The executive director pulled me aside after she heard I was sitting on the veterans affairs committee, of course, and wanted to address the issue of the lump sum payment. In fact she asked if she might come to our committee herself to make a representation. They have some very serious concerns. Her son, as well, is in the armed forces. He was injured in Afghanistan and just came home.
The ability of the newer veterans--or especially the older veterans--to manage the lump sum benefits has been an ongoing issue. I wonder if you might want to address that. We have heard in testimony from witness after witness that they preferred the old system of the monthly pension benefits rather than the lump sum payment. Since it's supposed to be a living document, isn't there any way we could accommodate this overwhelming cry from every single witness that they prefer the old system with respect to the pension benefits?