Thank you, Mrs. Kimm.
I really appreciate and want to echo what my colleague has said with regard to your coming here and sharing your testimony, and with regard to thanking your husband for his service. I believe you said it was from 1989 to 2011, which is 22 years. Obviously, you've shared a great deal of that journey. Quite often, spouses are not recognized for their service, commitment, sacrifice, and obviously advocacy, as you now come before this committee.
There are a couple of things that I wish to cover.
You made a comment with regard to the volatile economic times that we're presently experiencing. You talked about a lump sum. I want to unpack that a little bit, if you don't mind. Do you feel that the compensation you're receiving is covering the costs of inflation in the volatile economic times we're experiencing? Are you being adequately compensated right now?