to ask you some questions regarding what you did prior to being acting ag. it's my understanding that before you moved to the department of justice, that you were the executive director of the foundation for -- >> mr. chairman. mr. chairman. i have a point of order. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i have -- >> which in fact is a conservative watchdog where he made full use of the opportunity to call for investigations of multiple democrats. >> the gentleman will state his point of order. >> my point of order is, it is outside the scope of an oversight investigative hearing. >> it is not. you need to let me finish my question. >> the gentlelady will suspend. that is not a valid point of order. the gentlelady will continue. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman, point of order, the question is outside the scope of -- >> the gentlelady has the floor. >> are you going to override a