Lamar Smith: “It was an atmosphere unlike almost any other hearing I have walked into.”

It is not easy to summarize 32 years in Congress, but I will try. Politics comes from the Greek word ``polites,'' meaning citizens, and they are the source of our country's strength. What I remember most, what was especially meaningful…

This Committee has demonstrated time and again that U.S. leadership in space is a bipartisan priority.

I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam) for yielding me time, and I thank another gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis) for introducing this legislation. The Equitable Access to Care and Health Act is a bill that I strongly…

My hope is that every member of the committee will sponsor it or at least a majority.