I call this hearing to order.

To leverage resources and spark innovation.

Supporting that innovation will do two things--one, lead to greater success, and two, provide that ground up pressure for change that will not only be related to health, but democratization and many other things.

I think the single best thing President Bush did, I think something that has been sustained over presidencies and majorities of both parties.

Health is good politics.

I think we can all agree that PEPFAR shows the extraordinary power of American determination, compassion, and ingenuity marshaled for the purpose of making the world a better place.

If I could just respond to the Ranking Member; I agree with you that we need to get ahead of this problem.

If you include the supplemental funding that was provided in 2023, to address Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the fiscal year 2024 request would actually be a 15 percent cut over the overall expenditures.

I think it is appropriate to recognize President George W. Bush for his leadership and vision over 20 years ago.

Your task is daunting, and this subcommittee must both rigorously oversee your work, and ensure you have the support and resources you need to protect and advance our national security and our national values.

I view [the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan] as dire.

We do have real challenges. I look forward to working with you on them.

China has increasingly used legal processes to unseat America as the world's economic and innovation leader.

More than a decade after the Supreme Court waded into patent eligibility law, confusion reigns about what areas of innovation are still eligible for patent protection.

I worry that China and other adversaries and competitors will exploit our system for their advantage.

I'm concerned that a country like China that has a coordinated, focused, nationally funded IP strategy can exploit the fact that there's no standing requirement in inter partes review in PTAB to swamp it, with basically unlimited resources.

I worry that China and other adversaries and competitors will exploit our system for their advantage.

Innovation is a key driver for our competitiveness and our national security.

Brazen trade, secret theft, and economic espionage by China is well documented.

Brazen trade, secret theft, and economic espionage by China is well documented.

I've worked on the SECRETS Act with Senator Cornyn, to help prevent goods made with stolen trade secrets from entering our market.

America's leadership on the global stage depends on our ability to foster and protect innovation and creativity, both at home and abroad.

We need to change the narrative about American intellectual property but we also need to change the trajectory, coordination, enforcement, and taking the initiative.

The threats to our economic leadership and our innovation ecosystem aren't just from China.

China has been trying now for decades to unseat America as the world's innovation superpower.