Now, you said you received funding for one new Federal courthouse.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 8133. None…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 123, beginning line 22, strike section 8132. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 628, the gentleman from New…

Have you talked to the GSA about perhaps having an on-site manager at the Poff Courthouse?

the current music licensing system is rife with inconsistent rules and inequities that make no rational sense.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 73, line 7, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $988,471,000)''. Page 73, line 15, after the dollar amount insert…

It is often said that if we started from scratch, nobody would write the law as it stands today.

Unfortunately, the existing landscape is marred by inconsistent rules that place new technologies at a disadvantage against their competitors and inequities that deny fair compensation to music creators.

I believe we should take a comprehensive approach.

I am sorry this hearing, as well as the last, is not in New York, because everything is better in New York, but we have to make due.

I don't see how equitably or morally anybody has the right to make such a decision, and certainly not Congress.

In a capitalist system, it may be somebody's judgment that not paying people for their performances because they get compensated through promotions, et cetera... But, it should be the decision of the person whose services are being…