Anna Eshoo: “I am very proud to be the lead Democratic sponsor of this bill. This is a true bipartisan effort: over 100 cosponsors…”

“I am very proud to be the lead Democratic sponsor of this bill. This is a true bipartisan effort: over 100 cosponsors, including leadership from the Democratic side, our distinguished leader, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), as well as from the Republican side. This is not a partisan issue, nor should it be. What this debate is about is not simply the grays and the green eye shade issues of accounting. What stands front and center in this issue is the American economy and how we continue to spur it. There are three major ingredients that other countries around the world have come to understand because they have studied it, and it has been part of our success: venture capital, the protection of intellectual property, and stock options. Why stock options? Because it is a magnet that attracts workers to a company; and with that magnet it is stated, yes, we are willing to take a risk and make this company grow. And when we do, we will all share in the rewards. That is intrinsically American.”