A bill to rename a stretch of highway after a Medal of Honor recipient passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. The bill will rename part of I-10 in Kendall County in honor of PFC Milton A. Lee who died in combat in Vietnam on April 26, 1968, at the age of 19. Read more about Congressman Smith’s Soldier Bill to Become Law
The world's current largest sponsor of terrorism is responsible for supplying the implements to kill Americans in the Middle East conflicts. The agreement itself permits Iran's 19,000 enriching centrifuges to continue spinning. The agreement says they cannot develop a nuclear weapon for 10 years. But the U.S. is allowed no inspections. Only after a UN body's inspection of particular sites has been approved after 24 days notice, may they inspect. Read more about Ted Cruz Says Iran Agreement Would Make America Under Obama The World's Largest Sponsor Of Terrorism
Supreme Court Justices Don Willett and Eva Guzman along with Rep. Jason Villalba are now among those mentioned as potential successors to the AG who was hand-picked by Ted Cruz and Tim Dunn.
When I arrived in Des Moines, Iowa just before the 1996 Republican caucuses, New York publisher Steve Forbes was first in the polls. Nine days later, he finished fourth.
Yesterday, I joined colleagues in submitting a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear agreement under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. In addition to the resolution, I also joined Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and 91 colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama demanding the text of side deals with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) be delivered to Congress. Read more about Congressman Smith Demands Answers on Iran Deal
News continues to get worse for the former head of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra Pachauri. The former top man at IPCC last week resigned from his remaining job, head of The Energy And Resources Institute (TERI) of India, where he has been for 34 years. Read more about Life “heats up” for Ex UN global warming chief
Monday I released the following statement in response to the EPA’s final rule to regulate emissions from U.S. power plants. The final rule goes a step further than drafts issued in 2013 and last summer, mandating power plants cut an average of 32 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. The rule is estimated to cost Americans $8.4 billion annually, making it one of the most costly rules of all time. Read more about EPA Power Plant Regulation