"the current funding mechanism has failed the patent system by allowing an estimated billion dollars in fees over the last two decades to be diverted to other agencies"
"H.R. 3349, the Innovation Protection Act. It's bipartisan legislation that establishes a permanent statutory funding mechanism for the United States Patent and Trademark Office."
"most of your progress, or much of it, is going to be obstructed by the appropriation processes in the legislative body."
"Under Federal regulations and according to all available precedent, the appointment of special counsel is reserved for extraordinary circumstances."
"Without that evidence, calls for a special counsel are simply unwarranted."
"I repeat: Congress cannot compel him to do so."
"The President isn't enforcing immigration law."
"We have too few judges, too few asylum officers."
"Youngsters with valid claims should have a speedier way to have that determined."
"That determination is what democracy is all about."
"Would you discuss, Director Rodriguez, the sheer numbers that we are talking about?"
"It seems to me like there is an under-prosecution. Normally, I come to the Committee complaining about overcriminalization."