To me, it is one of the critical areas that we need more clarity in to really have a more robust economy and to incentivize innovation.

This bill, I believe, restores patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields.

Yes, I am glad you are optimistic and you look at your hiring practices.

a legislative solution is necessary to provide an appropriate patent eligibility framework to ensure the future of American innovation and American leadership in the world is secure.

At some point you only have so much money, and it is going to create stressors.

To me, it is one of the critical areas that we need more clarity in to really have a more robust economy and to incentivize innovation.

We also have approximately $1.2--$1.3 billion locked up that we have not been able to get access to.

Yes, I am glad you are optimistic and you look at your hiring practices.

I appreciate you being here today.

I think the patent system works best when there are clear rules of the road to guide inventors and businesses.

We will keep those in mind, but just make sure you communicate with mine and Senator Coons' office on other things that we should be doing.

I want to thank Senator Welch--we have had several different discussions about how we go about attacking and creating a sustainable change in the trajectory of drug pricing in this country.

Well, that is good feedback. We will make sure our office catches up with the decision process, but that sounds rational.

I worked a lot on the PACT Act. The TEAM Act was in there, Camp Lejeune toxics, and then I voted against it.

To me, it is one of the critical areas that we need more clarity in to really have a more robust economy and to incentivize innovation.

At some point you only have so much money, and it is going to create stressors.

Yes, I am glad you are optimistic and you look at your hiring practices.

And so I think in your testimony you said currently VBA is 51 percent below tracked backlog projections and peak backlog is supposed to be estimated between 450,000 and 730,000 by October 2023 and April 2024, respectively.

a legislative solution is necessary to provide an appropriate patent eligibility framework to ensure the future of American innovation.

strong, reliable, predictable IP rights are paramount to incenting U.S. innovation.

I have a belief that Congress probably needs to do something, too.

This bill, I believe, restores patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields.

I think that will get our facts right.

We must not only consider how our current IP laws apply to the field of generative AI, but also what changes, if any, may be necessary to incentivize future AI innovators and creators.

I think there is a natural cultural bias for rewarding the human beings who are truly the creators and the lifeblood of our creative community.