Mr. Chairman, 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…

I would have liked to say, 'welcome to my district.'

Given the wealth of talent, experience, and expertise in the city, it is fitting that Chairman Goodlatte chose to hold one of the Subcommittee's comprehensive Copyright Act review hearings here.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and welcome to New York.

New York City is home to thousands of creators, song writers, performers, musicians, playwrights, journalists, authors, and inventors.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman. I understand that there is an irrational fear of bringing Guantanamo detainees into the United States, even though we would only do so to bring them to justice. In contrast to the military commissions…

Mr. Speaker, I have heard arguments against this bill, and all of them amount to one argument: the bill doesn't go far enough. I agree. It doesn't, but it is rarely a good argument against a bill to say it doesn't go far enough, if it goes…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today we have the first chance in more than a decade to finally place some real limits on the sweeping, unwarranted--and at times unlawful--government surveillance that many of us have…

Mr. Chairman, we are told in opposition to this amendment that terrorists have no constitutional rights. That is like saying rapists or murderers have no constitutional rights. But accused rapists and accused murders do have rights until…

Today we continue our examination of the cable and satellite compulsory licenses contained in the Copyright Act.

As always, as we do so, our goal must be to try to ensure a framework within content providers and distributors old and new are appropriately compensated and incentivized in a way that provides a competitive environment for American…