Jim Sensenbrenner: “let me say that the Congress unloaded upon you one very, very big job when the AIA was passed.”

But obstruction of Congress, when there is no referee, there is no adjudication, there is nothing but a majority that says, 'You give us what we want until we find a crime, or we are going to throw you out of office,' that is so…

It's up to us to constructively deal with this so that we can do more than just have a press release and make a difference.

I make the point of order that a two-thirds vote is required for passage of this joint resolution because it does have the effect of amending the Constitution. And on the point of order, Madam Speaker, there was an extension that was…

I'm not going to be on this committee in the next Congress. I am going to put my feet up and become a 'senior, statesman.'