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  • Smith Announces Firefighter Grant for the SeaTac City Fire Department
    Dec 12, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce that the SeaTac City Fire Department received a federal grant totaling $136,665. This grant money will be used to improve the department’s technology and will also allow the department to purchase a GPS tracking system that will be used to tra... More
  • Omnibus Legislation is Fiscally and Socially Irresponsible
    Dec 8, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his dissatisfaction with the passage of the seven-bill, $ 820 billion Fiscal Year 2004 omnibus spending package. The thirteen annual appropriations bills are usually reviewed and passed individually, but for a second year in a row there has been one Omnibu... More
  • Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 is Bad for Seniors
    Nov 21, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his decision to vote against the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003. Prescription drug coverage in this bill is discontinuous and leaves many seniors paying a monthly premium while not receiving any benefits. After the initial coverag... More
  • Smith Announces Homeland Security Funds for Seattle and Sound Transit
    Nov 13, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce today that the Department of Homeland Security, through the Urban Area Security Initiative, has given the City of Seattle and Sound Transit more than $17 million to help enhance their overall security and preparedness level to prevent, respond... More
  • Smith Disappointed that All Veterans are Not Receiving Fair Pay
    Nov 7, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is disappointed that the Republican majority failed to pass fully-funded concurrent receipt and eliminate the Disabled Veteran’s tax. A Democratic motion to recommit, proposed during consideration of the fiscal year 2004 Department of Defense authorization bill, wou... More
  • Smith Congratulates County Sheriff's Office in Solving Green River Killer Case
    Nov 5, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to congratulate the King County Sheriff’s Office, the Green River Task Force and King County Sheriff Dave Reichert on solving the nation’s largest serial killer case. Over the last 20 years, detectives have worked through thousands of tips, followed up on... More
  • Smith Calls for Added Medical Insurance Benefits for Guard and Reserve
    Oct 27, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma), along with seven other members of the Washington state delegation have signed a letter to the chairmen of the Congressional appropriations committees that in the final version of the supplemental appropriations bill extending TRICARE medical insurance coverage to N... More
  • Lack of Fiscal Responsibility Forces Smith to Vote No on Iraq Supplemental Funding
    Oct 16, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today that he will oppose the Iraq supplemental funding legislation. “If the costs associated with this spending bill were offset, I would support this bill,” Smith said. “However, this funding package before Congress today is fundamentally flawed, irrespo... More
  • Smith Calls for Fiscal Responsbility in Military Spending
    Oct 3, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today his support in a letter circulating through the House of Representatives for HR 3150 and S. 1634 which are amendments to the supplemental appropriations bill which would offset the spending request to fund operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. To ... More
  • Smith Announces Education Grants
    Oct 1, 2003 - Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce today two grants totaling more than $1.9 million for Washington state schools. The Puyallup School District has been selected to receive over $1.4 million in funding under the Smaller Learning Communities Program for a period of three years. C... More
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