Dianne Feinstein actually said...

"We are the only industrialized nation on Earth that does not provide performers with a full performance right."

"The way I would like to proceed, ladies and gentlemen, is to ask each witness to confine your opening statement to 5 minutes."

"But not the performer."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I very much agree with your comments, and I do agree that the time is now and that we need to know what the concerns are."