I think you all know this comes at a critical moment when we are, for the first time, seriously looking at privacy legislation.

Ensuring that legislative branch officials have been selected by a transparent, bicameral, bipartisan process like what would be proposed in the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, it is an important addition to the…

Ensuring that creators can protect their original works is one of the hallmarks of our free market system.

Copyrighted work doesn't just entertain and inspire us, it drives economic activity and translates into jobs for millions of Americans.

We need to be a country that invents, that makes stuff, that exports to the world, and promotes ingenuity.

In the 21st century, we need a modern Copyright Office.

I think the bill accomplishes that actually quite well.

I think that is right, what you said, in terms of I think Karen Temple has done a fabulous job as the Acting Register.

They've used photos of people that didn't consent to have them used.

It says that for online political ads, there has to be disclosure and disclaimers, including for issue ads.

the standards and enforcement are centralized at the FTC.

our bill requires that online platforms make plain language disclosures regarding how personal data will be collected and used.

Do you all believe that we need some kind of Federal legislation to take place here so that we have some kind of privacy standard for consumers?

I do think that this has something to do with privacy because a lot of these political ads that have come from Russia and other places have interfered with people's privacy.

The Honest Ads Act, and I'll ask you about that, Mr. Enright. We've gotten support for that bill.

It really goes to the fundamental misuse of the Internet.

Healthcare cost is the number one issue that I hear about from Minnesotans.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor five incredible members of Minnesota's law enforcement, each of whom is deservedly receiving the FBI Director's Award for Excellence: Stearns County Deputy/ Investigator Dennis Kern, former Captain Pam…