Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to House passage of H.J.Res 37, which directs the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
"Climate change is one of the greatest public policy challenges facing our country today. I am proud to support the House Resolution introduced by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others, called the Green New Deal.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following statement in advance of President Trump's State of the Union address:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— With the Asian American community celebrating Lunar New Year on Tuesday, Representative Adam Smith released the following statement to recognize the holiday:
Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Jim Cooper (D-TN) released the following statement about withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty:
Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan regarding the Armed Services Committee's hearing on the Department of Defense's Support to the Southern Border this Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The full text of the letter is available here.
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan requesting he revise a report on climate change and its impacts on national security. The report, presented to Congress on January 10, failed to meet the basic requirements laid out in statute.
The text of the letter is attached and pasted below.
Washington, DC - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the bicameral No First Use Act, to establish in law that it is the pol
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following statement on the temporary end of President Trump's shutdown and the President's continued border wall demands:
"Finally, after 35 days, the President has agreed to do what he should have done in the first place: open the government. The impacts of the government shutdown on federal workers and communities across the country have been immense.
Washington, DC - Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision on transgender military service: