"I am here today to say this bill is a hand to effectively say all we are asking for is a penny."
"zero continues to be a number that denies hundreds of millions of dollars to our performers around the world."
"No one involved in the recording of 'Uptown Funk' has ever been paid by radio broadcasters who profited from their work."
"American musicians didn't get paid for 'Uptown Funk.'"
"Fortunately, there's a solution to fix this injustice, the American Music Fairness Act."
"It is time that we respect music. It is time that we honor the creators of music. It is time that we treat them fairly."
"Are you representing to the Judiciary Committee that companies like iHeartMedia which earned close to 3 billion dollars is going to stop making those investments if this bill passes?"
"So, you said it would have a dramatic impact on music airplay."
"It is time for fairness in American music. That is why this legislation is so urgently needed."
"The stakes for U.S. interest in the Libyan people are very high."
"I commend the Libyan people and their representatives for taking these important and necessary steps."
"I hope our witnesses will confirm that tough bilateral and multilateral diplomacy has been used and will be used to pressure all outside powers involved to respect the arms embargo."