On Thursday, Governor Hogan called into WGMD to give host Mike Bradley and listeners a rundown of Hogan For Maryland’s recent visit to the Eastern Shore.
While on the Shore, Governor Hogan received endorsements from unions and local leaders, delivered a commencement address to the graduating class of Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, and met with Eastern Shore voters.
Listen to the full interview here.
On Crime:
“Crime is on the top of mind for both Marylanders and Americans. And it’s one of the most pressing issues of the day. And sometimes, folks in Washington simply argue about things and offer platitudes and point fingers. And I don’t think we should ever continue to allow politics to get in the way of public safety…There are actions we can take at the federal level but we’re gonna try to take repeat violent criminals off the street and hold them accountable. We’re gonna try to get guns out of the hands of violent criminals and the mentally ill.”
“We have got to secure the border and dismantle drug trafficking cartels. There are a lot of things that we can do by getting the federal, state and local governments in sync and working together.”
On Bipartisanship:
“I think most people are really sick of party politics, with Republicans and Democrats simply only fighting all the time and not ever getting anything done. And I think they like the fact that I reached across the aisle and actually got a lot done. Cutting taxes eight years in a row by 4.7 billion dollars, cutting tolls, cutting fees, getting tough on crime.”
On Supporting First Responders:
“I was very supportive for eight years, as Governor, both for our firefighters, EMS professionals and law enforcement at every level. And providing more funding, training and support, and always backing them up and having their back. They’re the folks that run towards the danger and keep us safe. There were pieces of legislation, and executive orders, that we took in Maryland that we could try to get done in Washington, on a federal level, providing more support to state and local first responders.”
