Lamar Smith

In a front page New York Times article, it was reported that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made derogatory statements about Donald Trump. Justice Ginsburg was being interviewed by the newspaper so she knew that her remarks…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for yielding me time. As Congress continues working toward a multiyear authorization for the Federal Aviation…

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk), who is the chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee, for his significant oversight work on this issue and for introducing the result of that work, this bill, H.R…

I first want to thank the gentleman from California, Energy Subcommittee Vice Chairman Knight, for yielding me time on H.R. 5638, the Solar Fuels Innovation Act. This legislation provides necessary statutory authority and direction to the…

A recent study on the media was conducted by the Newseum Institute and USA Today. Not surprisingly, it found that three-quarters of Americans feel the news media are biased in reporting, and only 10 percent said the Presidential election…

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Moolenaar), the vice chairman of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, for introducing this important piece of legislation. I am pleased to cosponsor H.R. 5639, the…

The Media Research Center recently issued a report highlighting the three major news networks' slanted coverage of the Orlando terrorist attack. The Center found that ABC's, NBC's, and CBS' broadcast network programs ``flooded their shows…

Two recent reports demonstrate the degree to which Federal immigration laws are not enforced by this administration. A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that almost 1 million illegal immigrants have been ordered…

I hope the Administrator will tell us today how she intends to follow the law in writing regulations and when she will provide the American people with the data and other information that this committee has requested.

The Environmental Protection Agency has become an agency in pursuit of a purely political agenda rather than an agency that protects the environment.

It's clear you disagree with the Administration. I happen to think they're probably less biased than the EPA.

the Paris Climate Agreement is almost all pain and no gain.

I think we're a democratic country, and the free market, if allowed to work, will work as it has been working.

These rules will cost billions of dollars, place a heavy burden on American families, and diminish the ability of American businesses to compete around the world.

EPA cherry-picks the science that fits its agenda and ignores the science that does not support its position.

The nonpartisan Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy has found that the Clean Power Plan will reduce economic growth, increase electricity costs, and result in almost 400,000 jobs lost over the next 15 years.

I look forward to this broader discussion about commercializing federally funded research.

I think the time has come to talk about having some kind of I-Corps program at every agency with an SBIR program, as the two truly go hand in hand.

I believe programs like these can be an important part of the innovation ecosystem and I look forward to an update on the pilot from Dr. Lauer.

this is probably the first hearing we have had dedicated entirely to the subject of astronauts' health in space, and so it's most timely.

I often say publicly, and I'll say again now, that I consider astronauts to be our modern heroes for many, many reasons.

Mr. Loudermilk is the chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Oversight Subcommittee, and I appreciate all the work he has done on this bill. H.R. 5049, the NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act, is the second bill…

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. LaHood) for taking the initiative on this innovation bill. And I am also pleased that the ranking member, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), is a cosponsor…

But the administration remains convicted by their own actions, by the facts. Why haven't they requested more money in their budget if they want to send more individuals home?

That sounds to me like an extension of the administration's amnesty program. Why are you not prioritizing these individuals?