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Lamar Smith

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Lamar Smith is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 21st congressional district from 1987 to 2019. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, where he focused on issues related to science policy, technology, and innovation. Smith was known for his advocacy of scientific research and development, as well as his support for policies aimed at promoting economic growth through technological advancements.

Jul 13, 2015

Do you feel that San Francisco and other sanctuary cities are violating current Federal law?

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Jul 13, 2015

We should not release people for lack of space or budgetary concerns.

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Jul 13, 2015

I don't believe needed to be released.

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Jul 8, 2015

Can you give me a date when you will produce the documents that we've asked for?

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Jul 8, 2015

At the same time, it's going to increase the cost of electricity. That's going to hurt the lowest-income Americans the most.

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Jul 8, 2015

President Obama's own Science Advisor, John Holdren, testified before the Committee and said absolutely the data on which regulatory decisions and other decisions are based should be made available to the Committee and should be made…

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Jul 8, 2015

EPA has a responsibility to be open and transparent with the people it serves and whose money it spends.

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Jul 8, 2015

This rule represents massive costs without significant benefits. In other words, it's all pain and no gain.

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Jul 8, 2015

If you're not willing to give me a date by which you're in good faith going to try to give us the documents, then I can't believe that the EPA is acting in good faith.

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Jul 8, 2015

But if you're looking at the results, the results can't justify the cost and the burden that you're imposing on the American people, in my judgment.

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Jul 8, 2015

I wish the EPA would follow--you know, the Ranking Member said you have nothing to hide and yet it looks to me like you're hiding a lot from the American people, and maybe we just have to disagree on that.

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