We tried. We put--Senator Bingaman and I tried very hard to do that.

That is just--go ahead, Senator Murkowski.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Missouri is at 3 percent. Kentucky is at .04 percent of claims filed.

And you are not going to pursue any, either through the courts or anything? You are just going to drop it?

Obviously, the Department of Energy does not believe that that is that kind of a program.

Thank you.

One is to cut off their money and make them a nonexistent Department if they do things like that.

I thank you for your testimony and the committee is adjourned.

The only point is that the DOE serving as a 'willing payor,' quote unquote, raises a very profound question...

Thank you.