In addressing Mr. Hiebert's comments, the clerk has researched this previous to this meeting and just comments to me now that there is a difference between the actual treatment and the question. That's how he referred to it. In his view the motion is in order.
We have a contrary view that the motion is not in order. I'm not sure if it's up to me to decide if it's in order or not.
Okay, it is up to me to decide if the motion is in order or not, and I guess that's why they pay us the big bucks.
It came out of the rules under which the House operates, and of course, the House operations and the committee operations are somewhat separate. I am going to rule that this motion is out of order. This leaves some avenues here. I will rule that and allow us to get to the vote. If you have discussion--