Hakeem Jeffries actually said...

"I ask that you call on the parties to successfully resolve this issue once and for all, so that our parties can finally be paid fairly for their work."

"The Music Modernization Act is an important bill for songwriters, because it finally brings our laws into the digital age."

"Thanks to tireless work by Representatives Collins and Jeffries, the Music Modernization Act is endorsed not just by songwriters and publishers but by digital music services."

"For the last few years, I have been imploring the music community to come together in support of a common policy agenda."