Thomas R. Carper: “I want to give these folks an opportunity.”

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

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.

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

I usually default to the golden rule, and I think in this case it's a pretty good guide as well.