Tom Carper

These documents stress the severity of the climate crisis and emphasize the new realities as a Nation.

Coastal Louisiana is extremely important for our economy but also to the Nation's economy and to the nation's future.

Delaware has already experienced over one foot of sea level rise at the Lewes tidal gauge since 1900.

Ben Franklin, a long time ago, really nailed it in terms of advice for us today and for later generations.

I'm very pleased with the provisions of the SHORRE Act and would, again, like to thank you, Congresswoman Blunt Rochester and Chairman Carper.

We're grateful, extremely grateful for the investments in infrastructure that are coming to Delaware through the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

I greatly appreciate the provisions of the SHORRE Act that would help my State.

You have atoned for your sins, and we're going to go forward and do good work here.

Thank you for walking the walk and not just talking the talk.

If that doesn't get our attention, something is wrong.

The Corps only formulates projects to address coastal and river storm surge and not the other impacts of climate change.

We help people in all different kinds of ways.

If enacted, the SHORRE Act will empower the Corps to protect our Nation's coast from the effect of climate change.

We've got to do both the walk and chew gum at the same time.

We need to communicate to compromise to collaborate.

I believe that what the Corps does is a very narrow interpretation that should be expanded.

We look forward to continuing to work with you and the folks that you lead.

This legislation envisions a better way for the Nation to prepare for future needs to address the problems that will only be exacerbated in the near future.

I recently read about the critical role that the blood of horseshoe crabs played in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

During COVID-19, we've made decisions with the understanding that you need to have a healthy community to have a healthy economy.

Funding is paramount to achieving our goals.

We are here today to discuss two immensely important and related topics, climate change and coastal restoration.

The new NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea level rise report just came out on February 15th, not even two weeks ago.

I help make the rules for our country.

Norfolk is where the USS Delaware was built, most modern fast attack nuclear submarine in the world, which comes to Delaware Port of Wilmington on May--March 30th, March 31st. Be there.