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June 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the Navy concluded an additional investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt:

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June 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court ruling against the Trump administration's challenge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

"The Supreme Court's decision to reject the Trump Administration's effort to rescind the DACA program is a win for DREAMers and all Americans. The President's attempt to immediately end the program was yet another dangerous attack in the Administration's incessant anti-immigration agenda.


June 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today on President Trump's Executive Order on policing and law enforcement:

Issues:Civil Rights

June 15, 2020

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June 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ individuals from workplace discrimination:

"Today, the Supreme Court recognized that discrimination in the workplace based on gender identity or sexual orientation is prohibited under federal civil rights law. This is a historic victory in the fight for equality for LGBTQ people in our country.

Issues:Civil Rights

June 8, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Jim Cooper (D-TN), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Energy and Water Subcommittee Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Pete Visclosky (D-IN) sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette seeking answers on the Trump Administration's recent proposal to resume nuclear testing.


June 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, expressing his concern regarding the use of military forces in response to peaceful protestors in the District of Columbia.


June 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement demanding the Trump Administration provide crucial details about the potential deployments of United States military personnel within the boundaries of the United States:


June 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to deploy the armed services across the country in response to protests of George Floyd's murder.

Issues:Civil Rights

May 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today in response to President Trump's announcement that he is withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization:

"President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization is short-sighted and dangerous. The United States should continue its role as a leader on the world stage, including within international institutions like the WHO, to advance policies and foster coordination that protects public health at home and abroad.