On the recordJuly 30, 2019
I thank my colleague, Senator Cardin, for talking about some of the highlights of Baltimore City and the storied history of Baltimore City. It is a history of much good but also a lot of challenges that I recounted earlier. It doesn't do Baltimore City or any city in this country any good when the person in the highest office in this country launches these nasty, personal, racial diatribes. I know the President had a history of these kinds of comments before he came to the Oval Office. But now that he is in the Oval Office, all of us have an obligation and responsibility to speak out when he fouls the office in that way. If the President really wants to help cities like Baltimore, he can do some of the things Senator Cardin talked about. On a bipartisan basis in the Appropriations Committee, we are working to make investments that will help that city and many other cities with things like the CDBG--community development block grants--things like economic development administration proposals, things like financing through CDFIs, and things like minority business enterprises. Those are four investments. They don't solve the problems, but they certainly help. Here is the thing. In President Trump's budget, zero--he zeroed out every single one of those programs. I propose a major additional investment in our schools throughout this country, including title I schools, which are schools in lower income areas.…
