Madam Chair, if you look at the record, I think you'll find it's extremely rare that we would have had the votes starting a little bit earlier. I believe we have set a precedent; we did in fact start at 3:15 once. Yes, we all have responsibilities, but I think to get over here within 10 or 15 minutes is not unreasonable to show respect to witnesses that we've asked to come here from across the country. I don't think shortchanging them is very respectful of this committee. That's where I stand on it.
On November 16th, 2009. See this statement in context.