Derek Kilmer: “If your State has no Senators or no Representatives at a time of national crisis, you are not part of that…”

I strongly believe that this is a key ideal we should be striving for in how we craft rules packages.

This retreat would provide a rare opportunity to engage with one another outside of the pressures of Washington, D.C.

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.