"What is the ability and the commitment of the Patent Office to stop the extension of that period of exclusivity and monopoly power that has been so consistently abused by the drug companies to rip off American taxpayers, American employers, and American consumers?"
"There are no two stronger champions of the intellectual property rights of innovators and patent holders than the two leaders of this Committee, Senator Coons, Senator Tillis, and I support your effor..."
"I don't get it where you get a patent, let's say for 20 years and it goes on for 30 years or 35 years."
"But what I have seen is, in particular in the drug industry, an abuse by patent holders of that period of exclusivity."
"They have extended the patent all the way through 2023--it is now almost $3,200."
"It is really important, your responsibility, to have patents issued timely, appropriately, for innovators."
"We need to look at USDA as one of the ways to help our water systems understand how to do stuff in a proactive manner."
"Just to let you know, Senator Tuberville and I have made it a major priority about broadband in rural America for this Committee to focus on."
"As our country is facing these wild weather events, climate change, more severe and frequent storms, we have got to make sure that the water in our communities is safe and available."
"It is a timely hearing because there is a lot of vulnerability in a lot of our water and septic systems, especially in rural America."
"How can we be developing some more managerial capacity?"