Lamar Smith

I have no further speakers on this side, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…

I have no further speakers on this side. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R…

The time has come to recognize the man we have been honoring here tonight. Earlier this evening, Congressman Hall broke the record for the eldest Member of Congress to have ever cast a vote in the United States House of Representatives…

Would it be appropriate to ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas have an additional 5 minutes, or more? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot entertain that request.

The purpose of tonight's Special Order is to celebrate our friend and colleague Ralph Hall's distinguished service in Congress. If there were a congressional hall of fame, tonight would be Representative Hall's induction as the…

I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Texas, Jeb Hensarling, the next chairman of the Financial Services Committee.

I thank the chairman for yielding. First of all, I do want to thank the chairman of the Space Subcommittee, Steve Palazzo of Mississippi, for bringing this must-pass legislation to the floor today. I also want to thank my friend and…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not have an opening statement, but I did not want it to go unnoticed that this might be your last hearing that you chair.

all those who have known you and worked with you appreciate your service to the Subcommittee, the full Committee, the Congress, and our country, and I thank you for that.

When it comes to STEM fields--science, technology, engineering, and math--American universities set the standard. Our STEM graduates create the innovations and new businesses that fuel our economic growth and create jobs. Many of the…

I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, no one is hurt more by the diversity visa program than unemployed Hispanics and black Americans. The unemployment rate for Hispanics with only a high school education is almost 14 percent. The…

Under this bill, the employers have to pay the prevailing wage. I don't know from where the gentleman got his information. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Griffin), a distinguished and active member of the…

On the way to yielding to the majority leader of the House, I'd like to respond very quickly to what the gentleman from Maryland just said. I want to make, again, the points that the Diversity Visa invites fraud, and absolutely means that…

Let's put our own unemployed Hispanics and black Americans first. They should come first. Mr. Speaker, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Bilbray), who is the chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus.

Before yielding to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), I'm going to yield myself 1 minute. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from California said at least two things that are completely inaccurate. Let me correct those statements. First, she…

It is a joke. It is an absolute joke.

I am so sick and tired of hearing people say that regulations are job creators.

There are fewer jobs in America than when President Obama took office.

What a crock. It is unbelievable.

Unemployment has been over 8 percent for a record 43 straight months.

This is not what the Obama administration promised for economic recovery when it took office.

I want to thank my good friend and Texas colleague, Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Ralph Hall, for taking the lead on this bill and bringing it to the floor today. My hope is that after the House passes this bill the…

The percentage of American workers who are unemployed or underemployed is nearly 15 percent.

The United States' credit rating has been downgraded and another downgrade has been threatened.

In 2008, the U.S. economy was rated the most competitive in the world. Since then, it has fallen to 7th place.