Thomas R. Carper: “I have traveled all across the country, from the backyards of Jackson, Mississippi, to Mandan, North Dakota, to McDowell…”

I am the last Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and kind of relates to my great affection and interest in the postal issues.

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

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 am the last Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and kind of relates to my great affection and interest in the postal issues.