Thomas R. Carper: “there is a moral responsibility here as well. It is just not an economic imperative...”

I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage.

Given how important this obviously is, my only regret is that we didn't have an opportunity to talk about it 24 hours ago.

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.

People ask me what I am proudest of in my life, and I always say, raising three boys, with a big assist from their mom.