Press Releases

Burien, WA - Today, Highline Public Schools and Port of Seattle officials recognized U.S. Representative Adam Smith for his successful effort to pass federal legislation preserving noise mitigation funding for schools impacted by noise from SeaTac airport.

"We are grateful for Rep. Smith's advocacy on behalf of our schools," said Highline Superintendent Susan Enfield. "Our community is counting on this funding so we can provide our students with classrooms that are free from interruptions from aircraft noise."

Washington, D.C. -House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about National Security Advisor John Bolton's announcement that President Trump is planning to host Vladimir Putin in Washington, DC, early next year:

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement about President Trump's announcement that he plans to send 800 additional U.S. troops to the border:

Washington, D.C. -Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) sent a letter to President Trump warning against an exit from the INF and New START treaties, and demanding a briefing from Secretaries Mattis and Pompeo about any plans to do so. The text of the letter can be foundhere.

"After 17 days, the Saudis have finally come forward admitting Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Their claim that ‘quarrels and an altercation' resulted in his death is a pitiful cover up. If this was just a fist fight gone wrong, why did the Saudis say the next day that Khashoggi had left the consulate? If this was just the result of an altercation, where is the body? And, most importantly, why after 17 days do so many questions about his murder remain unanswered?

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is considering using West Coast military installations and federal properties to export coal and natural gas:

Washington, D.C.- Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following joint statement in response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, September 28, 2018, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman David Price (D-NC), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) were joined by 109 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Pompeo urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end vital U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) and to reprogram bilateral foreign aid away from the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.