Thomas R. Carper: “The Service's mission of conserving, protecting, and enhancing our Nation's wildlife and habitats has never been more…”

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

People ask me what I am proudest of in my life, and I always say, raising three boys, with a big assist from their mom.

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.

I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage.