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Congressman Smith discusses national security, his efforts to eliminate indefinite detention in the U.S., criticisms of the fiscal year 2013 Congressional budget proposals and changes to the 9th district with Jessica Gao of "The Impact" on TVW. Watch the full interview below:
On March 29, 2012, Congressman Adam Smith made the following speech at RAND Corporation in Washington, D.C.:
Thank you very much Mark, thank you RAND Corporation for hosting me.
Federal Way Mirror
March 23, 2012
byAllen Alleman MD
We thought dealing with the IRS was tough? Try dealing with Medicare as a "provider."
Federal Way Family Physicians is a small family medical practice. Due to a recent bureaucratic screw-up, Medicare didn't pay us for services for about two months. (Small businesses, like families, need cash flow, otherwise well I don't want to think of that.)
Today, we celebrate World Water Day and the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which Congress passed in 1972 to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters."
These are significant achievements, and they have created time and space for the Afghan National Security Force to develop. At some point, full responsibility has to be turned over to the Afghan people.
Each week, Congressman Adam Smith will answer your questions in Tacoma Weekly. To submit questions and read past responses, visitTacoma Weekly online. Here is this week's question submitted by a reader for that ongoing effort:
Each week, Congressman Adam Smith will answer your questions in Tacoma Weekly. To submit questions and read past responses, visitTacoma Weekly online. Here is this month's question submitted by a reader for that ongoing effort:
For consistently voting to support equal protection and opportunity for women, Congressman Smith has received a 100% approval rating from the American Association of University Women (AAUW).