Representatives Smith and Jayapal Call for Reforms to Deeply Flawed Immigration Detention System
SEATTLE – Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) convened local stakeholders in support of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to dramatically reform the injustices in our current immigration detention system. At present, the detention system is driven by private, for-profit corporations that benefit from increased detention efforts, like The GEO Group which […]
Read MoreU.S. Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Transgender Servicemembers
Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Charlie Dent (PA-15), Susan Davis (CA-53), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) announced the introduction of H.R. 4041, a bipartisan bill to protect transgender members of the U.S. military by preventing the Department of Defense (DoD) from removing currently serving members of the Armed Forces […]
Read MoreCongressman Smith Statement on Rollback of the Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency decision to gut the Clean Power Plan: “Dismantling the Clean Power Plan is a direct attack on the health of Americans and the future of our climate. As the very real impacts of climate change continue to devastate […]
Read MoreSmith Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Limit Affordable Contraception
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back access to birth control: “Today, in an abhorrent attack on women’s rights the Trump Administration ended the federal requirement for employers to cover birth control. This dangerous decision turns back the clock by enabling employers to […]
Read MoreRepresentatives Smith and Jayapal Introduce Legislation to Reform Deeply Flawed Immigration Detention System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced theDignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to reform the systemic problems in our immigration detention system. Our current system is inhumane, unjust, and driven by private, for-profit corporations like The GEO Group, which operates the Northwest Detention Center located in Tacoma, […]
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