Press Releases
SEATTLE, WA -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the passing of Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, ambassador to the United Nations, and veteran diplomat.
"Yesterday, we lost a dedicated and honorable public servant in Congressman Young and today I join the entire country in mourning that loss. As the longest-serving Republican in the House of Representatives, Don spent 49 years serving the people of Alaska and working to strengthen his beloved state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act, which would establish a fund through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act dedicated to providing wrap-around support services and stipends for individuals in workforce training programs and two-year education programs. This funding would help expand access to these training programs by ensuring that participating individuals can cover everyday living costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the government spending package. The $1.5 trillion package includes all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills to fund the federal government. Importantly, the bill also includes funding to support Ukraine in their fight against Russia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the government spending package by a vote of 260 to 171. The package includes over $9 million in funding for ten community projects across Washington's Ninth District that Rep. Smith secured through the appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statements after the introduction of the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2022, which would give grazing permit holders the flexibility to voluntarily waive their grazing permits on Federal lands for equitable compensation and to promote conservation of public lands.