Lamar S. Smith quotes:

Conservation of energy also protects our environment.

Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.

The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.

The greatest threat to America is not necessarily a recession or even another terrorist attack. The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.

Judges should interpret the law, not make it.

The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.

What they are doing is disarming in the battle to stop illegal drugs and illegal aliens.

I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.

I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.

Apparently, union bosses are so distraught about declining enrollments they will stoop to exploiting illegal workers. There is no doubt that this would hurt American workers, who would suddenly face a flooded job market full of cheap foreign labor. It would depress the wages of the American workers and cost them jobs.

Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers.

Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.

American taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for the overwhelming costs of amnesty. Under current law, once 11 million illegal immigrants receive probationary status, they will immediately have access to federal benefits like Social Security and Obamacare coverage. If we thought we had a problem with government spending before, just wait.

A massive new guest worker program hurts American workers. ... If a guest worker program were to provide a path to citizenship, we would be rewarding lawbreakers with the greatest honor our country can bestow - citizenship.

A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.

It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

The INS, by their actions, is telling would-be illegal aliens that if you don't get caught entering the U.S., we'll look the other way so you can stay.