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'''Lamar Seeligson Smith ''' (born November 19, 1947) is an increasingly [[liberal]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Texas]]'s 21st Congressional District, who was elected to office in 1987. He is one of the wealthiest members of [[Congress]].

'''Lamar Seeligson Smith ''' (born November 19, 1947) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Texas]]'s 21st Congressional District, who was elected to office in 1987. He is one of the wealthiest members of [[Congress]].

Lamar Smith pretends to be a fiscal conservative based on his vote for a balanced budget amendment, which is a meaningless vote because the amendment has no chance of passing in the [[U.S. Senate]].  Smith also voted for ending taxpayer support of presidential campaigns, which is likewise almost meaningless. He did vote against Obama's raising of the debt ceiling.<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27097/</ref>  

Lamar Smith pretends to be a fiscal conservative based on his vote for a balanced budget amendment, which is a meaningless vote because the amendment has no chance of passing in the [[U.S. Senate]].  Smith also voted for ending taxpayer support of presidential campaigns, which is likewise almost meaningless. He did vote against Obama's raising of the debt ceiling.<ref>http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27097/</ref>