Posts Tagged: "House Majority Leader"

Are Republicans Abandoning Patent Reform?

In the 10 planned work days during September 2014, it does not seem as if the House of Representatives will take up the Innovation Act or any modifications thereto that might sweeten the bill for the Senate. So what happened between August 8, 2014, when the Innovation Act was going to be a piece of an omnibus jobs bill that would help define the messaging for House Republicans leading into the midterm elections and September 4, 2014, when it was removed from consideration as an important piece of the Republican jobs agenda?