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  • Smith Hails Passage of Trade Provisions for Developing Nations, Vietnam PNTR
    Dec 8, 2006 - Today U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) and his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 6406, which will extend trade preferences for developing nations and to establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Vietnam. The bill passed by a vote of 212 to 184. The measure e... More
  • Smith Supports Overall Tax Deduction Extender Package Despite Troubling Provisions
    Dec 8, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) today issued the following statement after joining his colleagues to pass H.R. 6111, a bill that extended certain tax deductions and included a temporary fix to physician payments under Medicare. The bill passed by a vote of 367-45: I voted for this bill because of many ... More
  • Smith Applauds Passage of Iraq Oversight Bill
    Dec 8, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) issued the following statement in response to the passage of S. 4046, a bill to extend the authority of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): “The Special Inspector General is essential to the oversight of Iraq spending. The inspector general’s w... More
  • Smith Reacts to Iraq Study Group Report
    Dec 6, 2006 - Today the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) released The Iraq Study Group Report: A Way Forward – A New Approach. The ISG called for increased diplomatic outreach in the Middle East, for Iraqis to take responsibility for the security of their country, and the responsible redeployment of our troops f... More
  • Smith to Meet with President Bush, Speaker-designee Pelosi to Discuss Agenda for 110th Congress
    Dec 6, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) will join colleagues in meetings with both Speaker-designee Nancy Pelosi and President Bush this week to discuss the New Democrat Coalition’s agenda in the 110th Congress, as well as the needs of his constituents. “The New Democrat Coalition worked closely with Speaker-d... More
  • Smith-Supported Iraq Oversight Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives
    Nov 13, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) issued the following statement in response to the introduction of a bill by House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Ike Skelton (MO-04) to extend the authority of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGR): “Recent stories of missing weapons in Ir... More
  • Veterans Day 2006
    Nov 11, 2006 - This Veterans Day, we again find ourselves engaged in conflicts around the world. Our troops are serving with valor, and we should keep them in our thoughts and prayers. We are grateful to them and to all of our veterans who have held the line in defense of liberty since the birth of our country. Th... More
  • Smith: Rumsfeld Resignation an Opportunity for a New Direction in Iraq
    Nov 8, 2006 - Today Donald Rumsfeld resigned his post as Secretary of Defense. Rumsfeld’s ouster comes on the heels of a staggering repudiation of the President’s Iraq policy by the American people on November 7, 2006. “The President is absolutely correct to accept Secretary Rumsfeld’s resignation,” U.S. Rep. Ada... More
  • Smith Announces Deadline for Military Academy Nominations
    Oct 19, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) announced today a November 1, 2006 deadline for applications for nominations from his office to a U.S. military academy. “It is an honor for me to be able to nominate outstanding young men and women each year to the U.S. military academies,” said Smith. “The academies pr... More
  • Smith: SAFE Port Act Vital to National Security
    Sep 30, 2006 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) today submitted the following statement on H.R. 4954, Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act conference report. Smith was an original cosponsor of the bill, which passed the House early this morning by a vote of 409 to 2: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today in supp... More
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