Lamar Smith

Four years into the Obama administration, the outlook for jobs in the American economy is disheartening and bleak.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, America and its allies continue to face national security threats from foreign nations, spies, and terrorist organizations. Our national security agencies must be able to conduct…

That is not what I intended in anything that I have said, nor do I feel that it was intended by any of the other individuals that you have mentioned.

Just because you don't like the law, doesn't mean you can ignore it.

In closing, I just want to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) for her continued interest and leadership in the subject of immigration, and I especially appreciate her support of this bill today. I yield back the balance of…

We have no further requests for time, 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, H.R…

I will yield as much time as he might consume to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Griffin) who is an active member of the Judiciary Committee.

I first want to thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), for his nice comments, and I'll yield back the balance of my time as well. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman…

This Committee has held hearings on many of the ways in which the Obama administration has abused its power, ignored its duties, evaded responsibility and overstepped the Constitution's limits on the President.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2800, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012, is sponsored by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters). I thank her for her work on…

I ask that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend and include extraneous materials on H.R. 2800, as amended, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Adams).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the purpose of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 is to protect famous trademarks from uses that blur the distinctiveness of the trademark or tarnish or disparage it. Dilution…

The Administration has repeatedly, in my view, put its partisan agenda above the rule of law.

President Obama has treated the Constitution's separation of powers principles as if those principles were matters of convenience that may simply be ignored.

Prosecutorial discretion is usually given on an individual basis, and I certainly support that.

I would first like to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) for introducing this legislation. H.R. 3120 helps prevent student visa fraud by requiring that any college or university that admits foreign students on F visas must…

I have no further requests for time on this side and reserve the balance of my time.

Internet child pornography may be the fastest-growing crime in America, increasing by an average of 150 percent per year. Every day, online criminals prey on America's children with virtual anonymity, and according to recent estimates…

I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of H.R. 4362, the Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2012, with my good friend and colleague, the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. This is…

I have no idea whether we have more or fewer regulations than other countries. I do know this: we have far more regulations today than we had 3 years ago. And I also know that the Obama administration has set a new record in the number of…

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the distinguished majority leader.

Certain foreign governments have taken steps to disadvantage American cloud companies by imposing barriers to market access.

America's economic success has been built on innovation. Cloud computing can transform everything from business operations, data storage, and analysis to the delivery of software and services.

I believe this is the first time this Subcommittee or any Committee has had a hearing on this particular subject.