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Ranking Member Adam Smith Offers Plan to Close GTMO
May 20, 2014
Press Release
Washington D.C. - As the House considers the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (FY2015 NDAA), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith will offer an amendment designed to provide an effective strategy to close the detention facility located at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO).
Smith Seeks to Prevent Indefinite Detention, Strengthen Federal Courts
May 20, 2014
Press Release
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Congressman Adam Smith, will offer an amendment (text) to the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act designed to uphold our national values by promoting due process and bolstering civil protections while enhancing public safety and security.
Ranking Member Adam Smith Statement on Benghazi Select Committee
May 20, 2014
Press Release
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith made the following statement after being appointed to the Select Committee on Benghazi:

"Today, I accepted Leader Pelosi's appointment to be on the Select Committee on Benghazi. The loss of four brave Americans was tragic, and we must do everything possible to prevent such attacks from happening again. On that point, there is no debate. What is not clear is why this committee needs to be formed in the first place. What are Republicans trying to achieve?
Annoucing the STEM App Competition Winners
May 19, 2014
Blog Post

Announcing the 2014 House STEM App Competition Winners
Congressman Smith is proud to announce the winners of the first annual House STEM App Challenge!
1st Place: The Donator – Garfield High School
2nd Place: IGotIn – Bellevue High School
3rd Place: Currency X Change – Garfield High School
Congratulations to all the winners, and special thanks to participants, judges, and all those that provided guidance!

Congressman Smith Introduces Legislation to Improve Standards, Conditions at Detention Centers
May 7, 2014
Press Release

Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Accountability in Immigration Detention Act, legislation that aims to improve standards and living conditions in detention centers across the country. This comes after detainees in Tacoma went on a nearly two-month hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) over access to nutritious food, isolation practices, treatment by guards, and other living conditions.

Congressman Smith Applauds Appointment of Ron Sims to Chair WA Health Benefit Exchange
May 6, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement after Governor Jay Inslee appointed Ron Sims to serve as the Chair of the Board of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange:
Smith Seeks to Remove GTMO Transfer Restrictions
May 5, 2014
Press Release
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith announced today that he will push an amendment to the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act to remove the restrictions on transferring individuals from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) into the United States for trial or detention. Current law prohibits the United States from transferring detainees into the United States and from constructing or modifying facilities to house them for the purposes of detention or imprisonment, which prevents the President from closing the facility.
Smith Statement on Passing of Billy Frank Jr.
May 4, 2014
Press Release
?Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement recognizing the life and legacy of Billy Frank, Jr:

"Our state lost a great leader today when Billy Frank Jr. passed away. Billy never stopped fighting for the rights of Washington State's native people and the health of our natural resources. His life and legacy of work will continue through the ages. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all of those who were touched by Billy Frank, Jr."
Congressman Smith Statement on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
April 30, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement recognizing the month of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month:
Congressman Smith Statement on Removal of WA State NCLB Waiver
April 23, 2014
Press Release
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Washington's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver will be removed at the end of the 2014 school year: