Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Fighting frivolous and burdensome patent lawsuits threatened and filed by patent trolls is an extremely expensive distraction for a large cross-section of Iowa businesses."

"Senator Grassley's bill to require heightened pleading standards and fee shifting will make a patent troll think twice about harassing credit unions."

"We urge the Committee to include the heightened pleading, discovery reform, and fee-shifting provisions, such as those found in the bill cosponsored by Senators Cornyn and Grassley."

"This is a very important hearing, and you are doing the right thing by having the hearing because this is a subject of ongoing media attention and a lot of constituent interest."