Mr. Chair, obviously they have the voting power, but I do think this is a deviation from past practice, and I do think it is setting us off on a tone that “might makes right” rather than a fair and equitable procedure.
I think I've never been on a committee where the third party did not speak third. If the third party speaks fifth, I think this is a deviation from past practice and tradition, which I don't think is appropriate.
Obviously I don't have the power to stop it, because they have the majority, but I would like to register my opinion on the point.