Derek Kilmer: “Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks for holding this hearing today.”

I am hoping to leave my campsite better than I found it.

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

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

I am grateful to my colleague and friend, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, for serving on our first panel today.