I definitely share your concerns. We definitely want to work together to make sure we are providing the best services for our families.

It is not meant to be.

We have to be very creative here.

I do anticipate moving forward with a collaboration model that is more than you all should be talking together more.

I think that we recognize, and particularly as both Congresswoman Hanabusa and I serve on the Armed Services Committee for our respective bodies, that we are dealing with a very unique environment with regard to the military.

It takes willing hearts to go there.

So, I think for the military, thank both of you for raising that question of how do military victims, how safe do they feel in coming forward.

We have many dedicated service providers. We have a great need for legal services. And I want to thank you for your continued support.

So, did you say that you do not have the information as to how much your organizations have spent to return spouses?

And of course recognizing that the military families do go outside of the military provider community to access services in the private sector, so to the extent that you have this kind of awareness about the specific stressors and how to…

So, this is a directive from the Pentagon--

Because domestic violence knows no boundaries applied.

Are there not some very specific stressors that military personnel face that may--that would not be faced by the civilian population?

Because the resources are getting actually less for a problem that defies easy solutions.

Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order.

No, we need to be on the same page, because this is a really tough community-wide problem.

As people are navigating their way to safety, there are lots of encounters with other agencies.

So, for clarification then, the Attorney General actually designates within the Molokai shelter who will get what amount?