Thomas R. Carper: “Yes. Well, my colleagues also hear me say, and this is a quote from Einstein that they all say, find out what works, and…”

Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.

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.

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.

People ask me what I am proudest of in my life, and I always say, raising three boys, with a big assist from their mom.