Tom Carper: “Ted Kennedy and I subscribe to the 80/20 rule. We agree on about 80 percent of the stuff.”

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 think the greatest way that the Commission can have an impact on that is probably through our rate-making authority.

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.

We will do it again. Maybe the next time we will actually make it to Columbia.