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June 24, 2014
Congressman Smith released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court of the United States striking down parts of the Voting Rights Act:

June 23, 2014

Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), and 43 House Democrats sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson urging him to review their detainer practices and to halt the use of immigration detainers in their current form.


June 18, 2014
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith made the following statement in response to the President's action in Iraq:

"The rapidly evolving situation in Iraq is deeply troubling. The current situation is a product of President al-Maliki's failure to create an inclusive government and it will only end when he makes the difficult political choices necessary to unify Iraq. If he fails in this regard, the future of Iraq will be in serious question. That is why President Obama is correct in pressuring the Iraqis to think beyond military action.

June 15, 2014
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement on the announcement that President Obama will sign an executive order on LGBT discrimination:

June 12, 2014
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith made the following statement on the situation in Iraq:

June 10, 2014
Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement after he voted against passage of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations (T-HUD) bill:

June 2, 2014
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement recognizing LGBT Pride Month:

May 29, 2014
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This week the President announced that the administration would be delaying the release of their review on deportation policy due to concerns that it would interfere with immigration reform in the House. CongressmanSmith released the following statement after the announcement:


May 28, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department designated the Puget Sound aerospace industry as one of 12 Manufacturing Communities in the country. This designation will support manufacturing job growth and economic development in the Puget Sound region. Earlier this year, Congressman Smith wrote a letter supporting this designation and after the news released the following statement:


May 26, 2014
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith made the following statement after the President announced his plan for U.S. military presence in Afghanistan post-2014: