Thomas R. Carper: “Well, there is a good compromise out there, and I think if we are smart and don't give up today, we will find it.”

We help make the rules for the country, and we do not do this by ourselves.

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

I think that's really disgraceful, and it's unacceptable that the local DC courts have vacancies that last years because the Senate fails to act in a timely way.

We need to reform it.