Tom Carper

I want to come back to cyber security and ask you to discuss, if you will, the status of our nuclear reactors with respect to cyber security.

I hope that is not true. Is it? Can you confirm that is not true?

I am proud of the work we have done together.

Nuclear fuel production is vital to our national security, and I call on the Commerce Department to begin an investigation.

I find their position profoundly shortsighted.

I find that deeply troubling.

I served in the National Governors Association.

Do you support TVA lining all of its coal ash ponds that are near bodies of water?

What would you have done differently in the Allen Coal Plant situation?

You raised the issue of the Allen Coal Plant having an online coal ash pond close to a water source important to Memphis water supply.

We talked a little bit yesterday about coal ash and the terrible incident that occurred several years ago.

I am convinced they are part of the solution.

Half of the pregnancies are unplanned--half the pregnancies are unplanned.

If that same young woman does not become pregnant at 16, graduates from high school, waits until 21 to have a child and actually marries the father of her child, the likelihood of that family living in poverty is 8 percent.

If a 16-year-old girl becomes pregnant, drops out of school, does not marry the father of her child, there is an 80-percent likelihood that they will live in poverty--8-0--80 percent.

I am very much encouraged by your interest in addressing root causes of poverty and finding ways to build stronger families.

I must say, I spent 8 years as Governor of Delaware. We spent 8 years focused on root causes and stabilizing and strengthening families.

I am very supportive of your position on opioids and trying to get behind this opioid crisis.

Think about that. This is money that we allocated in 2016, and so far about 25 percent of the $500 million has been used by States.

It is alarming, actually extremely alarming, and more, it is a little bit frustrating.

I want to talk a little bit about opioid addiction and overdose, which continue at epidemic levels.

I thank you for your leadership particularly in helping to protect the Chesapeake Bay, in spite of efforts to cut funding for the important programs there.

Just use some common sense.

I just want to acknowledge their efforts and to say that I share in solidarity with them.

Shameless pandering.