ellison: mr. speaker, we always knew that kevin mccarthy and the republican caucus had gotten together to set up this benghazi task force in order to do a political stunt, but i never thought they would admit it. i was shocked. i mean, can you imagine me or any member of this house setting up a $4.5 million task orce for the sole purpose of electioneering? every one in that task force, every staffer was essentially a campaign staffer and yet paid for with government money to impact a presidential election. this is a scandal, people. i can't believe what i heard. we all knew it was going on but we couldn't prove it but now it's documentary proof in front of literally millions of americans, bragged about and set out as, yeah, we did it and it's an achievement we're proud of. now, if one member were to use nair congressional office to campaign -- their congressional office to campaign, that would be an ethics complaint. what if a whole caucus does it? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unani