Tom Carper: “It is a shared responsibility. We all have a role to play.”

could I have another minute or 2 to make some personal comments, if I could? I had the privilege of serving as Governor before I came to serve 24 years ago as a Senator. Before I was a Governor, I was a Congressman for some 10 years. One…

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

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

I just want to take a moment, if I could, to thank my family Martha, who is seated right up here to my right. And over the years, I have spoken with members of the Armed Forces who are married, and I have not only thanked them for their…