We can and must do better. The voters of Washington, D.C., need to elect responsible leadership that will encourage people to move back into the District because of improved schools and safe communities. The issue is not so much lack of money, as how the money is spent. Maryland voters should not be penalized for working in D.C. Bethesda, Md. Sports stadiums are not my priority.
Safe communities are.
The owners of sports teams should build their own facilities just like the owner of any other business is expected to build their factory, office building or store. Congratulations to Jack Kent Cooke, who understood that it was his responsibility to build his own stadium. What you'll see is the real Ellen Sauerbrey, not the one painted by her opponents' high-priced negative television ads. The real Ellen is the daughter of a steel worker, raised in a Baltimore rowhouse by a family struggling to become middle-class, who worked her way through college and taught high school science because she loved helping kids to learn. As I clearly stated in 1994, I respect the right of the citizens of Maryland through referendum to take positions on such issues as abortion.