So do you think that apart from whether they have a collaborative reform effort underway or not?

Do you think that there should be mandatory training in the areas of ethnic and racial bias as well as also on the use of force?

We think this is a big issue. It is a big issue in our State.

The lack of available temporary foreign workers has caused chaos among businesses in Maryland that depend on the H-2B program. More than 40 percent of Maryland's seafood processors have been unable to get the workers that they need for the…

The budget that we just passed yesterday is so deeply flawed that it will only provoke tremendous problems in this committee.

I support President Obama's nomination of Dr. Willie May as the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, at the Department of Commerce. NIST sets the standards for innovation in technology from mammograms to…

I rise today to take a moment to honor the American diplomats who serve our country. Specifically, I want to thank the American diplomats who have been on the front lines working for America throughout the Iran nuclear P5+1 negotiations…

I worry about zip code medicine, the disparity in Baltimore this morning between the neighborhood in which I live, called Roland Park, and a neighborhood called Harlem Park.

He said mental health, mental health, mental health.

I am concerned that yes, although you have more than the management capability to set priorities, you are going to have to end up picking winners and losers.

I have other questions related to cybersecurity and unaccompanied children. Again, thank you for your steadfast work on that.

But let me tell you why this is important to this committee, which goes to the emergency preparedness grants and to the continuity of government.

We are not a city that lacks leadership or lacks commitment or lacks compassion. So we will get through this.

I have a real problem and so does my business community where they have not been able, because of the H-2B cap, be able to get the visas they need for this year.

I have supported plans for a comprehensive review of the Army's force structure to determine how important capabilities can be maintained in these tough budget times.

However, there have been no plans submitted to support this, nor has there been an announced plan to augment the National Guard's fleet with C-130J's.

We've been through a rough time in Baltimore. Our protests were important to insist that justice be done for Mr. Freddie Gray, who died in police custody.

But in a nutshell, it is a $370 million increase from last year. Is that correct?

I say to my colleagues, when we think of shift work, the days of factories are one thing...

we wanted more money. Sure, we wanted more slots. But we really focused on a bipartisan basis.

I need you to look into this. You know Western Maryland. You know those mountain counties.

we worked together on a bipartisan basis to pass the Child Care Development Block Grant

We could not have the robust biotech community we have in Maryland without you.

Has WMATA made significant progress turning around its accounting and procurement practices?

I really want to thank you for the job, and will do what I can to get you a juicy allocation.