This is something that should frighten every single person in this country, so thank you very much, Senator, for doing that.
We worked together with 21 Senate cosponsors, Republicans and Democrats, our House counterparts.
Last year, I led the bipartisan effort to pass the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act...
We cannot be in the 21st century with a 50-year-old system, and we will bring it up-to-date.
I am glad we are having this hearing because, as we all know, intellectual property is critical to our Nation's economy.
This year, we are working to make additional progress by modernizing the United States patent system.
I do not think we can continue with a 50-year-old system.
The Patent Reform Act is about jobs, about innovation; it is also about consumers.
Unquestionably for IBM, patent reform will increase the value of our company in a number of ways.
I think that we are less safe as a result of the mistakes of the last administration's national security policies.
In my view, any effort to outsource any aspects of this power to entities operating outside of the structure of Governme...