"I love the idea of combining the Music Modernization Act and the CLASSICS Act and the Fair Play Fair Pay Act into a comprehensive statutory bill of rights for musical artists and songwriters and other people in the music industry."
"We have the power under the Constitution to promote the progress of science and useful arts, and we should exercise that power, because, today, our regime stifles musical creativity."
"As the representatives of the people, we have a unique obligation to lead by establishing a culture of zero tolerance for this egregious form of discrimination."
"It can never be interpreted as a license to harass or discriminate against our employees."
"This is an important start, but mandating annual sexual harassment training is not sufficient."
"We are in the middle... of a dramatic culture shift that is a tribute to the women's movement in the United States."
"Unfortunately, we have not been able to have hearings on any commonsense gun reform legislation; like a criminal background check in the case of all gun sales which is supported by more than 90 percen..."
"When the White House says that your office is in tatters, I think it is a case of what the psychiatrists call 'projection.'"
"I am pleased that this is a moment when we are restating our common bipartisan commitment to zero tolerance for sexual harassment."
"I hope they will be forthcoming about what protections they are targeting for repeal, which companies would benefit, what are the factual justifications for doing so."
"This lack of transparency is very troubling and is depriving the American people of their right to participate in the rulemaking process."