I will point out to the member—and I think he must be a new member; I don't recognize him—that he's probably not aware that members have the right to speak in committee, and to speak at length if necessary. I am simply doing what I'm doing—and you're allowing that, Madam Chair—in the interest of trying to move forward with something.
My reasons for doing what I'm doing, asking the questions of other members, are to get some sense.... I don't want to yield the floor, and there's a very obvious reason for why I don't want to do that. I don't want to see this principle that's been introduced through the amendment to the amendment come to a vote, because I'm quite concerned about the threat it causes to democracy.
I'm trying to get a sense of where we're at with other members without yielding the floor. I'm doing that out of the best interests of the committee. If Mr. Maloney does not want to allow that, then he should be prepared to listen to my voice for some time to come.