The misinformation and weaponization claims that have been made by my Republican colleagues.

I do have to plug AMFA, sound recording owners, and performers need to have that right.

So, because you provided this opportunity, I do have to plug AMFA, sound recording owners, and performers need to have that right.

It is clear that artists, consumers, and businesses all depend on a healthy music industry to thrive, and that is why I was proud to join with my colleagues five years ago to sponsor and pass the landmark Music Modernization Act.

It is also an important driver of economic activity.

Music nourishes the soul. It expresses powerful ideas and emotions, and it connects us across cultures.

I am pleased that we have the opportunity today to examine how the law is operating five years later.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for holding this hearing and for bringing the Subcommittee to Nashville, one of the great music cities of the world.

Thank you, Chair Issa, for hosting and calling this field hearing.

I was proud to join with my colleagues five years ago to sponsor and pass the landmark Music Modernization Act.

The MMA helped address some of those glaring inequities and efficiencies in the music marketplace.

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