William F. Smith

This bill is the first step back on the long road to real homeland security. First, this bill prevents terrorists and others from getting driver's licenses by requiring applicants to prove that they are in the country legally. Driver's…

I support S. 150, the Internet Tax and Nondiscrimination Act. This legislation would reinstate the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce for three years. Internet commerce is…

most Americans now realize that Big Media, network TV news programs and the largest newspapers and news magazines, tried to determine the outcome of the Presidential election. A study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism confirms…

H.R. 1417 is a bipartisan effort to reform the process of copyright royalty rate-making and distribution in a way that is fair to all participants. It is important to the artists, songwriters, music publishers, and webcasters caught in a…

the day after the election President Bush said, ``So today I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent. To make this Nation stronger and better, I will need your support, and I will work to earn it.'' Regrettably, even after…

2 weeks ago the ``CBS Evening News with Dan Rather'' broadcast a story about alleged Bush administration efforts to revive the draft. This story was based on a phony anonymous e-mail that claimed a new draft was imminent, and it featured a…

I strongly support H.R. 10. This legislation includes important immigration provisions that are vital to improving homeland security. The expansion of expedited removal is particularly important to me because it is a provision I originally…

Computer spyware is a growing problem that threatens the future of commerce over the Internet. A recent report found that more than 3 million scans for spyware have been performed just this year alone. These scans revealed approximately 83…

I would emphasize that during my Subcommittee's oversight hearing on judgeship needs last year we received testimony from the Judicial Conference and others that supported the requests that are a part of this package. The need to create…

However we feel about the subject of marriage, we can still support the Marriage Protection Amendment. That is because judicial activism in America has reached a crisis. Judges routinely overrule the will of the people, invent so-called…

Judicial activism in America has reached a crisis. Judges routinely overrule the will of the people, invent so-called rights and ignore traditional values. So far, judges have censored the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, removed…

Mr. Speaker, piracy of intellectual property over the Internet, especially on peer-to-peer networks, has reached alarming levels. Millions of pirated movies, music, software, game and other copyrighted files are now available for free…

this week no single media organization will receive the media bias award. However, the public has made clear its views of the media as an institution. The American people feel standards of journalism have eroded. Advocacy has replaced…

for years, the Misery Index has measured the good or bad impact of the economy on everyday Americans. The Misery Index is the combination of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. President George Bush has the lowest Misery Index of…

Mr. Speaker, product names are a key part of the American economy, not only to boost sales of a product, but also to assure that consumers have some assurances about the identity of the manufacturer of the product they are interested in…

between now and the election, I am announcing the weekly award for the most biased media story. The CBS broadcast on President Bush's National Guard service has collapsed. CBS and Dan Rather issued an apology, but still tried to justify…

last week I announced a weekly award for the worst example of a biased liberal media article. The nominees for the first Media Bias Award are: NBC's ``Today'' show for interviewing Kitty Kelley for 3 consecutive days about her book on the…

We simply should not put the private interests of a few financial institutions ahead of the public good and the security of the American people. This amendment would allow matricula cards, which are primarily used by illegal immigrants, to…

Mr. Speaker, anyone who is worried about what frivolous lawsuits will do to them, their family, their friends, or their businesses ought to rush to oppose this Democratic substitute amendment. That is because it is an amendment that will…

First of all, if a foreign corporation is involved, that does not prevent someone from having their day in court. The bill clearly says that it is where the plaintiff lives, and if one is a U.S. citizen, most likely they are going to live…

Frivolous lawsuits bankrupt individuals, ruin reputations, drive up insurance premiums, increase health care costs, and put a drag on the economy. Frivolous lawsuits are brought, for example, where there is no evidence that shows…

The New York Times has repeatedly hammered Republicans for their get-out-the-vote efforts involving churches, going so far as to suggest that their tax-exempt status should be questioned. One reporter, David D. Kilpatrick, has written four…

Mr. Speaker, all Americans are entitled to a fair hearing before independent-minded judges whose only allegiance is to the law. However, over the last several years we have witnessed some judges wanting to determine social policy rather…

I am happy to cosponsor with Representative Gonzalez legislation that designates the Federal building and courthouse located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse''. Judge…

I support H.R. 3574, the Stock Option Accounting Reform Act, which preserves broad-based stock options. It is vital that we preserve these incentives to promote stock ownership for millions of workers as we try to fulfill President Bush's…