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June 4, 2013
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Congressman Adam Smith, made the following statement in response to Ambassador Rice's appointment as National Security Adviser:
June 3, 2013
The Department of Defense Announced today that they approved nearly $91 million in grants to the Clover Park School District to "demolish and newly construct" Greenwood, Clarkmoor, and Beachwood Elementary Schools at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. In addition to the grants from DoD, the Clover Park School District and Washington State will provide $23 million to the effort.
June 2, 2013
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), made the following statement today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June:
May 28, 2013
Congressman Adam Smith has reintroduced legislation that would address the wasteful, environmentally damaging, and economically inefficient federal grazing policy on our public lands. H.R. 2201, the Rural Economic Vitalization Act, would change federal law to allow ranchers with grazing permits to voluntarily relinquish their permits to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S.
May 26, 2013
Congressman Smith released the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day:
May 22, 2013
Congress must take action soon to stop Stafford student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st. However, the legislation passed by the House of Representatives today is projected to more than double the current 3.4 percent interest rates. The Republican bill would link federal student loan interest rates to the variable rate changes of a 10 year Treasury note, a baseline for general interest rates, which the Congressional Budget Office projects will increase and in effect raise student interest rates to 7.4% by 2017.
May 21, 2013
The Air Force is expected to announce later today that Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB) in Washington State was not selected as the preferred site for the first Main Operating Base for the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following statement regarding the expected announcement:
May 21, 2013
Congressman Adam Smith submitted an Op-Ed the the Huffington Post about closing the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. Below is the text of the Op-Ed.
An Exit Strategy From Detention at Guantanamo
An Exit Strategy From Detention at Guantanamo
May 14, 2013
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), made the following statement regarding allegations against a service member who was as a sexual assault prevention and response coordinator at Fort Hood:
May 4, 2013
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement in recognition of Cinco de Mayo: