got to step up, you know, carve your own agenda, you know, and get out there. he actually offered to help, and so he came to my district. this is elijah in terms of how he inspired others and how he supported us all. he came to my district early on in, i believe it was '98 or '99. held a town meeting on gun safety, on mass incarceration, and on criminal justice reform. and it was an amazing moment and he lifted me up in ways that no one else had. he was the first member of congress to come to my district to help me. and he constantly supported me over and over and over again in everything that -- every campaign i mounted, every effort i was engaged in. >> sherrilyn, i know you worked with the congressman. you're also connected to baltimore, a city he deeply loved and lived his whole life, more or less. what was his relationship like to that city?