Thomas R. Carper: “The information we just heard from my colleague, is this official? Is this like government emails?”

I think the greatest way that the Commission can have an impact on that is probably through our rate-making authority.

I am the last Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and kind of relates to my great affection and interest in the postal issues.

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

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.