Doug Collins

What if now they just don't have the resources to do that, and they said, you know, we're just not going to enforce that, we're not going to cooperate with you, Mr. Secretary.

I share the Chairman's frustration and other frustrations that have been here, because at a certain point in time, you say, again, that they just don't want to cooperate.

For the American people, it's just hard to understand here.

the tie goes to the government.

This should not be the tie goes to the government. It should be what is best for the American people.

Again, I think this is interesting to see the results and also the discussion over ICANN because of the transition of ICANN and the termination of the IANA contract.

If we don't act, do you see a down side in the marketplace on these issues, especially from the songwriter and creator standpoint?

I want you to continue, you and your staff, to keep that fight going because you do have Members who are intensely interested in what's going on there

It is time for Congress to act.

I introduced the Songwriter Equity Act... to make modest fundamental changes to section 114 and 115 of the Copyright Act.

That seems to be ripe, if not overripe, for a change.

It is unacceptable for taxpayers hard-earned dollars to fund backroom deals to support the rulemaking process.

I appreciate what you just said because the creative community, this is something that I have fought for and will continue to fight for.

All welfare is local, therefore I believe it is a wise principle to allow flexibility as most of the solutions will also reside at the local level.

This is what is wrong right now with this. This is what is wrong with this argument. This is what is wrong the American people to get.

I believe the gentleman from Illinois has a good heart. I just believe he is dead wrong on many things dealing with this.

These types of proposals are unsettling because they discriminate against a particular type of technology.

It is important for Congress to look for ways to eliminate frivolous and abusive litigation.

We need to unclog the system to ensure that true innovators are given fair opportunity to enforce their patent rights.

what does it say when we're going to avoid the rule of law in this country?

This is concerning on many levels, and the problem that I have with the biggest part here is the fact that this has gotten mixed up into immigration.

Why didn't he do it before the election? Because broadly he knew it's a political issue.

the reason that most of us believe that this is a really political issue for this President is because when he chose to overhaul the healthcare system, when he chose to go after the big banks, the Too Big to Fail, when he chose a lot of…

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