Adriano Espaillat actually said...

They are eating our candy in Latin America and the Caribbean; there is a vacuum of leadership there.

But I am concerned that in the Western Hemisphere, we sort of turn our heads and we've been a little bit too complacent and maybe even abdic...

Intellectual property is the result of hard work and innovation that drives many small businesses.

Protection from bad actors seeking to take advantage of small business products is harmful to their success and longevity.