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[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] let me apologize for being a little late. A couple things ...

I wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt mess anything up. Wanted to welcome secretary. I dont think anybody who had a better unanimous vote. It was extraordinary and the way we got to the decision working together and was extraordinary. I commend the Ranking Member on his help doing the same. We have some thing to talk about budget wise. We can keep the same tempo and same commitment to make sure we all know what happens before it happens and well be better off. I appreciate all they have done in our meeting to explain where they are going. It is upward and outward and fur...

Disparagement provision placed be placed on speech itself. It has historically been much more tied to First Amendment values, to the incentivizeation of Free Expression. Part of that seems to me to ignore the fact that we have a culture in which we had tshirts and logos and rock bands and so forth are expressing the point of view they are using the market to express views. I mean certainly disparagement wouldnt work with copyright. Thats a powerful important Government Program. Ret melet me say two or three things before that. Music the slants are expressing views on social and political issue...

May it please the court. The provision at issue in the case, 15 u. S. Beliefs or National Symbols. Based on that provision, the pto denied to region the slants, as a service mark of the band. It did not limit the ability to use the mark in commerce or to otherwise engage in expression or debate on any subject that he wishes. Because of the disparagement provision restricts the program and not speech, it does not violate the First Amendment. It was a copy righted Government Program . I would say copright and c y copyright registration is tied to values of Free Expression. The part that seems to...

Did not limit a respondents ability to engage in expression or debate on any subject he wishes. Because section 52 as disparagement provision places restrictions on certain areas, it does not violate the First Amendment. I cooperate of a Government Program . It has historically been more tied to First Amendment values. To the incentivizing of Free Expression. Factat seems to ignore the that we have a culture in which logos, rockrched, bands, expressing a point of view. Using the market to express views. Disparagements would not work with copyrights. As a powerful Government Program. Let me say...