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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7688, theConsumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, which would help hold oil companies accountable and address high gas prices across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today announced the 15 community project funding requests he submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7309, theWorkforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, which would reauthorize and strengthen our nation's workforce development programs.
SEATTLE, WA -On Friday, May 6, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra traveled to Washington State, where he joined Representative Adam Smith (WA-09), Senator Patty Murray (WA), Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) for a tour of Crisis Connections, which will be a key partner in the transition to the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Following the tour, a roundtable discussion was held to discuss HHS' work to support adults and teens in crisis.
"As the son of a union worker, I firmly believe in the power of unions because I know how important they are in the lives of American workers and families. In Congress, I have fought for the right to collectively bargain for workers in Washington's Ninth District and across the country, and today, the House took an important step to uphold that right in these very halls.
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after a draft opinion from the United States Supreme Court showed that the Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, stripping millions of Americans of their rights and endangering millions more.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement, announcing the departure of his longtime Chief of Staff, Shana Chandler, and other senior staff changes.
SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order, which will protect America's old-growth forests by creating a cohesive strategy across the federal government and fighting wildfires with data, combat global deforestation and coordinate foreign assistance, and direct the first national nature assessment in the history of the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the distribution of more than $20 billion for Fiscal Year 2022 to strengthen public transit across the country, including over $379 million for Washington State, representing the largest investment in public transit in our country's history.