If I may, Mr. Stoffer, I'd like to go back to some testimony made in front of the Senate subcommittee, on November 22, by General Yaeger, the Surgeon General. When asked, “Is the challenge money?”, General Yaeger gave the following answer:
No, senator, the challenge is not money. It is simply availability of appropriately trained people who are willing to come to work for us either in uniform or as public servants or civilians under contract.
If I had a magic wand, I would wave it on mental health providers at the moment. As of today, that is our biggest challenge in hiring.
And that's what Jim Jamieson was articulating.