Thomas R. Carper: “I think the biggest gap--we've talked about it--is our inability to achieve affordability across a broader spectrum of…”

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.

I felt forever that there's actually revenues opportunities for the Postal Service through vote by mail.

We need to reform it.