Thomas R. Carper: “One of the things that we have done as a Congress is to provide the resources to help change that.”

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

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

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.

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.