Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement today concerning the attack on the U.S. Army base in Mosul, Iraq: "First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with the family members and friends of those service members who…
ved transportation routes to newly planned development areas in the City of Tukwila. Intercity Transit Buses (Thurston County) - $1 million This will allow intercity transit to purchase busses to restore service lost as a result of a…
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Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) made the following statement regarding the failure of the Republican Congress to enact the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. "This past weekend, the Republican House leadership had the opportunity to…
Congressman Adam Smith made the following statement today regarding raising the Federal Debt Limit: "Today the House Republican leadership is bringing S. 2986 to the House floor for a vote - this measure increases the limit on the federal…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) made the following statement today on the National Defense Authorization Bill: "I am pleased that Congress has finished work on the National Defense Authorization bill. The final product shows the…
As our nation struggles to jumpstart the economy and address the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, 15 members of the House New Democrat Coalition have introduced legislation to help bolster U.S. competitiveness. Last night the group introduced…
Co-chairs of the House New Democrat Coalition today stated they are pleased repatriation provisions similar to their Invest in America legislation will be included in H.R. 4520, slated to be passed later tonight or tomorrow. "This has been…
Today, the Democratic Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives appointed Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) to the conference committee on the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 2005. This is the first time that Smith has been…
Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Washington) announced the results of a study that the General Accounting Office conducted at Smith's request on issues relating to offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs and the future of the…
The following is a statement from Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma): "Tomorrow, we honor the memory of those who perished three years ago in the worst terrorist attack in United States history. The events of September 11th are forever…
Today, Washington state Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his support for a bipartisan effort to bring the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to the House floor for a vote as soon as possible. Smith, together with over 100…
Congressman Adam Smith announced today that the Defense Department will spend $2.8 million for a wireless Helmet Mounted Display for the Stryker program. "Wireless Helmet Mounted Displays allow our soldiers to have full situational…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce that the Clover Park school district, the Renton school district and the Highline school district have received funding through the federal Smaller Learning Communities Program. The…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) made the following statement today on the handover of power in Iraq: "I am pleased that the transfer of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government has been completed. There is clearly a great deal of work…
The following statement by Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) follows his recent trip to Iraq over the past weekend: "I recently returned from a trip to visit our troops in Iraq. I met with our military's top leaders in the region and I was also…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash) is pleased with today's announcement that the Boeing Co. has been awarded a $3.9 billion cost-plus-award-fee contract to develop the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). "I'm excited that the…
Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) announced that Katie Kuciemba will be his new scheduler and office manager in his Washington, D.C. office and Scott Heinze will be a new field representative in his district office in Tacoma,…
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Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) issued the following statement on the passing of President Ronald Reagan: I am saddened to hear about the passing of President Ronald Reagan. He was a leader at a time when America needed someone who…
Today, Washington state Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced that he will vote for the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (USAFTA). "As a leader of the New Democrat Coalition in the House, I understand the importance of trade,"…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that the House Armed Services Committee has approved full funding for an additional 14 C-17 aircraft. The C-17 is the workhorse of the Air Force and is stationed at McChord Air Force Base…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) has announced today that he has secured $2.5 million for Advanced Interactive Systems, based in Tukwila, for a project on mapping that will be used by the National Guard and the Department of Homeland…
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he has secured $1 million for the National Defense University pilot program. This project has the basic premise that information technology is the keystone for military transformation and…
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he has secured $3 million for the AirWeighs system to be installed on the U.S. Air Force C-30 fleet. Investigators of the crash of an Air Force Special Operations Command C-130 in Afghanistan…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he secured $4.2 million in funding for the Mounted Warrior Nomad Command & Control Heads Up Display (C2HUD). This critical technology will develop a wireless Helmet Mounted Display…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is sending a letter to EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt urging him to take a stronger stand on mercury pollution. Mercury is a highly toxic chemical whose effects on the central…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for the Rural Information Technology Jobs Initiative, which it is estimated that it will create 50 new jobs per year in rural communities in Washington state.…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for the Marine Science and Technology program run by Highline Community College. "It is exciting that a college in our community will have the only saltwater…
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Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his funding request to bring traffic relief to the Federal Way Area through improvements to interchanges for State Route 18 and State Route 99. "The Federal Way area experiences enormous traffic…
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Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he has requested funding for the Shaw Road extension in Puyallup. "Improving rail-road intersections is an important part of improving our region's traffic and congestion problems,"…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for a new community center in Bethel. "Our military families are under enormous duress, and for those families living near McChord and Fort Lewis, the problem…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting additional funding for transportation improvements in the City of Yelm. "Yelm is a growing and thriving community in the Puget Sound region," said Smith. "We need to…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he has requested funding to improve State Route 167. "State Route 167 is one of the most congested roads in the Puget Sound region, resulting in serious traffic delays for individuals…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for Fast Corridor and funds to purchase Pierce Transit additional buses. Smith has been a strong supporter of the Fast Corridor projects since coming to…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for Washington State's Methamphetamine Initiative. "The federal funds provided to the Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative in the past have enabled the…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he is requesting funding for the New Futures Children and Family Advocacy Program in King County. "The New Futures Children and Family Advocacy Program is a public-private partnership…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he has requested funding for transit and road improvements in the Southcenter Region. "The Southcenter area has seen enormous growth over the past few years," Smith said. "It's…
Today, members of the House New Democratic Coalition (NDC) expressed concern with a controversial proposal for expensing employee stock options released by the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The proposal will likely lead to the…
Today U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) participated in a classified Strategic Policy Forum, "Masked Dragon," that brought together 14 Members of Congress, senior military and Executive Branch leaders, and…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce today a law enforcement grant for the city of Lakewood. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced a grant to the city of Lakewood…
The House Transportation Committee yesterday completed its mark-up of HR 3550, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, better known as the TEA-LU. This measure reauthorizes federal surface transportation assistance for state and…
Today, the European Commission dealt a blow to technological innovation in its antitrust ruling against Microsoft. Headquartered in Washington state, Microsoft is a leader in job creation and economic growth in the Puget Sound region and…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) received the Information Technology Industry Council's 2003 "Legislator of the Year" award today. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), representing top U.S. providers of information…
The three co-chairs of the House New Democrat Coalition (NDC), Representatives Jim Davis (FL-11), Ron Kind (WI-03), and Adam Smith (WA-09), issued the following joint press release on the 2004 New Democrat e-genda. The New Democrat…
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Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) introduced legislation today that would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits to displaced service workers, such as software programmers and other hi-tech workers. TAA provides income support,…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) called on his colleagues in the U.S. House to immediately pass legislation to provide a manufacturing tax credit to help the country's struggling economy and avoid pending European trade sanctions on…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) spoke today to students, staff and community leaders at the University of Washington on progressive internationalism and sustainable development. In his speech, Smith stated, "We are at war with al Qaeda…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) issued the following statement in response to President George Bush's State of the Union address this evening: "While the President outlined a number of issues that were important to his agenda, what…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) have awarded the Dupont Fire Department more than $116,000. This one year grant was…
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) will be traveling to Honduras January 10th - 15th, 2004 to study the impact of sustainable development on Honduras and Central America. During his trip, sponsored by Global Partnerships and the Seattle…
The three co-chairs of the House New Democrat Coalition, Representatives Jim Davis (FL-11), Ron Kind (WI-03), and Adam Smith (WA-09), issued the following joint statement on the 2nd anniversary of the enactment of the No Child Left Behind…