Lamar Smith

I don't think you have always done it, but if you will say you will do it now, I will take you at your word.

We need to know whether the Agency is telling the truth to the American people.

The Americans impacted by the Agency's regulations have a right to see the data.

I will introduce legislation in the next few weeks that will stop the EPA from basing regulations on undisclosed and unverified information.

The Environmental Protection Agency, like every other governmental institution, should answer to the American people.

The Agency itself cannot publicly verify its own claims.

we are simply not going to be able to either deter or detect the visa overstayers unless we have an entry-exit system at all ports of entry, including land, air and sea.

Fundamental scientific research is critical to maintain American innovation and competitiveness.

Over 40 percent of immigrants in illegal status came here legally but overstayed their visas.

in my view at least, we are simply not going to have other immigration reforms until we secure our borders and secure the interior.

This research provides the foundation for innovation that drives long-term economic growth.

This ensures that American taxpayer dollars are better utilized and enables Labs to do more with less.

The Department of Energy (DOE) at its core is a science agency.

the Department of Energy at its core is a science agency.

Today's hearing will focus on draft legislation titled 'Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act' or EINSTEIN America Act.

The EINSTEIN America Act supports high-impact research that promotes economic innovation and revolutionary scientific research.

Our founders recognized that elections alone may not provide adequate protection for the liberties they fought so hard to establish.

Today's hearing will allow us to hear from top experts in energy and environmental fields.

This proposal is an attempt to prevent judicial review.

The Society of Professional Journalists has given Americans some bad news about the state of the media. Their previous code of ethics specifically affirmed that: News reports should be free of opinion or bias and represent all sides of an…

It appears the EPA is up to an old legal trick: if you can't win the argument on the merits, start arguing about the definition of words.

when something is mandated and determined to be technically demonstrated, commercially available and it isn't, that makes it impossible for industry to make an investment.

In the weeks leading up to the government shutdown, ABC, NBC, and CBS tried to make sure that it would be the Republicans who were responsible. A Media Research Center analysis found that from September 17 through September 30, the…

It doesn't appear to me that the Department of Homeland Security is really engaging in a serious or sincere effort to implement the entry-exit system.

I totally concur with that.