Press Releases

"Marketplaces must aggressively protect U.S. consumers and IP rights holders from sellers who seek to trick consumers into buying counterfeits. Marketplaces must have effective policies and practices to detect and block the sale of counterfeits automatically, immediately respond to complaints by consumers and brands, quickly remove counterfeiters from their sites and detect and prohibit confirmed counterfeiters from returning under another name."

"With the undeniable evidence of this crisis now firmly in the public spotlight, I was hopeful we would finally see a serious effort by Democrats to end the crisis. Instead, they have decided to markup H.R. 3239, a bill that will do absolutely nothing to address the root causes of the crisis, and, in fact, will make it worse. . . . Perhaps the worst part about this bill is it increases the incentive to exploit children to gain entry into the United States."

"I hope today’s hearing will focus on ways we can encourage both innovation and competition, both success and growth. These things are not mutually exclusive, but usually go hand in hand to the benefit of consumers and the advancement of our economy."

". . . a lot of political speech today seems made to deepen our divide by highlighting our differences, and that’s cause for sadness. That’s exactly what the rules of decorum in this body are designed to guard against. "We have a choice this afternoon, Mr. Speaker — we can pursue escalation against our fellow Americans, or we can pursue reconciliation on their behalf. Only one of those options makes room for this body to do its job — to legislate solutions for the challenges facing the American people."