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Washington, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today applauded the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Bagram detainees cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their imprisonment.

Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) attended President Calderon’s address to a joint session of Congress.  After the President’s remarks, he issued the following statement:

Washington - House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today introduced the Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act.  This legislation assists our nation's inventors and innovative businesses by providing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with urgently needed resources for reliable and sustainable funding.

Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed today by the ACLU, MALDEF, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and others challenging Arizona’s immigration enforcement law. 

Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued the following in response to a news conference today in San Antonio supporting amnesty and opposing Arizona’s immigration enforcement law.

Ranking Member Smith:  “The Obama administration’s failure to secure the border leaves states to address the crime, job loss and other costs of illegal immigration. 

Washington, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court: