Zoe Lofgren actually said...

I can tell you that the system is a mess. I mean, it is a mess when it comes to agriculture, it is a mess when it comes to family law, it is...

it may be an opportunity I think in 100 years or in 200 years is very much in my mind as we look at this issue.

if the patent is being held now by a monopoly that refuses unreasonably to license it...

despite the name rare earth, the elements aren't actually rare.