Tom Carper

I do not foresee the demise of the Postal Service by any means within the short term.

There is still strength in the system.

The GAO report argues the other way, that rural communities are even more dependent on the Postal Service than other parts of the country.

You cannot fix a problem you will not admit you have.

The Postal Service has a major problem with service performance.

But we are considering Mr. Taub's and Mr. Acton's nominations at what is a very challenging time for the Postal Service.

It is bad enough that we have a Board of Governors that has just one slot filled out of, gosh, roughly 10, and we do not want to repeat the same mistake here with respect to the Postal Regulatory Commission.

It is imperative, in my view, then that we take swift action on these nominees before the end of this year due to the pending critical work on rates before the Commission.

I thank Senator Coons for those beautiful, heartfelt words. A few years ago, the Senator who would have joined me and who would have joined Bill Roth before me would have been Joe Biden, who served here for six terms. He was someone who…

When the President nominated Jeh Johnson to be the Secretary--I am sure Senator Heitkamp will remember this--across the whole top level of management within Homeland Security, there were folks in acting capacity, in some cases really…

Ninety-three percent of the folks who were surveyed.

It is a labor of love.

I have nothing else to say. [Laughter.] I will quit while I am ahead.

Good. Do you know if all Federal agencies or most of the major Federal agencies use the Pathways Program?

I think Senator Heitkamp is going to kill me if I do not yield my time back.

I like to say find out what works, do more of that.

Now, there is an old saying: 'Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.'

I think leadership is always the key in the success of any organization.

I like that: 'Stop trying to boil the ocean.'

I think you have done a lot of good work, and you have hired some great people--and you have improved the Department.

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union . . .

I just want to yield my time to Senator Booker.

As much as I admire, respect, and feel gratitude toward Mr. Comey and Nick, I just want to say what a joy it has been to work with you.

I have been especially impressed with the steps that Admiral Neffenger has taken at TSA.

I think I mentioned to you, I went down to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), in what used to be Naval Air Station (NAS) Glynco, Georgia.