that repeal happens, the timing is that the defense department is studying the issue through december. they have 60 days to repeal. we're looking at best case scenario for repeal would be in the spring. with the policy under such intense scrutiny, that study under way at the defense department. why not suspend the discharges of people under the policy now pending that defense department review? why keep kicking people out now while all of this movement is happening toward ending the policy? >> because that is the compromise we basically had to make to get the votes to finally repeal it. in other words, everybody's looking for, in my view, if i can just waive a wand it would just be flat repeal, no one else would be suspended and everyone suspended would be able to come back if they wanted to. but the truth of the matter is, we had to build a consensus for this. working very hard on the