All right. So we are missing a thousand. Do you agree with that?
It is imperative that CFSA address these problems and protect the lives of this city's children.
The only reason you go to a system like this and put the money into it is so that your caseworkers have more time to be ...
OMB's rule. So that's what we're dealing with?
And the universe is what? And Senator Landrieu asked you this. But how many total cases are we talking about?
Whoa. Is that not important? I mean, I can see notification being important. That is procedure.
Well, if your answer to me would have been, Senator, it just costs too darn much money to do it, I might understand it.
Is that your rule?
I mean, if they were not getting a permanency plan, I have a problem, right?
We think it is very, very important. We want to work with you. We want to try to be of assistance to you.
Okay. How many kids are we talking about?
1 percent is an unbelievable figure, or even 12. I mean----
That is what I find offensive and alarming. And I think you ought to fix it.
And I am not hearing any answer to why you are doing it that way. And I would really like to move on.
We just appreciate your interest and again thank you for requesting this GAO report.
Because we are dealing with the safety of the people of the District of Columbia and the visitors to the District of Col...
So the figures that I cited, of course, are old figures in the sense that they were up to May of 2002.
But why was it laid out that way, is my question. Whose preference is it?
