Thomas R. Carper: “Much of this funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which really has its roots right here in…”

I think the greatest way that the Commission can have an impact on that is probably through our rate-making authority.

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.

If I had known--as you know, the breadth of the issues that we cover in this Committee are enormous. It is impossible for any of us to fully master each of them.

Last year, the Environment and Public Works Committee held, I think, not one, but a couple of hearings on permitting, common theme at our hearings, on the importance of public engagement.