John Conyers actually said...

We incarcerate more people proportionally than any other country on the planet.

I think this is an opportunity to take a long, hard look at the scourge of mandatory minimums.

Intellectual property, principally patents, are responsible for nearly one-third of all the jobs in U.S. economy.

There are few economic issues our Committee will face that are more important than whether and how to reform our patent laws.