Subject: The Republicans Cheered
From: "Martin O'Malley" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:45:04 +0000

Dear R.,

Ten days ago, Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly failed to reach a consensus on a budget to move Maryland forward.  Now, there is more work to do.

As Democrats, we know we need to come together to protect our investments in public education, affordable college and public safety -- and we will come back to complete this important work.

The failure to pass a budget to move Maryland forward is bad enough, but the Republican reaction is even worse. When Republicans in Annapolis learned that the inaction by the Maryland General Assembly would result in more than $500 million in cuts to public education, public safety and social services, they cheered.

They cheered about the possibility of turning back Maryland's progress over the past six years.

They cheered for cuts that will harm every school in every county. 

They cheered for cuts that will harm every student in every classroom, every library, and every local police department. 

They cheered for cuts that will raise tuition on every Maryland college student, make our community colleges less affordable and reduce funding for life-saving and innovative research and development.

For all of this, they cheered.

If there is ever a time to come together as Democrats, it is now. You and I both know that a modern economy requires modern investments, by all of us, for all of us.

Let's do what's right to keep moving Maryland forward.

Thanks,

Martin O'Malley

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