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Is there any reference to give credit to the phrase, "Originally a Democrat" listed under History?

Smith, the Co-Chairman of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, is one of the most rabidly anti-abortion members of Congress. is obviously partisan, so I'm just going to mention that he's Co-Chairman which should make it obvious that he would be anti-abortion. --Ricky81682 08:52, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)

In general he's quite moderate. from what I've read, and his voting record is generally viewed positively by both environmentalists and human rights groups. The environmental voting record group I checked only marked him off for not supporting contraception to the Third World.--T. Anthony 06:22, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

He's moderate, except when it comes to abortion. He's definitely one of the most pro-life members of Congress. But calling it a "rabidly anti-abortion" group is clearly POV, so maybe something like "assertively pro-life" or something less strident in tone. Sleeper99999 11:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

I added a pic from the House International Affairs Committee website but it's really small and crappy. Can anyone out there either find a better pic, or else monkey with the template to make the pic smaller? To be honest I'm not sure exactly how to do that. Sleeper99999 11:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Veteran comittee

Didn't Smith get removed from the Veteran's comittee at the end of the 108th Congress (his site says: "From 2001 to 2004, Smith served as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, a panel responsible for the well-being of our nation's 25 million military veterans.")? Why was he? I ask because there seem to be some rumours that he was kicked off for opposing the Bush administration on Iraqi veteran benefits. --129.21.179.34 23:18, 26 January 2006 (UTC)