WASHINGTON — Federal workers can now ride for free on MARC and Maryland commuter buses, Gov. Wes Moore announced on Friday.

Moore announced the free transit services at a resource fair in Howard County as a way to support federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown.

“This is what Maryland does in times of crisis: We band together and we help each other out,” said Gov. Moore. “But while Maryland is mobilizing to ease the shutdown’s burden on our people, let’s be clear, no state can fill the gap created by the federal government. The longer this shutdown lasts, the more pain we will feel, so it’s time for Donald Trump to come to the negotiating table on health care and open the government.”

The federal government is the largest employer in the state of Maryland. Since President

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