Amy Klobuchar

I do remember. We have been working hard in various ways on this issue because of the fact that for awhile we were having extraordinarily high unemployment rates with Veterans, and I know we have seen some improvement.

I think we should be making it easier, while still checking everything you need to check.

I am just concerned when I hear these numbers, hundreds that Senator Durbin was talking about.

Well, thank you so much, Senator Durbin, and thank you for holding this important hearing.

62 percent of all patent lawsuits were filed by patent trolls compared to 19 percent in 2006.

The median litigation cost of a patent case is now $2.6 million, an amount that has increased by more than 70 percent since 2001.

They have been forced to divert millions of dollars and R&D resources away from innovative new solutions.

I am proud to cosponsor your bill and know that this is a really important issue in my State.

We care a lot about weather forecasts in Minnesota, not only because of the cold weather, but also because... we have tornadoes that can come up with a moment's notice.

That would be minus 20 wind chill in Minnesota.

A competitive market is the best way to ensure that consumers will benefit from low prices and quality service.

They literally couldn't use cell phones in the middle of an emergency. So I thank you for that.

I am head of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Judiciary Committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.

I actually previously chaired the Committee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion.

I personally am very optimistic about the new organization.

I just said that to make South Dakota and Senator Thune jealous.

Region-wide, there is a $200 million backlog of dredging work.

I was saying we are number one for turkeys, and we are the only two states that would vie for that award.

The Great Lakes themselves actually provide about 28 percent of our GDP.

I am on the President's Export Council, as you may know.

I said that to intimidate you for our future questions.

Steps to provide some space between are needed to even the playing field.

One would be to strengthen the Federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

I do not think we have Jet Blue going to Bemidji or, you know, places like that.