this Member remains really concerned about that outstanding litigation, precisely because so many of those officers do live in the Fourth Congressional District.

I want to know kind of more directly your relationship with the Prince George's County police, Montgomery County police, in terms of our local law enforcement.

I have been really concerned that at a time when we need to step up and think about our regional medical emergency services and how we would handle a disaster...

I certainly come from a part of the Commonwealth of Virginia that has very different issues when it comes to gun rights and people's use of guns.

This is perhaps--I mean, this is a tremendous deficit for one of the most significant regions in the country.

Controlling air pollution is a critical element in restoring the health of the Chesapeake.

We need rules and regulations that are based on good science and the rule of law . . . rules and regulations that don't get over-turned by the courts.

Climate change is affecting Maryland today.

Smog is more than a nuisance--it is a real and persistent health threat.

I want to thank you, in particular, for this proposal because reinvigorating any program that is getting our young people out into nature is one I am a thousand percent behind.

We could do a lot better. We made some progress, by the way, in the last Congress, and I want to see us continue to make progress to help vulnerable small businesses.

There should be a Federal agency that is charged with saying, did small business get its fair share of this economic opportunity?

I am a believer that government contracting and government contracting for small business, and as I said, I think it is win-win.

There is a common theme that small businesses in Maryland and around the nation are in trouble and they are in desperate need of an SBA that is going to be their advocate.

I think we really have to give you many thanks for what you did on surety bonds in the Recovery Act.

I hope that you will look at this position as being an advocate and providing independent information.

I have had recent town hall meetings and meetings with small business owners in Maryland, and they are very well attended.

I think the HUBZones are critically important for underserved and vulnerable communities.