Thomas R. Carper: “The presence of contaminated private well water is becoming a problem nationwide.”

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.

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.

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.

I want to thank our members for being here today.