Simply put, their efforts and their views of what makes for a strong American patent system are misguided.

I think a very important take away from the case law is the need for clarity.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

I think there would be every evidence-based reason to say, why would we want to tackle it? But the fact that they are making that effort, I applaud it, and we would not want to set that back.

Mr. President, I also rise to talk about the healthcare proposal on the floor, and I thank my colleague from Oregon and all my colleagues who have taken the floor on this issue. I will just state at the top a punch line: I will vote for…

I applaud the Trump administration for trying to tackle the impossible, saying that the peace process is still something that they really want to go after.

But this should be to discourage and end bad behavior.

I mean all marine life is based on zooplankton, and we are about to undertake, really, a remarkable level of seismic exploration.

This is a dictator who has said, have at it, vigilante violence, and I think the number I think is 7,000 dead that we know of.

I also think it was an enormous retreat and again gave the Chinese in this part of the world an enormous diplomatic advantage in withdrawing unilaterally from the Paris Climate Accord.

Nothing is more catastrophic, starting with the retreat from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It creates an enormous void in this region and gives enormous opportunities to our rival, China.

I hardly think America is back. I think in the brief 6 or 7 months of this administration we have done nothing but retreat including from this area.

This would raise concerns in any administration. But for me, it's downright frightening in this administration.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 702, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017, as amended. I also thank my good friend, Ranking Member Elijah Cummings…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, that was a hard act to follow. I was transported to the 1960s. I was always a fan of Merle Haggard, but not necessarily his political philosophy. I don't believe the…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers on this side. I just want to echo the sentiments of Mr. McCarthy, the majority leader, in honoring a great artist who overcame enormous obstacles in his life to achieve great success and to make…

the communities and businesses up and down the Atlantic Coast oppose offshore drilling and seismic airgun use.

We are now in the happy company of two countries exactly--Nicaragua and Syria. What a proud moment for the United States.