Just before we suspend for committee business, I think there are two points that I think we would all consider before going in camera.
One was what the witness had just indicated, that is, the distinction between commentary that would be valid in a political forum and the facts.
Secondly...but Mr. Reid is not here. He'll be able to defend himself when he comes back in.
To finish off with Mr. Walsh, that the most serious thing would be that we would eliminate the privilege of going into ten percenters, well, I think the House has already dealt with that. So the only issue left is whether there would be an apology directed towards Mr. Cotler or others.
The second thing is that Mr. Reid, in his questioning, would appear to have admitted that there was an error, because he said that Rabbi Melchior's statement, if it had been available to those researchers and supported by the caucus, would clearly have had a different impact on the statement, thereby acknowledging the inaccuracy of the statement.
So I think perhaps it would save the committee a lot of time to simply move towards filing a report to the House. You've already dealt with the maximum penalty available, because the House has already said no more ten percenters in somebody else's riding--