Thomas R. Carper: “I want to again thank members of our staffs, both minority and majority, for their work in preparing us for this…”

Given how important this obviously is, my only regret is that we didn't have an opportunity to talk about it 24 hours ago.

We are delighted to be able to move the legislation today.

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.

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