Hakeem Jeffries actually said...

"This will dramatically improve fairness for songwriters in terms of how their work is valued."

"Those were the words of the Founders of this great country, who recognized it was important that the creative community deserved to be able to benefit from the fruits of their labor."

"It matters to our democracy and is our ultimate serious responsibility as Members of Congress."

"All of these bills, at the end of the day, are really just designed to be consistent with a vision for this Nation that was present at the very founding of the Republic."