So, protecting our ports, safeguarding our economic opportunity, is a responsibility that we take very seriously.

The Port of Wilmington is not just important for the State of Delaware, where it serves as a key economic engine in New Castle County.

I am a firm believer that climate change is occurring and humans are the primary drivers of it because of our carbon pollution.

It is important, because our focus as a Congress cannot solely be on security, but also on maintaining and enhancing our economic competitiveness.

Without nuclear energy those goals will be nearly impossible to achieve.

As the former Governor of Delaware and someone who was ultimately responsible for running a major port, the city of Wilmington owned and ran that Port of Wilmington for many years.

The devastating consequences of climate change are too great for any of us to sit on the sidelines.

I think we have a choice as people who serve in the Senate and the House. We can do nothing, or we can try to find solutions that help drive our economy forward and address issues of climate.

This program that was needed is a program that did not start well, had all kinds of problems, as you know.

I do not want, when Senator Murphy is eligible for Medicare, for us to still be patching and patching and patching some more.

I had come here today hoping that we would hear from the first panel and the second panel and from my colleagues just a good exchange of ideas and information that would enable us to actually make some progress on cobbling together an…

I think what I would like to ask is--one of the things I like to do at these hearings is we have a diverse panel here, and we need help in developing consensus.

We are not going to penalize you. Fix them.

We are fortunate in our State that we have--Dow is one of our corporate citizens.

It is not enough just for us to build bigger walls, stronger walls, more border patrols. We have to figure out the underlying causes.

A great opportunity for the authorizers and the appropriators to work together in yet other venues.

Great. Thanks for your service so far. Good luck, Godspeed. Thank you.

We acknowledge that it is not all on you. Part of this is on us.

I am going to slip off and do my constitutional duty to vote.

We have looked at the enemy, and it is us.

Just use some common sense.

The key is leadership, leadership.

And it is all hands on deck. We appreciate some good things that are going on with the Marine Corps and the encouragement that you have given to us. We just want to keep pushing.

I am a recovering Governor. My last job when trying to solve issues in our little State of Delaware...

We especially waste it in the Department of Defense.