On the recordDecember 7, 2021
Responding through the Chair, as long as there is openness and honesty about what is happening in the procedure, I will assure you that I will do everything I can to extend that courtesy forward. That particular day, you may or may not be aware of the fact that while you were speaking, we learned--Senator Grassley and I both learned that someone had raised the 2-hour rule, and it came as a surprise to both of us. When we are open and honest about what we are trying to achieve in a committee, there is no reason why we can't abide by basic courtesy in the tradition of the Senate.
