The legacy of conservative governance combined with a faltering economy has left our country and many of our states facing a fundamental budget challenge: how to restore fiscal responsibility while making needed investments in infrastructure, energy, health care, education, housing, and elsewhere.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has been a leader in demonstrating progressive fiscal responsibility and will discuss his efforts to close an inherited $1.7 billion structural deficit, while making critical investments to protect and invest in Maryland's priorities.
Governor O'Malley states, "In Maryland, we have tried to practice a different kind of politicsâthe 'politics of posterity'âto make decisionsâsometimes very hard decisionsâbased on our shared values, and our desire to choose a better future for ourselves, our children, and our posterity."
