The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (117th Congress)

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office:"

"Copyrights have played an integral part in driving this country's standing as a leader in creativity and innovation. The idea that creators should reap the rewards of their hard work dates to the country's founding when, in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, the Founders granted Congress the authority to 'Promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.'