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Celebrating World Water Day 2012
March 21, 2012
Blog Post

Today, we celebrate World Water Day and the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which Congress passed in 1972 to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters."

Upcoming Grant Opportunities
March 21, 2012
Blog Post
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program
Smith Applauds Department of Interior Efforts to Preserve World War II Japanese American Internment Sites
March 21, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement in response to the Department of Interior's announcement that it would move forward in awarding 17 grants totaling $2.9 million to preserve and interpret confinement sites around the country where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were detained during World War II
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Another View: Accelerate Afghanistan timeline
March 12, 2012
Blog Post
Recent successes have paved the way for a withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Obama has aggressively prosecuted the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Osama Bin Laden is dead, many of al-Qaeda's senior leadership have been incapacitated, and the Taliban has been beaten back and significantly degraded.
These are significant achievements, and they have created time and space for the Afghan National Security Force to develop. At some point, full responsibility has to be turned over to the Afghan people.
Smith Statement on WTO Appellate Body Report
March 11, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement in response to the U.S.
Smith Honored For Work on Animal Welfare
March 8, 2012
Blog Post

Ranking Member Adam Smith, Senator Mark Udall Launch Effort to Protect Citizens and Non Citizens from Indefinite Detention, Preserve Civil Liberties
March 7, 2012
Press Release
The Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), and Senator Mark Udall (CO), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, unveiled legislation at a press conference today to ensure that any individual detained on U.S.
Smith Statement on International Women's Day
March 7, 2012
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement today in celebration of International Women's Day.
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Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement today in celebration of International Women's Day:
Smith Talks About the National Debt
March 6, 2012
Blog Post

Each week, Congressman Adam Smith will answer your questions in Tacoma Weekly. To submit questions and read past responses, visitTacoma Weekly online. Here is this week's question submitted by a reader for that ongoing effort:

Smith Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald Payne
March 5, 2012
Press Release

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following statement today on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne of New Jersey:

"Congressman Donald Payne was an outspoken advocate for the civil liberties of all people. He worked tirelessly representing his constituents as the first African-American to serve from New Jersey and as the former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.