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SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling inWest Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA).

SEATTLE, WA - Today the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations announced that $60 million dollars will be included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill for the creation and expansion of alternative crisis response teams across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, by a vote of 234 to 193, sending this life-saving legislation to the President's desk. Once signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will become the most significant piece of gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years.

Decision Robs Millions of Americans of Their Bodily Autonomy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which breaks from more than 50 years of precedent and strips millions of Americans of their reproductive rights.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement announcing the successful inclusion of over $24 million for 15 community projects across Washington's Ninth District in the House Committee on Appropriations Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) sent a letter with their colleagues to House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Chair DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger requesting $100 million be included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill for the creation and expansion of alternative crisis response teams.

SEATTLE, WA- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth:

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