Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday voted for H.R. 3093, the fiscal year 2008 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill includes provisions that restore needed funds for violent crime prevention and community development. The legislation also addresses the abuse of national security letters by the FBI.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) tonight voted for H.R. 3474, the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008. The bill passed the House of Representatives tonight by a vote of 268 to 153.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday voted for the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill, H.R. 3043. The bill includes provisions that will expand health care access and college affordability. H.R. 3043 passed by a vote of 276 to 140.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement in response to yesterday's release of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), which stated that al-Qaeda has a safe haven in Pakistan and regenerated top leadership:

"The National Intelligence Estimate released yesterday is the latest in a string of troubling reports of a rebuilding al-Qaeda working to strike American targets.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today voted for S. 966, the Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007. The bill addresses the serious backlog of passport and related travel document applications caused by the 2004 intelligence overhaul law which required more secure documents for travel between the U.S., Bermuda, Canada and Mexico. The measure was passed by voice vote.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today made the following remarks in the U.S. House of Representatives in reference to H.R. 2956, the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act. The bill would require a responsible redeployment of U.S. troops beginning within 120 days of enactment and ending by April 1, 2008. The legislation also requires the President to publicly justify the post-redeployment missions for the U.S. military in Iraq and the minimum number of troops necessary to carry out those missions.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement on the President's failed Iraq escalation, which was announced six months ago today:

"Six months ago, President Bush announced a plan to increase troop levels in Iraq with assurances that we would hold the Iraqi government to a set of concrete benchmarks for progress. Today, press reports indicate that the administration's upcoming report will say that Iraq's government has failed to achieve a single benchmark.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement on Independence Day 2008:

"On Independence Day, we are mindful of those who serve or served in our Armed Forces. We honor the sacrifices that they and their families make in defense of our country. I have had many opportunities at home and overseas to witness their devotion to duty, their professionalism, and their courage in the midst of the conflicts in which we have asked them to fight.