Press Releases

Chairman Smith Reintroduces Legislation to End Sequestration

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has reintroduced legislation to end sequestration and its damage to our economy:

"Today, I am reintroducing the Relief from Sequestration Act of 2019 to repeal the automatic cuts in both discretionary and mandatory spending triggered by the 2011 Budget Control Act's sequestration. These cuts have impacted our economy, affected our government, and harmed our nation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Adam Smith voted to pass H.R. 1585, a bipartisan, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization:

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to House passage of S.J. Res 7.

Washington, D.C. -House Armed Services Committee Chairman (D-WA) released the following statement about DoD's intent to reprogramming funding to fund building a wall on the southwest border and has issued a letter denying the request.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to the release of Attorney General Barr's letter summarizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report:

"It is imperative that the American people and the United States Congress see the entire Muller report. Thus far, we have not seen a single word that we know for a fact Special Counsel Mueller wrote, only Attorney General Barr's opinion of that report. We must see the full report.

Washington, D.C. -House Armed Services Committee Chairman (D-WA) released the following statement about DoD's Implementation of the ban on the service of transgender people.

"Today, Democrats are answering the call from the American people to restore our democracy with a broad package of reforms to take on campaign finance regulations, expand voting rights, and improve ethics in all three branches of the federal government. Renewing confidence in our democracy requires a multifaceted approach, and I am proud to support this important step in reforming our electoral process, restoring integrity to campaign finance, and promoting ethics.

WASHINGTON—Today, a bipartisan group of members of Congress reintroduced legislation that would focus America's diplomatic, development, and security efforts on preventing the root causes of violence and instability in countries around the world.