Political Quotes

“Mr. President, just a short note. I think it is important, especially for those who are privileged to live in the First State--the first State to ratify the Constitution. Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787, before any other State did so. For 1 week, Delaware was the entire United States of America, and then we opened it up to Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Louisiana, and others. It turned out pretty well. It was a great week. I think that because our State is remarkable in starting the whole country, we have a lot of ships--submarines or aircraft carriers--named after it. It has been decades since there has been any naval vessel named after the First State. A couple of years ago, Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of the Vice President, and I joined Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to announce that work would begin in a few years from that point--work would begin building a fast attack nuclear submarine. It would be called the USS Delaware, and the number of the ship would be SSN 791. This Saturday in Newport News, VA, Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of the Vice President, who is officially the sponsor of the submarine, will be there to join Secretary Ray Mabus. I will have the good fortune of joining them for the keeling, which is the first step in the construction of a brandnew vessel, the USS Delaware, SSN 791. These submarines are not built in a day.…”