On a point of order, Mr. Chair, by my count, this is at least the fifth time you have called Dr. Ellis to order and reminded him of the rule of relevancy. He just ignores you. Each and every time you call on him, rule him to be irrelevant and ask him to speak to the issue, he continues to go right back to speaking on the very subject on which he was just ruled irrelevant.
I would ask that if he continues to do it, or does it one more time, he lose his speaking spot and you move to the next speaker. If he refuses to respect the rulings of the chair and insists on speaking on irrelevant subjects after being called to order repeatedly, he is disqualifying himself from speaking on this matter.
We cannot allow Dr. Ellis to continue to filibuster this bill and this committee by speaking about irrelevant subjects. He's permitted to filibuster and speak at length—as torturous as it may be—but he is not entitled to ignore the rule of relevancy. I'm concerned that—