Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished chairman of the committee from New York (Mr. Nadler) for yielding and his support, as well as the distinguished Member from the great State of North Carolina (Mr. Bishop) for his support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 704, the ARTS Act, a bipartisan, bicameral effort to support the student creators of America, help ignite their passions, and allow them to dream big. The Framers of our Constitution and the Founders of our great country understood that society would benefit if we incentivize creativity and innovation. That is why Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to create a robust intellectual property system to promote the progress of science and useful arts. Many of our Founders, of course, were authors and inventors themselves. The ARTS Act seeks to build upon this principle and practice by helping to introduce the next generation of creators from around the country to copyright and intellectual property. Specifically, it would permit the Register of Copyrights to waive application filing fees to register a copyright for those talented high school students who win the Congressional Art Competition or the Congressional App Competition each year.…”