Former Md. Congressman: ‘We Need a Marshall Plan’ for Baltimore

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BARNICLE: "Congressman, off of what you said over the span of the last 47 years, west Baltimore, the neighborhood where you grew up, parts of that neighborhood in flames last night, your indictment of what has happened or not happened to be more correct a about it in 47 years, that is even in your own words, an awful indictment of four decades of governors, mayors, members of Congress, community leaders, that's an awful indictment that nothing has happened really. 
MFUME: "Well, the best social program is still a job. And when you don't have those, people have other things unfortunately that attract their attention. If it's an indictment so be it. I think we're all responsible when way or another. We've all been here in this planet, in this city, in this country and what frightens me not just what is happening here but the fact that there's so many places around this country that are teetering right at the brink because of the same neglect, because of the same distrust, the same structural problems. So we need a marshal plan. We need something that will address the needs of urban America. Otherwise we're just sitting on a time bomb waiting for this to happen all over again."