Two years ago, Lt. Governor Brown and I stood on the steps of the State House in Annapolis and made a commitment to the people of Maryland. We promised, with your help, to return our State government to the everyday citizens of our State, and to make our government work again for our middle class families, rather than the powerful, special, corporate interests, which in recent years had come to dominate politics in Annapolis.
In the days that have followed, time and again we’ve come together as One Maryland to face our challenges head on. In these challenging times for our nation, we’ve chosen together in Maryland to protect our priorities and build a better future for our children and theirs. And now as we face a national recession, we will not turn back on the progress we have made to fight for and expand opportunities for our middle class families.
We will not turn back on the progress we are making in our public schools. Progress that has made Maryland’s public education system the very best in the nation, progress that has made college education more affordable in our State, and progress that has allowed us to move forward with the most ambitious environmental agenda in twenty years.
No matter what we will protect these priorities – because fighting for and providing opportunities for our middle class families is not only the best way to get our economy back on track, it's just the right thing to do. Working together, we will continue to be guided by the goals that we all share and the values that unite us:
- To strengthen and grow our middle class, family owned businesses and farms;
- To improve public safety and public education in every part of our State; and
- To expand opportunity to more Marylanders rather than fewer.
As we look across our shared horizon, we are committed to continuing our work with all of you on behalf of our middle class families, to build upon our progress, and to build the stronger future for ourselves and our children that all of us prefer. We firmly believe that our tomorrows will be better than today, because working together we are making it so. We hope you will continue to join us….
Sincerely,
Governor Martin O’Malley
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown
The effects of the nation's economic hardship are hitting Maryland hard. We're fighting every day to protect Maryland’s families during these tough economic times. We’re also working every day to make sure that government and its programs work for people.
