Let me bring to everybody's attention that it is five minutes after ten. We have accomplished very little so far. I'm going to ask all of us, if I can as the chair.... If we can't work by consensus in this committee, you really have to question what's going to happen in the other committees. I ask all of us to please work together.
These issues are so important. Let's not get tied up in political rhetoric and the rest of it. Lots of other committees do, but this one shouldn't. Let's try to work together. We all want the same thing, all of us in this room. Let's try to move on. Motions cause hassles for all of us. When necessary, let's table them, but if not....
Can we have some order? Let's get together, guys. Let's try to avoid motions, if everybody agrees. We can all play politics here, or we can move on the issues that matter to each and every one of us around this table. Let's try to bring ourselves together. Let's try to avoid motions unless they are absolutely necessary. When there is consensus, we should be moving forward and not wasting time.
Now, can we move forward on the workplan we have proposed here?
Yes, Ms. Smith.