I indicated to the staff that that was unacceptable, that was too much time and we need to figure out how to accelerate that time table.

We need for this Commission to bring its A game to work every day, not just some of the time, all of the time.

I appreciate you taking the time to be before us today.

I think back on the times in my own life, maybe other colleagues here can as well, when we had the authority, when I was Governor, when I was a naval officer, we had the authority to do a certain thing and chose to do something just a…

I want to go back to actually comments of Senator Alexander.

To have a group of five people as talented and as dedicated and capable as you are and to not be able to work together any better than you are is just dismaying.

Sometimes I look at the U.S. Senate and I see wonderful people, smart people, bright people, good hearted people, dedicated people.

20 percent of the electricity in this country comes from nuclear power.

I remember the first--I remember the day we had the hearing for the three nominees of President Obama, and just really being proud of the Administration, proud of the President for the selections that he had made and the nominees that he…

With the work on Fukushima reported and the reported discord between our Commissioners, has the day to day staff work been compromised?

If it isn't perfect, make it better.

we are servants, we are not to be served, we are servants, and we need to keep that in mind.

we call this the Delaware way. As my colleague from Delaware knows, whenever I run into people who have been married a long time--50, 60, 70 years--I ask them what is the secret to being married so many years. They give some funny answers…

The Constitution that was ratified that day--the thing about it is that it is the most enduring Constitution of any nation on Earth, the most copied or emulated Constitution of any nation on Earth as well, and a living document that…

The small wonder. Thirty of those guys who were there that day--I would like to say they were drinking hot chocolate. I am not sure what they were drinking at the Golden Fleece Tavern, but the outcome was a good one. For one whole week…

I am delighted to stand before you on this Delaware Day, 2011. This is the anniversary of the day when, on December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first State to ratify the Constitution. For 1 week, Delaware was the entire United States of…

If you look at the back of the Delaware coin, you might say why is Paul Revere on the back of that coin? Well, that is not Paul Revere, that is Caesar Rodney riding the horse from Dover to Philadelphia. For people who are familiar with…

Maybe we can do something about that with the Senator's help and that of Congressman Carney, and our colleagues in the Senate and the House--and maybe including the Presiding Officer from North Carolina. In closing, believe it or not, the…

today is Delaware Day. Something very important for our State and our Nation occurred on December 7, 1787. Senator Coons is here. I ask him to take a moment and share with our colleagues what that was all about. What happened then at that…

You say that some State laws actually prohibit--

suggested that is something that is inappropriate, that it should not be allowed, that we can stop that fairly easily.

if it is not perfect, make it better.

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this hearing today.

I also learned along the way that in adversity lies opportunity.

Does the introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential for being a valuable tool in ensuring that children at very early ages are not administered these drugs?