Chris Coons

I think in voir dire you also have a role in making sure that they are being reviewed, judged as it were, by a jury of their peers.

I am confident that Nancy Torresen will serve the people of Maine and our Nation with integrity and excellence.

One of the areas I am most concerned about is intellectual property theft, particularly trade secrets.

And given the dramatic developments in the last decade in terms of the capacity for storage for e-mail...

The only concern for law enforcement, I think, is not just speed. It is also efficacy.

And at what point does the standard rise to requiring a warrant?

I am both humbled and honored to assume the chair of this subcommittee.

Africa is a continent of tremendous strategic importance to the United States and the world.

I only hope to bring to the table the degree of substance, direction, and drive which made Senator Feingold such a well respected chairman.

I hope to serve as a model for bipartisan cooperation on issues pertaining to Africa.

The early estimates are that the West Coast has greater potential in MHK--at least, in current technologies...

I've long thought that this was an area that deserved more attention and investment in the renewable portfolio.

I just wanted to renew my support for Senator Corker's good work over many years.

I was really pleased to see $10 million included for the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program.

I simply wanted to encourage you to continue to work diligently with our Senior Senator.

I will in passing also note my enthusiasm for the LWCF funding. It's funded more than 200 projects in Delaware, many of them in the county where I've previously served.

I have a number of areas I would like to touch on.

There is strategic value in addressing this early-stage research and development funding gap created by the market failure in the power industry.

Are the current U.S. Federal programs sufficient to induce adequate private investment in the United States to take advantage of what I think is an enormous opportunity, oddly just off the Delaware shores.

I think the way that we counter that is programs that help support the national labs and other research and development programs to develop new IP here in this country.

I'm very concerned about intellectual property. In particular we've had a number of members of the panel here as you questions about China.

Reputable studies showing positive job growth in the clean energy sector are mounting.

The private sector does look to both the armed services and energy departments for leadership, guidance and partnership in energy related activities.

I hope it is clear that many in this body share Secretary Clinton's statement that President Assad has lost legitimacy to lead.

I'm very concerned about recent events about what this weekend's resignation of military leadership really means.