We are all about protecting innovation in America, Mr. Chairman, but that does not mean that small businesses have to be pursued in a very predatory, very threatening way, and it needs to change.

No issue is more important to the quality of patents overall and to solving the issues that come before us today than solving that problem.

In my view, strengthening the American patent system begins with ensuring that we provide full funding for the Patent and Trademark Office and for the federal courts.

I want meaningful but targeted reform that can actually pass.

Our bill targets the sending of misleading demand letters as a deceptive trade practice.

On December 14, America's heart was broken when 20 young children and 6 dedicated educators were murdered.

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I worry about giving up too much.

Support from the technology industry is representative of the broad-based, bipartisan support for our legislation.

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I really feel that our oversight has not been adequate.

Because we can do something, does it really make sense to do it?

I think we would also agree that the vast majority of people who work with you--and I do believe this--are very honest and would not want to do anything to betray the country they serve.

I have expressed grave concerns about how a 29-year-old subcontractor can come walking in and that your system of checks and balances and all was not good enough to stop him from walking out with a huge amount of data.

Shouldn't the NSA assess the utility of its various collection methods in a systematic way?

I am always thinking what it would have been like if he had had the power that you and the NSA have.

Whether somebody thinks he is a hero or a villain is not so much the question as it is, I think we can all agree, that a lot of the material that has been released because of him has been very damaging to the United States.

We want to require in criminal matters that the Government obtain a probable cause warrant to gain access to the contents of electronic communications.

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No neighbors of Syria have borne the brunt of this disaster more directly than Jordan and Lebanon, and the world is grateful for their generosity.

It is a horrific situation and, unfortunately, it will probably be reflected in the lives of so many of these people, not only throughout the rest of their lives, but maybe generations to come.

If this number of refugees were residing in a wealthy part of our country like California that is rich in resources, it would be an enormous strain.