Q This 9/11 lawsuit bill seems to be framed as an up or down proposition. Is that accurate, or is there room for compromise?

MR. EARNEST: Well, we certainly would welcome congressional action that would address the concerns that we’ve raised. So I guess that’s the reason that we’re having conversations, is to try to find an approach that would satisfy the concerns and the desire of some members of Congress to want to address the request of the 9/11 families. And we’re hopeful that they can find a way to do that that doesn’t carve out the kinds of exceptions that put our diplomats and servicemembers at risk around the world.

Q But your answer to Olivier before sort of suggested that there are two moving parts here. There is the sovereign immunity stripping provisions of JASTA, but also the response from other nations, which may or may not be reciprocal to that. So is there any ― am I characterizing your position correctly? If that’s true, is there anything that you can do to reduce the immunity protection without triggering some sort of international law ―

MR. EARNEST: I guess what I would say ― the best way I can answer your question, Gregory, is to say that, yes, potentially there is a way to address the significant concerns that we’ve raised about the risk facing U.S. servicemembers and U.S. diplomats while also addressing the requests of the 9/11 families. That’s the ―

Q Are you prepared to say (inaudible)?

MR. EARNEST: No, but I think that’s the nature of the conversations that we’re having with members of Congress on Capitol Hill. I don’t know if something like that exists, but we’re certainly in conversations to find out if it does.