Tom Carper: “You know what else worked? Convincing legislators--State legislators--to pass laws that mandated seat belt usage.”

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.

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.

We help make the rules for the country, and we do not do this by ourselves.

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