Thomas R. Carper: “We made some progress, but there is more still to be done.”

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.

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.

We need to reform it.

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