Maryland Young Republicans Chairman's Statement On The Proposed Special Session On Expanding Gaming

Griffiths says O'Malley should suspend 2016 Campaign to work on coherent gaming plan

ANNAPOLIS- Maryland Young Republicans Chairman Brian Griffiths issued the following statement today on the proposed Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly.

"The Democrats continued failure to come to an agreement on the parameters for holding a Special Session on expanding gaming in the state of Maryland is the latest in a string of failures that show the Maryland Democratic establishment is incapable of leadership.

"The failures of the Democrats to lead five years ago lead to this convoluted system that creates an environment that makes Maryland unattractive to gaming companies. The failures of the Democrats to reduce spending in a down economic climate make it impossible for the state to make ends meet. It is for that reason, and that reason alone, Governor O'Malley, Senate President Miller, and Speaker Busch are insistent upon rushing through a complicated gaming bill and thrusting it before the people this fall.

"While it is understandable that Maryland's Democrats are jealous of the success of the Maryland Republican Party and MDPetitions.com on successfully giving voters a voice on three liberal pieces of legislation, it would be unwise for the Governor and legislative leadership to rush a bad bill through a Special Session to force it upon the voters this year.

"The most prudent course of action would be for Governor O'Malley to suspend his 2016 Presidential Campaign, come back home, and attempt to work with legislative leadership to put together a comprehensive and coherent gaming expansion package for the regularly scheduled session of the General Assembly commencing in January. There is no reason to rush another bad gambling policy before the people of Maryland."

The Maryland Young Republicans are the leading organization of Republican youth in the Old Line State. We are Maryland's officially chartered affiliate of the Young Republican National Federation. But we are so much more than that. Our clubs consist of active members of our communities. They are members of local central committees, active in community leadership, and running campaigns for office across Maryland.