claim: "illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the u.s. economy $100 billion... every year."
author: lamar smith
evidence_1: the bipartisan combating online infringement and counterfeits act was  introduced on september 20, 2010. ... property theft costs the u.s. economy more  than $100 billion every year. the pervasive problem of piracy and counterfeiting  online lures consumers to ... illegal, counterfeit goods from entering the united  states.
evidence_2: all false statements involving lamar smith ... obama administration's power  plan will cause energy costs in texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." ... " illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the u.s. economy $100 billion... every year. ".
evidence_3: jan 20, 2012 ... illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the u.s. economy $100 billion and  thousands of jobs every year. congress cannot stand by and do ...
evidence_4: feb 6, 2017 ... a new report released today indicates that the global economic value of ... and  concludes that these costs could reach an estimated us$1.9 trillion by 2022. ...  the magnitude and growth of this illegal underground economy and its ... trade in  counterfeit and pirated products at us$461 billion in 2013, or as ...
evidence_5: sep 21, 2010 ... washington – u.s. senator orrin hatch (r-utah) and a ... we'll be better able  to target those who are profiting from illegal activity.” ... intellectual property theft  costs the u.s. economy more than $100 billion every year, ...