If we were to restore earmarks in that limited way with a lot of transparency, the idea of having the legislation before us, actually signed into law, I think would be helpful in an earmarks restored world.
Carper discusses the potential benefits of restoring earmarks with transparency.
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Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.
To have vacancies that may be not just months, but in some cases years to that have been filled, that justice delayed is justice denied.
I think the greatest way that the Commission can have an impact on that is probably through our rate-making authority.
We will do it again. Maybe the next time we will actually make it to Columbia.
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