All False statements involving Lamar Smith
"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."
"Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs."
"In the last five years, 28,000 people have been killed along the U.S.-Mexico border."
"We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers."
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