Last Friday, I delivered the invocation for the Senate.  It was my honor to set the tone for our day’s work.  I concluded with a message of unity: “Whatever our party, ideology, gender, or geography, it is our faith and commitment to helping our State that should guide us.” You can hear the entire Senate floor session here.  My invocation begins at the 1 minute, 50 second mark. 

8 months ago, I began working on legislation in honor of the late Carl Henn.  After Carl was struck by lightning in a Rockville park, his friends called 9-1-1 but received only busy signals. “Carl Henn’s Law” would have updated our 9-1-1 call centers and required analyses to be more frequent, standardized, and shared with relevant officials.  Another bill would have improved our 9-1-1 services by enabling existing funding to be spent on vital planning as technology changes. Although there was no opposition to either bill at the hearing, the committee voted to kill them both.  I am ready to continue this effort in the next legislative session.

 

Last week was Rockville Economic Development, Inc.’s (REDI) “Business Appreciation Week.”  It was a pleasure see how local government and businesses can work together and strengthen one another.