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Do you think our patent system needs reform? What do you think of the Patent Reform Act of 2007 and why is it not moving through Congress?
Asked by: Emily from New York, NY. Received 1 Vote.
Categories: Regulation · Technology.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Inequitable conduct is seldom proved but almost always alleged. Right now in litigation it costs a fortune to prove you didn’t do something wrong when applying for your patent or in the use of your patent. That’s an example where the cost of litigation is simply rising. The other major issue that we’re seeing is the question of apportionment. If there are a thousand patents making up a product, what part is the infringement of one patent supposed to play?

Answered on Jun 19th, 2008 More
When will the federal government begin to get honest with the American people about the issue of peak oil?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 33 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Campaign 2008 · Economy · Energy · Environment · Ethics · Foreign Policy · Technology. Tags: energy crises · peak oil.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE)

The discussion about whether we hit peak oil I think drives some of the discussion about whether or how quickly we move away from oil as the major use of our energy. It’s kind of like global warming was a few years ago. People talk about peak oil, but there’s no evidence that we’ve hit peak oil, some people think it’s right now. So it’s part of their discussions.

Answered on Apr 23rd, 2008 More
If you weren't in politics, what specific job would you most like to have, and why?
Asked by: Micah Sifry from Hastings On Hudson, NY. Received 5 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008. Tags: character · empathy · imagination.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)

Xie: If you were not in politics, what career would you want to pursue?

Tiberi: I would want to be a teacher.

Xie: Teaching what?

Answered on Apr 18th, 2008 More
If you weren't in politics, what specific job would you most like to have, and why?
Asked by: Micah Sifry from Hastings On Hudson, NY. Received 5 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008. Tags: character · empathy · imagination.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL)

Xie: If you were not in politics, what job would you prefer to have and why?

Davis: Practicing law. I think it’s interesting work, particularly if you can get in the court room. There’s a chance to do some good for your client. There’s a chance sometimes to do some good for the broader community. So if I were not doing this, I would go back to what I did before—practicing law.

Xie: Which area did you practice in?

Answered on Apr 18th, 2008 More
If you weren't in politics, what specific job would you most like to have, and why?
Asked by: Micah Sifry from Hastings On Hudson, NY. Received 5 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008. Tags: character · empathy · imagination.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR)

Xie: What would you do if you were not in politics?

DeFazio: Well, I would, I would have a job that would not require transcontinental airplane flights thirty to thirty five times a year, which means something close by in the Pacific Northwest, in a nice place to live, and I think I might want to teach, because that’s another way to change the world. You can change it by passing laws and policies and fighting, you know, the good fight here, or you can help bring up the next generation of leaders and get them to take on the fight for you.

Answered on Apr 16th, 2008 More
If you weren't in politics, what specific job would you most like to have, and why?
Asked by: Micah Sifry from Hastings On Hudson, NY. Received 5 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008. Tags: character · empathy · imagination.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH)

Xie: If you were not in politics, what job would you want to have and why?

LaTourette: I probably would like to teach law. I’ve practiced law. I’ve enforced law, and now I make law. I’d like to impart some of that knowledge to young folks who are thinking about becoming lawyers.

Xie: What kind of satisfaction can you get from that?

Answered on Apr 16th, 2008 More
Should the federal government require schools to teach nutrition?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 13 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Consumer · Economy · Education · Energy · Environment · Globalization · Health · Immigration · Rural · Technology.

Listen to: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Nutrition education we already do within health classes. When my kids were in kindergarten or 1st Grade, and how many grains and how many dairies, so nutrition education, yes. One of the other questions to be asked is, is it the federal government’s role to tell schools what they should be doing within the choices that are available within a school. We need to keep in mind that within the past 40 some-odd years, we’ve been doing that within the school lunch program. We have set the standards within school lunches and we say there are standards that need to be met.

Answered on Mar 19th, 2008 More
Should the federal government require schools to teach nutrition?
Asked by: goat from Brooklyn, NY. Received 13 Votes.
Categories: Agriculture · Consumer · Economy · Education · Energy · Environment · Globalization · Health · Immigration · Rural · Technology.

Listen to: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Well first of all, it’s not up the federal government to mandate what schools teach. I would never want to intrude on the local jurisdiction of schools to decide who they hire, who the fire, what books use. That’s not the role of the federal government. But I do think the role of the federal government is, as long as we’re providing school lunches and school breakfasts and food in schools, that we ought to be able to say what foods would be allowed in those schools.

Answered on Mar 19th, 2008 More