Lamar Smith

I oppose the gentlewoman's amendment, which undermines the bill and weakens accountability and transparency. First, the amendment seeks to dilute the bill's requirement that the grant must be worthy of Federal funding. It is difficult to…

The National Science Foundation Director and the National Science Board have both expressed and endorsed a principle that NSF should be more transparent and accountable in its grant funding decisions. In fact, the NSF has already…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, though I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment, but I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

What I would like to do is to give more examples of how the taxpayers' dollars actually should not be spent. These are grants that have been approved by the National Science Foundation in the past. Again, I want to give the current…

I accept the gentlewoman's amendment. It clarifies that it is in the national interest to fund grants that support the development of an American STEM workforce that is globally competitive and that includes computer science and the…

I oppose the motion to recommit. H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act, is a bipartisan bill that ensures the grant process at the National Science Foundation is transparent and accountable to the American people…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, but I do not oppose it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding, and I appreciate the chairman of the Rules Committee bringing this rule to the floor to allow for consideration of H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act. H.R. 3293…

I accept the gentlewoman's amendment. It clarifies that the new requirements in the bill do not apply to grants that have already been awarded by the National Science Foundation. I agree that the bill is not intended to be retroactive. In…

I support this amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The amendment requires that, in addition to the National Science Foundation making a determination that a grant is worthy of Federal funding and in the…

I have one more Member on the way to the floor to speak, and then I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

More should be done to hold this Administration accountable. We must cut regulatory red tape and put America back on a path to growth and prosperity.

President Obama has rushed through many costly and burdensome regulations over the last seven years.

Regulatory costs topped $197 billion in 2015. This is a cost of over $600 for every American citizen.

The President's regulatory overreach will cost billions of dollars, cause financial hardship for American families.

I do not think we have ever had a President of the United States less willing to enforce immigration laws and implement policies that I think encourage illegal immigration.

Americans are fascinated by space exploration. It fuels our desire to push the boundaries of what is possible...

The Administration should develop solid plans for future exploration missions that foster support from the science and engineering communities.

it is breathtaking to have a president that ignores this, and abuses his executive authority, in my judgment.

These severe measures will adversely affect our economy, and have no significant impact on global temperatures.

The President's pledge creates an international agreement that binds the United States for decades to come, but lacks constitutional legitimacy.

The so-called Clean Power Plan will cost billions of dollars, cause financial hardship for American families, and diminish the competitiveness of American employers.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding me time, and I support S.J. Res. 22, which rejects the Environmental Protection Agency's waters of the United States rule. This rule is just another one of EPA's many attempts to expand its…

The breach of the Office of Personnel Management alone compromised the personal information of more than 20 million people.