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On the recordDecember 16, 2013
You do not want to vindicate your ire at the deplorable conduct of these patent trolls at the expense of getting a bill through the Senate.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Warns against letting frustration with patent trolls hinder Senate bill progress.

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