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: Although GAO has not had time to thoroughly analyze the strategy yet, we previously suggested that certain key elements be incorporated in the homeland security strategy. Choices: 1. Previously, GAO suggested that the homeland security strategy should include certain key elements. 2. GAO has already conducted a thorough analysis of the strategy. 3. The homeland security strategy has been in the works for over three years now.
3

Statement: and eventually they'll have to do something with that we'll pay for it again so why not pay industry this is my feeling why not pay industry a little more and reduce it you know and and not have as much of it Choices: 1. We'll always pay for health care. 2. We'll pay for it again. 3. We will never pay for it.
1

Statement: well yeah well when we've painted um right now our house doesn't have to have the same kind of exterior painting there it's more trim because it has some of the old asbestos shingles Choices: 1. We haven't painted anything yet. 2. We painted our house with a new paint. 3. We've painted our house.
2