level.
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Doing difficult things like passing marriage equality, passing the Dream Act, doing common sense things that allow new American immigrants to fully participate, pay their taxes, play by the rules and take care of their families. That's the inclusive America that I believe all of us want to move to.
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The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.
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I'm not opposed to free trade if it's fair trade. But I am opposed to bad trade deals.
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I'm not for the sort of trade deals that hollow out our standards while they hollow out our middle class and middle class wages.
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It's great that Maryland is tied for having the lowest wage gap between our working men and women of any state in the nation, but there's more work to do to eliminate that gap entirely.
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The attitude in Baltimore in 1999 was almost one of resignation, that our problems were bigger than our capacity to handle them.
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I didn't run for mayor because everything was going great in Baltimore in 1999.
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I like Iowa. I know Iowa. I've spent some time in Iowa. Good people in Iowa. It's a great state.
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I believe marriage is a human right, not a state right.