mr. christian, paul williamson died -- we have seen each other so much. thank you for your work, what you do for children, teaching children about music. chris harrison -- i believe your name is -- did i add a t-e on it i should not have? >> that is perfect. >> let me just say i think it would be appropriate if we have a hearing on the directv-at&t merger. to the witnesses, my delay was provoked by the fact that this is a year anniversary of the shelby case, the united states case that, in my opinion, dismantled the voting rights in the united states. there is a hearing, and i would almost say that many of the --ist that you represent were affected by that. i apologize for my delay. that is one of the reasons that i dashed in here. i have made it clear -- i think we have an issue that should all, andinterest of the recognition of the talent of the artists, but also to understand -- i have tried to take some time to understand the theings of radio and expense they incur. so, i am prepared to be in this fight for the way forward. i will post my questions in

mr. christian and mr. paul williams and i could be considered brothers and sisters we have seen each other so much, and appreciated your work. thank you so very much for what you do for children and teaching children about music. chris harrison, mr. huppe, i believe the name is, or did i add a p-e on it that i should not have? >> that's perfect. >> thank you, and mr. frear. let me put on the record i hope this committee if it's appropriate will have a hearing on the directv at&t merger for the fact the content is included in that as well. to the witnesses here, my delay was provoked by the fact that this is a year anniversary of the shelby case, united states supreme court case, that in my opinion dismantled the voting rights of this country, and there's a hearing going on in the united states senate that is very important, and i would almost say that many of the artists that you represent, performers, benefiting on their opportunities to vote because of the voting rights s act. so i apologize for my delay

mr. christian and mr. paul williams and i could be considered brothers and sisters we have worked together so much. thank you so much for what you do for children and teaching children about music. chris harrison, mr. huppe, i believe the name is, or did i add a perx-e on? >> that's perfect. >> thank you, and mr. frear. let me put on the record i hope this committee if it's appropriate will have a hearing on the directv at&t merger for the fact the content is included in that as well. to the witnesses here, my delay was provoked by the fact that this is a year anniversary of the shelby case, united states supreme court case, that in my opinion dismantled the voting rights of the country and there's a hearing going on in the united states senate that is very important and i would almost say many of the artists your represent, performers benefits on their opportunities to vote because of the voting rights act, so i apologize for my delay in coming to the meeting, but this is no less an important hearing, one

mr. christian. >> mr. chairman, ranking member and members of the subcommittee i'm ed christian and i'm chairman of the radio music licensing committee. we have been in existence for well over 50 years and is a nonprofit that represents some 10,000 local radio stations in the united states with respect to music licensing matters. over the years we have been involved in extensive music licensing negotiations with two largest performance rights organization. the mission has been to provide a competitive market for music licensing in which radio station operators pay a fair price and copyright owners receive equity compensation. we have historically achieved fairly senses. through a combination of industry wide negotiation and asness federal rate litigation. recently we found ourselves involved in antitrust litigation. in order to curb this company's anti-competitive licensing practices. i'll start by saying that licensing redistribution concepts that rely upon the radio industry for funding are misguided. wit

there was joking last night between christiane and mrs. clinton. this is going to be hillary unplugged. you are going to see her unvarnished. if you look at the polls and there's a new poll out today, it still says that mrs. clinton suffers on the issue of being honest and straightforward. more people say no to the question than yes. so what do you think? do you think the radical candor notion is believable? >> i think it's what you do when you are a tested person for a long time. will it help her? i doubt it. here's the problem. right now, hillary clinton looks absolutely invulnerable. she looked invulnerable the last time around too and suddenly out of nowhere becomes barack obama. i think she's a lot more vulnerable than people think. look at what happened to eric cantor recently. there's a lot of anger and distrust and frustration. hillary clinton reflects this establishment, this entrenched establishment that's been around for a very long time. she and her husband hob knob with a lot of rich and powerful people. i think when you are looking at

mr. ed christian, chairman of the radio music licensing committee. rmlc. he teaches courses in media management, broadcast programming, and radio operations at central university of michigan -- central michigan university. he received his b.a. in mass communications from wayne state university and his m.a. in management from central michigan university. our sixth witness is mr. paul williams, president and chairman of the board of american society of composers, authors and publishers, ascam has represented hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. mr. williams is an oscar, grammy and golden globe winning hall of fame singer and songwriter and mr. williams you'll be glad to know that your friend from texas admonished me to be easy on you today so with him looking down from his seat we'll be careful to adhere to that request. our seventh witness, mr. chris harrison, vice president of business affairs and assistant general counsel of pandora media. he's also an adjunct professor teaching music law at the university of texas school of law. mr. harriso

mr. conyers referred to that includes terrestrial radio. christian,et to mr. who said something earlier i appreciated. i think it helps us focus a lot on what we are dealing with. you said in your testimony that with particular reference to the recurring demand by the recording industry for sound recording performance right to be imposed, understand that the radio industry is not the vast pot of riches that can be tapped that addresses the decline of its own brick-and-mortar income. congress intended that in exchange for unique promotional support terrestrial radio should be treated differently, and you say that premise hasn't changed. then you want to explain that any change in our approach would be met with opposition because it would cripple a radio industry that is financially treading water for years now. i suggest that this is what we are trying to get at today. going from the claim that there should be performance right because the music guys have been able to figure out their industry. we shouldn't impose it on the radio industry which big knowledge is

mr. ed christian, chairman of the radio music license committee. he teaches courses in media management, broadcast programming, and radio at university of michigan -- central michigan university. he received his ba in mass stateication from weight university and his ma in management from central michigan university. our six witnesses mr. paul williams, president and chairman of the board of american society imposes, office, and publishers, which represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. mr. williams is an oscar, grammy, and golden globe winning hall of fame composer and songwriter. mr. williams, you will be left -- the glad to know that your friend from texas admonished me to be easy on you today. we will be careful to adhere to that request. our seventh witness, mr. chris harrison, vice president of business affairs of pandora media. he is also a professor teaching music law at the university of texas school of law. mr. harrison received his jd from the university of north ,arolina, i am pleased to say his phd in political scie

the conservatives and the christian democrats in the european parliament. but it is possible that mr cameron may have something more difficulties because the decisions of his group led to the pain parliament. that we have here a little and ultimately i mean what could this mean for mr cameron's hopes of reform. well it may go either way it may strengthen his position because he has an additional member that comes from germany but may also. push him to calm down he's a. war to find a deal with anger america i mean it's a the u.k. is in a very special position. generally saying quite weak at the moment so we have to see what is the real metra behind the navy from the people point in the matter is most probably the financial infrastructure and regulation of europe then who would be sitting as had permission and i think it is important as a symbol but it's not decision a key matter now let's talk in general about europe because we saw euro skeptics make wide gains didn't they in a parliamentary elections recently what chances do you think exists for brussels winning winning back the vote

mr. bull but armando is fine. ♪ >> armando christian perez is a world renowned performer, rapper, and singern selected at the opening ceremonies of this year's world cup. that's huge. his given name is armando, but everyone knows him as pitbull. >> why pitbull? people think of them as such vicious dogs. why not st. bernard, cocker spaniel, dachshund. why pitbull? >> pitbulls have a stereotype. they're the sharpest dog. they don't understand the word loose. they're outlawed in miami county. >> mr. poodle wouldn't have the same effect. i don't think so. >> the miami born miami proud pitbull is becoming a global brand. he has sponsorship deals with companies from dodge to dr pepper. he has his own line of vodka, a cologne for men and women, and a partnership with playboy. he approaches his career with a focus of a ceo. >> when we speak about goals, i shoot them out there every year. i started in '09. '09 was freedom. invasion empire grow woukt. 14 buckle 15. 16 disruption. >> pitbull grew up in miami's little have nachl he credits his mother for raising him. >> my mother started listening to an

mr. snowden is getting a bad rap. i am a christian. what can i say? the- i am baptized holy spirit, i speak in tongues, that is real, you can find it in the bible. i know it is true. i know that mr. snowden is not wrong here. as they say, anyway. he does not need to be hung. he has rights. if he comes back he should have a chance at a public forum to explain himself as to why he did what he did. i can say that i know this government has been spying on the people of america for a long time, not just terrorists. i know it is wrong, it is a violation of the fourth amendment. a lot of that goes on. i know that american citizens have been killed without a trial. thatw that ron paul said when he was running for president and i believe that is true. should not be subverted in america. that is my comment. we appreciate your comments, they are welcome by phone, by e-mail. earlier this morning about bo bergdahl and his eventual return to the u.s., this is the headline from "the washington post." he told doctors that he was , that hein captivity was repeatedly t

christians. i want to thank you for your leadership. mr. gohmert: my friend brings up an interesting point. when i was there last week, a couple of the christian pastors from nigeria that were working with the victims, one of them pointed out to me that one of his groomsmen, he's a christian pastor, one ever his groomsmen was a muslim. and they are still very, very close friends. another who is a woman, nigerian woman, done extraordinary work in trying to help victims, particularly christian victims, one of her sisters that she loves very much is muslim. and the point that they were making is that christians and moderate muslims have been able to live together for hundreds of years, even in nigeria. but this radical islam that has come in, especially in the north, is an abomination. it is antithetical to everything that christians believe and as a result they don't care how peace loving christians may be. you either convert or they kill you. having visited with a couple of the three girls who escaped, there were a number of girls that were able to get off the truck during the night and some

mr. president, i again appreciate the work of senator landrieument, befor. i thank my friends from ohio. the christian alliance and others who have brought this the to my attention over the years. i thank my colleagues in the house who have already passed this legislation last year with a resounding voavment i hope they will take up this legislation and pass it again in the house this year so that we can indeed move to have this inscription this plaque placed at the world war ii memorial to remind us of a day in our nation's history where our country did come together and where we as americans not just as conquerors but as liberators provided for the liberation of a continent and established for this country this precedent that with god so much is possible. i yield back pie time. -- i yield back my time. mr. president, i'd note the example after quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without obj

christian magazine. rick santorum's lawyer and personal book reviewer is a man named david porter. the pennsylvania attorney went on to defend mrin a residency dispute, the re-election effort, rick santorum lost by a staggering 18 points. a defeat mr. santorum amaze league parlayed into what is now a permanent career for him of being a guy who is always kind of running for president of the united states. vote for me, the last time people elected me, the same group kicked me out by 18 points. next time they got a chance at me. meanwhile, mr. santorum's lawyer, david porter here, went on to bigger and better things as well including being reported as a legitimate candidate for a lifetime appointment. david porter mentioned as a package deal with a group of judges to be appointed by president obama to fill one of the many, many judicial vacancies which remain after 5 1/2 years of the president trying to appoint people as judges and never letting anybody come up for a vote. mr. porter's nomination is part of the package deal. it drew very concerned attention from liberal groups in pennsylvania. who reacted negatively to news that a

mr. cantor's opponent says, i'm going to congress to continue the judeo-christian tradition that this country was founded on. that's the judeo-christian tradition? to take children fleeing murderers, drug traffickers, human traffickers and then demonize them and criminalize them? one of my colleagues on the republican side says, oh, they're reuniting them with their parents. i'm aghast. really? what a sin. what a sin. the government of the united states is spending money to reunite children with their parents. i say we have sensible comprehensive immigration reform, which i am ready to work and have been ready to work with the other side of the aisle. you know why they're coming? i'll tell you why. because the drug traffickers and the drug cartels, they're filming this hearing. and what they have heard time and time again from the republicans, what? you get a free pass. how many times we heard them say that? you get a free pass. you don't think the drug traffickers and drug cartels print that stuff up and go? let's tell them the truth of what our laws are. the fact is, they're being placed in

mr. cantor potts opponent says i'm going to congress to continue the judeo-christian tradition that this country was founded on. that's the judeo-christian tradition to take children and dehumanize them and criminalize some? one of my colleagues on the republican side says oh they are reuniting them with their parents. i'm aghast, really? what a sin. what a sin. the government of united states is spending money to reunite children with their parents. i say we have sensible comprehensive immigration reform which i am ready to work and have been ready to work with the other side of the aisle. do you know why they are coming? i will tell you why. the drug traffickers and the drug cartels are filming this hearing and what they have heard time and time again from the republicans is what? you get a free pass. how many times have we heard them say that? do you know the drug traffickers and the drug cartels print that stuff up? let's tell them the truth of what our laws are. the fact is they are being placed in removal proceedings. we know the vast majority of them will not receive anything from

their pastor over here on the far right is a devout christian leader and is doing all he can to help the victims' families. this is that mother, mr. .peaker, and the pastor counselors said, just having someone come from the united an arm around them, hug, hold a hand, that's changed the outlook. imagine what would happen if the authority of our administration did something besides twitter. the pastor is a sweetheart of a man. he seems so grateful. he said he knew what it meant that someone came all the way from america to show they cared. faces blurred, but this is one of the children. they said she has had trouble doing a whole lot of anything but weeping. deep, deep depression for her friends. mr. speaker, i do believe it's true, to whom much is given, of them much will be required. we have been blessed like no nation in the history of the world. now, one of the ways you provide hope, and it's throughout the book of proverbs, throughout the bible itself, government is supposed to show impartiality and take care of those within its country. some wonder, well, gee, aren't we supposed to help our neighbors, and neighbors can be fr

advance and then they they to christiane no role for that one nothing germany is your final usa will play again as in all low portugal can through here score the winning goal of mrne portugal 79 met and the united states fans celebrating as results because of a loss now set on the radio did back in and all explained that chewing all i got from soccer fans and moment a klansman gives team usa to what's known as a group of death. now down to know more group play and just you go into action and aulos reroute process schedules tuesday july 1st 1:00 usa to place second in group d. with the one into record plays belgium three no the came in for much weaker group the winner will play of argentina's switzerland the quarterfinals once again usa should be favored in the game against belgium so for the second world cup in a row thinks a klansman i guess they are advancing to a group of death >> : we face now and take it to them also i think it's a for all players to get an achievement but now we really get started and put us behind us. a group phase and are we know with the past and once again all the skin for sutter terminology and you need help some sitting there at this

christians." that's the message from ali sustani, a very unifying message, in contrast to the emergencies which have come, for instance, from mr sadr. the united states has national security interests in iraq, but further military involvement there will not serve those interests unless iraq begins moves towards the inclusiveness and unity that is necessary if our involvement is to have a positive impact. wreck not save -- we cannot save iraqis from themselves. only in iraq's leaders begin to unify their fairs nation can help from us really matter. the isil is a vicious enemy. it is also the commonnen miff all iraq, of all iraqis and of iraq's neighbors. now, if this vicious, common enemy cannot unite iraqis in a common cause, then our assistance, including airstrikes, won't matter. only a unified iraq governed by elected leaders who seek to rule in the interests of all their people can stand up to this threat. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. hatch: madam president? the presiding officer: the? er from utah. mr. hatch: madam president, before i begin, i ask that m.i.a. these remarks be placed in an appropriate place in t

mr. connor? >> i want to mention one thing the senator talked about. you went to egypt and basically supported the muslim brotherhood over the military. i served there and i have relatives and the christian community spoke out about that. i appreciate what you've done in other areas of radicalism but that isn't a good decision. when it comes to cuts i talked about the department of education. it goes back to the powers article one and section eight. we kind of forgot that but it didn't come until jimmy carter speak lifetime perco so we want to take things like the loan performance and put it in the treasury. there are ways we can do this and we have to go through with slashing entitlements, so we are not talking about social security. we have almost doubled the number of people on food stamps, so people have been working harder to pay for those but right now in the back and we can't do it and he will become greece. >> the first thing i would do is be honest with the public. by 2042, the entire revenue to be collected in taxes stance for medicare and social security because 80 million baby boomers are going to retire in the next 20 to 30 years. we are living longer. living like strom thur

christian, jewish, north, south and center. they know how to do it. they just have to choose to do it. and pray it's not too late. and quite frankly, mr. speaker, it's time for the governments and powers in the region to stand up against the vicious militias and violent jihadists wreaking havoc in their own countries and among their neighbors. they are the ones who need to lead the way to a political solution to the challenges facing the entire region. or watch it go up in flames around them. several of our generals and commanders have commented in recent news articles that it's difficult for the u.s. to respond with air power or drones or special operations because the iraqis rebeling against the central government are not just made up of extremist members but they include local sunnis and other disenfranchised iraqis. so who do you target? how do you target them? should you target groups at all? if one thing has become clear after watching the crisis unfold and listening to all the pundits, the solution to the crisis in iraq will depend on iraqis, not on american bombs or fire power, let alone man power. mr. speaker, as we take up th

christian community and other religious minorities in the middle east and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mrhiff, for five minutes. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of the environmental protection agency's clean power plan proposed rule. in the face of a congress that is in denial about climate change, the administration is doing what it can to address a very real and very serious problem that's already manifesting its safe in changing weather patterns, more frequent and hazardous wildfires and devastating droughts. this rule is a crucial step towards slowing climate change, developing domestic and affordable clean energy technologies, protecting public health and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. some house republicans have called the proposed regulations reckless and others unconstitutional. some have even suggesting adding a rider to the appropriations bill to block the rule's implementation. as a member of that committee, i can tell you this would be a huge mistake that would threaten to undo the hard one compromises in the bill. it's shocking to me the lengths to which the ma