lee bryce is a pretty well-known singer. they wrote it. according to nashville tradition, they gave me a fourth of the royalties bus that's what they do. if you make any contribution to the song, you get a little piece of the action. i thought, well, this is good. i can actually do that is had a a united states senator. the ethics committee will clear that up. so last year in 2016, the royalty that i received for "falling apart together" which was recorded by lee bryce, was $101.35. you can't make a living on that. so what senator hatch has done and this united states senate has done and the house is about to do and we'll tend on to the president is -- we'll send on to the president is to change the flaw a way, first, that would create an entity -- let's say the tennessee waltz, those two songwriters after world war ii, their great-grandchildren own all the rights. they are spread all over the place. let's say spotify wants to play it. now all they have to do is go down to the newens at this moment get a license. they have a right to do it

falling apart together went on lee bryce's album. it was played a lot. according to the national custom, i got a one-fourth royalty for the song whenever the song is played. lee is a pretty good singer. you'd think those royalties would add up to give me a nice income in addition to my salary as a united states senator. i checked, and in 2016 i reported on my ethics form that my royalties only added up to $ 101.75. that's for one-fourth of a record that's played on an album of a pretty well-known singer and writer. if you're a songwriter in nashville or anywhere else, you can't make a living on that. but the music that orrin g. hatch music modernization act will help fix that, will help make sure that songwriters are played a fair market value when their songs are played. and that they're actually paid when their songs are played. first, the legislation will make sure songwriters are paid by creating a new entity. now, this is really an elegant solution to a complicated problem. this new licensing entity will make it easier for digital music companies lik