Chris Smith

First of all, let me begin by thanking Chairman Harper for this outstanding bipartisan legislation, and Mr. Brady as well. This is what this place can produce when we do come together. Obviously, it provides congressional employees with…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, in 2018, doctors routinely diagnose and treat illnesses and disabilities suffered by the littlest patients: unborn babies as well as newborns. They enhance both the child's health and…

I thank my good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, doctors, today, routinely diagnose and treat a myriad of illnesses and diseases suffered by societies' littlest patients--unborn babies and newborns--significantly enhancing both the…

I thank my good friend for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus), a pro-life leader who has been a leader in educating members of our Conference about the dangers of assisted suicide. He serves…

I thank Mr. Olson for those very strong comments. I feel the same way about his great leadership for all these years. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs), a member of the Judiciary Committee and the Science…

I thank the gentleman for his very eloquent remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson), who serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee. He has long pushed for transparency and led a landmark effort on Federal…

I thank the gentleman for his eloquent statements and remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman). General Jack Bergman is a retired three-star general of the Marine Corps, and he serves on the Veterans'…

I just remind everyone this is a total team effort. One of the beauties of the pro-life movement--and I have been in it for 45 years--is that it is filled with incredibly compassionate, selfless people who would do anything to help the…

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), from the Third District, a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

I thank Chairwoman Foxx again for her very moving words, which are backed up by her actions each and every day. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg), who serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the…

I thank Dr. Harris for his very eloquent remarks and for reminding us that this is the greatest human rights struggle on Earth. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the chairwoman of the Education and the…

We do have several physicians who serve in this Congress who are very, very pro-life and very eloquent in their defense of life. I yield to Congressman Andy Harris, who is associated, obviously, with Johns Hopkins, the gentleman from…

I thank the gentlewoman for her very strong and powerful statement. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to Robert Pittenger from North Carolina, who is the author of the No Abortion Bonds Act, a bill that would close loopholes in the Tax Code that…

It is my privilege and honor, as we approach the March for Life on Friday, to remember the infamous Supreme Court decision that has resulted in the loss of some 60 million unborn babies and tens of millions of women who have been harmed…

The short answer to that is yes, we do. We work to advocate set-asides for those categories.

If we could find some stability in finding a way to make that... maintain some stability, that would be extraordinarily helpful.

I could not agree with you more. I have been heartened in my short time to notice the Small Business Administration's focus.

I have established three priorities for fiscal year 2017, and they are in order, one, improve socioeconomic subcategory performance; two, make it easier for small businesses to do business with our agency; and three, to improve our…

The HUBZone frustration amongst my colleagues... has been kind of the movement of the zones; the fact that when a business becomes successful in a HUBZone... move out of the HUBZone.

In DOE, where we have been successful has been at the top line. We have been successful at hitting the overall small business prime and subcontracting goals.

I thank my good friend for yielding time to me and for his tremendous bill. It is a great bipartisan piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, after Superstorm Sandy, I and others saw how leaders and volunteers of churches, synagogues, and other…

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Montana, for yielding and for the support that he and the ranking member provided for this important legislation. It is an honor to bring H.R. 3655 to the House today to designate the facility of the…

Can you imagine what a China that respects human rights and the liberty and the dignity of all people, their own and others abroad, could do in partnership with the United States?

Long-time allies Australia, New Zealand, and Canada have been rocked by scandals involving Chinese sponsored influence operations targeting politicians, businesses, and academic institutions.

Attempts by the Chinese government to guide, buy, or coerce political influence, control discussion of 'sensitive' topics, and export its authoritarian practices globally are widespread and pervasive.