The President's request puts NASA in a tough position because it ignores his own sequestration levels and fails to identify offsets for increases of $500 million.
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.
I personally believe has the ability to continue that attention span of the American public.
Mr. Speaker, a recent public opinion poll shows that the American people repudiate President Obama's immigration policies. The new Rasmussen Reports national survey found that 62 percent believe the Federal Government is not doing enough…
uncertainty is what is retarding investment, so we need transparency in our energy policy.
if other countries don't make the same level of commitment that we are making and we sort of unilaterally disarm our coal plants... aren't we paying a huge political price or a competitive price for kind of a political statement that says…
we will certainly lose competitiveness, we will lose jobs, we will slow our growth. The Clean Power Plan is certainly not going to be helpful to the environment.
We will never reach the president's arbitrary targets, which would increase electricity costs.
The majority of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are opposed.
The president has promised the United Nations that the United States will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 28 percent over the next decade.





