I think the -- the reckless nature that we've seen from DOGE has not just compromised American national security, but it's compromised our economic prospects.

We need to make sure that that President Zelenskyy and more importantly, the Ukrainian people are getting support, that we have to be able to end this war, but we have to be able to do it in a way that respects the independence, the…

This is the moment when Maryland will mobilize.

It's just deeply disrespectful. When we think about the patriotic nature that they bring to work every single day.

I mean, this was so disturbing, because -- because we can't forget what actually happened years ago, where -- where Ukraine was invaded by a foreign country, that they now have been spending these past -- you know, these past years…

The White House continues to take actions that jeopardize the livelihoods of our public servants and upend how the federal government can best serve the American people and advance our shared priorities.

We must step up to defend our people.

We still hope we can move in partnership with this new administration to address common goals. But in light of recent actions that are hurting Marylanders, we must step up to defend our people.

Fighting poverty is a core reason I got involved in politics.

Strong messaging comes from having a core grasp of — and a strong belief in — what it is you’re trying to do.

We need to have a dialogue, long before election season, about issues like wages and wealth creation.

You need to believe in what you are saying, because if you don’t, if you’re just willing to say whatever people tell you to, then you will very quickly find yourself just being a vessel.

I won’t change who I am or the things that I fight for.

For anyone who wants to get involved in politics, you have to be very clear about why you’re doing this in the first place.

I still look at the new leadership in Washington and I hope that we can work together to make progress for Maryland. If the policy decisions of these past few weeks are any preview, I fear that our most charitable expectations will be met…

You cannot look at the system we have right now and say it makes sense.

if the policy decisions of these past few weeks are any preview, I fear that our most charitable expectations will be met with harsh realities.

We know that to be able to address these issues, and particularly big, complex issues like the border crisis that our nation continues to confront, we have to do it in partnership.

But we're not receiving actually actionable ideas to be able to address the issue.

We're not receiving actually actionable ideas to be able to address the issue.

We have to do it in partnership.

The level of divisiveness and backwards-looking ideology that he continues to introduce into the public discourse is incredibly troubling. And I think it also is important to show that distinct difference between these two.

I think she needs to do what she's doing now, which is continuing to share her vision. You know, I think that for a lot of people, they understand the threat that Donald Trump and now J.D. Vance pose.

In November, we've got a clear choice. The president was very clear that he is in this to win this, and the president is going to -- the president is our nominee.

It is time to mount up and its time to get serious and understand what's at stake.