delegate hatty harris, the longest serving delegate passed away this evening. she represented baltimore city, district 45. she was a tireless advocate for civil rights and workers right. she was first elected to the house of delegates in 1973 and 1979. she became the first african-american to chair a legislative committee in the maryland general assembly. she was 83 years old. darren swayne was sworn in by michael busch. he is an assistant vice president for alumni relations at bowie state university. he previously served in the house from 1999. 2003. he is filling the seat of former delegate tiffany aton who was removed after settling two misconduct cases last year. opponents for the death penalty gathered at a rally. they support using the money saved from the repeal of capital punishment. they want beefed up law enforcement services. now to capitol hill and a rare bipartisan push for immigration reform. senators on both sides of the aisle unveiled a framework today for reform legislation. it includes a speedier path to citizenship and tougher border security