Philadelphia Shipyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1:07 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philly! Have a seat if you have one. (Applause.)
Emily, thank you for that introduction.
I tell you what, Mayor Kenney, thanks for the passport back into the city. I think the only reason why it was allowed to happen is I married a Philly girl.
You know, they can’t be here today but I want to thank Governor Shapiro, who’s doing a hell of a job, and to my friends Senator Bobby Casey and Senator Fetterman, who have been such great partners to me. (Applause.)
Folks, I want to also thank Representative Mary Gay Scanlon, who fights so hard for this district, and to the other members of Congress, Brendan Boyle, Chrissy Houlahan, Madeleine Dean, Joe Courtney. I tell you, the — oh, Donald Norcross, by the way. Donald from across the way.
You know, I always kid Donald when — (inaudible). (Applause.) You know, Delaware is small, so we have to fight for every inch of territory. So, there was a debate on whether or not — whether Delaware — the state of Delaware owned the Delaware River along the Delaware shore up to the highwater mark in New Jersey.
And they said, “No.” We went to the Supreme Court, and it got something right. They said, yeah, we do. Anyway. (Laughter.) I always kid them all the time.
Folks, look, before I begin, I want to say we’re praying for those who lost their lives in the flooding in Bucks County. The idea that there’s not global warming, I think, can’t be denied by anybody...
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