you had leahy a democrat on the health side, lamar smith, a republican, who wants to move forward. this is an area where something could get enacted into law and intel is right in the middle of it. we're very hopeful about legislation in the patent reform area. >> anything you'd like to see in the house version that's not in the senate version? >> we would like to see a process of p.t.o. called interparties review which is fair and appropriate administratively, so that there's not extensive litigation. there's a way to judge how patents are issued and the elements of those patents, and do it administratively on a less costly basis. we spend $125 million on patent litigation oftentimes bound in texas. and we fight hard, and we fight hard, because we have plaintiffs who sue us, these non-practicing entities, and we believe in our pa tents. we have 46,000 patents in our portfolio, so this is a drag on our ability to innovate. it is frivolous litigation. and we're not the only ones that suffer from this. microsoft and other tech companies suffer like we do. >> when you do a little rese

and, in austin i'm represented by lamar smith and in d.c. i'm represented by elinor thornton who does not have it both. i preferred congresswoman horton to lamar smith led it is an oddity that to this day washington d.c. has no congressional representation. i think it is a travesty. i want to indulge you for a few moments in a bit of my personal history that has nothing to do with what i started with. and, that is, in 1971, i was hired at a public school in texas. i had just graduated from the university of houston. i weren't to work as a public schoolteacher in east texas. i had a 66 dodge dart. i wish i still had it. they are great cars. at a 66 dodge dart and i started out on telephone road, the telephone road of the steve earle song. i crossed the houston channel, one of the most polluted oddities of water in the nation. i was an occasional -- a casual worker on the docks and there were warnings about the possibility of death should you fall into the water. on down highway 90, i passed -- i knew it miles before i got there, i passed acro

and, in austin i'm represented by lamar smith and in d.c. i'm represented by elinor thornton who does not have it both. i preferred congresswoman horton to lamar smith led it isan oddity that to this day washington d. has no congressional representation. i think it is a travesty. i want to indulge you for a few moments in a bit of my personal history that has nothing to do with what i started with. and, that is, in 1971, i was hired at a public school in texas. i had just graduated from the university of houston. i weren't to work as a public schoolteacher in east texas. i had a 66 dodge dart. i wish i still had it. they are great cars. at a 66 dodge dart and i started out on telephone road, the telephone road of the steve earle song. i crossed the houston channel, one of the most polluted oddities of water in the nation. i was an occasional -- a casual worker on the docks and there were warnings about the possibility of death should you fall into the water. on down highway 90, i passed -- i knew it miles before i got there, i passed across

today" this morning -- this story also features a quote from house judiciary committee chairman lamar smith, republican of texas. st. louis, missouri. tony is on our line for democrats. caller: the last caller from california had it right. it truly is cowardice. america used to be pretty strong -- especially coming from new york. those were some of the toughest people in the world as far as we were concerned. the problem that i have is actually with democrats. we sit around and let the republicans do all of their talking, and we kowtow if you notice what is going on as far at -- kowtow. if you notice what is going on with republican governors around the country, you can see they are pretty weak -- weak minded. democrats, stop sitting on your but and for those who consider themselves independents, stop going back and forth and open your eyes and realize and look at what these people are doing. the government is going to be shut down in a couple of more days simply because the republicans cannot govern. host: that is tony in st. louis, missouri. we will take a break from our discussion regard

and in austin, i'm represented by lamar smith, and d.c., i'm represented by eleanor holmes thornton who does not have a vote. i prefer a congresswoman norton to smith. it is an oddity to this day, washington, d.c. has no congressional representation. it's more than an oddity, i think it's a travesty. i went to indulge you for a few moments in a bit of my personal history that has nothing to do with what i started with. and that is -- [laughter] >> -- in 1971, i was hired at a public school in texas. i had just graduated at the university of houston. i went to work as a public school. here's my trip. i a '66 dodge dart. i started out on telephone road. the telephone road of the steve earl song, i crossed the houston channel, one the most polluted bodies of water in the nation. i was a casual workers on the docks and the ila had warnings about the possibility of death should you fall into the water. on down highway 90, i passed -- i knew it before -- miles before i got there, after i crossed the river, on my right, was the french is limited slot pit. which was later an epa -- a super fund

and, in austin i'm represented by lamar smith and in d.c. i'm represented by elinor thornton who does not have it both. i preferred congresswoman horton to lamar smith led it is an oddity that to this day washington d.c. has no congressional representation. i think it is a travesty. i want to indulge you for a few moments in a bit of my personal history that has nothing to do with what i started with. and, that is, in 1971, i was hired at a public school in texas. i had just graduated from the university of houston. i weren't to work as a public schoolteacher in east texas. i had a 66 dodge dart. i wish i still had it. they are great cars. at a 66 dodge dart and i started out on telephone road, the telephone road of the steve earle song. i crossed the houston channel, one of the most polluted oddities of water in the nation. i was an occasional -- a casual worker on the docks and there were warnings about the possibility of death should you fall into the water. on down highway 90, i passed -- i knew it miles before i got there, i passed acro