[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 175 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1831]
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                             INNOVATION ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. XAVIER BECERRA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 5, 2013

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3309) to 
     amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith 
     America Invents Act to make improvements and technical 
     corrections, and for other purposes:

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Chairman, America is and must continue to be the 
cradle of invention and innovation. We reward those with big ideas.
  I agree we must punish those who troll the waters in search of easy 
money at the expense of those who harness invention and innovation. But 
we must attack the abusers soundly and surgically so that we do not 
destroy in the dragnet the little guy with the big idea.
  For this reason, Mr. Chairman, I will be opposing this bill.

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