We introduced a broad bill to show the Senate what we really seek to accomplish here.

I think, will also bode well for its success.

I am optimistic the third time is going to be the charm and that we will finally enact legislation on the subject in this Congress.

Do you plan to send the Congress a proposal for contract support costs, and if so, when?

I understand that, but I also recognize that given the timeline, this all happens after this administration is no longer in place.

So the perpetrator goes out. It is a horrible cycle.

We have implemented in Alaska, I think, a great model with regards to our dental health therapists.

Thank you. Excellent point, and I think many of us were on the Approps Subcommittee yesterday when we were talking about these issues with the VA.

I am happy to work with you on the oral health needs of our Native people.

That does not help us in Alaska, though, because we cannot get our physicians in the VA.

The statistics that we have are not only troubling, they are just unacceptable.

Our statistics as they relate to domestic violence when it comes to Alaska Natives and American Indians are among the worst in the country.

This is not fair to them. This is not right.

One last question for you, and this relates to physician recruitment and retention, because, again, you can build facilities that are state-of-the-art, but if you do not have the men and women, the professionals, and their teams to open…

I do not think that this is an assumption that we can make.

It has been over 5 years since we have done a hearing on the IHS budget, so this hearing is long overdue.

I would certainly remind not only you, Dr. Roubideaux and Mr. McSwain, but everyone who comes before the subcommittee, when we ask the questions, it is not just for busy work.

We have not marked up an interior bill in 5 years.

Is that any different than we what we have done in the past because it has been a smaller block, and I thought we were in sync.

It really just comes back to very constant communication on this.

I am going to ask you for what I have asked before, which is a commitment to work with me, to work with my staff, to come up with a solution to this issue.

It has potential for, I think, significant confusion in the implementation. It can hurt American Indians, Native Alaskans in receiving the benefits to which they are entitled.

I have just hopefully two quick questions, and we will be able to wrap up soon.

Distressing for all of us.

So where are we with Unalaska then?