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State Chapters => Texas => Topic started by: corbe on November 02, 2017, 07:53:06 pm
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Lamar Smith to retire from Congress
By John Bowden - 11/02/17 03:39 PM EDT
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), a veteran lawmaker who chairs the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, is retiring at the end of his term and will not seek re-election in 2018, according to a statement from his office.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/358492-lamar-smith-to-retire-from-congress (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/358492-lamar-smith-to-retire-from-congress)
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For years, Lamar Smith has fought to keep Global Warming Alarmists from strangling the US.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/lamar-smith-unbound-lays-out-political-strategy-climate-doubters-conference
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/12/22/meet-the-house-science-committee-chairman-whos-trying-to-put-global-warming-research-on-ice/?utm_term=.446b76d220d0
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He only has a 59% Liberty Score.
https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard?chamber=&state=TX&party=R
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Did he take 15 minutes worth of parting shots at Trump? I understand that's the custom now.
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Did he take 15 minutes worth of parting shots at Trump? I understand that's the custom now.
Ah yes, the Trump Opus...
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Ah yes, the Trump Opus...
They don't seem to get that crap just makes people like Trump more, even people that don't much like him in the first place? If there's one thing that rubs people the wrong way, it's unfair play.
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Good! Maybe we can replace him with a conservative!
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He only has a 59% Liberty Score.
https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard?chamber=&state=TX&party=R
80% on Heritage. https://www.heritageactionscorecard.com//state/state/tx
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Hopefully Joe Strauss has a better offer!
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80% on Heritage. https://www.heritageactionscorecard.com//state/state/tx
Yeah, the Liberty Score seemed a bit low. But, I haven't taken the time to see what goes into determining it.