Howard Berman: “I strongly support Taiwan's vibrant democracy. I want to assure the Taiwanese people that the United States will respect…”

I think this is a very historic piece of bipartisan legislation. Just as Jackson-Vanik became a tool to deal with one aspect of a horrible set of policies by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, we now, using the Magnitsky legislation…

I have no further requests for time, and I urge support for the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

It is disingenuous, I have to say, Mr. Reese, for you to talk about finding the rate that will incentivize more webcasting by radio stations without acknowledging any obligation to be subject to a performance right for over-the-air…

If we are going to want to make sure that our diplomats are secure, then we have to pony up the money.