Health is good politics.

Habemus papam — May God bless Pope Leo XIV of Illinois. Jill and I congratulate him and wish him success.

I'm concerned that a country like China that has a coordinated, focused, nationally funded IP strategy can exploit the fact that there's no standing requirement in inter partes review in PTAB to swamp it, with basically unlimited resources.

Innovation is a key driver for our competitiveness and our national security.

America's leadership on the global stage depends on our ability to foster and protect innovation and creativity, both at home and abroad.

We need to change the narrative about American intellectual property but we also need to change the trajectory, coordination, enforcement, and taking the initiative.

Trade secret theft has touched my own State of Delaware.

We do have real challenges. I look forward to working with you on them.

There is an incredible opportunity here in communities across the country that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic to leverage the footprint of healthcare services.

the fiscal year 2024 request for this subcommittee's budget including staff and programs of, State, USAID, MCC, DFC, and other agencies, is in total $68.6 billion, 6.8 billion, or 11 percent above the fiscal year 2023 enacted level, still…

China has increasingly used legal processes to unseat America as the world's economic and innovation leader.

Brazen trade, secret theft, and economic espionage by China is well documented.

I worry that China and other adversaries and competitors will exploit our system for their advantage.

China has increasingly used legal processes to unseat America as the world's economic and innovation leader.

If what we hear in country after country is: we welcome U.S. investment, we welcome U.S. companies, we want help transforming our economy.

Yes, I would encourage a standing requirement.

We are hopeful that the agreement will proceed, as it is meant to, there really should be an infinite extension that should not be time bound.

I've worked on the SECRETS Act with Senator Cornyn, to help prevent goods made with stolen trade secrets from entering our market.