U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary

08/11/2009
Still No Evidence of Wrongdoing in U.S. Attorney Dismissals

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the release of transcripts from depositions with former Bush administration official Karl Rove:

08/12/2009
If Uncle Sam Becomes Your Doctor
The consequences would be severe. We can improve healthcare without busting the budget or rationing care.

08/07/2009
Smith Requests Hold on President's Nominee for DOJ's Civil Rights Divison
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today called on Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to place a hold on the nomination of Tom Perez to be Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division. Ranking Member Smith requested that the Senators delay the confirmation process for Mr. Perez until the Justice Department provides Congress with sufficient information regarding the sudden dismissal of a case alleging voter intimidation by the New Black Panther Party on Election Day 2008.

08/04/2009
Healthcare scheme would benefit illegal immigrants
While much of the public debate surrounding the Democrats’ healthcare plan has focused on the massive costs to be paid by American taxpayers, another flaw has stayed under the radar — until last week. That’s when the National Council of La Raza and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus pushed to include illegal immigrants in the president’s healthcare effort.

07/29/2009
Hearing on: Proposals for Reform of the Military Commissions System

07/28/2009
Hearing on: Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting Americans?

07/27/2009
Hearing on: H.R. 743, the "Executive Accountability Act of 2009"

07/23/2009
Hearing on: Continuity of Congress in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack