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April 11, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the announcement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden that Seattle's Museum of Flight was not selected to house a retired space shuttle:


April 7, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the pending shutdown of the federal government due to a lapse in funding:

"If Congress cannot agree on or pass a budget for the remaining 2011 fiscal year, the government will shut down starting Friday, April 8, 2011 at midnight. I remain hopeful that a government shutdown will be averted. However, prudent management requires that we consider the implications of a shutdown if no funding bill is passed.


April 5, 2011

Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the announcement that a deal has been reached between Colombia and the United States on key reforms that will advance the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement:

"I am pleased to see the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement taking a large step forward today. Now more than ever we must work with our allies to strengthen strategic and economic partnerships that will provide access to emerging markets for American exports and encourage job growth at home.


April 5, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" budget proposal:

"America's growing deficit is unacceptable and unsustainable. Reigning in spending and finding ways to make due with less funding will mean a certain degree of shared sacrifice at all levels of society as we put our fiscal house in order.


March 30, 2011
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement about the World Trade Organization's final report on the European Union's claims of illegal subsidies to Boeing:
"I am pleased to see the World Trade Organization (WTO) confirming its prior interim ruling that the European Union vastly exaggerated its illegal subsidies claims against Boeing. This $2.7 billion WTO decision against the U.S. is only a fraction of the nearly $19 billion the E.U.

March 28, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Army's plan to form a new Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a decision that will bring 1,400 new soldiers and 44 new helicopters to JBLM:


March 27, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the President's speech this evening on the international effort to prevent an international crisis in Libya:


March 17, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the President's speech this afternoon on the developing situation in Libya:

"I am deeply concerned about the developing situation in Libya. As we have all witnessed, Gadhafi has pursued a brutal campaign of violence and intimidation against the Libyan people. This must come to an end.


March 17, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on participating in the Washington Innovation Summit's panel, "How Washington Wins: Pulling Together the Drivers of Growth," at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond:


March 10, 2011

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and wave surge that struck Japan Friday:

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan who have been impacted by today's devastating earthquake and subsequent massive tsunami.

As Pacific Northwesterners, we understand the dangers of seismic activity, and our hearts go out to Japan's residents and the many American families living and working there.