Lamar Smith

I think we need to be aware of the consequences of those actions.

That will put them on the path to citizenship.

Recent leaks of highly classified information pose a serious threat to our national security and put the lives of Americans and our allies at risk.

What are the boundaries of free speech? How do we balance this freedom with the government's need to protect certain information?

I support this legislation to repeal the new health care law, which will shrink jobs, increase taxes and limit Americans' freedoms. Although the Supreme Court has delivered its decision on ObamaCare, it is the people whose verdict counts…

We're prepared to close on this side, so I reserve the balance of my time.

I hope the Justice Department will bring the full force of the law against those who leaked protected information.

I am an original cosponsor of H.R. 4362, the Stop Identity Theft Act of 2012, along with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Tax identity theft cost American families and taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

I understand that the gentleman from Georgia has yielded back his time; if so, I yield back the balance of my time as well.

Large-scale medical product theft is a significant problem in today's society. Medical products require special care and maintenance. When medical products are stolen, thieves resell them. When these drugs are not stored or handled…

America's economic success has been built on innovation.

We have no other speakers on this side, so I reserve the balance of my time.

many illegal immigrants will falsely claim they came here as children. And the federal government has no way to check whether their claims are true.

Efforts to block congressional inquiries about the Administration's actions undermine the balance of power on which our Nation is founded.

Regrettably the Obama administration has shown a disregard for the Constitution and rule of law in an effort to impose their agenda on the American people.

The Justice Department refuses to comply with Congressional subpoenas that may shed light on why this program was authorized and who had knowledge of the inappropriate tactics.

The Department of Justice still has not provided enough information about Operation Fast and Furious so that the American public and Congress can judge who in the Department bears responsibility for the decisions that led to Agent Brian…

Last month, 43 Catholic institutions across America joined together to defend the First Amendment and filed a total of 12 lawsuits against the administration in order to protect their right to freedom of religion on behalf of all…

Let me just ask you specifically whether then you support the DREAM Act as it has currently been introduced.

Has the Administration approached any Congressional leaders yet, and if so, who have they approached?

I wish the Administration were more interested in creating jobs the old-fashioned way, which is to say, either lowering taxes or keep taxes low.

I hope this NNMI initiative is not just another example of--or a smaller version, for instance, of the stimulus plan, $800 billion there, which we saw did not work, did not keep unemployment below eight percent.

we have heard the words and yet his actions contradict those words.

I would like to thank Chairman Franks for introducing the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, also called PRENDA. This legislation prohibits abortions based on the sex of the unborn child. The bill also prohibits the solicitation or acceptance…