Lamar Smith

I do not believe the Attorney General answered the questions on that particular subject. And while I was out of the room, I understand in response to a question asked by a Texas colleague that he admitted that he had not even read the…

It's no surprise, for example, that in the latest Pew poll, it shows that only 25 percent of the American public approve of President Obama's handling of the Nation's immigration policy. The Obama administration is not enforcing our…

Television network news stories about Arizona immigration enforcement law have been overwhelmingly negative, according to a new analysis by the Media Research Center. From April 23 to May 3, negative news reports on ABC, CBS, and NBC…

Here is the state of the Union: Unemployment remains almost 10 percent. Sixteen million people have lost their jobs. Taxes are going up. The health care bill costs $300 billion more than the American people were told. The Nation's deficit…

After days of a national media pounding the new Arizona immigration law and highlighting demonstrations against it, guess what? The number of Americans who describe illegal immigration as a serious problem actually increased; and 78…

When it comes to the subject of immigration, The New York Times is fast losing its credibility. A New York Times editorial says the new Arizona immigration law turns all the State's citizens into criminal suspects. Of course, that is an…

Arizona's immigration enforcement law mirrors what is already in Federal law. So why are some special interest groups in an uproar? It shouldn't be surprising. The very same people who want to throw out Arizona's new immigration law also…

It seems to me that this bill is almost the exact opposite of self-determination. Self-determination would be allowing the people in Puerto Rico to determine whether or not to have a referendum, a plebiscite, and what the questions would…

First of all, I thank the ranking member of the committee and the gentleman from Washington State for yielding. Mr. Chairman, there are at least three reasons to oppose this bill, any one of which should be persuasive. First, it rigs a…

During the Presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama made a firm pledge that, ``No family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase.'' The nonpartisan fact-checkers of Politifact say the administration broke that…

In a recent editorial praising Arizona for its action to enforce immigration laws, Investor's Business Daily said the following: ``There are 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona, a number that increases daily, placing an undue burden on…

While pro-amnesty advocates are busy criticizing Arizona's new immigration enforcement law, Arizona voters are registering their overwhelming support. According to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, 70 percent of likely voters in…

During President George W. Bush's first term, the national media gave extensive coverage to the Bush administration's relationship with Enron. The New York Times wrote, ``Their ties are broad and deep and go back many years.'' Time…

A New York Times/CBS News poll of supporters of the Tea Party movement revealed that 97 percent of Tea Partiers view illegal immigration as a serious problem. The result is not surprising considering that jobs and the economy are top…

American workers have just won a great and historic victory. Employees of Mohawk Industries will share the $18 million that the company agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit accusing it of hiring illegal immigrants in order to hold down wages…

I support House Concurrent Resolution 222, which recognizes the leadership and the historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia. In 1914, Hector Garcia was born in Llera, which is a small town in Mexico. As a child, he was brought to…

I too support Senate Joint Resolution 25. This resolution grants Congress' approval to amendments that the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia have made to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit…

To my left is the Media Fairness Caucus' Newsweek Wall of Shame, a collection of the magazine's very biased cover articles. Previous covers have featured Vice President Al Gore with the caption, ``The Thinking Man's Thinking Man''…

Americans continue to see the national media as too biased, too liberal, and too powerful. By almost a two-to-one margin, Americans say that media bias is a bigger problem in politics today than big campaign contributions, according to a…

Mr. Speaker, I have one concern about section 426 of the House amendment to H.R. 1586, which I hope will be addressed. Section 426 does two main things: it requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of Department of…

The national media gave a sharply contrasting tale of two weekend rallies. A gathering of thousands opposing the administration's health care scheme drew overwhelmingly negative coverage. The Washington Post front page described it as a…

Republicans and Democrats agree on the need for health insurance to cover those who cannot afford it. But this legislation is the wrong way. The health care bill is built on the shifting sands of higher premiums, increased taxes and…

By a 12-point margin, Americans say the Administration's health care plan is a ``bad idea,'' according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey. And the number of people who call the health plan a ``bad idea'' has reached a new high…

Here is what the Associated Press has to say about the administration's health care plan: ``Buyers, beware. President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.'' ``Premiums…

I know many Democrats who love our country, who are dedicated public servants, and who are men and women of integrity. In the coming hours and days, I hope they will listen to their conscience, what they know in their heart is right, and…