mike smith, deputy director of the bureau of indian affairs, and keith moore, director of the bureau of indian education. next we welcome the honorable yvette roubideaux, a director of health services in the department of health and human services. accompanying dr. roubideaux is mr. randy graknell, deputy director of health services. let me just thank you for your patience, and i've been looking forward to this hearing. so secretary, will you, please, proceed with your testimony. >> thank you, chairman akaka. we have previously submitted a written statement, but i'll summarize my statement to begin with. we thank you for this opportunity to provide the department of statement on the fiscal year 2013 president's budget request. the 2013 budget request for indian aaffairs within the department of interior totals $2.5 billion in current appropriations. this is $4.6 million below last year's enacted level, which amounts to a reduction of 2/10 of 1%. as you know, indian affairs meets with tribes on a quarterly basis. on the budget. through the tribal interior budget council and through th