Derek Kilmer: “The problems we face as a Nation are hard, but the idea that we will deliver more for our constituents and for our…”

These retreats will allow us to identify areas of mutual concern and agreement.

First, it can help us promote bipartisanship and civility, which I believe is desperately needed in our polarized politics.

My gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Morelle, is that you are loving critics of the institution, and that matters.

My hope is, regardless of which party holds the gavels, that that Subcommittee continues, because the work of institutional improvement needs to continue.