Floor Speeches
  • Smith’s Statement on National Defense Authorization
    Dec 17, 2010 - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Incoming Ranking Member and current Chair of the Air and Land Forces subcommittee, made the following statement after House passage of the fiscal year 2011 National Defense Authorization Bill: “This legislation supports the men and women of our Armed Forces by ensurin... More
  • Smith Supports Strengthening New GI Bill
    Dec 16, 2010 - Today, with the strong support of Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Congress passed the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act (S.3447), which strengthens and expands educational benefits for our veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and military families. “Ensuring... More
  • Smith Statement on Richard Holbrooke
    Dec 14, 2010 - I am deeply saddened by the passing of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Richard was a man of keen intellect who dedicated his life to making American stronger, safer and more respected. As a fearless and unwavering advocate for American principles and ideals, his presence on the world stage will be sor... More
  • Smith’s Statement on Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009
    Nov 19, 2009 - Congressman Adam Smith made the following statement regarding his vote against the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009: Our system of paying doctors who treat Medicare patients is deeply flawed and must be fixed. Any fix must meet two overarching criteria. First and foremost, it must be pa... More
  • Statement on Health Care Reform
    Nov 7, 2009 - Healthcare Reform "Throughout the health care reform debate I have continually stated that our healthcare system must be reformed. It costs too much, doesn’t cover enough people, and incentivizes inefficiencies. Reform must expand access, reduce the overall amount of money we spend on health care, a... More
  • Smith's Statement on Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009
    May 14, 2009 - Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) made the following statement on the House passage of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009: “Today, the House passed what should be the final war supplemental spending bill. Among other things, the supplemental provides funds for operations in ... More
  • Rep. Smith Leads Delegation to Africa
    Apr 23, 2009 - Washington, D.C. - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) recently returned from leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) trip to Africa and the Middle East, including stops in Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Burkina Faso. The purpose of the trip was to educate key Congressi... More
  • Recognizing the Army's 4th Brigade-2nd Infantry Division, the "Dragoon Raiders"
    Jun 26, 2008 - Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis. By June 30 of this month, the last of the, roughly, 4,000 men and women of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division will have returned home to Fort Lewis after completing a 15... More
  • Pending GAO Decision on the Air Force Tanker Contract
    Jun 18, 2008 - Mr. Speaker, the GAO is scheduled this week to decide whether or not to overturn the Air Force decision on awarding the tanker contract to Airbus. We have already heard this morning that the Air Force has discovered that they made numerous mistakes in how they calculated the cost. There is another h... More
  • Smith Amendment to the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
    Jun 11, 2008 - My amendment to the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 encourages collaboration between Amtrak and local and regional commuter rail agencies on train schedules and routing in shared rail corridors. Across the nation there are multiple commuter rail transit agencies that run on the... More
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