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Lamar Smith is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 21st congressional district from 1987 to 2019. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, where he focused on issues related to science policy, technology, and innovation. Smith was known for his advocacy of scientific research and development, as well as his support for policies aimed at promoting economic growth through technological advancements.
Mr. Speaker, the biased liberal media have forgotten their responsibility to our democracy: give the American people the facts, don't tell them what to think. A new report by the Media Research Center shows that coverage of President Trump…
NASA was one of the few agencies that did not incur any cuts, so we have an Administration, I think, and a Congress who is very interested in space.
I believe the first two bills that President Trump signed last month were two STEM bills that were produced by this Committee.
Mr. Speaker, climate change alarmists always predict cataclysmic events that will inevitably occur when the world's temperature rises by more than 2 degrees Celsius. But all the howling and gnashing of teeth signifies nothing. It is all…
Mr. Speaker, criminal laws may well have been broken when the Obama administration conducted surveillance of candidate and then-President-elect Trump and those close to him, including his family members. It is reported that a former…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this bill is the culmination of hard work and negotiations that have spanned 5 years. Today, we finalize this House- initiated weather policy reform legislation that will…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 353, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 advances weather research and technology and will transform our Nation's weather industry. I thank…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 353) to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins), who is a very active member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lucas), who is the vice chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and also the sponsor of this legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Pittenger), who is also a member of the Financial Services Committee.
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