Yes.
I think this is the concept that we're dealing with. Our committee is a creature of the House; our committee is a creature of their respective party executives. I'm suggesting, for the sake of both the executive and the House, it would probably be better if committees became more directly creatures of the House, so that the responsibility would be more direct. I suspect that is how they were first envisioned.
I should say that even though I'm only talking about the chair today—I've suggested things about the vice-chair—part of the reason I did this was to provoke other members to a more robust debate on how we select committees. I took this as a very mild step. If you bite off more than you can chew, you often don't get anything. If you allow someone a small step, they'll take it, and once they've taken it they will possibly go forward.
With regard to where you're going, I think most members would agree. The question basically becomes whether the committee is responsible most directly to the House or to the executive. What is it a creature of, and what is it there to assist?