Smith Statement on Racial Slurs at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement about this week’s incident regarding racial slurs at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School: “The Air Force needs to investigate this incident thoroughly and take appropriate action. There is no place in the military for these kinds of acts. Incidents like these, […]
Read MoreSmith Statement on President Trump’s Inadequate Disaster Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement about President Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: “The Trump administration’s response to the destruction in Puerto Rico has been wholly inadequate. A territory of 3.5 million American citizens is almost completely without power, water, food, and telephone […]
Read MoreCongressman Smith Reintroduces Bill to Improve Freight Infrastructure & Transportation
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Smith reintroduced the Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act, a bill that will support improvements to infrastructure and transportation throughout our national freight mobility network: “Freight infrastructure is critical to our future growth and competitiveness,” said Congressman Smith. “Investments in our freight transportation system support our continued economic development by expanding our capacity to […]
Read MoreCongressman Smith Statement in Support of DACA
“Ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is irresponsible and contradicts who we are as Americans. DACA provides deportation relief to almost 800,000 immigrants, nearly 18,000 of who live in Washington state. These immigrant youth, known as DREAMers, represent a generation of immigrants who were brought to our country as children, through no […]
Read MoreSmith Statement on Trump Expansion of Program Giving Surplus Military Equipment to Law Enforcement Agencies
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) made the following statement about President Trump’s announced expansion of surplus military equipment transfers to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies under the 1033 program: “This is a dangerous decision. After a careful interagency review, the Obama administration halted the provision of surplus armored vehicles, bayonets, grenade […]
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