Mr. Chair, with this, it doesn't reflect the best way for us to accept amendments. Our clerk probably received this weeks ago, and only today have we told the proposer that it's not in order. It's rather late to receive that information. I know that committees often work this way, but it's really not fair to legislators to find out a few minutes before they make a decision that an amendment that's been sitting here on our desks for weeks suddenly is out of order.
I don't want to criticize the clerk, but was there any correspondence to indicate when this was received that it was not admissible?