"Patent trolls increase the cost of doing business and cause small businesses to shell out millions in legal fees or settlement fees to address illegitimate and unfounded claims."
"one of the ways to crack down on patent trolls is by requiring demand letter transparency and allowing enforcement against bad actors."
"It is time for the entity sending out demand letters, like their community mass mailers, do their due diligence just as we expect in just about every other area of the law."
"We must shine a flashlight on these deceptive fraudulent actors who are operating behind closed doors in the dark."
"It is time we start standing up for job creators and innovative businesses and allow them to get back to doing what they do best, growing companies and invigorating our economy."
"under your leadership, we truly are witnessing the transformational power of an innovative and disruptive federal role in our schools."
"Thanks to Race to the Top, states and school districts, including my own home state of Colorado have built systems to evaluate and support teachers and principals."
"Many of your budget requests will bring us closer, but only a full reauthorization of NCLB will truly move the needle."
"We hope that we will have the opportunity to pass that bill on the floor of the house."
"the best way to reform high schools is to ensure that we have universal access to high-quality, early childhood education"
"if we are serious about closing the achievement gap, we need to begin by ensuring that the achievement gap doesn't arise in the first place"
"This hearing is really helping to showcase the impact of public charter schools as a tool within public education."