I think you both said, through your testimony, that you agree with the idea of a national climate service.

I know there are, I think, six climate service centers, or climate centers, around the country--none in Alaska.

But, from a policymaker standpoint, we don't see that.

I applaud DAV for these constructive proposals.

What do you need to get to the level to--I think to follow up again with Senator Tester--get ahead of the game?

This system has been plagued with problems for far too long.

How did you come up with three times?

I might ask you to respond. But, that, to me, is a challenge.

There is a plan in place, the long-term plan.

I want to stress how important and difficult it is for very remote veterans to get to the physical facilities for those services.

You can do a lot of great plans, and then they can just sit there.

I want to ask one broad question, and then I have two quick ones.

If I could just ask one, which you don't have to answer now since I will put it in the record.

the faster we can make these appointments happen, the better off the VA is and the more services we can deliver to our veterans.

We're a small-business family, and so, he thinks--that's very intriguing to him.

I mean, literally, you don't have roads to some of these areas.

I am not going to speak on behalf of the Committee in total, but I would because I think it is a great way for us, instead of waiting for the end of the cycle, to say, why did you not do this?

You know, I think we're really onto something incredibly important here.

We are now learning through a lot of data that more and more veterans are living in more rural areas than ever before.

Qubo is designed to fill that gap in programming for children right after preschool.

Instead, saying earlier, well, here is success, here is where we are having some trouble, and here is why.

If you could share that with the Committee, I think that was what Senator Murray was asking, is that long-term?

As you think of strategic planning, long-term, how do we get to that rural component that is growing, and how do we ensure that we have quality services?

There is an annual and then there is a 5-year plan.

A plan is a plan, and it does change based on the environment.