That is very helpful and very dramatic.
What distinguishes Open World, as you see it, from some of the programs that State operates with respect to visiting dig...
I want to thank the Chair and thank the Ranking Member.
Thank you, Senator Boozman.
We are an agency that supports the Congress.
So, Ambassador O'Keefe, I have my final questions for you.
So do we expect the scaffolding to be removed at the end of 2015?
The reason I ask is because there have been questions, in my mind, about how CBO scores the costs of ESPCs.
I do believe that funding for Open World should be primarily from this appropriation.
So we expect it to be completed on time?
I have gone over my time.
The early reports are that that election was significant, that the turnout was over 60 percent.
That is the $1.7 million request, is that correct?
I understand that you are working on a contract with utility energy services to implement the project...
And we expect it to take 15 years for payback for this project?
I don't think that we should repeat the mistake, frankly, that we made when we dealt with the crack epidemic.
What we've seen in New Hampshire and northern New England is a real epidemic spread of heroin and prescription drug opio...
We have to also make sure that we identify this problem as a public health problem.
