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February 3, 2010

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today urged the Justice Department to provide substantive information regarding the number of terrorists currently housed in U.S. prisons and the number of terrorists successfully prosecuted in the U.S. post 9-11.

February 2, 2010

Washington, DC - Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) today issued the following statement regarding the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal:

“The President’s budget proves once again that the Obama administration is not serious about enforcing our nation’s immigration laws. 

February 1, 2010

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s FY 2011 Budget request:

January 28, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Lamar Smith, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, said that President Obama’s actions on spending, jobs and national security speak louder than his words:

Out of Control Spending

January 26, 2010

Washington, D.C. - House Republicans today introduced legislation requiring the Justice Department (DOJ) to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense before giving terrorists Miranda rights. The Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010 (H.R.

January 26, 2010

Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Congressman Gary Miller (R-CA), both members of the newly-formed “Reclaim American Jobs Caucus” issued the following statement today in response to a report commissioned by the Chicago Urban League and the Alternative Schools Network.  Among other findings, the study found:

January 21, 2010

Washington, D.C. - A group of House Republicans today sent a letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs regarding the EPA’s recent “endangerment” ruling on carbon dioxide. On December 7, 2009, the EPA found that carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases” endanger public health and welfare.

January 20, 2010

Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) today introduced H.R. 4471, a bill that revises the Immigration and Nationality Act, to make clear that revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.  Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.