Tom Carper

We said, 'You solve them. You can do it, and we can help.'

The miracle can happen. I mean, Colombia did it.

When I first heard the words 'St. Elizabeths,' I thought, Why would we spend that much money on creating a campus, if you will, a home, a consolidated home for the Department of Homeland Security?

I am not a big believer that we need a 2,000-mile wall.

Much of it is generated by our insatiable appetite for drugs, that those countries are nearly failed States.

Even choirs need to be preached to.

Messaging has got to be a part of all those other silver BBs.

It is rare that we have a hearing that is both illuminating and terrifying, and this is really both.

I am more convinced than ever as we wrap this up.

The opioid urgent care center I think is something that is worth looking at.

I would think of what Dr. Horton has described, a best practice and the ability to, when folks show up at a hospital and they are ready for treatment, we get them into treatment.

In order to put someone into treatment, I have to have a treatment to put them into.

How are we able to do that in Delaware and not in other States? Why is that?

We probably will not be either. But give us just a great takeaway in terms of our to-do list here on our end, on the Congressional end.

I am going to be asking for the record if there are any amendments, any changes that should be made to the STOP Act.

There is another reason why the Postal Service needs revenue, and it is to be able to do their job, a better job with respect to intercepting and stopping the movement of these highly toxic chemicals.

We have to continue to also focus on the demand side here at home, which is why Medicaid expansion and continuing work to make sure people can get treatment--and we are working on prevention as well--is so important.

That ongoing support that this body continues to provide CBP on the overall drug mission is absolutely critical.

We want to have additional postal revenues in order that they can, among other things, modernize their mail processing centers.

There must be some way we can incentivize these folks.

All right. And 'we' is 'us.' Give us some advice.

That is not my question.

I said earlier this is all hands on deck. I am an old Navy guy.

Sometimes when we have a diverse panel like this... I ask them to help us solve the problem.

This is an 'all hands on deck moment' for our country.