Chris Coons

In your view, does this put our allies at any risk, in terms of their confidence about our willingness and ability to fight for their territorial issues?

Does failure to ratify this treaty, General Dempsey, in any way compromise the ability of the United States to project force around the world?

There are many different examples where Federal investment helped drive forward the adoption of new technologies.

It's the Federal Government that funded the research that led to the Internet.

Those standards are saving American families and businesses $15 billion a year.

I think if government can set the standard and work with the various utilities to do it, to achieve that outcome, you can achieve great things.

Recently with the help of Senator Carper and Senator Coons, Governor Markell was able to announce the decision of Bloom Energy

It is the American system of government is one of the great contributions of our people to mankind.

One of the things I'm grateful for about how you've structured this Clean Energy Standard... is that you've been open to an all of the above strategy

I've been asking my policy folks to find me some way to provide a tax advantage financing for an all of the above, don't pick winners and losers, path forward.

We believe that Delaware's experience is a success, but not unique.

Recently, with the help of Senators Carper and Coons, Governor Markell announced the decision of Bloom Energy to manufacture their next generation solid oxide fuel cell in Delaware.

A national Clean Energy Standard (CES) provides predictability for consumers and manufacturers alike.

The Federal Government that funded the large scale deployment that led to commercial aviation.

I commend the hard work done by the Members of this Committee and the Committee staff to ensure the reliability of our Nation's helium supply.

I commend the hard work done by the members of the committee and the committee staff to ensure the reliability of the Nation's helium supply.

I think it is important for the average American to realize that that is a vital part of what we are talking about here, is keeping our pharmaceutical supply safe and free of the very widespread counterfeiting that is occurring in other…

That is something I look forward to working with the Chairman and with you on.

I hope you will make real progress in the enhanced biographic exit program, and there was some real dialog about that.

I do not hear the same level of broadly shared understanding of just how real, just how constant, and just how present a threat this is to our intellectual property, to our critical infrastructure, and to the vibrancy of our Nation.

My concern is that this Committee previously legislated on intellectual property theft through the PROTECT IP Act...

I think that is a good and strong advance.

I think that retaining airlift capacity in local National Guards and State National Guards was critical in the State of Vermont.

I think we just need to continue to emphasize the differences between that and some of the other approaches.

I share Senator Franken's deep concerns about privacy and how we strike an appropriate balance.