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Thanks for the warm welcome. Thanks for letting me interrupt your workday. I hope it's OK. I really appreciate you having me. It's a good—I like to get out of Washington, and I like to pay a visit to our neighbors outside the Beltway. So I appreciate you letting me come by.

Thanks for the tour of this important facility. I want to thank those back at the control room for being so gracious and kind and taking time to explain all the dials and gauges. I can play like I understand what I saw.

But one thing is for certain, that when the people of Maryland flip a switch and see their lights come on, they need to thank the people working here at this plant. This plant is providing a lot of important power for people all over the state of Maryland. I've come to talk about economic security. I've come to talk about the need to get a good energy policy out of the Congress. And there's no better place to do it than right here in Calvert Cliffs. Thanks for letting me come.

Laura didn't come with me. She's out west with our daughter, Jenna, in the Grand Canyon. How about that? She's doing a great job as the First Lady. She is a fabulous wife and a great mom, and she sends her best to all the good folks who work here at Calvert Cliffs. I appreciate the Secretary of Energy joining me today. He's a good man, he knows a lot about the subject, you'll be pleased to hear. I was teasing him—he taught at MIT, and—do you have a Ph.D?

SECRETARY BODMAN: Yes.

Yes, a Ph.D. Now I want you to pay careful attention to this—he's the Ph.D, and I'm the C student, but notice who is the advisor and who is the president. He's a good man, and I really appreciate working with Sam to achieve a great national goal, which is become less dependent on foreign sources of energy.