Order.
I want to remind members of this committee that when the chair hits the gavel, it means that the chair is going to speak and is asking for the members to listen.
I sought advice, and the speech you made, Ms. James, is not a point of order. As the chair, I have a right to interrupt something when it is not what it purports to be. You started off by saying that this was a point of order, and that was not a point of order.
I would remind people that it's the chair who is in charge of this meeting, and the chair sets the rules, guided by the clerk and our rules and procedures. When somebody says it's a point of order and it is not a point of order, the chair is going to interrupt the speaker. If I have to, I will adjourn the meeting, if I am not going to get people respecting how a meeting is being run.
I don't want to keep having this conversation over and over again, but once again, we're running this meeting according to the rules, and everybody will get a chance to say their piece according to the rules. You do not get to make a lengthy speech when you are not on a point of order and get to call it a point of order, just as Ms. Sitsabaiesan did not get to claim privilege, because once I heard, I made the ruling based on what I had heard.
It is exactly the same rule in the House. The Speaker in the House does not allow a point of debate on a point of order that goes on to something else. You get to make your point of order, not to debate and talk about other things.
I'm now going to call the meeting back to order.
Ms. James, you may continue.