my belief is the greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle-class incomes.
This process is not good. First, we are dealing with an issue that is unique.
To say that we are having a hearing now before we have seen the agreement... is not fair, not right, and not adequate.
We do not even now know what the TPA is going to be like. Not fair.
I want to thank Senator Cornyn for working closely with me in trying to come up with a bipartisan solution, and Senators Grassley and Leahy ...
I feel so strongly about this--not just from a New York point of view, but from a national point of view.
I am optimistic that Senators Grassley, Leahy, Cornyn, and I can come up with a bipartisan solution that will actually pass the Senate this ...
It is a crazy system.
A patent reform bill needs to meaningfully address the needs of these start-ups to earn my vote.
I have to say we are making good progress. I am pretty heartened by how it is going.
We need to compete with that, so we need to keep up with those changes.