"The patent trolls, as they are known, then move on to their next victim."
"Simply put, their efforts and their views of what makes for a strong American patent system are misguided."
"When I became chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, I placed a priority on reducing litigation abuse wherever it occurred."
"Four years ago, I introduced the Innovation Act to address the litigation abuse problems that could not be solved by the America Invents Act."
"I respectfully ask this committee to consider the act because every moment we fail to act, another person is affected by synthetic drugs."
"144 people a day are dying of heroin overdoses, 144 a day."
"We are all for sentencing reform and it is a bipartisan matter."
"This committee has regularly heard from American businesses nationwide about the challenges that they face due to patent trolling behavior."
"I applaud the Attorney General's action. The new Justice Department's respect for the Separation of Powers stands in stark contrast to the behavior of the Obama Administration officials."
"It is an opportunity to conduct aggressive oversight of these four components of DOJ to determine where they are making decisions to uphold the law or follow the political whims of the administration."
"If we do not send the message that this system is meant to stop people from buying firearms who are prohibited by law from buying firearms, what is the point of this system?"