Hilary Rosen of the Recording Industry Association of America read a statement by rap artist Russell Simmons that said efforts by Congress to limit the expression of recording artists was "largely about race" because many of the performers being criticized for their lyrics are African-American.
Former President Bill Clinton, in a statement read by Brubeck's longtime manager Russell Gloyd, recalled being "utterly captivated" at age 15 after hearing Brubeck's quartet in concert and then going home to play "Take Five" until his lips gave out.