dr. spivak: it's hard for me to generalize. i will say there are specific examples and instances where states and localities have expressed both interest and requests for support to implement these. our understanding is that communities have different levels of capacity to implement these quickly or not. and we're developing training materials to try to accommodate the spectrum of communities and where they are in terms of the kind of support and resources they need to help them do this. senator grassley: senator feinstein. senator feinstein: i look at the numbers and they are so extraordinary. i look at the segments of american life that this kind of be apphaviorrs to permeate. and it's everywhere. what is happening with this? why is this, this kind of terrible immorality? we're not an unreligious culture. religions prevail and yet it happens even with religions. and i'm just astonished by the numbers of the millions of people that are affected by this. and it seems to me we have to come to grips with why this is. is it what w

spivak. introduce our final witness today. this is dr. howard spivak. he is the president deputy director of the national institute of justice. capacity, he served as a lead author of the federal point that we will be discussing today. the title of that report is the national best practices for sexual assault victims -- a multidisciplinary approach. served as the acting director of the institute before joining the institute. he served as the prevention division within the national center for injury prevention and control at the center for disease control and prevention. thank you very much. now you go ahead with your report. there may not be very many people here but the two of us will have some questions for you. dr. spivak: thank you, chairman grassley and ranking member feinstein. it's good to talk about sexual assault kits and bringing closure to victims. my name is howard spivak, director of the national institute of justice at the u.s. department of justice. i began my career as a pediatrician and later directed the division of violence prevention

spivak and introduce while he's sitting down, our final witness today is dr. howard spivak, principal deputy director of the national institute of justice. the doctor served as a lead author of the federal report that we'll be discussing today. the title of that report is national best practices for sexual assault victims, a multi-disciplinary approach, the doctor served last year as the acting director of the institute before joining the institute the doctor served as director of the violence prevention division within the national center at the national center for disease control and prevention. thank you very much. doctor. now, go ahead with your report. there the two of us, we'll have questions. >> thank you mr. chairman and members of the committee. and it's playing a part in the closure for children. i'm dr. howard spivak from the u.s. department of justice. i was began as a pediatrician and began with the center of the c.d.c. and i've been in between science and justice. delivering cutting edge knowledge and tools to criminal justice professionals across

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 i

dr. spivak: thank you. >> patrick kelly is a defense reporter with cq roll call. what are the main parties of the house versus what the president's request held. >> the house bill in many ways exceeds what the pentagon and the president asked for in this defense bill. 93will approve funding for of the 135 strike fighters. congresswoman and chair of the house appropriations defense committee has said she wants to buy these 93 planes as opposed to the pentagon's requested 77 to drag down the cost. when you drag down -- when you buy in bulk, it makes those cheaper. they also happen to be assembled at a lockheed martin facility in her district. builds 12 ships for the navy compared the presence request of 10. the appropriators have approved funding for two combat ships as one that the president requested. shipbuilders in wisconsin and alabama will be busy. they will probably end up in the final bill. what spin the chairs view of the appropriations process so far and her work with her ranking member? patrick: this year is a little easier because of budget agreemk in th