I think they help in a number of ways.
And thank you for your kind comments, Mr. Woodworth, and thank you for all you do in contributing to this committee and with your colleagues. I find your comments and questions very constructive and very helpful, and thank you for all you do to get these legislative initiatives passed.
With respect to the aggravating factors we've put in, I like how they are specific to the individual. I think I mentioned to Mr. Comartin that it does make a difference: if an individual was worth $100 million and lost $2 million, of course that has less impact on him or her than if the $1 million or $2 million represented everything the individual had. So the fact that this is now going to be before the court is very important, in my opinion.
One of the other provisions as well, since you've raised it, is the whole question that one of the aggravating factors we take into consideration is whether the individual concealed or destroyed the documents, because victims want to be able to access those documents. They want to be able to get at that material. And so what we're saying is that we want that to be taken into consideration, because that makes it harder for victims. If you start destroying the documents, then you're looking at possibly a longer sentence than you might otherwise get, and I think that's entirely appropriate. Why? Because we want to make it as easy as possible for victims to have their cases heard.
So again, it's very specific and very sympathetic to the plight the victims find themselves in, so these are more reasons why I hope this bill commends itself to all members of the House and is passed as quickly as possible.