I'll explain it to you.
The answer is no. The invitation was for you to sit and listen to the witnesses as an independent. If an independent wishes to ask a question of a witness within the timeframe, a party that has standing can give its time to you, or a motion can be passed by the committee to give you time. I obviously will respect the will of the committee, but in this case that did not happen in this first hour.
So thank you, witnesses, for coming, and we will suspend for two minutes while we get the next panel in place.