Mr. Genuis challenged that the point he was raising was touching on privilege and that I should rule on it. My ruling was that, as chair, I did not view that the matter raised was touching on privilege. He then challenged that decision of mine, which is dilatory and goes immediately to a vote. The committee can uphold my ruling that the matter he raised was not touching on privilege or overturn it. We're in a recorded vote now. I am going immediately to a recorded vote.
Do you uphold my ruling?
(Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 6; nays 5)
The ruling of the chair has been upheld. At this moment, I'm going to suspend for a couple of minutes.
We are suspended.