outstanding job as governor. >> thank you. [applause] i am just going to speak a little bit about his role as governor and also some of the other things that he has done. in the past you served in the maryland legislature. for senator mikulski. statee was appointed attorney for the city of baltimore. as you heard, he served on the baltimore city council from 1991 to 1999. so chris and jim, look out. you never know what your future will be. and he was head of the

andslative and taxation finance committees. when he became governor, he went , then went on to be governor. he brought with him a very strong financial background that has just enhanced the viability of the state of maryland. those are just a few items. his wife, katie o'malley, she is a district court judge, and they have two daughters, grace and two sons, william and jack. you know what else? he plays a mean guitar. so thank you so much for being here, and i am sure that the be sayingould like to a few words. >> well, i will be introducing you at dinner, so i will not be

saying a few words now. so, welcome. [applause] all very much for being here this evening to .upport martha fuller clark she is an outstanding leader. the state produces so many strong women. what is in the water here? her on herrful to be behalf, and hopefully i will see some of you at inner as well. thank you for having all of us in your home a few months ago. martha, it is true that i appreciate architecture, but unlike your house, that house is not mine. ] aughter that house belongs to the people of maryland. but it was great to see you with all of the state chairs. i love the governor because of her effectiveness, her ability to get things done, her ability to pull people together.

unanimous, -- a bipartisan budget. [laughter] we have been able to get some difficult things done with votes from both sides of the aisle, but we could not get a unanimous vote on adjournment. [laughter] i also want to thank my friend martin for coming here from maryland, and john cole, who is here. and jennifer, who has been working from maryland, part of our leadership. >> she is working really hard. she is great. thank you. >> i figured it was the least we can do since your opponent was from maryland. [laughter] longerno martha probably -- all of you have probably known martha longer than i have. but i just wanted to say couple

of words. there's good news on the horizon. i have had occasion to go all around our country and speak at dinners, and you can get a sense of where the country is going from the attitudes of our young people. i am absolutely convinced that we have 200 years of creative service still in front of us because there is emerging in our country unawareness of how our economy actually works when it is working well. it is a balanced approach, a combination of investments and buffers, and from time to time raising the floor so that when people work hard and play by the rules, they do not have to raise their children in poverty. there is also a new way of governing, being demonstrated by your chief executive. it is not about left or right. it is about moving people forward, that during performance, it is not about ideology. it is about collaboration. it is not about locking people out of rooms, it is about creating a people -- creating a bigger circle.

the more likely we are to come up with the solutions to those problems. and there is a third awareness that is emerging in martha -- and martha fuller clark has been at the forefront of this. that is a deeper understanding of the vital connections we share, and their importance and the importance of strengthening the connection between our built environment and our natural environment. the connection between the quality of our own lives and the other living systems of this environment, our relationship and connections to one another in the here and now in the present. but also the connections we have to our past, and what that tells us about the connections we will have to our children's ability to live lives where there is

more opportunity, where every person gets a fair shot at being successful in giving their children a better way of life. martha is that sort of mindful public servant legislator that i think is the hallmark of what is best about democracy here in the granite state. people who have their own lives and work on any number of things, but they bring their best wisdom forward in service of others, realizing that there is a lot more that unites us than divides us. she has been an outstanding leader. you are very lucky to have her. mym glad to count you among friends, senator, and i encourage all of you to work hard these next 40 days. center back strong. we elect maggie hassan and jeanne shaheen, you guys are leading the country, leading the

way. we had a little speed wobble here in 2010. people got a sense of what can happen if you're off on a theology. -- if you're off on ideology. not solve our problems. leaders will. thank you all very much for that. [applause] and another big round of applause for our speaker. [applause] thanks a lot. >> thank you for being here. it looks like our painting at home, doesn't it? first lady -- that is mrs. o'connor. yet to have a first

husband, so, someday. >> well, i think we could show you how. [laughter] >> strong women in the granite state. thanks for having me. glad to. andhanks for coming out being here. >> hey, thank you. it requires a lot more oars in the water. you know it. thanks.

>> we have over 200 people coming tonight. >> that was a fun night. too much time at the beach. >> where were we that day? two years ago? that -- you have

got that great irish -- >> can i get a picture that does not have my notes in it? >> absolutely. liz, can you do us a favor? >> yeah, yeah. >> 1, 2, 3 -- >> you live here in portsmouth? maybe a couple, casual talking. >> casual talking? the connection? >> yes, my college roommate has

a construction company in baltimore. he and i still get together. >> what do you do? hey, thanks for coming here tonight. thanks a lot. thank you. governor o'malley, my husband. thank you for backing her up. it is hardest on spouses. and when the arena, people are taking swings at us, it is harder. >> wonderful to see you.

i am friends with ricky. >> absolutely. good stuff. >> and you know you are in brush country. >> she is telling me she is connected up here, and now i know that is true. theendy? know when servant, going to be our next attorney general. we hope he will be our --

>> great to meet you. this is my second. the deputy said that? >> there is a leader in the office that is part of that leadership team who won the primary for the republican nomination, so the goal is to make sure that that leadership team will not be -- >> well, good luck to you. so it will be criminal and the civil or -- >> it is the same thing as the da, broken up by district. >> i did that for a couple of years in baltimore city.

are lovely 2010 bill o'brien house cut the budget -- our ovely 2010 bill o'brien house cut the budget. up against the 15-year defense attorney. want?ch less does o'brien as much as he can get, i guess. >> keep banging on doors. the problem with campaign season. they are feeding me too much. i put on 40 pounds. in 2015, have to lose weight.

should we be going into this other -- yes. barbara, thank you for letting this guy run. >> i sort of roped him into it. >> did you? >> yeah. >> drafted. >> i have an irish -- >> do you? we all have our crosses to bear. >> not much. in?ow long have you been >> 17 years.

>> what committees are you on? what are you working on? >> we have moved on, but, 17 years. >> good for you. thank you for running. >> and they should have the opportunity to do it. the committee was predominately men. it had not been that way. i am very proud. >> for women -- >> we have a brain. >> you sure do. >> thank you for coming. >> good to be here.

>> a real pleasure. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> our neighbor. he is an attorney also. >> good to meet you. >> you are not going to get any arguments. >> your wife is a judge? really do not want to argue. i will submit only statements of fact. >> thanks a lot. up. woman who married

thank you. good to meet you. are you breaking her in? i had four tell me that they would vote for me. two of them gave me a check. >> that is good. you bring people together? >> i bring people together, yes. >> that is what it is all about. a little nervous, but -- >> don't be nervous. >> it sounds like fun. >> i am looking for your e-mail because based on your comments earlier --

martino'malley.com. that reference tonight. you hisl will give card. he would give it to me. >> thank you. >> make sure you put in your name. now you know everything i know about politics. lou, lou, lou. >> how are you doing? >> good, thank you.

how are you doing? hi. >> hi. >> good to see you. are you holding the maryland flag? >> every day. every day. you and i both -- >> you and i both share a jesuit education, no? >> yes. >> hello, governor. >> not yet. you want to make one up?

>> our friend from maryland. be gentle with him. >> it is a pretty good airport. fly southwest. good seeing you both. >> i am just so happy to see you. >> good to see you. god bless you. do you live here in portsmouth? >> no, no, i came up here to be

with my sister, who is married to larry gray. >> you all told me when we were at martha's. so all the drakes are here. >> i was here about a year and a half ago. like, oh, they are in the 21st-century. >> we are in the 21st century. >> 90. i know. larry's nld be

iece? >> thank you so much. >> you are very welcome. thank you. >> university of maryland -- he was -- oh, that's great. when you see him, tell him i said thanks. great to be here. hello. we are playing the six degrees to kevin bacon here.

>> he can write prep faster than -- >> i'm sorry, reverend. i called you mister. our -- f >> what is your denomination? do you know reverend carter? that's wonderful. [applause] know i have the special honor of welcoming our special guest here tonight -- now i have a special honor of welcoming our special guest here tonight.

i am so glad that martin o'malley is with us. he has worked over the last eight years to expand middle-class opportunity and put maryland on the path of a brighter economic future for all its citizens. he has fought to strengthen public schools, worked with businesses to create jobs, invest in infrastructure improvement, stood up for marriage equality, and signed into law a measure to improve maryland's minimum wage. [applause] o'malley knows that people, that everyone counts. and he knows how to put that core democratic principle into action. governor o'malley has built a fantastic record of progress that will keep maryland families strong for generations to come,

and he is a fantastic example of what democratic governors can do and are doing across the country. [applause] >> so it is really wonderful to be here in portsmouth. the mayor spoke earlier, and, mayor, you have a great city, and many aspects of it remind me of my city of baltimore. it is also good to see other friends. james and dan, from campaigns past in the gary hart days. boy,ll the young people -- do you have an outstanding group of young men and women working on your coordinating campaign. [applause] and i can sense here and in your state that you, after that little bit of a speed wobble maggie,had -- i know,

that your people appreciate good leadership and they feel they work lot better after the that you have done. awant to share with you just few words of encouragement because i know when you tune into some of the cable shows, you get discouraged, and it is easy to get discouraged watching gridlock in congress. but i have been traveling all around the country, going to dinners, as many places as i can, helping the democratic party. charismatic any leader is, they cannot succeed unless we all stick together and are strong. you cannot deliver results unless you are strong as a party. as i traveled around the country, i noticed three really positive things happening in our country. you saw them tonight. just in the course of your

program. one, there is an emerging consensus about how our economy actually works when it is working. of saw that in the story people that realize there is more to making your economy work with a human purpose than corporate bottom lines. it is about valuable things like the dignity of work and every individual and the fact we are stronger when we are together and the economy is built from the middle out and from the middle up. it is our young people like those i had the blessing to meet. let's give a big whoop over there, guys. [applause] some of us and some of your parents were taught, wittingly , and falsely,y that the way to security and prosperity was by becoming more

separated and distant from others. , andou guys have it right you are calling our country back to the truth, that it is our connections to one another that make us strong. you see the next generation playing this one out in terms of choices of where they live, coming back to cities. the third emerging trend is this, and oftentimes it is emanating out from cities and counties. in your case you see it in the governor's office, and it is a new way of leadership. it is that new way that has been embraced by men and women solving problems in cities all across america, and it is not about ideology. it is about solving problems. it is not about bureaucracy, it is about doing the things that work. it is not about the chain of command. it is about ever widening circles of collaboration, inviting more people to be a part of solving our problems together.

that is not only the new hampshire way, that is the maryland way and that is the american way. we are the greatest problem salting people ever brought forward -- we are the greatest problem-solving people ever brought forth. so you have 30 days to go until election day. are you ready? let's join hands and contact the voting. frome 38 days away reelecting governor maggie hassan. [applause] we are 38 days away from electing and reelecting congresswoman carol shea-porter. and 38 days away from another term for united states senator jeanne shaheen. [applause] boy, it is true, and you have heard it all that cross the country -- all across the country and in the state of new

hampshire. americaen succeed, succeeds. new hampshiren resident -- underline the word resident -- when new hampshire resident and senator jeanne shaheen shows a man from massachusetts what it means when they call it the granite state. [applause] succeed when our can-do congresswoman, carol shea-porter, trounces her do-nothing opponent. [applause] we succeed by electing governor maggie hassan to continue her leadership. i have really enjoyed watching your governor work. she brings people together to get things done. a bipartisan budget, expansion of medicaid. that has tripped up many other states. securing new transportation

funding so that new hampshire has modern transportation infrastructure. under governor hassan's leadership, unemployment has been driven down to its lowest level since 2000 and eight. .- since 2008 but i want to ask you all something in all seriousness. i understand why all of these out-of-state men are so attracted to the strong women of new hampshire. but don't you think they should be running for office in their own home state? [applause] ask you something. democrats of new hampshire, do you think women should earn equal pay for equal work? are we ready to move america forward again? -- i think it was dr. martin luther king who said it is important to preach to the choir tom otherwise they might stop singing. [laughter]

so at the risk of preaching to the choir, tonight i wanted to share with you and talk with you about the story of us, about the story of us. baltimore and portsmouth, maryland and new hampshire, and america. back in 1999 when i was elected mayor of baltimore, my city had become the most violent and addicted and abandoned city in america. there was a big difference then in those days between the baltimore that we carry in our hearts and the baltimore we saw on our streets and in our headlines. our biggest enemy was not drug dealers who were on crack cocaine. theas a lack of belief, culture of failure. countless excuses for why we could not do anything about anything and why none of us who were smart should even try.

so we set out to make our city work again. we saw trash in our streets, so we picked it up. we saw open-air drug markets, and so we began relentlessly to close them down. we saw neighbors suffering from addiction, so we expanded drug treatment and got more people into recovery. after a year of steady, hard-earned, life-saving progress, we turned a bright light directly on the heart of the despair that had gripped our city for fark too long. -- for far too long. we launched a campaign that had become in one important powerful word simply believe. the first ad that we rent, and we raised private dollars and encouraged local affiliates to air it simultaneously in the same night. he first at was a four-minute

commercial. it was the dealer walking with the young american boy through his life, warming his hands in a fire with a homeless man dodging drug dealers, stepping around hypodermic needles and avoiding prostitutes. ultimately, in the dark of night, wondering where his little sister has gone, because she had left to go buy candy at the corner store. and he finds her, but he finds her in the center of a crowd of grief stricken neighbors and first responders, another young victim of drug dealer crossfire, killed in a drive-by shooting. hair,ghtly braided lifeless eyes wide open, lying in a pool of blood. the narrator's voice says that the people of baltimore are in a

fight thomas a fight for their future. that we can lose one life at a time. or are people who say it is over, give up, we have lost. but for the strong, for the brave, this fight is not over. what will it take to make us stand together and say enough? the starkome white-on-black words -- believe. believe in yourself, believe it us. baltimore, believe. for three very difficult and painful weeks, weeks where we were not receiving many kudos from our booster business .ommunity, we ran those ads why did we run them? because we had to be honest about our present in order to change our future. we then ran ads calling on people to take action.

mentor a child now, and we can save a life. department, and believe in yourself, in us. all 1-800-believe. get someone you love into drug treatment. it works and it is more widely available. call 1-800-believe. it did work. the people of baltimore rallied. as you might suspect, it was not about the signs or bumper stickers. it was about something deeper. the belief there is no such sparein our city as a american. over the next 10 years, thanks ,o courageous first responders many of whom gave their lives in the line of duty, baltimore achieved the greatest reduction in crime of any city in america. [applause] now, why do i share that story with you this evening? because belief is important.

leaf drives action. -- belief drives action. in today, like baltimore 1999, we as americans are going through a time of disbelief, a time with more excuses than action, more ideology than cooperation, more fear and anger than progress. we seem to have lost, haven't we, the shared conviction that actuallyad that we can come together to solve problems and make things better for our children and theirs. there is a big difference today between the america that we carry in our hearts and the america that we see in our headlines. the america in our hearts is that land were those who work hard and play by the rules are able to get ahead. the america in our headlines is too often the place where wall street profits are higher than ever, the debt seems stacked, the rich are richer than ever, that the paychecks of

hard-working people from portsmouth to baltimore are becoming smaller and smaller. the america in our hearts remains the nation that we created by choice. the greatest middle-class in the history of the world, this land of opportunity that has sought the world over. too many kids cannot afford to go to college, and those who do often come out and take months or longer to find a job. all of this reminds me of the story of the prizefighter getting beaten down in the ring again by his opponent, and finally a stranger sits him down in a corner and looks him in the eye and says to him, the problem is not what the other guy is doing to you. it is what you are not doing for yourself. [applause]

in other words, whether we think we can, we are probably right. i have had enough cynicism and apathy. i have had enough of giving into self-pity and small solutions and low expectations of one another. so let's remember who we are. america is the greatest job generating nation ever expanded in the history of the free world, and we still are. for 235 years, we have been the country that thrilled the world and let the world over and over, and we did it by making one another stronger here at home. don't you think it is time that we did it again? [applause] patriots who made our country great -- they did not

pray for their president to fail. they prayed for their president to succeed. [applause] founders did not belittle science. they revered learning. they aspired to it. they did not appeal to america's fears. they inspired american courage, and they would never, ever abandon the war on poverty in order to declare a war on women, on workers, immigrants, and on the sick or hungry children. [applause] now, of course, you and i know that it would be best for our country if our republican or -- if our sisters republican brothers and sisters would return to the table of , tocracy to offer ideas

help us solve our problems. our eagle flies when both the left and the right wing are working. but as democrats and americans, we have a responsibility right jobs and a is about stronger middle class, and it is about giving our children a better future by the choices we make now. after hoover, america needed roosevelt. after eisenhower, we needed kennedy. after reagan, we needed clinton. and after eight miserable years of george w. bush, america needed barack obama. [applause] president inherited a bigger deficit, more wars, bigger job losses, or as large a deficit as president obama. but thanks to his leadership,

america is moving forward again. i think we are now at 54 months in a row of positive job creation. we still have more to do, but 54 creation.positive job that is 142,000 jobs, but urgent work remains to be done. there are still too many of our neighbors unemployed. in a battlehere every day, isn't that right, mr. chairman? it is a battle for the country we carry in our part -- in our hearts. these tea party republicans, funded by their wealthy economic royalist friends like the koch brothers, they see america as a business,, failing limited capacity, limited potential, limited opportunity. it is sad. they actually see our country as a place that only can afford

anymore to serve the interests of the privileged few. for those who prescribe this future of less for our country, all of us need to ask them the serious and honest question -- how much less do you believe would be good for our country? huh? how much less education would make our children smarter? how many fewer graduates will make our economy more competitive? think for a second about your parents and grandparents. picture their faces. they understood the essential truth about the american dream, that the stronger we make our country, the more she gives back to us and the more she gives back to our children and grandchildren. we are not going to solve our problems by doing less. we must do more. and we have to do it together.

in maryland, that is what we have done. more not less to create new jobs and economies and industries, to build a modern economy, an economy with a human purpose. we have done more and invested more to improve our children's education, more to rebuild our infrastructure, more to make college opportunity more affordable for all. like you, we believe that a stronger middle class is actually the cause of economic growth. so we increased the earned income tax credit. , thessed a living wage law first state in the nation to do so. and we increased the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. [applause] why do we take these actions? because it was the right thing to do ya? yes, but also because it was the smart thing to do to grow the economy.

when workers have more money, businesses have more customers and the economy grows. prosperity does not trickle down from the top. it never has, it never will. a thriving economy and a growing economy is built from the middle out and up there in a stronger middle class is not the consequence of economic rose, not some sort of luxury by product. center and the cause of all economic growth. [applause] course, portsmouth democrats, the test is always results. does it work? maryland is creating jobs at one of the fastest rates in our region in the last four years. we have not only achieve the highest median income in the nation but we are also rated one of the top states for upward economic mobility at a time when many other states in the country

is wrestling with that issue. recently the u.s. chamber of commerce, hardly a mouthpiece for the maryland democratic party, named us the number one state in america for innovation and entrepreneurship for the third year in a row. progress is also about creating a more just and inclusive and secure future for all children. with the belief and dignity of work, we expanded collective-bargaining rights. [applause] belittle,attack and but we support and value the work that they do. we are not a people that advocated turning away helpless refugee children seeking refuge from war and extreme poverty in central america. we are a good and a generous people. [applause] in theh the belief

dignity of every child's potential, we passed the dream act in maryland. we passed marriage equality in maryland. [applause] mapd -- maddie.orry, and then it is mary. ech?y

i love your maryland flag. >> thank you. you noticed. good luck to you. thanks a lot. thanks a lot. hey, thank you. thanks a lot. i wonder, what do you think of the federal policy to improve our budget deficit? >> you're never going to retire the deficit unless you make better investments to make the economy grow. actually, the president, if you look at some of the trends and reductions over the last few 'sars, president obama spending increase has been very small compared to any other president in modern times. we are not doing is

other things we used to do and take for granted. the amount of discretionary investment in infrastructure, the research at nih and other things -- we need to restore that balance. if we can achieve that and get real growth and wages and move in the right direction, a lot of the bad math that appears so scary when you put it out on the horizon starts to come into balance. i guess another way to say in on a smaller scale in baltimore, we had to make a lot of cuts and do difficult things. the most important thing we had to do was to stop shrinking and losing people because by making the city safer, we finally started to see growth. and in a sense, i mean, there are other knit and tuck things you can do. thatration is one thing

would help those longer-term bad trends, especially social security. >> i was sitting across the table from you in baltimore. >> how about that? >> bob gabel. >> bob gabel. good to see you, man. i have not seen you for about 20 years. 20 years ago.here >> thank you. thanks a lot. >> it was great seeing you again. >> he's doing great, he's doing great. people i need to call in. i will see him in the morning. i want to introduce you to my mother. i want to see you in the

white house. when will that happen? that would be great. >> we like him. >> can we get a picture? >> absolutely. pictures are great. >> perfect. thank you. >> a pleasure to meet you. son? your only >> no, i have two sons and one daughter. two our firemen, and my daughter -- >> can we get another picture? >> absolutely. >> did you press the right button? ok, thank you. >> my grandmother lives in fort

washington. >> really? prince georges county. ,hey called out your name right? be. have a nice tried to ri >> good people here. thank you so much. i had never, ever experienced -- like how you were describing the war on poverty -- i will never forget it. it was one of the most unbelievable life experiences.

it was the beginning of the war on poverty starting with kennedy. from west virginia to kentucky. oh, my god. you were amazing. it was so wonderful. >> they are decent, hard-working people. >> thank you very much. >> just like katie. a decent, hard-working person. the last time we talked -- there with aing pizza. you put your pizza down, got up to take a picture. kneehen i was down on one and you came over and helped me

get up. another sign of old age. >> don't forget my books and -- ok. absolutely. have three chapters on -- >> ok. thank you very much. >> you are very welcome. good seeing you again. hi, how are you? how are you? >> i'm terrific. >> are you heading out? >> yes. thanks for everything you are doing.

we had a few people up to the coordinated campaign. jennifer is working for governor hassan. >> that's great. we saw her at the fundraiser. me to send more people, so we send more people. >> a lot of young people send in resumes. >> that's good. and idealism and energy. well, good luck to you. seat i amrict, the running for those from new castle, just south of here, all the way down to the massachusetts border. i had the southern part of it,

martha had the northern part. . good luck to you. thanks for letting him run. it is not easy. good luck. my wife did that for me until she became a judge. have a safe trip back. >> thank you. good to see you again. >> this morning, the director of the white house economic ts, at theeffrey zien economic club of washington, d.c. c-span2 and live on 8:25 eastern.

eastern, the a.m. morning session of the congressional hispanic caucus conference. c-span3.rage on our campaign 2014 debate coverage continues. tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, live coverage of the final texas governors debate between state senator wendy davis and state attorney general , republican greg abbott. live coverage of the minnesota governors debate, between mark dayton, jeff johnson, and hannah nicollette. live coverage of the oklahoma governors debate between joe dorman and governor mary fallin. , the nebraskan2

governors debate. saturday night on c-span 88:00 the montanaerage of u.s. house debate between democrat john lewis and former state senator ryan zinke. more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house oversight committee examines secret service operations after security breaches at the white house. representative bob goodlatte from virginia talked about executive power. and tonight at 9:00, the texas governors debate between greg abbott and wendy davis. coming up in 45 minutes, congressman tom cole of oklahoma on u.s. efforts against isis. then a look at the midterm

elections. with representative donna edwards from maryland. executive vice president and provost joseph steinmetz. welcome to the washington journal. julia service director pearson will face a lot of questions today about how to deal with intruders. there. have our cameras a lot of coverage here on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the fight against isis dominating the news. 35 days to go before the midterm elections. we begin this morning with which party do you trust on national security? democrats, (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881