Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) announced today that he along with five other Members of the Washington State Delegation have written a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations asking that they restore the irresponsible cuts to the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program which the President eliminated in his Fiscal Year 2006 Budget.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement today concerning yesterday's passage of H.R. 27, the Job Training Improvement Act:

U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement today concerning President Bush's FY 2006 Budget:

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) announced today that he has again been named to serve on the House Armed Services (HASC) and House International Relations (HIRC) Committees. On HASC, he will maintain his seat on the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee and will, once again, serve on the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee.

The following is a statement from Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) on his reaction to President Bush's 2005 State of the Union Address:

"The President's speech tonight fell short in a number of key areas.

First and most importantly, there wasn't a lot of discussion about how we are going to get back to a fiscally responsible federal government. This year's deficit could reach over $420 billion and while the President mouthed support for fiscal responsibility, he gave no ideas about how he was going to curb his spending and tax cuts.

The following is a statement by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) on the new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Economic Outlook for Fiscal Years 2006-2015:

The United States Treasury Department issued rules on Thursday related to a provision in HR 4520. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-09) has been a leader in advocating for this proposal since he introduced HR 1162, "The Invest in America Act" which was introduced in March of 2003.

U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) spoke on CNN and Fox News today from Jerusalem about his thoughts on the Palestinian elections and their impact on the Middle East peace process. Smith noted that, "The Palestinian people have not had true leadership.