Political Quotes

“The Senate is today turning its attention back to the America Invents Act--a measure that will help create jobs, energize the economy and promote innovation without adding a penny to the deficit. This legislation is a key component of both Democratic and Republican jobs agendas, and is a priority of the Obama administration. Too often in recent years, good legislation has failed in the Senate because bills have become politicized. That should not be the case with patent reform. Innovation and economic development are not uniquely Democratic or Republican objectives--they are American goals. That is why so many Democratic and Republican Senators have worked closely on this legislation for years, along with a similar bipartisan coalition of House Members. And that is why a Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee can stand on the floor of the Senate and advocate, as I do today, that the Senate pass a House bill, H.R. 1249, sponsored by the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Lamar Smith of Texas. As Chairman Smith and I wrote earlier this year in a joint editorial, ``Patent reform unleashes American innovation, allowing patent holders to capitalize on their inventions and create products and jobs.'' This bill, which passed the House with more than 300 votes, will make crucial improvements to our outdated patent system. These improvements can be divided into three important categories that are particularly noteworthy.…”