Thomas R. Carper: “If I am trying to figure out what is the right thing to do, I try to put myself in other people's shoes.”

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

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.

If I had known--as you know, the breadth of the issues that we cover in this Committee are enormous. It is impossible for any of us to fully master each of them.

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