When one of my bills is in my committee, I make the case for its passage to my chairwoman.

If my legislation is in another committee, I still talk with the chair.

Then I ask a delegate who’s in the leadership group for that committee.

He or she will be in the room where decision making happens.

If my bill addresses a Baltimore City issue and the delegate is from Baltimore City, that’s even better.

As I said to one of my colleagues after today’s floor session, “You know how your committee works better than I do.”