Tom Carper: “Thank you, Madam President. I hope you are well today. Good to see you and our staff. I rise this morning to applaud the…”

“Thank you, Madam President. I hope you are well today. Good to see you and our staff. I rise this morning to applaud the nomination of COL John Tien. He has been selected by our President to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a very big job and an important job. I have the honor of currently serving as the senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the operations of the Department of Homeland Security.”