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May 23, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-09) will spend May 28 talking with constituents and healthcare experts about Washington state's Medicare problems. The following is the schedule of events for the day:

Members of the media are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. For further information or to speak with Smith during the day, please contact Katharine Lister in the district on cell at (202) 225-6902.


May 22, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution, with five other Members of Congress, to promote the voluntary labeling of Internet content to protect children on-line without infringing on the freedom of expression rights of content providers.


May 22, 2002

The following is an invitation from Congressman Adam Smith (Tacoma - 9):

"As the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, the U.S. federal government awards millions of subcontracts a year to businesses around the country. But doing business with the federal government can be a bureaucratic maze and many companies routinely forgo applying for government contracts because of the obstacles they perceive to be involved.


May 16, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (Wash. - 9) today sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao regarding a Department of Labor regulation that could result in the closure of a local post office in Tumwater. The Tumwater post office is currently housed in space leased from the Safeway Corporation. Due to a complicated regulatory arrangement, Safeway will have to close the Tumwater post office, and nine others around the country that operate in such a manner, unless action is taken by the Department of Labor.


May 10, 2002

Today at a reception for the top 15 student submissions, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Contest from the Ninth District. Jonathan Bachus of Yelm was awarded first place for his linoleum block print titled "Matt," second place went to Kandis Fries of Spanaway for her watercolor "Washington's Coastline" and Yelm's Kourtnee Vanneman received third place for her "Iguana bi Night" linoleum.


May 9, 2002

Tomorrow, Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) will host a town hall meeting in Puyallup with interested district residents to talk about health care issues in the state. All district residents are invited join him for an open dialogue on other important community issues in addition to health care' including energy, the economy, tax cuts and education.


May 8, 2002

Late tonight, the House passed the Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal year 2003. The following is a statement from Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) in support of its passage.


May 7, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) spoke on the House floor today regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance. The following is a short excerpt from his statement followed by the link to his statement online.

"I rise today to urge the Senate to pass the strongest possible Trade Adjustment Assistance package. Workers desperately need help dealing with the new economy. It is the land of opportunity for all of us but there are also challenges. Workers must continually have access to training and education to update their skills...


April 30, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) praised the extension of the time limit for use of Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits to 14 years at the House Armed Services Committee mark-up of the Defense Authorization Bill this evening. In doing so, the Committee moved forward on a central component of a bill recently introduced by the Congressman.


April 23, 2002

Congressman Adam Smith, (D-Wash.) led a group of his colleagues in a letter yesterday toPresident Bush requesting a meeting to discuss passing effective Export Administration Act (EAA) legislation in the House of Representatives.