Theodore Deutch actually said...

"It's a pleasure to hear from you today and to work with you in your role as Register."

"The Committee has a strong and bipartisan record of supporting performance rights."

"It's well past time to respect the rights of U.S. performers."

"It seems to have become a hallmark of our work on this committee to hear, unfortunately, again and again about the constant relentless threat authoritarianism poses to democracies and democratic value..."