mr. neal: mr. speaker, i think what i would like to offer to the chairman at this moment is to pose the following question -- are you going to surrender this morning or are you going to surrender in november? because really those are the two options na are before us today. -- that are before us today. so let me retrace where we've been on tax reform. the chairman gets credit for a valiant effort at tax reform. mr. levin has acknowledged it. mr. van hollen has acknowledged it. three years we studiously and aggressively undertook a genuine effort to do tax reform . now, what's interesting about it is the democratic response to the chairman's draft was fairly tepid. let's continue the conversation. republicans released letters to the media. the speaker point of order cold water on the initiative -- poured cold water on the initiative and so we're back here this morning. now, let me offer a couple, i think, economic facts that might defy consideration around here because sometimes they don't go with op

. >> mr. neal is recognized. >> i'm going to let you answer mr. ryan's question. >> mr. ryan tried to lead the impression only being asked did we reveal information about the hard drive crash. the information about the hard drive crash is in the e mails. we produced that public report telling you about the email loss on our own. it was not in response to a question. third, we learned on monday morning about the cuss toddians. our staff was asked on monday afternoon and told them what we knew which we indicated there was a hard drive problem with six others. next morning put out this committee asserting the conclusion that emails had been lost. as we continue to work and we have more work to do there is no evidence that any email is lost. what we are trying to do as the treasury letter suggested, as soon as we are able to give you a full picture of it. that was a public report we provided you. we will continue to provide you documents. you have 770,000 pages. lernerl have 67,000 lois emails. they have not been lost and will be produced to you. >> on this point, may i ask

mr. neale is recognized. >> i am going to let you answer mr. ryan's question. ask mr. ryan tried to leave the question the information about the hard drive crashes in the e-mail that you have had. some time. second, we produced the public reports telling you about the e-mail loss on our own. it wasn't in response to a question. thirquestion. third-party alert on monday morning about the custodians. our staff was asked on monday afternoon if there was an indication to any hard drive problem. the next morning the committee put out a release of searching and leaping to the conclusion therefore that e-mails have been lost, particularly nicole flax. as we continue to work -- and we have more to do -- there is no evidence that her e-mails were lost. we are responding and what we are trying to do as the letter suggested is as soon as we are evil to give you a full picture, we are providing that. it's not in response to the question. question. that was in a public report and provided. you have 770,000 pages and you will have 67,000 lois lerner e-mails, $24 of the e-mails in th

mr. owen neal. >> there was a global repertory database contemplated to be built overseas that had cost estimates between $30,000,100,000,000 that fell apart after three years of service. >> thank you very much. my time has expired. .. >> well, for digital broadcasters the mechanical part of it would not really affect them at all, and for the other part of the bill that deals with performance, the truth of the matter is that all it would do would allow parties to make arguments of the federal judge. we think it is very not a significant burden on any broadcaster to have to deal with the evidence of what rates would be in a free market when arguing to the judge that eventually is going to set the rates anyway. >> i was going to discuss the split, but i think you all pretty well responded to that with the chairman's comments. mr. griffin, would you elaborate on the importance of fair market value for all music performed -- performances? i think you all did that close to unanimously in response to a previous question. >> it was hard for me to hear the end of your -- >> elaborate on the importance of