SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) was signed into law for…
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SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), today issued the following statement after President Biden announced his intent to appoint Teresita Batayola, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Community Health…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $395.6 million grant award of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to King County Metro…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the passing of former Congresswoman Jolene Unsoeld. "With the passing of Congresswoman Unsoeld,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after he voted to pass H.R. 5376 the Build Back Better Act. "Thanks to President Biden's vision and Speaker Pelosi's leadership, today the House…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Aviation Noise and Emissions Mitigation Act, which would help communities near airports and airflight pathways monitor and mitigate aviation noise and emissions.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after he voted to pass H. Res. 774, the rule that will allow for the final passage of H.R. 5376 the Build Back Better Act, as well as H.R. 3684…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted to pass H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA) of 2021, which would expand and reauthorize programs under the Family Violence and…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the passing of Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), along with 37 of his colleagues, sent Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh a letter regarding oversight of the internship economy. The letter urges the Department of Labor to create…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, along with the entire Democratic Washington delegation, sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken a letter regarding the effort to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), along with the Democratic Washington delegation, sent Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting Director of U.S.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted to pass H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) of 2021, which would create federal protections against state restrictions that aim to limit a person's rights…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for…
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SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the full implementation of the repeal of the U.S. military's discriminatory…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order to address the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia.…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill that strengthens the Department of Justice's ability to enforce the…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.Res. 601, a resolution that initiates the budget reconciliation process that will be the platform to enact President Biden's Build…
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WASHINGTON, D.C.'-Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3985 the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) reintroduced the Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act, which will provide new funding to state and local workforce agencies to prevent layoffs, support displaced…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $8,148,000 in the FY 2022 House appropriations bills for ten community projects in the 9th District. "I am thrilled the House appropriations bills…
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SEATTLE, WA - The Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee at the beginning of July includes historic increases in funding for Urban Indian Health organizations…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $20 million in funding for eleven transportation-related projects in the Ninth District as part of the INVEST in America Act that passed the House…
Washington. D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. "The INVEST in America Act puts over $700 billion into communities across the U.S. to…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $750,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Seattle Department of Transportation's MLK Jr. Way S Safety and Accessibility Improvements Project. "We can save lives…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $1,680,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Eastrail Wilburton Critical Crossing in King County. "Our growing regional trail network benefits people, the economy,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $2,500,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the City of Kent's Meeker Complete Street/Safe Routes to School Project. "Meet Me On Meeker is a public-private partnership…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $2,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Puyallup Avenue Transit/Complete Street Improvements Project in the City of Tacoma. "The Puyallup Avenue corridor…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $2,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Tukwila International Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit Station Project. "Sound Transit's Stride bus rapid transit system will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $2,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for Rainier Avenue South Corridor Improvements in Renton, Washington. "We are extremely grateful for Congressman Smith's…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $2,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Duwamish River Bridge grid deck replacement. "The State Route 99 Duwamish River Bridge is a vital lifeline in the city…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $1,270,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the City of Tukwila's 42nd Ave S Bridge Replacement Project. "The City of Tukwila appreciates Congressman Smith's…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $1,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Bellevue Transit Center Safety and Connectivity Project. "On behalf of Bellevue residents and the City Council, I want…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $3,000,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for King County Metro's South Campus Interim Base Electrification Project. "Our work toward fully transforming King County Metro…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $1,800,000 as part of the INVEST in America Act for the Seattle Department of Transportation's Georgetown to South Park Connection. "The Georgetown and South Park communities…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) secured $673,000 in the 2022 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill for World Relief Seattle's Entrepreneurship Incubation Hub: Teaching & Commercial Kitchen…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after Representatives Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) introduced the Vanessa…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth after speaking at the Northwest African American Museum's (NAAM) Juneteenth Jamboree. "On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 256, to repeal the Authorization for Use of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1187, the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. "As we continue to work to create a more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Promoting Affordable Housing Near Transit Act today to help promote affordable housing near transit lines and city centers. "As the cost of living rises and the shortage…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on Memorial Day: "On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who served in our armed forces and made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of our…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after President Biden released his FY2022 budget. "As we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, income inequality continues to grow and many…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after visiting the Seattle Fire Department to discuss the award-winning Health One Program and its impact on the community. "The Health One program saves…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. "I am relieved to see a ceasefire agreement between…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 275, Condemning Horrific Shootings in Atlanta/Reaffirming Our Commitment to Combat Hate and Violence…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed S. 937, the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act which will now go to the President's desk for his signature.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to ongoing violence in Israel. "As I called for last week, there must be an…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. "Since the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act over 40…
KENT, WA - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, visited Pacific Propeller International's facility in Kent, Washington. "I had the pleasure of visiting Pacific Propeller…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2547, The Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act. "Throughout the pandemic, many consumers and small…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to escalating violence in Israel. "The barrage of rockets over the past few days…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act which would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, help eliminate the gender wage gap, and…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced today that restaurants in Washington state will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning Monday, May 3, at 9:00 AM PT. Applicants…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $1,000,000 for the Keiro Site, Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) in the Central District of Seattle, Wash. to the House…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $673,000 for the Entrepreneurship Incubation Hub: Teaching & Commercial Kitchen for Refugee & Immigrant Community, World Relief Seattle…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $766,000 today for Health One Expansion for the City of Seattle, Wash. to the House Appropriations Committee. "Health One saves lives…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted Community Project Funding requests to the House Committee on Appropriations for consideration in the FY 2022 appropriations bill. Each Representative may request funding for…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $600,000 for the African Diaspora Cultural Anchor Village (ADCAV), African Community Housing & Development in Tukwila, Wash. to the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $350,000 for the Family First Community Center - Health Clinic, HealthPoint in Renton, Wash. to the House Appropriations Committee.…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $590,600 for the AiPACE Adult Day Center and Clinic, Aging in PACE Washington (AiPACE) in Beacon Hill, Seattle, Wash. to the House…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $1,000,000 for the Wadajir Residences & Souq, Forterra NW in Tukwila, Wash. to the House Appropriations Committee. "The souq or…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $1,000,000 for the Youth Achievement Center (YAC), Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT) in Columbia City, Seattle, Wash. to the House…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $1,000,000 for the MLK Mixed Use Affordable Housing and Early Learning Center, Low Income Housing Institute in Rainier Valley, Seattle,…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced that the Department of Defense will halt all…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) submitted a Community Project Funding request of $850,000 for the Maritime High School (MHS), Highline Public Schools in South King County, Wash. to the House Appropriations Committee.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on D.C. statehood after the House passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admissions Act: "Washington, D.C. residents pay federal taxes, serve on juries,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) issued the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, and H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act: "The United States should be a place that welcomes and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), released the following statement after Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts for which he was charged in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. "Today, we saw the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, which provides health care and social…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the No First Use Act to establish in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Biden announced that United States troop levels in Afghanistan will reach zero by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Dickson urging the agency to immediately move forward with the environmental mitigation pilot grant program…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the Department of Defense will adopt a new…
The Toxic Exposure Safety Act would make it easier for workers at the Hanford clean-up and other nuclear clean-up sites to receive the full benefits they're entitled to when suffering illnesses due to toxic exposure on the job Senator…
Transformative legislation ends the use of private detention facilities, repeals mandatory detention, prohibits solitary confinement, and promotes community-based alternatives to detention while also restoring due process for immigrants…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1868, Medicare PAYGO Waiver, which would exempt the American Rescue Plan Act COVID-19 relief package from statutory PAYGO…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, which would provide vital protections for millions of immigrant youth, Dreamers,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would reform stabilize the agricultural sector and provide a path to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) voted to pass H.R. 1620, the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization which would authorize funding for critical grant programs that support victim services for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) released the following statement after House passage of H.J.Res.17, removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). "Despite historic gains in women's…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after introducing the Ensuring a Long-Term Housing Recovery Act, which would utilize local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to provide rental assistance…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021. "Throughout the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act, which would provide funding for unarmed 911 response programs that divert nonviolent 911 calls to specialized service providers…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act, sending it to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. "The American Rescue Plan Act will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Biden administration explicitly supported efforts to replace the existing Authorizations…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would protect workers' basic rights to join a union by empowering…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT), introduced the bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021 to provide U.S. citizenship to international adoptees brought to the U.S. as children but…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a package to protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after voting to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation which will address the crisis of systemic racism and police brutality.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act which would provide permanent protections for millions of acres…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act, comprehensive legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. "Last…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Equality Act which would explicitly prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. "The Equality Act…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA)…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09) and Katherine Clark (MA-05) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson urging the agency to implement report language from the Consolidated…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today following President Biden's plan with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to safely reopen schools. "The Biden…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald J. Trump in the impeachment trial for the incitement of the January 6th insurrection.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following House passage of the National Apprenticeship Act reauthorization which would invest in increasing access to Registered Apprenticeships (RAs),…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following House introduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act - a bill he is an original cosponsor on - which would strengthen…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Q-Calif.) refused to take action against known…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-around Support Services Fund Act of 2021 that would allow pre-apprenticeship programs to use grant funds under the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed executive orders to address the climate crisis at home and abroad while creating good-paying union jobs, building…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), today issued the following joint statement after the Biden administration announced a principal agreement…
Transgender Service Members Once Again Able to Serve Proudly WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Joseph R. Biden…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 335, legislation to provide Secretary-designate General Lloyd Austin…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement prior to Secretary-designate, retired General Lloyd Austin's participation in an informal…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the impeachment resolution charging the outgoing President with a count of "Incitement of Insurrection"…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass H.Res. 21 which calls upon Vice President Pence to mobilize the Cabinet to activate the 25th amendment to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement in the midst of the protest that has overrun the Capitol campus during the proceedings to certify…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to override the President's veto of the Conference Report for the William M.…