Thomas R. Carper: “Some communities across our country are struggling with how to navigate today's economy.”

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 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.

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.

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