Government

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement:

“Last night, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress. As Commander-in-Chief, he could have used this forum to bring the country together during a time of economic distress. Instead, he used his speech to mislead the American people and lie about critical issues. The American people deserve better from their President. 

WASHINGTON -- Last Friday, Representative Smith (D-Wash.) hosted a roundtable discussion of many minority contractors across the Ninth District.

On January 21, 2025, Donald Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, a civil rights-era policy to ensure equality in federal contracting and employment, eliminating safeguards against discrimination, workforce diversity, race-neutral policies, and improved federal oversight. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement:

"It has been a month of President Trump 2.0. and his chaotic, and often illegal, cuts to the federal workforce and federal funding raise legitimate concerns about a possible autocratic takeover of the United States government. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement regarding remarks made by Vice President J.D. Vance earlier today at the Munich Security Conference.

“At a time when the United States and our allies and partners are facing threats and challenges from nearly every corner of the globe, the Vice President of the United States chose to attack the very countries and people who have stood with America to defend democracy time and time again.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Smith released the following statement: 

I am deeply concerned by the role Elon Musk is playing in the Trump administration. The President has given Musk broad, sweeping power with no clear definition or boundary. Musk is using that power in ways both illegal and destructive. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump blaming diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration for the fatal collision of an Army helicopter and Canadair Regional Jet over the Potomac River Wednesday night.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Smith joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Matthew Vaeth and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett clarify which projects, programs, and activities are frozen.