them to labs to be processed is a very good start to that effort. senator cruz: does more need to be done? dr. spivak: right now i am not sure i can answer that question specifically. i think over the next year or so we'll learn a great deal more about how these programs are working and how extensively they're moving the dial on this. senator cruz: so you said over the next year or so. what do we expect to learn in the next year or so? dr. spivak: i think what we'll expect to learn is how communities, how specific communities are more effectively addressing the issue, resolving it or at least making significant dents in the problem. and from that we'll have a better sense of how to expand this more broadly at a national level. senator cruz: ok. well, thank you for your

testimony and thank you for the testimony of the previous panel as well. the record on this hearing will be held open for one week. there may be written questions that come from members of the committee. we would ask that all witnesses respond to those written questions promptly. and with that the chairman didn't give me the gavel so the hearing is adjourned. dr. spivak: thank you. >> patrick kelly is a defense reporter with cq roll call. what are the main parties of the house versus