Mr. Chairman, we do not apply the same rule to everyone. This is something like the Guaranteed Income Supplement. Although you are entitled to it, you are not told about it. Therefore, you cannot get it because you do not know about it.
The same applies to the current situation. Some witnesses came before the committee. We didn't try to save the committee some money by hiding from the witnesses their right to claim expenses. In my opinion, all the witnesses should get the same information. I am convinced that some witnesses will claim the expenses whereas other witnesses will not. But why do we apply this rule, all of a sudden, to the witnesses who are here today and those who will come tomorrow, whereas it did not apply before the holidays?
Mr. Chairman, I am completely confused.