Lamar Smith

We cannot afford to misspend another dollar on low-priority or frivolous activities.

I do appreciate the direction that you're taking the agency now compared to the last Administration.

Activist judges have joined liberal Democrats to stop President Trump's policies. Federal trial judges have abused their authority by issuing almost two dozen nationwide injunctions to block the Trump administration's actions. According to…

If we're going to encourage the use of it, we need to reduce the cost.

The special counsel investigation has pushed way beyond its authorized purpose. Recent reports indicate that individuals have been questioned about President Trump's business activities prior to his entering the 2016 campaign. The private…

There is a legal term called ``fruit of the poisonous tree.'' If the evidence, or tree, is tainted, then anything gained from the evidence, the fruit, is tainted as well. A former FBI Director intentionally leaked questionable memos about…

No taxpayer dollars should be awarded to a university researcher who engages in harassment and inappropriate behavior toward a colleague or a student under their charge.

The welfare system in America has a problem and the great majority of Americans want to fix it. Since 2000, the amount of Federal dollars spent on Medicaid that goes to able-bodied adults has increased 713 percent. The amount spent on food…

I would like to thank the gentleman from California, a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, for yielding me time on this particular piece of legislation. I do support H.R. 3397, the Building Blocks of STEM Act…

I thank my colleague from Texas, the Energy Subcommittee chairman, for those nice comments and for yielding me time on this bill. H.R. 4376, the Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act, is an important piece of legislation…

Gallup recently polled Americans on their perceptions of the news media. The poll revealed that 43 percent of Americans have a negative view of the media, 10 percent more than who have a positive view. Two-thirds said that the news media…

First of all, I would like to thank the gentleman from Kansas, Dr. Roger Marshall, the vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, for yielding me time on his bill, H.R. 4675, the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018…

I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hultgren) for yielding me time on his bill, H.R. 4377, the Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act. Mr. Speaker, this legislation, cosponsored by Representative Bill Foster, Energy…

First of all, let me thank the gentleman from Texas, the chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, Representative Randy Weber, for yielding me time on his bill, which is H.R. 4378, the Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act. H.R. 4378…

A House Intelligence Committee report has found shocking abuses of surveillance by the FBI. The implications of the report are devastating to a democracy. The premier law enforcement agency of the Federal Government wrongly took sides in a…

The American people deserve to know the truth about which substances are safe and which ones pose a risk.

The differences are stark between President Obama's first year in office and President Trump's first year in office. If you just listen to the liberal media, you would think our country is worse off under President Trump. However, if you…

The administration's immigration proposal is flawed. It doesn't include workforce verification, which would protect jobs for American workers and reduce illegal immigration. The proposal grants amnesty to twice as many people as President…

The American people can count. Forty-four Senate Democrats voted to shut down the government. Ten times as many Democrats as Republicans supported denying funds to our military, to children's healthcare, and to everyday Americans. The…

Yesterday the President highlighted examples of media bias and irresponsible news stories. All Americans should call out purveyors of fake news and point out slanted coverage. The President is certainly correct in using the term ``fake…

We already knew, from their daily attacks, that the media disdained the President. What we didn't know with a certainty, until last week, was that the media also disdained the American family. How else to explain their front-paging and…

Congress should include an E-Verify employment eligibility verification program in any immigration reform package. E-Verify is the most effective deterrent to illegal immigration because it shuts off the jobs magnet and saves jobs for…

The media's daily barrage of negative stories have undermined the public's confidence in their reporting. The media continues to ignore positive stories about the President's effective policies. If the media were not so biased against the…

The liberal media helped elect a U.S. Senator from Alabama. Their alliance with the Democratic Party is now so close, we should call them mediacrats. Admittedly, the mediacrats got an assist from some Republicans, as well as the candidate…

According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 58 percent of Americans disapprove of the media's coverage of the President. Only 38 percent approve. It is no surprise why the American people disapprove of the media's coverage. A few weeks ago, CBS…