follow this rule, mr. chairman. and i respectfully ask that we follow our rules, that we proceed in accordance with those norms and i know the chairman has great respect for open government, for whistle-blowers, for sunlight as the best dis inif he can tanlt. we need sunlight in this process. thank you, mr. chairman. i again, renew my motion to adjourn, which has been seconded by senator whitehouse. denied because we re not in executive session. i will proceed mr. chairman, before you proceed, i d just like to make one correction. there is a misconception as to what white house staff secretaries do and, in fact, two past staff secretaries todd stern and john podesta wrote an op ed in july 30th, 2018, the washington post titled, staff secretaries aren t traffic cops. stop treating kavanaugh like he