Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. I thank Ranking Member Conyers and many other Members across the aisle, as well as the subcommittee chair and the subcommittee vice chair of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet--Mr. Issa and Mr. Collins--for their hard work in support of this legislation, which is urgently needed. It is very straightforward. It has very broad bipartisan support here in the House. It is also strongly supported in a bipartisan fashion in the Senate. A wide array of outside organizations--virtually every copyright organization in the country--as well as a number of other organizations concerned about the importance of intellectual property protection and particularly copyright law want to see the status of the Register of Copyrights elevated by Presidential appointment with input from six leaders in the House and the Senate and the Librarian of Congress to select the next Register of Copyrights and have a 10-year term, which is compatible with terms of other important legislative branch positions. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.”