Mr. Speaker, the Delaware River deepening project is important for my constituents, for our region and for the entire nation. I trust that, when they examine the facts about it, every one of my colleagues will join me in supporting it.

Mr. Speaker, Delaware River's regional ports handle approximately 58 million tons of cargo yearly.

Delaware River Power Squadron is dedicated to boating safety through education and civic activities in several locations in Philadelphia while also serving the boating public throughout southern Pennsylvania, the Delaware River, and the Chesapeake Bay.

The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware, is tilting.

Three quarters of the East Coast's refinery capability is located in the Philadelphia region.

Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.