Tom Carper

Those three items keep coming back to us again and again and again.

I would just lay that at your feet.

They spoke of the need for partnerships, of the need for a strong media campaign to raise awareness of the census.

My worst day as Governor of Delaware was better than my best day in the U.S. Senate.

There are a number of Federal programs that we fund to support the work of first responders and firefighters.

But you feel you had an opportunity to put your imprint on it?

I understand some others may have gotten into this, but in terms of funding for port security, transit security...

As a grandfather of a child with asthma, I must tell you it worries me enough to say that if I could only pay more and get that air cleaner so I do not have to hear that he was wheezing when he played baseball and had to be carried off the…

When the State of Louisiana was crushed by that terrible hurricane, they asked for more money. They asked for lots of money and got lots of money to try to help them out of this abyss that they were in.

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.

I was disappointed that the Administration, the current Administration, did not utilize funds provided by Congress in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for beach nourishment and replenishment.

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

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.

Delaware's farming community is facing a drastic change in terms of regulatory requirements.

I just want to be clear. I share EPA's mission to develop clean air standards that protect the public health.

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.

We call ourselves the top banana port on the East Coast and we are very proud of it.

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.

If you want to get something done, Jo-Ellen is the person to get it done.

I just want to ask you to commit to making a visit to Delaware.

A friend of mine, Lamar Alexander, a former governor, now serves in the U.S. Senate, he likes to talk about hearings as talkings.

The only people that do not make mistakes are the people that do not do anything.

I do feel confident that they are going to have much greater success in 2010 in capturing this community.

A lot of money is at stake here.