It is very important, I would suggest to the chairman, that our committee focus on the funding and recruitment.

I may be misunderstanding, maybe I heard the testimony wrong, but I'm trying to determine when the car accident occurs, are the children in the car accident brought to you?

Before this meeting is over, someone has to take responsibility to provide at least to me and to my staff an accurate accounting.

the Federal Government said they would pick up 40 percent of the tab of special needs, and the Federal Government is only picking up 8 percent

Congress is partnering with the District by enhancing security and emergency preparedness; strengthening schools and education standards; supporting Family Court and child welfare; revitalizing neighborhoods.

Now, of course, we would all like to see that pushed up, if possible.

I share your pain, because I can most certainly understand a family on the verge of adoption needing and being entitled to the credit that we intended them to get.

It's a very limited evaluation of the child.

I'm going to have to have these numbers to do any of this work.

But let me just say that I appreciate this work. I want to associate myself with your remarks, Mr. Chairman, and understand that we have made some progress.

The reason I am pressing for this number is because I am then going to ask you how many social workers you have on staff.

So why do we continue to leave the District's foster children stranded in this equally critical time?