a legislative solution is necessary to provide an appropriate patent eligibility framework to ensure the future of American innovation.

I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify today.

And so I think in your testimony you said currently VBA is 51 percent below tracked backlog projections and peak backlog is supposed to be estimated between 450,000 and 730,000 by October 2023 and April 2024, respectively.

I worked a lot on the PACT Act. The TEAM Act was in there, Camp Lejeune toxics, and then I voted against it.

Well, that is good feedback. We will make sure our office catches up with the decision process, but that sounds rational.

Yes, I am glad you are optimistic and you look at your hiring practices.

At some point you only have so much money, and it is going to create stressors.

Madam Speaker, I was not recorded on rollcall No. 366. Had I been recorded, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 366. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

To me, it is one of the critical areas that we need more clarity in to really have a more robust economy and to incentivize innovation.

Allowing documented dreamers to retain their original priority date and keep their place in line after they age out of their dependent visas could significantly improve the lives of this population.

I have a bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide these children and young adults with a pathway to permanent residency protections for aging out of the immigration system.

I want you to know that I'm here today to use my five minutes in support of a group of 250,000-plus young people in our country who are referred to as 'the documented dreamers.'

I have a belief that Congress probably needs to do something, too.

I think that will get our facts right.

Madam Speaker, the United States is experiencing a maternal health crisis. This country has the highest maternal mortality rate among all developed nations, disproportionately impacting women of color, women in rural areas, and low-income…

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Mr. Speaker, I was not recorded on rollcall No. 340. Had I been recorded, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 340. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222, nays 201, not voting 11, as follows…