Dutch Ruppersberger: “I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), the vice chair on the Democratic side of the…”

The first thing I want to tell the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Mfume) is that I represented Sparrows Point and the Key Bridge for over 20 years. We just had redistricting, and all of a sudden, the gentleman is the new person. He jumped in…

we want to make sure that all of our personnel are medically ready.

I have always said that it is essential that federal, state and local government work together and the strike force concept brings synergy in action.

I know we are 7 years into the consent decree with respect to Baltimore.