Chris Coons: “how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty seconds.”

Every day, emergency medical technicians are the first line of support when lives in their communities are at risk, sometimes throwing themselves into dangerous and deadly situations to begin treatment,

The next generation of scientists will contain the next generation of disease outbreaks and cure the next generation of illnesses, but first those scientists must be properly prepared for their careers,

These are the exact types of community organizations we should be building up: locally driven with proven records of success.

I’m sorry that your schedule apparently didn’t permit us to meet before this confirmation hearing, but I hope and expect we’ll find time to meet soon after today.