Thomas R. Carper: “I think we can, and I think we must.”

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

I want to thank our members for being here 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.

I think that's really disgraceful, and it's unacceptable that the local DC courts have vacancies that last years because the Senate fails to act in a timely way.