Tom Carper actually said...

I hope it is not too late when this happens. I do not think it will be.

Hopefully, he will have, if confirmed, a lot to do this year and some more to do after November.

These are challenging times for the Postal Service. Absent congressional action this year, that future will be dire.

Yes, I think that we did take too long. And when that issue first came before us, I expressed my opinion as to what I thought the timetable ...