I never like to disagree with anything my friend across the way says, but we did actually have opinions--fairly strong opinions--from two different groups that appeared in front of us. The Legion eventually said they were in support of having an ombudsman, and the independent group of veterans who appeared in front of us made no bones about how strongly they felt about having an ombudsman. So we did actually get some direct answers, but we need more. We need more input, which is what our intention is all about.
On September 25th, 2006. See this statement in context.