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January 12, 2003

On Wednesday January 15, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) will meet with his Technology Advisory Council to discuss several issues that will come up in the new legislative session, including the tax and stimulus plans, homeland security implementation, privacy policies, copyright law and digital rights management, broadband policy (both tax incentives and national plan), cybersecurity and spectrum relocation.


January 7, 2003

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) released the following statement today on the passage of 13 additional weeks of federally funded benefits to jobless workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits. S. 23, the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extension Act provides jobless workers in all states who exhaust their 26 weeks of regular benefits between now and the end of May with an additional 13 weeks of benefits.


January 6, 2003

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) released the following statement today on the economy in light of both the Republican economic "stimulus" package introduced by the president and the rules for the federal budget introduced by the Republican House Leadership for the coming session.


January 5, 2003

Unable to attend today's funeral due to the House of Representatives' voting calendar, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) issued the following statement on the death of Tacoma resident and friend, Brownie Braunsteiner:

"I would like to offer my condolences to Brownie Braunsteiner's family. This is a hard day for all of us; Brownie will be missed.


January 1, 2003

Pierce College in Lakewood will be one of 12 new colleges and universities to begin offering on-line courses in 2003 through eArmyU, the U.S. Army's largest e-learning virtual university program with more than 30,000 enrolled soldiers. Pierce College will be one of 32 institutions of higher education offering on-line college level courses to U.S. Army personnel throughout the world, according to IBM Business Consulting Services, which operates eArmyU. Pierce College is the only education institute in Washington state to partner with IBM to help the U.S.


December 19, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and United States Fire Administration (USFA) have awarded Central Pierce Fire and Rescue and the Pierce County Fire District No. 11 grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety. Both fire units are first-time applicants for federal funding and both received extraordinary award packages from FEMA to purchase new and safer equipment.


December 12, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith today admonished the decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to grant a conditional 404 permit to the Port of Seattle to build a third runway at Seatac International Airport.


December 3, 2002

Earlier this week, the president signed the FY 2003 National Defense Authorization Act into law, providing approximately $393 billion for the nation's defense programs. While concerned over the failure to deliver on the nation's promises to veterans with this bill, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has praised the Act's inclusion of an extension of the time limit for use of Montgomery G.I. Bill (MGIB) benefits - increasing access to education for the U.S. military.


December 2, 2002

Tomorrow, Wednesday December 4, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Representative Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) will meet with local elected officials and representatives of the Lakehaven Utility District to celebrate congressional passage of Cantwell and Smith's legislation to improve the wastewater systems in south King County and parts of Pierce County. The President is expected to sign this legislation into law later this week.


December 2, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) today congratulated the City of Fife on securing a $20,000 grant from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Secure Our Schools program at the Department of Justice. The grant is intended to support efforts to improve security at schools and on school grounds, providing up to 50 percent of the total cost for municipalities to install metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other equipment to help deter crime.