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  • Smith To Donate Pay Raise To Local Education Programs
    Nov 29, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith will present three donations of his Congressional pay raise next week to Cascade Christian High School, the Rainier Education Foundation, and Project Look in Burien. Although he voted against the pay raise, it became law. As he has done with past Congressional p... More
  • Smith Leads Effort To Prioritize Medicare + Choice Fix
    Sep 19, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith rallied his colleagues today to send a letter to Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt to request that Medicare+Choice funding inequities and shortfalls are resolved this year. “As Congress prepares to enter final negotiations on our budget for next year, I felt it... More
  • Adam Smith To Welcome Sound Transit "Sounder" Rush Hour Train
    Sep 14, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith will speak at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 17 at the Auburn commuter rail station at 23 A Street SW, Auburn at the inaugural run of the Puget Sound’s first regular rush hour rail transit in more than 60 years. “I am very excited about the Tacoma to Seattle ru... More
  • Smith Votes To Override Estate Tax Vote
    Sep 9, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith today voted to override President Clinton’s veto of H.R. 8, legislation to repeal the estate tax, of which he is a co-sponsor. “The estate tax hurts countless family-owned farms and businesses,” Smith said. “Too many family farms and businesses are sold before t... More
  • Smith Leads Efforts To Bring eArmyU To Fort Lewis
    Aug 26, 2000 - Saying it will improve soldiers’ quality of life and continue modernizing the Army, Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith is leading efforts to bring the Army’s on-line learning initiative to Fort Lewis as a pilot project. “eArmyU will ensure that our Army Personnel have access to educational opport... More
  • Smith Announces Grant Awards And New Jobs For South King County
    Aug 20, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith and HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Cardell Cooper, announced today two major economic development grants for Washington State. The City of Tukwila will receive over $4 million in economic development funding for Tukwila Village, ... More
  • Smith To Donate Pay Raise To Des Moines Senior Center
    Jul 29, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith will present a donation of $500 to the Des Moines Senior Center on Thursday, August 24th, at 12:00 p.m. at the Des Moines Senior Center. The $500 is from Smith’s congressional pay raise. Although he voted against the pay raise, it became law. As he has done with... More
  • House of Representatives Approves 'Aimee's Law'
    Jul 11, 2000 - Today, Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith announced that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 894, “Aimee’s Law”, legislation he has co-sponsored and worked to pass for nearly three years. “This bill encourages states to keep the most violent and dangerous criminals off the streets,” said Smi... More
  • Republican Prescription Drug Proposal Fails American Seniors, Says Smith
    Jun 28, 2000 - Saying that it fails to meet the needs of seniors, Ninth District Congressman Adam Smith will oppose the Republican prescription drug proposal today. “This plan fails on four critical fronts,” explained Smith. “It does not guarantee prescription medicine access for all Medicare recipients, it does n... More
  • Smith Joins New Democrat Coalition To Unveil 'e-genda 2.0'
    Jun 25, 2000 - Ninth District Congressman today joined the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of 65 centrist Democrats in the House of Representatives, to unveil the group’s “e-genda 2.0.” The e-genda is a list of the NDC’s technology priorities and includes measures to improve teacher quality, expand technolog... More
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