This week in Washington (10 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Musician Randy Travis, with help from his wife, Mary Davis Travis, testifies about the American Music Fairness Act, and celebrity businesswoman Paris Hilton gives congressional testimony and calls for better oversight of for-profit youth treatment facilities, among the highlights of this week in Washington.

Mary Davis Travis, next to her husband, musician Randy Travis, testifies before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet during a hearing entitled, "Radio Music and Copyrights: 100 Years of Inequity for Recording Artists" on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Curtis LeGeyt, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Broadcasters, testifies. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Cailf., plays a popular song performed by Travis. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Travis urged lawmakers to pass the American Music Fairness Act and force radio stations to pay copyright royalties to performing artists for the use of their work. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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