Lamar Smith

It is human nature to seek out the unknown and to discover more about the universe around us.

This legislation was introduced by Derek Kilmer, a former Member of this Committee, and Jim Bridenstine, a current Member.

Israel and the United States have a long history of shared cooperation, including space exploration and research.

Both the Washington Examiner and Washington Times recently have reported on a practice that is resulting in overly low approval ratings for President Trump. Pollsters are not necessarily rigging their questions to get a desired result…

In August, millions of Americans turned their eyes to the sky to witness a rare event: a solar eclipse.

The President is doing what he was elected to do--call it shaking up the system, putting the brakes on the bureaucracy, or creative deconstruction. Our country simply cannot continue on the same course: where the government increases the…

The media bias beat goes on. Last week on PBS, columnist Mark Shields criticized Senate sponsors of the new healthcare bill. He said that no Republican Senators have credentials for working on healthcare, and added that Senator Cassidy got…

Here are recent examples of the liberal national media's ignoring inconvenient news: The economy grew by 3 percent last quarter, the fastest pace in years, but you might not know this good news because of the media blackout of the story by…

President Trump doesn't have many fans in the political, media, or academic establishment. The definition of ``establishment'' is a ruling class or a controlling group. They oppose the President because he is not one of them. They hold…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 314, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $30,200,000) (increased by $30,200,000)''…

I support this bill and endorse division C, the CJS appropriations bill developed by Chairman Culberson. The appropriations included in division C implement the Science Committee's authorizations that have been enacted into law or passed…

President Trump's recent decision to end the unconstitutional DACA program has received unfair criticism by the liberal media. When reporting on President Trump's decision to end the DACA program, outlets such as The New York Times, The…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, the chairman of the subcommittee, for his support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith). The amendment…

I thank Chairman Culberson for his support and very much appreciate his help along the way. On a separate matter, can the chairman assure me that the funding in the bill is fully consistent with the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research…

My colleagues may be aware of a legal immigration reform bill that increases skilled workers needed in America, reduces the chain migration of non-immediate relatives, and saves jobs for American workers. This is to alert Members to the…

The American people have lost faith in the liberal national media, and we know why. They tell the American people what to think rather than report the facts in an unbiased manner. A new NBC Marist Poll revealed that two-thirds of Americans…

I thank the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from New Jersey, for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to support H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018, which includes…

Today President Trump delivered on his promise to the American people. He said he would discontinue the DACA immigration program, which allows hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and receive work permits. By…

I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding me an additional minute. This appropriations bill also includes funding to begin design and construction for the research reactor authorized in H.R. 589, which will provide access to the…

I thank the chairman of the Appropriations Committee for yielding me time. I am very pleased to support H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018, especially because it includes H.R. 3266, which provides appropriations…

American students ranked 19th in science and 31st in math out of 35 countries.

We can do this in part by better educating American students in STEM subjects.

Those who are fair-minded and want to understand President Trump better should read his best-selling book from 30 years ago, which is as timely today as it was then. It is called ``The Art of the Deal'' and reveals these characteristics…

It really is a privilege for us to hear you all today. You are on the front lines.

A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll states that only 36 percent of Americans approve the job President Trump is doing. But the results of this poll are flawed because it did not use a representative sample of Republican and Democratic…