Congressman Lamar Smith

Representing the 21st District of Texas
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Dec 5, 2014 Press Release

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today released a statement following the launch of the Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral:

Dec 4, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act.

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Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C.  Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released a statement of support today after Texas Attorney General and Governor-elect, Greg Abbott filed a suit in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas that challenges President Obama’s recent immigration executive orders. 

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Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today after voting in support of a package of tax measures, H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act, that will prevent $45 Billion in tax increases from going into effect for the 2014 tax season. The package will mean relief for every one in six taxpayers.

Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Lamar Smith, chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, today held a hearing to examine misuse of taxpayer dollars by the National Ecological Observatory Network Inc.

Dec 1, 2014 Press Release

Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today submitted hundreds of pages of comments to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, urging the agency to scrap its costly rule to regulate emiss

Nov 21, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement congratulating students chosen from around the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge:

Nov 21, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement in further response to immigration executive actions President Obama signed today:

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Nov 21, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued the following statement today after the White House announced that President Obama will provide legal status and work permits to as many as 5 million illegal immigrants:

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Nov 19, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C.  Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued the following statement today after the White House announced that President Obama will provide legal status and work permits to as many as 5 million illegal immigrants later this week: