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Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas); House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon; House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers; and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, released the following statement today on the release of Hezbollah operative Ali Mussa Daqduq.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today sent letters to Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller regarding the disclosure of an investigation that led to the uncovering of an affair involving CIA Director David Petraeus.

Washington, D.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano this week announced that gay partners will be considered as family members when immigration agents are trying to decide whether or not to try to deport an illegal immigrant from the U.S.  The directive means illegal immigrants in partnerships with American citizens could be spared deportati

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and House Oversight Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), questioned the Justice Department regard

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) questioned the decision of Obama administration officials to challenge South Carolina’s voter ID law.  Chairman Smith was joined in sending the letter by two Judiciary Committee members, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.).

Washington, D.C. - Leading up to the House of Representatives’ floor vote on the STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429), support for the legislation among national associations, U.S.

Chairman Smith:  “When it comes to STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and math - American universities set the standard.  Our STEM graduates create the innovations and new businesses that fuel our economic growth and create jobs.