In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Statement: He wants the United States to adopt an emergency tariff of between 10 percent and 15 percent on imports to force other countries to abandon their mercantile trading strategies. Choices: 1. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in the United States, said the news. 2. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in Italy. 3. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in the United States.
1

Statement: The process of transitioning from the construction permit to the operating permit varies among states and appears to be somewhat unclear due to the infancy of the Title V operating permit process. Choices: 1. In some states its impossible to transition from construction permit to operating permits.  2. Transitioning from construction permits to operating permits is the same regardless of what state you are in.  3. Transitioning from construction permit to operating permits varies across different states. 
1

Statement: The CASA program is a volunteer organization of people who assist and advocate for the rights of individual children in foster care. Choices: 1. The CASA program has a large number of volunteers. 2. The people who comprise the CASA program are paid employees. 3. The CASA program helps children in the foster care system.

1