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>> I THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
INFORMED CONGRESS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD BE LEGALLY
UNABLE TO PAY DEATH BENEFITS
WERE THERE TO BE A LAPSE IN
D.O.D. OPERATIONS.
IN OTHER WORDS, INFORMED
CONGRESS PRIOR TO THE LAPSE THAT
THAT WOULD BE THE CASE IF THERE
WERE TO BE A LAPSE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE WAS
NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESSED AS PART
OF THE PAY OUR MILITARY ACT.
THE PRESIDENT WAS VERY DISTURBED
TO LEARN OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE
DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE TO WORK WITH THE OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND HIS
LAWYERS TO DEVELOP A POSSIBLE
SOLUTION AND HE EXPECTS, RATHER,
THE PRESIDENT EXPECTS THIS TO BE
FIXED TODAY.
>> OH, SO TODAY?
>> YES.
>> THIS SHOULD BE RESOLVED?