"We have to take a serious look at the Copyright Act, we have to examine what is working and what is not for creators and for all of the stakeholders."
"The basic premise of our copyright law is that we are all enriched when creators create, and that creators must be able to earn a fair return on their ingenuity."
"We can no longer look at Syria as a self-contained conflict. The implications on regional stability are too great."
"I'm extremely concerned about reports that Iraq is turning a blind eye to the Iranian's use of Iraqi airspace to transport weapons to Assad."
"After almost 12 years of war in Afghanistan and 2,177 American casualties, there is strong opposition among the American public to continue U.S. engagement there."
"Under President Obama's leadership, we refocused our efforts and have now largely accomplished his goal of dismantling the core of al-Qaeda."
"We should make it clear that our commitment is until 2024, whether it is 6,000 soldiers or 9,000 or 10,000."
"There are proportionately, as you probably know, Madam Chair, more women in the Afghan Parliament than there are in the halls of U.S. Congress."
"As we look forward to 2014, a key factor to stabilizing Afghanistan for the future and really to ensure our own national security interest is to improve Afghan governance."
"In order to have long-term legitimacy, the central government has to root out corruption at the highest levels."
"But isn't legitimacy going to be based ultimately on whether the election is perceived to be free and fair, Dr. Jones?"
"But is now the time to fundamentally alter our strategy of a responsible troop drawdown in Afghanistan?"