Lamar Smith

I would like to address I think the same couple of questions to each of our witnesses today, and my questions go to the GAO report that looked at the over 200 Federal STEM programs, and it did so with the idea of finding out whether there…

In this economy, all Americans are forced to tighten their belts and do more with less.

All we ask for today is fairness.

Our budget has been cut much more than the typical House committee over the last 2 years.

It is my feeling that we didn't need to do so for two reasons.

E-Verify immediately confirms 99.7 percent of work eligible employees.

Twenty-three million Americans are unemployed or under employed. Meanwhile, 7 million people are working in the United States illegally. These jobs should go to legal workers.

Where there is no vision, the people perish.

We could open up millions of jobs for unemployed Americans by requiring all employers to use E-Verify.

NASA too often is hampered by short-term decisions that have a long-term negative impact.

My colleague from Texas, Congressman John Culberson, has been an advocate for exploration for many years and I look forward to working with him to see that many of the missions and priorities we share are accomplished.

NASA too often is hampered by short term decisions that have a long term negative impact.

Our working together will be critical to put NASA on the right track for long-term success.

The public also supports E-Verify. February 2012, Pulse Opinion Research poll found that 78 percent of likely voters favor mandating that all employers electronically verify the immigration status of their workers.

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) for organizing this Special Order tonight. Mr. Speaker, today's Special Order is to honor our friend, colleague and a true American patriot, Congressman Sam Johnson, and his…

I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), who has long been an able spokesman on the issues related to space.

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from California, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, for honoring Neil Armstrong and NASA Deputy Administrator Hugh Dryden with this bill. Not many people…

I yield myself 1 minute. Mr. Speaker, let me thank the gentlewoman from Maryland--who is also the ranking member of the Space Subcommittee--for her comments, particularly for her personal comments, and I certainly share her concerns about…

We are prepared to close. We have no other speakers, and I'm prepared to yield back the balance of my time after the gentlewoman from Maryland.

I will recognize the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) for as much time as he may consume, and I also note that he is the vice chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.

Protecting America's cyber systems is critical to our economic and national security.

I regret missing the witnesses' testimony today but appreciate all of them being here.

The Preamble to the Constitution states that one of the primary responsibilities of our Federal Government is to provide for the common defense.

Cyber attacks threaten our national and economic security.

National defense in the digital age no longer just means protecting ourselves with arms against enemies who attack with traditional weapons.