Tom Carper: “We have thousands of kids that are not in school today because of the asthma, because they cannot breathe the air, and…”

For too long, the seats have not been filled, and not been filled properly.

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.

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

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.