Lamar Smith

Media bias is a direct threat to our democracy. When the media doesn't report the facts or reports them in a biased manner, Americans can't make good decisions. If Americans can't make good decisions, our democracy is at risk. Americans…

A new report by the Wilson Center has found that illegal immigration across the southern border is on pace to break the previous record set in 2014. This record should not come as a surprise. The administration's policies encourage illegal…

Unfortunately, these last few months have demonstrated how far the national media will go to promote a liberal agenda. Polls continue to show Americans' trust in the media is at an all-time low. Instead of providing objective and fair…

The liberal media tried to destroy Donald Trump. Instead, they destroyed their own credibility. Their extreme bias is provable. The network media's coverage of Mr. Trump was 91 percent negative, and 96 percent of campaign contributions…

The Chairwoman has already passed what we could call a regulatory relief bill, and deserves congratulations for that.

I want to thank you and the Ranking Member, Mr. Lipinski, for making a huge effort to be here this morning.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Director Comey, thank you for those examples of the FBI's good work in your opening statement. I think we all appreciate what the FBI has done.

It is time for the United States to reassert its leadership.

Americans' trust in the media has hit a historic low, according to a recent Gallup poll. Gallup found that only 32 percent of Americans have a great deal or even fair amount of confidence in the media to present the news fully, accurately…

This Administration seems to have set a record for the number of agency heads who have wrongly deleted work-related emails.

The Internal Revenue Service targeted organizations solely on the basis of their conservative views.

The last thing we need are more government regulations which are ineffective and don't have any significant impact.

I'd like to enter the Constitution into the record.

Congress has an obligation and a Constitutional responsibility to enforce its compulsory legal authority where warranted.

First of all, let me thank my friend and colleague from Texas, Chairman Burgess, for yielding me time. H.R. 4979, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016, gives direction to cooperative civilian nuclear energy R&D and…

The media's credibility is at a new low, and it is self-inflicted. That is because they have set out on a maniacal mission to destroy anyone who doesn't bow to their political views. Why? Clearly, one person poses a threat to the media's…

These companies' decisions to obstruct the committee's investigation and defy a lawfully issued subpoena continues a Clinton habit of secrecy rather than transparency.

Secretary Clinton's unique server and email arrangement is of particular importance both to your committee and to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.

This is a clear obstruction of justice. Americans deserve to know the truth, which is now being blocked by the Clinton organization.

A recent poll by Morning Consult found that only 27 percent of Americans believe the media is fair and unbiased. Americans know that the media is not impartial and that objectivity is not a priority when reporting on current events. For…

Here are just the most recent discoveries in the FBI's notes from interviewing Hillary Clinton: She tried to wipe clean her private email archive only a few weeks after The New York Times disclosed the existence of her private server…

The commercial remote sensing space sector continues to experience unprecedented innovation and growth.

the outdated and improper federal regulations and policy and that we need a different regulatory philosophy.

Recently, it was revealed that the tech giant Facebook may have altered its popular trending news section to suppress conservative views. Facebook's CEO promised to make changes. Now it has been reported that Facebook removed a viral video…

Do you still have concerns about admitting Syrian refugees where you cannot conduct the thorough backgrounds, and do you consider them a risk now?