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July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a sweeping package investing more than $1.5 trillion to rebuild America's infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis, and addressing disparities throughout the country.


July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other members unveiled a comprehensive congressional action plan to solve the climate crisis:

"The climate crisis is an existential threat that requires a comprehensive and drastic mobilization of resources. I applaud the report released by the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, which provides a comprehensive roadmap to meet this challenge.


June 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month:

"Pride Month is a time to celebrate progress toward LGBTQ+ equality and honor the contributions of LGBTQ+ Americans to our society. Though we are unable to join together in our celebrations this year, I am proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community in the continued struggle for equality and to recommit to doing all I can to achieve that true equality.

Issues:Civil Rights

June 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following passage of the amendment to include his Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions bill in the broader infrastructure package, the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2). This important amendment will commission a national study on the sources, characteristics, dispersion, and potential health effects of ultrafine particles (UFPs).


June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 7301, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020:

Issues:Housing

June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after House passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act:

"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act passed in the House today strengthens the Affordable Care Act and stands in sharp contrast to the actions of the Trump Administration. Just last week, President Trump asked the Supreme Court to gut the protections and benefits of the Affordable Care Act, putting millions of Americans at risk in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Issues:Health Care

June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after news reports indicated that a Russian spy operation targeted coalition troops in Afghanistan, including bounties on American soldiers.

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June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on D.C. statehood after the House passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admissions Act:

Issues:Government

June 25, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

Issues:Civil Rights

June 19, 2020

SEATTLE, WA - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth after attending a rally organized at Judkins Park in Seattle's Central District to discuss police reform and accountability:

"On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free - two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

Issues:Civil Rights