Mr. MacGregor, you're asking me to engage in speculation and conjecture. I don't believe that's appropriate.
The commissioner herself will be here before this committee in less than an hour's time. This is a question you may want to put to her.
You're asking me about a conversation I was not a party to. You're asking me about things that someone else said and asking me to explain why she might have said it. You have an opportunity to ask the person who actually spoke those words what she meant and why she said it. I'm sure that you'll take that opportunity.
I am not going to engage in speculation or conjecture about what she said or what she might have meant.