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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.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis) for her work on this bill. And I'm pleased to join the Science Committee's ranking member, Ms. Johnson, as a cosponsor of H.R. 967…
I thank Representative McCaul and Representative Lipinski for introducing this commonsense, bipartisan legislation. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of H.R. 756, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013. As our reliance on…
It is three strikes and you're out for the Senate's immigration proposal. First, it legalizes almost everyone in the country illegally before the border is secured. This of course will encourage even more illegal immigration. Second, it…
We have no more requests for time on this side, so we'll be prepared to yield back at the right time.
It is Congress' job to ensure accountability and transparency for the American taxpayer.
Our focus should be on how the Federal Government, including the National Science Foundation, can maximize returns from taxpayer-funded research.
It is the responsibility of the professionals at the NSF to exercise their best judgment and ensure that only proposals that benefit the taxpayer get funded.
The Senate's immigration proposal contains a fatal flaw. It legalizes almost everyone in the country illegally, amnesty, before it secures the border. As a result, the Senate proposal issues an open invitation to enter the country…
Jobs are scarce and families are worried. Seven million people are working in the U.S. illegally. These jobs should go to legal workers.
Examining and exploring ways to protect the Earth from asteroids and meteors is a priority for the American people and should be a priority for NASA.
We must better recognize what the private sector can do to aid our efforts to protect the world.
In these fiscally challenging times, we can't afford duplication or the inefficient use of our resources.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul will not give us sustainable and effective NASA programs.
We need to find ways to prioritize NASA's projects and squeeze as much productivity as we can out of the funds we have.
A consensus will have to be reached within Congress before progress can actually be made.
I think it is really important that the Federal money is often used to seed or to do the research, to prove the validity of the STEM Program, which provides a huge service to the corporations that are hoping to invest.
This is the most active Subcommittee of the Science Committee, and it is likely the most active Committee in all of Congress.
We have to invest in STEM education if we want to remain globally competitive in the 21st Century.
I remain opposed to the FACT Act and urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.
In order to achieve the innovations of tomorrow, we must better educate American students today.
America lags behind other nations when it comes to science, technology, engineering, and math education.
We have to help people understand the opportunities available for them as well as understand that education is affordable, and it is also attainable.
the concept of the leadership by audacious ideas--putting out something that is really challenging for the industry, challenging for science, technology, engineering professionals.
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