Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about the Trump Administration's request that the Supreme Court take up his ban on transgender military service:

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's order regarding deployment of the military to the southern border:

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about reports that President Trump is withdrawing some of the military forces he recently sent to the border:

Washington D.C. - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) joined the lead sponsor Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) in introduction of the Outdoor Recreation Therapy for Veterans Act to help expand opportunities for veterans to access the outdoors for medical care and therapy:

Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith released the following statement after House Republican leadership blocked debate on a bipartisan privileged resolution led by Representatives Smith, Ro Khanna, and Mark Pocan:

Each Veterans Day, we join together to honor the men and women who have served our country. We owe these brave Americans our respect and our freedom and extend our gratitude to them and their families for the sacrifices they have made.

Today, Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), leaders of H. Con Res. 138 in the House, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the U.S. will be halting the refueling of Saudi-coalition aircraft in Yemen:

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) announced his bid to run for Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. As Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Smith sent the following letter to his Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives: