Tom Carper: “I wear two hats today. One is I think of myself as Chairman Boxer's wingman.”

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

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.

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