Gwen Moore actually said...

"I would ask if you would prioritize that those funds continue because they prioritize communities that have had high rates of gun violence as well as trauma."

"We hired young people during the summer. And so when we think of cutting funding to programs like Summer Jobs, we don't connect it to violence prevention."

"If you don't allow people to work because they are formerly incarcerated, our communities do not have job opportunities."

"Having lived and worked in these communities most of my life, I know that this is not true."