Lamar Smith actually said...

Space exploration is an investment in our future--often the distant future. It encourages innovation and improves Americans' quality of life.

Smith emphasizes the long-term benefits of space exploration and its impact on innovation.

03/23/2015

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I support Mr. Lipinski's overarching goal, the creation of a manufacturing strategy to better guide government policies and Federal spending...

I would also like to make a public commitment to Ranking Member Johnson that the Committee will hold a hearing on her manufacturing bill in ...

We must foster innovation so that powerful new technologies are developed here and not overseas.

"Made in America" is a label we want to see on advanced technologies coming out of American laboratories and factories.