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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after President Trump signed an executive order targeting legal protections for social media companies:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on Memorial Day:
"This Memorial Day, it is especially important to remember the sacrifices the men and women who have served in the armed forces for our country have made. Memorial Day is a day to honor all who made the ultimate sacrifice - those who gave their lives in service to their country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Cooper (D-TN), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration plans to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after the Navy granted its first waiver to allow a transgender service member to remain in uniform. The waiver was granted to a Sailor over a year after President Trump's discriminatory transgender ban went into effect, which threatened her ability to continue serving the country after nearly a decade.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement today after voting for The Heroes Act, which would address the continued public health crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling families and essential workers. The legislation provides funding for testing and tracing measures, support for frontline workers, and strengthens assistance for individuals and families in Washington's ninth district and beyond.
Representative Smith and Senator Murray led the Washington state lawmakers in a letter to the heads of the NWDC requesting weekly updates on the impact of COVID-19 at the detention center
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democrats sent a letter to the Director of the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in strong opposition to the agency's recent guidance allowing new service, supply
KENT, WASHINGTON - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after visiting the Northwest Harvest's food distribution center in Kent, Washington where workers, volunteers and the National Guard are packing and delivering food to families in need as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: