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Today, the House passed the Estate Tax Repeal Act, H.R. 2143. The following is a statement from Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on the circumstances surrounding his decision to vote against its passage, breaking with his previous support of the repeal.
"Fiscal responsibility must be a guiding principle of our government. My constituents have told me again and again that government must live within its means and balance the budget. I agree and have consistently fought for more fiscal discipline.
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.-09) today introduced legislation alongside Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to rectify the nation's Medicare reimbursement rate inequalities. The legislation is co-sponsored by Washington Representatives Norm Dicks (D-06), Jim McDermott (D-07), Brian Baird (D-03), Jay Inslee (D-01), and Rick Larsen (D-02).
Congressman Adam Smith (D-09, Tacoma) will spend May 30 outlining his agenda for economic growth and development in the South Sound region. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.