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Smith Statement on New Speaker of the House

Statement

Date: Oct. 29, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today after the Republican nominee for Speaker, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), was chosen over Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to lead the House of Representatives.

Congressman Lamar Smith: "House Republicans, including the Texas Republican delegation and the House Freedom Caucus, have united behind Rep. Ryan because he will provide the conservative leadership we need to enact reforms and get the people's work done. No one has tried harder to restore fiscal responsibility in our nation's capital and put our country on the path to prosperity. As Speaker, he will seek to serve the needs of the American people, not his own agenda.

"I will continue working to secure our borders, balance our budget, and rein in an out-of-control EPA that is strangling our economy with regulations. We must halt the extreme agenda of this out-of-control administration."


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