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Dana Rohrabacher is a former U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, serving from 1989 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is known for his libertarian views and strong support for the tech industry. During his time in Congress, Rohrabacher was an advocate for various issues, including technology innovation and foreign policy matters, particularly regarding Taiwan and its democratic governance. He often emphasized the importance of individual liberties and limited government intervention.
the day has finally come, and I rise in support of the rule and in opposition to H.R. 400. I know a lot of people may vote in favor of my substitute to H.R. 400 just to shut me up and to keep me from giving all these special orders all the…
So we have heard the submarine patent, that is the reason why we have to change the fundamental patent law of the United States that has been in place, the protections have been in place since the founding of our country. This is the…
Mr. Chairman, it should be apparent by now that there are some fundamental issues at play here between two people over a disagreement, an honest disagreement. Let me note this: that everything that has been said that is good about H.R. 400…
this is, after all, the ultimate bipartisan issue that we have been discussing today, and who supports the little guy. That is what we are trying to do with the Rohrabacher substitute. Most people know there are a lot of conservative…
Mr. Chairman, it seems that the debate on submarine patenting has calmed down a bit, seeing the fact that we have stated over and over and over again, and used the Congressional Research Service finding, to prove beyond anyone's reasonable…
the patent examiners who work so hard in this country, these are people who make decisions that are worth billions and billions of dollars and whether our country will enjoy them, who will benefit from them, these patent examiners work…
We knew we would hear a lot of talk about submarine patenting because there has to be some excuse that people would use in order to justify gutting the American patent system that has been in place for 225 years, there has to be some…
Mr. Chairman, these are my concluding remarks. I would like first of all to thank the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Coble], the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde] and the other Members who have put up with me for the last months in my…
no. I would say the efforts of the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Coble] have not in any way met my concerns and, in fact, have raised more concerns the more I look into the legislation. In fact, if the gentleman will notice from the…
Well, next week the House, this House, the body of the House of Representatives, will vote on a bill that will determine America's basic law on technology for the 21st century. In a quiet, almost stealth maneuver, major multinational…
next Thursday, April 17, the House of Representatives will make a crucial decision, and this decision has yet to be covered by the mainstream news media of the United States. Thus, the American people are for the most part unaware of this…
I have been involved with many various groups of people who are struggling for their freedom in different parts of the world. Tonight, I would like to mention two of them. One is the people of Burma. The people of Burma are still under the…
As we just listened to our colleagues from the other side of the aisle talking about some of their observations of what has happened with the treaty with Mexico and some of the other economic dealings that we have seen in recent years, it…
Most people do not even understand that there are hundreds of people being held by Saddam Hussein in Iraq, who are just innocent women and children, husbands and wives, men and women, just ordinary Kuwaitis who have been whisked away by…
As I say, we have every reason to be proud of what the United States did during the gulf war to protect Kuwait and the other people of the Middle East against aggression. We have every reason to be proud of Kuwait since then because they…
Your basic point about those of us expressing another view becoming beaten down, I will have to say, I just expressed something a few moments ago about the hiring of homosexuals by the Boy Scouts. Let me say that I personally never…
We are talking about the inventor of the MRI. This technology, which has saved thousands, perhaps even millions of lives over these last 25 years and permitted the medical profession to diagnose people without having to cut them open, as…
H.R. 400, what I call the Steal American Technologies Act, is disguised as a patent reform bill. This bill has not changed a bit. The purpose of the bill is exactly the same. Now, hold on to your hats, make sure you understand the…
just to add a little bit or shed a little bit of light on this, we have a wide diversity of opinion here in the House of Representatives just like in the United States of America. We have a wide diversity of opinion. That is one of the…
Congress this year will pass legislation that will determine the technological status of the United States of America in the 21st century. Let us put this in perspective. America has had the most productive work force and provided a higher…
today I have submitted to Congress legislation which will restore to the American people the patent rights that have been protected by law in our country since the ratification of our Constitution. Now, I say restore to the American people…
as I ran back and forth today trying to cast my votes on this very important issue of term limits, I was visited by four individuals who have trekked halfway around the world in order to visit this capital of the United States of America…
If I could mention, as we get into this illegal alien issue, which is one of the reasons I am here tonight and I am so concerned, is that President Clinton has repeatedly promised the people of California that he would be helpful on that…
my father, when I was young, who was a career military officer, told me many times of how he flew the generals and officers and enlisted men from the Chosin Reservoir back in his plane, across the Pacific, in order to bring them back to…
Actually in the news media as well. It seems to me you actually have to be carrying a gun and trying to kill someone to be an extremist on the left. And on the right you basically have to be someone who, even if your views are parallel to…
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