News List
  • Smith congratulates Federal Way and Milton for police officer hiring grant
    Sep 29, 2011 - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, congratulated the cities of Federal Way and Milton for receiving grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program: “This is great news for the South Sound com... More
  • Statement on funding extension for FAA and Surface Transportation Programs
    Sep 13, 2011 - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after passage of H.R. 2887, the Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011: “I support the passage of this bill to avoid a repeat of the harmful August Federal Aviati... More
  • Smith holds budget Town Hall in Burien
    Aug 25, 2011 - Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, held a town hall Thursday evening in the Burien City Council Chambers to discuss the national budget and economic policy: “I believe it is my job to listen to the people of the Ninth District and engage with them i... More
  • Smith Introduces MediFair Act of 2011
    Jun 15, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today introduced legislation to address national Medicare reimbursement inequities that unfairly shortchange Washington State. The MediFair Act of 2011 would level the playing field for patients by increasing Medicar... More
  • Smith, Reichert Introduce Comprehensive Earmark Reform Legislation
    Jul 24, 2009 - Washington State Congressmen Adam Smith and (WA-09) and Dave Reichert (WA-08) introduced legislation, the Earmark Transparency and Accountability Reform Act (H.R. 3268), to reform the broken earmark system in Congress that has wasted taxpayer dollars and been abused for personal gain. This bipartisa... More
  • Smith Secures $2.75 Million for Local Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention
    Jun 18, 2009 - Today, Congressman Smith (WA-09) voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which includes funding for several critical law enforcement, public safety and justice assistance projects in the 9th District. "These funds are important to ensure tha... More
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