My thanks to all three of you for being here.
I have been paying some attention to the challenges you have been facing in obtaining sufficient resources. From your prior testimony, public comments, and reports, I know that there have been significant problems, in some places more than in others. I have inferred that what you required, besides funding, was an attitudinal shift that with the right leadership would bring forth the necessary tools and resources. What were the reasons given to you for not being given the funding for the systemic and the advocacy pieces you are missing?