Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism led a letter with 38 other members of the House urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hold Egypt accountable for its failure to meet human rights standards and end the use of arbitrary detention.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-8), Rep. Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2), Rep. Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-5), Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-2), Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2), and Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-3) released the following statement after news reports indicated a Russian vehicle intentionally rammed a coalition vehicle and injured U.S. troops in Syria:
Committees Release New Details Regarding Potential Legal and Ethical Violations Committed by Multiple White House Officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after the House passed the Delivering for America Act, which prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing harmful changes to its operations or level of service and provides $25 billion in funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the department will not extend expiring waivers which have allowed schools to continue providing access to free meals to students throughout the pandemic.
"As school districts make difficult decisions about how to safely reopen schools this fall, it's crucial that regardless of whether students are physically in the classroom, families know they can count on having access to school meal programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalize relations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led over 115 members of Congress from both parties in a letter urging President Trump to provide full Federal funding for the National Guard COVID-19 response in all states and territories. Last week, President Trump extended authority under Title 32 for the National Guard to support COVID-19, but he imposed a 25% cost share on the majority of states and territories.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Peter King (R-NY) released the following statement after introducing the TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act, which would require Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to streamline the application and renewal process transportation workers have to go through to receive certain TSA credentials.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after President Trump announced that some states will be required to fund a portion of costs for the National Guard deployment in support of COVID-19 response through the end of 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7617, the second minibus of the fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills, which includes bills for Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Service and General Government, Labor-HHS-Education, Defense, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development: