Derek Kilmer: “Thanks again to my colleagues, to the Subcommittee Chairwoman, and our Subcommittee colleagues.”

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

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.

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