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Frustrated and angry, South Dakota's Karl Mundt shot another question: "Do you believe a man can be a loyal American citizen and a member of the Communist Party at the same time?" That, said Ullman, was a question he had not considered. Said Mundt: "Consider it now and give me an answer." Ullman and his lawyer whispered. Then Ullman said: "I just don't feel competent to give an answer."
With that, the committee decided that it was not competent to carry on without some evidence more solid than mere accusations and denials. It called off its public hearings for three weeks, gave two subcommittees the task of pursuing the truth.