Derek Kilmer: “I don't have any additional speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

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.

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.