I think I just heard Mr. Rudick say that that exists already.

I am honored to succeed our former colleague, Mel Watt.

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 Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this burdensome and unnecessary piece of legislation. We all know this is a message bill, a one-House bill that is not going anywhere in the Senate and is intended only as political propaganda against…

I look forward to working closely with you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, I don't have the time to answer all of Mr. Gowdy's arguments except to say that if this bill were to pass, which it won't because the Senate won't look at it, but if the bill were to pass and if my amendment were adopted, it…

Mr. Chairman, how much time remains? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The notice and takedown system is the best system for that because the copyright owners themselves are the ones--they know what they own, not the service providers.

You serve notice on an infringing thing, it gets taken down, it reappears instantly, and this can go on over and over and over again, and you never catch up.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment adds a new section to the bill to ensure that the President retains the well-established constitutional authority to exercise prosecutorial discretion when…

I thank the gentleman. Isn't it true, sir, that the language that you read from the amendment says ``nothing in this bill''? It means that if the amendment were passed, the ability of the Congress or the courts to enforce the law against…