Thomas R. Carper: “An agency with a budget the size of this one, it is an almost $100 billion budget, and that is unacceptable.”

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

We need to reform it.

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.

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.