Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I had asked—of course, I didn't ask as such, but I indicated my preference—for us to go in camera. Had we been in camera, I'd be able to say this with greater comfort, but I don't have that option, so I now have to say it in an open hearing with everybody here.
I'm very disturbed with the way in which the subcommittee has acted. I don't want to suggest ill will on anybody's part—I don't think that's involved—but the way it's been acting, I think, is extremely problematic. It is in effect, although I'm sure not in intention, abusive of the rights of the committee as a whole, and certainly of me as a member.
I will explain what I mean by that.