Government Funding Package Will Bring Millions of Dollars Back to Washington's Ninth District SEATTLE, WA - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the $1.7…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) with Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.), led colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary…
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. 7776, the bipartisan, bicameral text of the…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passedthe Respect for Marriage Act, which finally repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement announcing the 2022 Congressional App Challenge winner from Washington's Ninth District. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition aimed…
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SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today joined Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and colleagues in sending a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan regarding the recently announced merger…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not be returning to House leadership. Speaker Pelosi is stepping down from leadership after…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today sent a letter to Albertsons CEO Mr. Sankaran and Kroger Chairman and CEO Mr. McMullen regarding the recently announced merger between the two supermarket chains and the special…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Community and Technical College Investment Act, which would eliminate the cost of community and technical schools for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) recently introduced the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act, which would provide access to funding for states, cities and counties, and tribal governments to build, operate, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act, which would provide access to funding for states, cities and counties, and tribal…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Expanding Service Coordinators Act, which would provide millions of dollars to improve the capacity and retention of our…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Grant Assistance and Technical Education (GATE) Act, which would support community-based organizations by providing access to…
SEATTLE, WA - Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after President Biden announced that he would cancel $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 of student debt for…
SEATTLE, WA-Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement marking the six-month anniversary of Russia's unlawful further invasion of Ukraine, as well as Ukraine's Independence Day. "President Zelenskyy and the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that will help tackle our nation's most pressing challenges:…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban, which would prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, sending it to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Today…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Saving Homes from Acquisition by Private Equity (SHAPE) Act, which would create a significant federal real estate transfer…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) recently published an op-ed in Fox News, urging Congress to include climate provisions in an upcoming reconciliation package - legislation that Democrats can pass into law because it…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8294, a six-bill government funding package, by a vote of 220-207. The funding package includes…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) led members of the Washington State Congressional Delegation in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen in support…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives passed theEnsuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Actby a vote of 223 to 205 and theWomen's Health Protection Actby a vote of 219 to 210 in response to the Supreme Court's…
Rep. Smith Statement on the House Passage of the FY23 NDAA House Democrats Support Strong, Diverse Military WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following…
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SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling inWest Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). "The Supreme Court's decision today inWest Virginia v.…
SEATTLE, WA - Today the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations announced that $60 million dollars will be included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill for the creation and expansion of alternative crisis response…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, by a vote of 234 to 193, sending this life-saving legislation to the President's desk. Once signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities…
Decision Robs Millions of Americans of Their Bodily Autonomy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement announcing the successful inclusion of over $24 million for 15 community projects across Washington's Ninth District in the House Committee on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) sent a letter with their colleagues to House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Chair DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger requesting $100 million be…
SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth: "One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and delivered…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) joined leaders of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), New Democrat Coalition (New Dems), and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) insending a letterto President…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement on the 10th anniversary of theDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. "Ten years ago today, under President Barak Obama, the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) introduced the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2022, the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Act of 2022, and the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2377, theFederal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022, by a vote of 224 to 202. This legislation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7910, theProtecting Our Kids Act,by a vote of 223 to 204. The package includes several commonsense…
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SEATTLE, WA - Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on Memorial Day. "Today, we recognize the men and women of our armed forces who have made the…
SEATTLE, WA-Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and the entire Washington Congressional Delegation sent Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Administrator John Hairston a letter regarding the reopening of the Intalco aluminum…
SEATTLE, WA - Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) visited the Southeast Seattle Senior Foundation - also known as Brighton Development Group - to see their affordable housing projects and discuss displacement and affordable housing…
SEATTLE, WA - Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) toured UTOPIA Washington's Mapu Maia Clinic in Kent, Washington after he submitted a Community Project Funding request on their behalf. The $500,000 request was submitted to the House…
SEATTLE, WA - Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after a federal court ruling blocked President Biden's attempt to end Title 42. "Title 42 is a xenophobic hold-over policy from the Trump…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement upon the introduction of his bill, the Aviation Impacted Communities Act, which would help address aviation-related noise and emissions pollution…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7688, theConsumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, which would help hold oil companies…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today announced the 15 community project funding requests he submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill. "I am…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7309, theWorkforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, which would reauthorize and strengthen…
SEATTLE, WA -On Friday, May 6, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra traveled to Washington State, where he joined Representative Adam Smith (WA-09), Senator Patty Murray (WA), Representative Pramila…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after he voted for, and the House passed, H. Res. 915,Recognizing Congressional Workers' Right to Organize. "As the son of a union worker, I firmly…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement on the passing of Norman Mineta, former Democratic Congressman and the first Asian American Cabinet member in history. "Yesterday, we lost Norman…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after a draft opinion from the United States Supreme Court showed that the Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, stripping millions of Americans of their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement, announcing the departure of his longtime Chief of Staff, Shana Chandler, and other senior staff changes. "Shana is a dedicated public servant who…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order, which will protect America's old-growth forests by creating a cohesive strategy across the federal…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the distribution of more than $20 billion for…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the United Nations announced a mediated, two-month truce between the Saudi-led coalition and…
SEATTLE, WA -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the passing of Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, ambassador to the United…
SEATTLE, WA - Yesterday U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, visited International Community Health Services (ICHS) in Washington's Ninth District for the first stop on…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement on the passing of Representative Don Young of Alaska, Dean of the House of Representatives and the longest-serving Republican in history. "Yesterday,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, President Joe Biden signed the government spending package for Fiscal Year 2022 into law, which includes over $9 million in funding for ten community projects across Washington's Ninth District that…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act, which would establish a fund through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act…
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a virtual address to a joint gathering of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the government spending package. The $1.5 trillion package includes all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations…
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Passage of Government Spending Package Sends Dollars Back Home WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the government spending package by a vote…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced a ban on all U.S. imports of Russian oil.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statements after the introduction of the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2022, which would give grazing permit…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address. "In his State of the Union Address, President Biden highlighted the progress we…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement regarding the months-long unfair labor practice strike taking place across King County by members of the Teamsters Local 174 Union. The ongoing strike…
WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passedH.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a package of bills that will invest in American workers,…
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WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order that will require federally funded construction projects over $35 million to use project labor…
WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed his bill,H.R. 1593, the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021, which was included in the America COMPETES Act of…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statements after the introduction of their bill, the TSA Security Threat…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Adam Smith and Pramila Jayapal, and Senators Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell sent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan a letter regarding the cleanup of the East…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement in response to the hostage situation that took place at a synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas on Saturday. "Nearly 12 hours after a gunman…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led 48 members of the House in urging the leadership of the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations to set aside robust…
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the Insurrection of the U.S. Capitol during Congress' proceedings to certify the 2020 general election results on January 6,…
SEATTLE, WA - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) sent Secretary of Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Acting Comptroller Michael J. Hsu a letter urging the Treasury Department (the Department) and the Office of the Comptroller of the…