Lamar Smith: “State regulators know how to protect the environment within their borders better than federal employees in Washington…”

With the Speaker's allowance and permission, we have another speaker on his way to the House floor who we expect to be here in another 30 seconds, so if I could talk slowly and go on for another 30 seconds, I think the gentleman from Texas…

Let me thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), for all that he has done to advance immigration reform during this Congress. I do support H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act. This…

In closing, I would just like to thank the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici) for all of her good work on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee over several years' time. I also want to express my appreciation to her for being…

With clear Congressional direction, strong White House leadership, and NASA's tremendous expertise, we have all the resources available to make significant progress in human space exploration.