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San Antonio Congressmen to Host Military Service “Academy Day”
Feb 26, 2008
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San Antonio and area high school students interested in attending a military service academy are invited to an “Academy Day” event. Congressman Lamar Smith is co-sponsoring the event with Congressmen Henry Cuellar, Charles A. Gonzalez, Ciro Rodriguez, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Sen...
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Congressman Smith Hosts Education and Financial Aid Workshop
Feb 14, 2008
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Host: Congressman Lamar Smith
Special Guest: Mr. Raul Galvan, Department of Education
When: Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
**Presentation to begin at 9 a.m.**
Where: Tivy High School - Auditorium
3250 Loop 534
Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 257-2212
Congress...
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House Rejects Extension, Smith Wins
Feb 13, 2008
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Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) today issued the following statement regarding the House Democrats failure to pass a 21 day extension of the Protect America Act. The final vote was 191-229.
“The intelligence community needs a long-term bill to fix gaps in our intelligence laws now, not 21 days...
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Jump Starting the Economy
Feb 8, 2008
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Various public opinion polls suggest that many people believe our economy is either faltering or falling into a recession. The recent slow down of economic growth should not be seen as an indication that the country is falling into a recession. Contrary to some media reports, many economic indicator...
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Smith Votes to Keep College Affordable
Feb 7, 2008
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Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) today voted for the “College Opportunity and Affordability Act” (H.R. 4137). Under the bipartisan bill, colleges and universities have to report reasons for tuition increases and steps they take to correct inefficiencies. The bill also identifies schools that cost the ...
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Smith Statement on President Bush’s FY 2009 Budget
Feb 4, 2008
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Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued the following statement today after the President submitted his FY 2009 budget request to Congress.
“The President’s budget carefully works to restrain spending, reduce the deficit and encourage economic growth. It’s time for Congress to grow our economy and...
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Congressman Smith on Voter ID Media Bias
Jan 29, 2008
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Two-thirds of Americans say voters should be required to show photo identification before voting, according to a new Fox 5/Washington Times/ Rasmussen survey.
But not one major newspaper, aside from The Washington Times, featured the poll results.
Instead, the national media have portrayed t...
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Smith Statement on State of the Union Address
Jan 28, 2008
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Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued the following statements on President Bush’s seventh and final State of the Union address:
Iraq:
“Just a year after announcing an additional surge of troops, Iraq is becoming more secure, stable and democratic.
“The surge is effective and has produce...
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Standing by the Surge
Jan 25, 2008
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Just a year after announcing an additional surge of troops, Iraq is becoming more secure, stable and democratic.
The “surge” placed additional troops in Iraq with a mission to protect the Iraqi people. We must trust the men and women in uniform who are sacrificing their lives to protect ours. On...
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Smith Announces Grant for North Lake Travis Fire and Rescue
Jan 23, 2008
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Congressman Lamar Smith has notified the North Lake Travis Fire and Rescue Department that they have been awarded a $85,500 grant through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The funds will be used to purchase 18 new self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) for firefighters. ...
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