Lamar Smith

It was Treasury's and the Fed's subsequent actions that signaled to investors that the government anticipated a market collapse.

Today's hearing allows the Committee to explore the intersection of two areas of the Committee's jurisdiction, antitrust and copyright.

Through these and so many other actions, the Administration is taking us from morning in America to mourning for the American way.

The Administration is staging a government takeover of much of the private sector.

The auto task force's actions did not aim to produce viable companies. They aim to advance the Administration's political agenda.

The lessons of the greatly reduced crime rates of the last 15 years apparently have been forgotten.

Putting criminals in jail works. It keeps them off the streets and out of our homes.

The Democratic Party continues to treat criminals as victims and then ignores the real victims.

The Responsible Homeowners Act of 2009... would honor personal responsibility in the mortgage market.

I continue to believe that Americans do not want so-called 'solutions' that absolve borrowers of personal responsibility.

If Congress and the Administration fail to respond to the mortgage foreclosure crisis in a more assertive and thoughtful manner, I fear for our Nation's future.

Only real jobs and economic growth will do that.

Once terrorists are given additional constitutional rights, such as the right to remain silent, of course they do just that.

The American people still deserve this information.

I just wanted to point out that even the President... wished he had studied the issue a little bit more closely.

There have been serious allegations that Chrysler senior secured creditors were strong armed into agreeing to the auto task force Chrysler deal.

To ensure that there is no lapse in these vital authorities, I have introduced legislation to extend the expiring provisions for 10 years.

Guantanamo Bay was never meant to be another Ellis Island.

The threat to America from terrorists, spies and enemy nations will not sunset at the end of this year and neither should America's antiterrorism laws.

America is safer today because the men and women of the bureau and other agencies work tirelessly to protect us.

Isn't the international standard 2 years for record retention or don't many countries use that 2-year period?

To me, bringing terrorists to the U.S. undermines the bureau's efforts to prevent another terrorist attack.

Arbitration is vital to this Nation's dispute resolution system. Consistent with fundamental American values, it is fair, low-cost, and easily accessible.

Information is the currency of democracy. Without access to all the facts, Americans cannot make informed voting decisions and our democracy is threatened.

Would you consider in that case a city that had a morning and an afternoon newspaper and you had one of the papers purchase the other, would you consider that to be questionable?