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U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) took steps this week to require the President of the United States to create a strategy to combat extreme poverty and to report to Congress on his progress. Smith reintroduced his Global Poverty Act, H.R. 1302, late yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives. On Friday, Cantwell offered the bill as an amendment to the Senate version of the 9/11 bill, which the Senate is considering this week.

U.S. Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA), John Lewis (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) today introduced the High Performance Buildings Act, to encourage communities to build sustainable, energy-efficient buildings to lower energy costs and protect the environment.

U.S. Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA), John Lewis (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) today introduced the High Performance Buildings Act, to encourage communities to build sustainable, energy-efficient buildings to lower energy costs and protect the environment.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) endorsed a plan to reduce abortion rates in the United States by becoming an original cosponsor of HR 1074, the Reducing the Need for Abortions and Supporting Parents Act. The bill is designed to help prevent unintended pregnancies and to support pregnant women, thereby reducing the need for abortions. H.R. 1074 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 16, 2007.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) voted today in favor of a House resolution opposing President Bush's plan to deploy more than 20,000 additional U.S. combat troops to Iraq. The resolution, which also pledged the House's continued support for the troops in Iraq, passed by a bipartisan vote of 246 to 182.

Smith spoke in favor of the resolution on the House floor yesterday. The following are his remarks as prepared for delivery:

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) today announced guidelines for his Ninth District Congressional Art Contest. Students in grades nine through 12 who reside in the Washington's Ninth Congressional District may submit entries between March 1 and March 23. Entries should be sent to Smith's district office at 3600 Port of Tacoma Rd, Suite 106, Tacoma, WA 98424.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) yesterday voted for H.R. 365, the Methamphetamine Remediation Act, a bill to help communities clean up methamphetamine labs and the toxic mess they leave behind. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency develop health-based guidelines to help state and local authorities clean up former meth lab sites. The bill passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 426 to 2.