This was a speech with political ramifications throughout, but it was also a day of good cheer. This was like a one-day reprieve, and believe me, tomorrow, once again, the tomahawks will come out, they will be at war once more.

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He's trying to drum home the fact that his brand of Republican conservatism is popular in Maryland.

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Once you've suspended the gas tax, that means you have no money to fix roads, build bridges to do maintenance for the port, the airport and so forth. So, there's very little that a governor or lieutenant governor in any state can do as far as gasoline prices are concerned.

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