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Fix the Backlog, Don’t Revamp Entire System

By Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Special to Roll Call
Oct. 22, 2007, Midnight

The American patent system has been instrumental in the success of our country. It has resulted in technology that expanded production, created wealth and thus elevated the standard of living of our people. Yet there are powerful forces that would dramatically change the basic patent system that has served us so well for more than 200 years.

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May 21, 2012

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa finds it impractical to take the long flight home to Hawaii every weekend. So every month or so, she gets a little taste of the islands by hosting a Hawaiian-themed meal at her Capitol Hill home. During the last week of March, Hanabusa allowed Roll Call photographer Tom Williams to capture the feast.

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