There are proposals that treat Federal employees, I think, in a way that is less than fair.

We do not want to just bring out the stick. We want to know what that carrot is.

I think they need to look at why people are leaving

But why do we need to sign a contract with someone else to do something that we would expect you guys were doing, in terms of recruitment?

I do not think you can have culture change without training.

I think one of the things we really need to focus in on is these particular skills.

I trust you to do your job. I just do not know why we need to spend this kind of money, outside a system, when this is going to be a recurring problem.

I think it is expensive no matter how you do it. But, I look at $40,000 and think, if I bonused somebody $5,000 a year, that might do more in retention.

We are not in a spot where we are a preferred employer anymore.

I am really disturbed by this, because it seems to me that a $40,000 payment, kind of bounty per new hire may not be the best way to recruit the best people.

I have felt strongly about improving supervisory training across the Federal Government for some time.

Stronger supervisory training is something that I have advocated for since coming on this Committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today and also for consideration of my bill, S. 2074.

I worked with colleagues to introduce legislation to address this barrier for tribes and increase STR resources--the Opioid Response Enhancement Act (S. 2437) with Senator Baldwin.

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the last thing that we can afford is a distorted or unproductive market

After all, you know, Al Capone even had to pay taxes, so even if we do not think that this is all legitimate and some of it is nefarious, we need to know what it is.

It is so critically important that we get these counts right.