Not everybody gets excited about this stuff. And I know sometimes my colleagues look at me, roll their eyes and say why do you spend so much time focusing on it, or why do you get so juiced up about this?
Carper addresses skepticism from colleagues about his focus on financial issues.
Share & report
More from Thomas Carper
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.
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.
I usually default to the golden rule, and I think in this case it's a pretty good guide as well.
Other voices in this conversation
