Mr. Chairman, we have gone through five or six proposed amendments that are almost exactly the same as other amendments that have been lost. I asked you on Monday to group some of these, because we keep repeating the argument for each one. I don't mean to show any disrespect to you, Mr. Chair, but we are going through a series of amendments, or proposed amendments, that are really the same as that previous amendment under another subsection. And even the most cursory of readings would suggest they can't possibly be entertained because they would contradict what we have just done.
I've held my tongue for the last 45 minutes, but I think that on this one here, if you're going to entertain a lot of debate, and on others subsequent to this, without making a decision on the request I made of you the other day, we would not be using the time of this committee very efficiently.