Tom Perez

The most important year in voting rights is the year that ends in a one. We’re in that year now.

The National reckoning on race, Chris, is taking place here in Maryland. And I’ve spent my entire life as you know fighting for economic justice and racial justice.

I want to make Maryland the first state in the country where everybody is insured, a huge issue.

I appreciate that Larry Hogan spoke out against Donald Trump. So did I. I work for four years to get rid of Donald Trump and elect Democrats. But we need to do more.

The opportunity to make a difference here in Maryland are unlimited. I want to run for governor -- I’m running for governor because I want to make sure that every Marylander can realize their full potential.

Education, education, education is a very big issue. And we have the blueprint for reform. We’ve got to implement it.

I firmly believe that when union succeeds, America succeeds. And my long track record, that’s what this race is about.

I saw it in LA. I prosecuted an LAPD officer, Anderson, pre-Rodney King. That place was a cesspool when I was involved, and because of this pattern and practice authority, a decade later, there were a lot of reforms undertaken that helped…

I prosecuted a lot of police misconduct cases. I never had a Police Chief testify in my case. So the fact that Chief Arredondo testified, I thought was a significant part of that case and the fact that he is cooperating is a good sign and…

Criminal prosecutions, Anderson, are a necessary, but insufficient condition of justice. In a pattern and practice investigation, a team of lawyers and experts, former Police Chiefs, use of force experts, accountability experts will come…

If they had been in place, George Floyd might be alive today. They will put in place new accountability mechanisms, because clearly, people -- officers in Minneapolis who have done wrong have not been held accountable.