Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in support of the First Step Act, bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation which passed the House today by a vote of 358-36. "For too long, our broken…
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell urging the agency to implement guidance in response to Section 1044 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 National…
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Adam Smith (WA-09) today joined U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in introducing the Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System…
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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Adam Smith's (WA-09) legislation designating the post office at 4301 NE 4th Street in Renton, Washington as the James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix Post Office passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent…
"Today, I voted in support of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, legislation that is also commonly known as the Farm Bill. This legislation provides critical nutrition assistance to individuals and families who rely on help from the…
"I continue to strongly question the deployment of U.S. military servicemembers at our southern border. Furthermore, the decision to extend this deployment to the end of January 2019 is not a responsible use of Department of Defense…
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about the Trump administration's decision to declare Russia in material breach of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF)…
Smith, Murray, Cantwell and Jayapal Call for Answers and Transparency in Death of Asylum Seeker at Northwest Detention Center Washington, DC - This week, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) led a letter with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria…
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Washington, DC - Following the death of Mergansana Amar, a Russian asylum seeker detained in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, Congressman Adam Smith…
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act Passes House Washington, DC - Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA), Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ted Poe (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Bill Keating (D-MA) today applauded the House passage of their…
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's order regarding deployment of the military to the southern border: "I strongly oppose the…
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Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about the Trump Administration's request that the Supreme Court take up his ban on transgender military service: "President…
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about reports that President Trump is withdrawing some of the military forces he recently sent to the border: "The reports…
Washington D.C. - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) joined the lead sponsor Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) in introduction of the Outdoor Recreation Therapy for Veterans Act to help expand opportunities for…
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Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith released the following statement after House Republican leadership blocked debate on a bipartisan privileged resolution led by Representatives Smith, Ro Khanna, and…
Each Veterans Day, we join together to honor the men and women who have served our country. We owe these brave Americans our respect and our freedom and extend our gratitude to them and their families for the sacrifices they have made.…
Today, Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), leaders of H. Con Res. 138 in the House, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the U.S. will be halting the refueling of…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) announced his bid to run for Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. As Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Smith sent the following letter to his…
Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions: "As Attorney General, Jeff Sessions actively undermined voting rights and civil rights. Sessions…
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House…
Burien, WA - Today, Highline Public Schools and Port of Seattle officials recognized U.S. Representative Adam Smith for his successful effort to pass federal legislation preserving noise mitigation funding for schools impacted by noise…
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's announcement that he plans to send 800 additional U.S. troops to the border: "The President's announcement…
Washington, D.C. -House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about National Security Advisor John Bolton's announcement that President Trump is planning to host Vladimir Putin in Washington, DC,…
Washington, D.C. -Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) sent a letter to President Trump warning against an exit from the INF and New START…
"After 17 days, the Saudis have finally come forward admitting Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Their claim that ‘quarrels and an altercation' resulted in his death is a pitiful cover up. If this was just a fist fight gone…
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is considering using West Coast military installations and federal properties to export coal and natural gas:…
Washington, D.C. - On October 5,2018, Congressman Adam Smith introduced the Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act. This legislation would establish a new grant program under the Workforce Innovation…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, September 28, 2018, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman David Price (D-NC), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) were joined by 109 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Pompeo urging the Trump…
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Washington, D.C.- Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the…
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith, House Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, joined with leaders in the international development community to applaud the Better Utilization of Investments Leading…
"Today the Republicans doubled down on their tax scam, giving corporations and the wealthy a second massive tax break in less than nine months, sticking hard-working American families with the bill. The package of bills forced through the…
Washington, DC - Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith joined more than a dozen of his colleagues in the House of Representatives in introducing a bipartisan privileged resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from engaging…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith introduced the Social Security Equity Act, legislation to provide relief to some of those workers and retirees who see their Social Security benefits reduced because of the Windfall…
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA), Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)…
Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement on the inclusion of a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Energy and Water Development, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch…
Washington, DC - Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about the Trump administration's certification regarding the Saudi-led coalition's activities in Yemen: "The idea that…
Washington, DC - Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement in remembrance of the anniversary of September 11, 2001: "Today, we pause to remember the sacrifice and heroism of…
Washington D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Cooper (D-TN) sent aletter to the acting chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) release the following statement in response to H.R. 6691, the Community Security and Safety Act of 2018: "Today I opposed H.R. 6691, the Community Security and Safety Act of 2018. This…
Washington, D.C. - This week, Congressman Adam Smith introduced the House Intern Pay Act, legislation to set aside funds so that interns in each congressional office can be paid. "Paid internships help to provide equality of opportunity…
em>. "It is utterly irresponsible and appalling that President Trump wants to take away funding for military readiness and infrastructure in order to spend it on his border wall," said Smith. "We are trying to ensure that our men and women…
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (WA-09) Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), CPC Co-Chair Mark Pocan (WI-02), and their colleagues Jim McGovern (MA-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Michael…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Representative Adam Smith (WA-9) sent a letter to Anne White,…
Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in honor of Labor Day: "On Labor Day, we honor the American worker and the labor movement that is an integral engine of our economy and our social fabric. As the son…
Washington, DC -House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement in response to the recently released study, commissioned by Governor Ricardo Rossell' of Puerto Rico, estimating the death toll…
"President Trump continues to push an unrelenting assault on critical protections for our environment. From rolling back fuel mileage standards, undermining clean air and clean water protections, gutting the Endangered Species Act, and…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Smith, Khanna, O'Rourke, and Pocan made the following statements about major provisions on Yemen that House Armed Services Committee Democrats negotiated into the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense…
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), the Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee, today announced the inclusion of a package of provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will provide…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) introduced legislation designating the post office at 4301 NE 4th Street in Renton, Washington as the James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix Post Office. The post office is less than one mile from…
Highline priority passes as part of National Defense Authorization Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the top Democrat on…
of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, called on senior Trump Administration officials to brief members of their committees on President…
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement about the completion of negotiations on the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report:…
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Congressman Ted Yoho (FL-03), joined with leaders in the international development community to…
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's meeting with President Vladimir Putin: "We should all be gravely concerned about whatever discussions…
Washington, D.C. -Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and 42 other Democrats from the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees…
"The so-called ‘compromise' immigration bill that failed to pass the House of Representatives this week was not a compromise at all - not a single Democrat was consulted in the drafting of the bill. This bill had no significant differences…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case: "Today's Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling is an attack on public sector workers and their right…
Washington, DC -This evening, Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in support of their legislation, the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act (H.R. 1791). Shortly after, the House…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith introduced the Aviation Impacted Communities Act. As airline travel has increased, communities near airports across the country have been experiencing an increased and disproportionate share…
e process. Family separation cannot be replaced by family incarceration," Senator Blumenthal said. "Indefinitely imprisoning children, families, and pregnant women is inhumane and intolerable in a democratic society. History will judge us…
Washington, D.C. - In light of reports that military bases are being considered to house migrant children, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed sent the…
Washington D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Adam Smith sent the following letter to Attorney General Sessions, Homeland Security Secretary Nielson, and Health and Human Services Secretary Azar citing concerns with recent practices of…
Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith issued the following video statement in support of Net Neutrality. Below is the text of the statement, and the full video statement can be viewed HERE. Congressman Smith has taken the following…
Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day, observed on Monday, May 28, 2018. "On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who serve our country, and those who have paid the ultimate…
on D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith spoke on the House Floor during debate of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: Click here and look below for House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith's remarks on fiscal…
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to provide for noise mitigation for the Highline School District. Amendment #538 clarifies that…
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Washington D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement today in opposition to the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, known as the Farm Bill. "This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the…
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ted. S. Yoho (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statements after a full committee mark up of their…
Washington, D.C. -Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement about President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran: "This decision will…
Washington, DC -Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed unanimously the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 1791). Bill authors, Representatives Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Adam Smith (D-WA) applauded…
Washington, DC - Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Ranking Member Jackie Speier…
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, seven House Democratic national security leaders sent a letter to Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Defense Secretary James Mattis to oppose President Trump's recent decision to deploy National Guard troops to…
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"President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard on the U.S. border is an ill-conceived, unnecessary stunt that inappropriately militarizes the issue of immigration enforcement. He appears to have based his decision largely on…
"With the passing of Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, our community has lost an instrumental leader of the civil rights movement. After moving to Seattle in 1957 to become a pastor in the historic Mount Zion Baptist Church, Reverend McKinney…
"President Trump's decision to ban transgender military service is vicious, inhumane, and utterly wrong. There are scores of transgender men and women serving in the military right now, under a policy that had already been established &…
"Today the House of Representatives passed an omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government through the end of September. This bill will give more certainty to our federal agencies, but unfortunately it underfunds key areas of…
WASHINGTON'Today, a bipartisan group of House members introduced legislation to promote more effective development in fragile and unstable countries, addressing the conditions that create safe havens for terrorists, criminal networks, and…
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WASHINGTON - Representatives Adam Smith (Wash.) and Chris Smith (N.J.), along with U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Mazie K. Hirono (Hawaii), today introduced the bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018. The legislation would close a…
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Effective Foreign Assistance, and fellow Co-Chair Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) have introduced H.R. 5105 - the Better Utilization of…
"I could have supported most, if not all, of the funding in this bill but for the fact that just two months ago, we cut taxes by $2 trillion dollars. This legislation is like quitting your job and only then deciding that you want to buy a…
Congressman Adam Smith Delivers Weekly Democratic Address Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith of Washington, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, Smith…
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Congressman Smith Joins Congressman Doyle and Colleagues in Announcing Legislation to Save Net Neutrality Washington, DC - January 16, 2018 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) announced today the names of the Members of Congress who…
As a civil rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired millions of people throughout the country. On this day, we honor and celebrate the tireless efforts of Dr. King to pursue a better future for all Americans. Dr. King worked to…
Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Michael Capuano (D-MA)…
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Smith released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions's decision to rescind Obama Administration memos, establishing that as long as strict enforcement and regulatory systems…