I know that it is my turn to speak soon. Pardon me, but here in committee, witnesses take up the time that is allotted to each individual member, and I am fully entitled to my seven minutes. So if I feel that a witness is taking up too much of my time, I have the right to interrupt him. It is my privilege, as a parliamentarian, to do so. Those are the rules.
On February 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.