Thomas R. Carper: “It's evident that the Postal Service must adapt to shifting consumer preferences to ensure its financial sustainability.”

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.

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