Am I to understand, Mr. Chairman, that our witnesses will remain here while we study the bill clause-by-clause? I don't know if that is the usual procedure. In this case, that would not be a problem, because there are not many amendments and we agree on the thrust of the bill, except for a few things we would like to add. I find it unusual that we call witnesses and force them to listen to our discussions, which can sometimes be at a different level than what we usually talk about.
On November 21st, 2006. See this statement in context.