Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act. I introduced the House companion, and I am proud to see this bill moving forward. This legislation is sorely needed to protect the United States from the billions of dollars it faces in losses each year due to trade secrets theft. However, the legislation could not have reached this point without the hard work and dedication of several people. First, I would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte and his staff for their efforts to move this bill through the Committee on the Judiciary and bring it to the floor. This has been, as the ranking member said, a several-year process. We are glad to see it here. I also wanted to thank those who introduced the House legislation with me, Mr. Nadler and Mr. Jeffries, both from New York, and their staff, for their commitment to the issue and their willingness to work across the aisle to implement meaningful reform. On the Senate side, Senators Hatch and Coons were instrumental in getting us to this point. Their leadership, along with the leadership of Chairman Grassley and Senator Leahy, helped ensure the strong Senate vote of 87-0 and ensured this product was able to come to the House. I would finally like to take just a moment to thank Jennifer Choudhry, my former legislative director, for her hand in introducing and shepherding this bill through the legislative process.…”