The manufacturers fear unintended consequences if the bill were to succeed: added costs for research of copyrighted designs, legal fees and delays in getting their clothes into stores.
"So long as I have the privilege of serving as attorney general of the United States, this Justice Department will never stop working to expand the promise of a nation where everyone has the same opportunity to grow, to contribute, and to succeed," added Holder, the first African American to run the department.
"He is a big, powerful and fast player with a hunger to succeed," added Hockaday.
"The crisis put major pressure on us to succeed," adds Peter Skarzynski, head of the U.S. handset business.
"Since this is a new (business), it is difficult to pick winners, even though companies with the right products at the right price and the right partners will be the most likely to succeed," adds Hause.
Mr. Bush said he hoped that President Obama would succeed, adding, "He deserves my silence, and if he wants my help he is welcome to call me".
Deutsch says he's confident the venture will succeed, adding, "That said, there's nothing wrong with trying things and failing".
Co-CEO David Cohen, who co-founded Techstars along with Brad Feld, David Brown, and Jared Polis, said that "Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed," adding that "the product we are offering is really not an accelerator, but a network".
"It was around that theory that he built his own commitment to peace but his commitment was absolutely total, wholehearted, meticulous in his attention to detail and careful to ensure that the project succeeded," added Fr Reynolds.
"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed," he added.
