Reply #11: just to correct the record

[teddyk23]

The members of congress did not have the statement ahead of time. Mr. Conyers certainly did not. Nobody should agree to sign something they did not have time to carefully read. That's why I don't really get the whole exercise of asking them to.

The statement was entered into the record and is now posted, like every other statement that was not fully delivered (including those by members and witnesses -- who also cut their presentations short or had it cut short). We had the room for a short period of time and did the best we could.

At the same time, I don't want to belittle the point the audience member was making. Many of the memberss of congress and witnesses were there because they agree with that point.

It was just that the purpose of that time period was to give as many people as possible the opportunity to ask questions of the witnesses.

It really bums me out that some have allowed that to taint what I thought was a very important step forward.