Thomas R. Carper: “In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Congress committed to ensuring that disadvantaged communities benefit from Federal…”

I usually default to the golden rule, and I think in this case it's a pretty good guide as well.

You and our colleagues have heard me invoke in this room more times than I can count the Golden Rule: Treat other people the way I want to be treated.

I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage.

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