"First, by picking some banks as winners, and giving them money to buy their competitors, is the Federal Government creating a whole new generation of institutions that are 'too big to fail?'"
"We are in a situation of our own making. We have sat back and let ourselves be convinced by the argument that bigger is always better."
"Last Sunday, Circuit City, one of the Nation's largest retailers, finally shuttered its remaining stores and laid off approximately 34,000 employees."
"The only point I want to make before I yield to the Chairman of the Constitution Committee on the House Judiciary, Jerry Nadler, is to say that my only problem about this proposal is the possible cost..."
"Labor ardently supports the efforts of our brothers and sisters in the music profession to be fairly compensated when the music they have created is played on the radio."
"While these stations earned over $16 billion in advertising revenues last year, they paid nothing to the performers whose music they played."
"I think H.R. 848 is an important piece of legislation and I think that it is fair to say that the current situation involving recording artists is not one that we can be very proud of."
"I'm hopeful that we can work with the NBA to try and resolve any legitimate concerns it has with the bill."
"Now, I have a prediction that sooner or later this measure is going to become law."
"Before Congress chooses to act or withhold action on any matter, we have an obligation to ensure all legitimate concerns are fairly reviewed and addressed."
"I'm here as a representative of the musicFIRST coalition, to give voice to fellow artists and musicians who join together to assert their right to be compensated for the airing of their musical perfor..."