Madam Chair, thanks so much. And again, to our witnesses, thank you for your willingness to serve, to continue to serve our Country in these new roles.

I believe that the division of the EPA that I think you may end up leading has proposed changes to the regulations for methyl bromide particles in the air.

Hopefully, in about 2 or 3 years we are going to have the Nation's first windmill farm about 12 miles off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, another thing for us to really be proud of, I think.

But restoring Delaware's beaches to their congressionally authorized size is one of my State's top priorities.

Madam Chair, based on the testimony we heard I am going to release my holds.

We are encouraged by that. I spoke with the CBO Director, Peter Orszag, and expressed my thanks for that.

Most Federal funding for programs is done by population, not by earmarks.

I think that the key to this is really getting into community-based organizations who are trusted in these communities.

It is an honor to be here at the National Constitution Center.

A lot of money is at stake here.

$2,363 for every person not counted in terms of dollars lost.