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McConnell Calls for Senate Dems to Shelve PIPA, Study and Resolve "Serious Issues' With the Bill

Statement

Date: Jan. 19, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement Thursday encouraging the Democrat majority to set aside the PIPA legislation pending resolution of "the serious issues' with the legislation:

"While we must combat the on-line theft of intellectual property, current proposals in Congress raise serious legal, policy and operational concerns. Rather than prematurely bringing the Protect IP Act to the Senate floor, we should first study and resolve the serious issues with this legislation. Considering this bill without first doing so could be counterproductive to achieving the shared goal of enacting appropriate and additional tools to combat the theft of intellectual property. I encourage the Senate Majority to reconsider its decision to proceed to this bill."


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