Tom Carper

Thank you for your willingness to serve our Nation. And my thanks again to your family, to your wife and to your daughter, because you serve, too.

I think one of the strips was, Pogo would say, we have met the enemy, and it is us.

There will be resources allocated specifically in this area and with that, there is no excuse for not moving forward and trying to engage with these communities.

Stakeholders and sponsor collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers is a critical component in solving today's water resources challenges.

Delaware is the lowest lying State in America. The highest point of land in Delaware is a bridge.

I am told that you are a quick study, and we are counting on that to be the case.

I urge our colleagues to support their confirmations.

This is a critical leadership position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

This is about ensuring that more than 700,000 American citizens, who call Washington, D.C., home, have an equal voice.

In my mind, it should not be viewed as a partisan issue in any way.

The residents of the District of Columbia have been patient since 1965, have been patient as they sought to achieve and to accomplish their full rights as American citizens.

The Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, the Admissions Clause, which says that Congress can admit new States into the union.

A word of thanks to D.C. shadow Senators, Paul Strauss and Michael Brown, for their input.

The best thing is simply for the 23rd Amendment to be repealed

Making D.C. into a separate State violates the solemn compact we made over 200 years ago with Maryland.

There are no constitutional obstacles to admitting Washington, D.C., as a State.

I urge this committee to stand up for American values and for democratic principles and pass the D.C. statehood bill.

A better option, in my view, would be to retrocede a large portion of the District to Maryland.

This is an injustice. This is a denial of voting rights.

Let me welcome Joe Lieberman. Welcome back to your home, and thank you for your years of leadership.

It is time to enact the Washington D.C. Admission Act.

Surveys today would demonstrate that the American people are still not interested in eliminating their capital district.

I never imagined serving in all those capacities that I would ever end up leading a charge in the Senate to fight on behalf of the residents of the 51st State.

My bill, a bill that many of our colleagues have co-sponsored, as well as the nearly 40 constitutional law experts who recently signed a letter of support, believe otherwise.

In one of his first acts as President, former President Trump made what many of us regard as a misguided and short-sighted decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, agreement.