Pete du Pont Speeches

I am very pleased to be here today to dedicate the newly renovated wing of the Emily P. Bissell Hospital ...

Lieutenant Governor Castle, Mr. President Pro Tempore, Mr., members of the 132nd General Assembly, elected officials, members of the Judiciary, and the cabinet, honored guests, ladies, and gentlemen ...

You have been called on to lead our public schools during a difficult time - at a time when the public school system in America is attempting to rebound from a turbulent decade of criticism while entering with speed a wholly new era -- a period ushering in technological changes that will affect not only education but most institutions of American society ...

I am pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to provide this opportunity for Delawareans to be heard on the subject of disposal of waste material off our State's coast. It's an encouraging sign that hopefully suggests the Agency has refocused its attention to its original mandate -- protecting our environment ...

While we are here this evening to honor and to recognize each of you for your educational achievement, there are probably few of us in this room tonight who could completely agree on what we think is a good education ...

Once again this year, the most recent cost statistics on America's health care industry come as no surprise. Again, they substantiate what we already know. The cost of medical care continues its unyielding ascent ...