Blog Stirs Controversy on Hill, K Street With Quotes From Senate Aide

• By Anna Palmer
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 28, 2009, 6:25 p.m.

A blog post reporting comments made by a senior Republican staffer on the Senate Judiciary Committee is creating a firestorm on K Street and Capitol Hill. The staffer, according to the blog, criticized earlier attempts at passing patent reform and took the high-tech industry to task for trying to buy its way into passing legislation.