It's time for a fact check for the American people. The gentleman said, well, we may have spent a lot of money; but now you're spending more. Fact: This bill saves $1.1 billion over last year. Fact: This bill slashes earmark dollar value 50 percent from last time. Fact: This bill eliminates 41 programs that don't make sense any more. Facts count.
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Well, it`s a huge win and also well timed. We are 95 days away from the midterm elections, tough environment for Democrats.
Well, look in an election where every single battleground state is virtually tied to the last voter, every single one, you, my party cant afford to leave a single vote on that razors edge. So we've got to go after every single voter.
We believe that to be true. That oftentimes you will see small companies that have breakthrough technologies, as soon as they are ready to go to market, they are targeted by larger competitors in the post-grant review process at the PTO.
Both of these races will test this proposition, do Democratic voters want purity and ideology on the left? Or do they want pragmatism and winnability near the center?
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