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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed seven people and left several others injured.

"The terrorist attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday was horrific and abhorrent. The dangerous rise in antisemitism and attacks on people trying to worship and practice their religion is unacceptable and must be condemned.

SEATTLE, WA - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the City of Memphis released the body camera and surveillance video of the traffic stop and brutal beating that led to the death of Tyre Nichols.

SEATTLE, WA - On Tuesday, January 10^th, as part of his visit to the Seattle area, Under Secretary of the Treasury Brian E. Nelson participated in a roundtable at the office of Congressman Adam Smith to discuss the challenges facing money services businesses (MSBs) who are unable to get banking access. Congressman Smith brought together Under Secretary Nelson and local MSBs from King County and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions for the roundtable.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after voting to establish the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

Government Funding Package Will Bring Millions of Dollars Back to Washington's Ninth District

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) with Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.), led colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas urging the administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passedthe Respect for Marriage Act, which finally repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects marriage equality for federal purposes, and provides additional protections for same-sex marriage at the state level.