Tom Carper: “Today we meet to consider the nomination of Jeh Johnson to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.”

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.

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

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.

I am the last Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and kind of relates to my great affection and interest in the postal issues.