Democratic House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Adam Smith said video of the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat contradicts the GOP narrative.

Ranking Member Jim Himes joined Senate Democratic Leader @SenSchumer, House Democratic Leader @RepJeffries, and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman @MarkWarner calling for the release of the complete, unedited video of the boat strikes on September 2.

"The investigation into the Pentagon's double-tap strike during their Caribbean boat strike campaign is far from over." - @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith spoke in support of the FY26 NDAA on the House floor today, urging support of the bipartisan bill that delivers the most significant acquisition reforms in a generation. It includes a 3.8 percent pay raise for service

“How many millions of people are now subject to lethal force without any due process or probable cause?” -- House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith speaking with @RulesDemocrats Member @RepTeresaLF in the Rules Committee Hearing on the FY26 NDAA about the

"The big thing is Trump’s desire to consolidate power in his hands...show the law doesn't apply to him. He's president, he does what he wants to do. Number two, to dominate the Western Hemisphere. The drugs, I don’t think, are central to what he’s doing." https://t.co/IFM4vmeqVI

Rep. Adam Smith: “One big thing, one simple thing, push to release the video. They cannot defend this video if people see it. Push to release the video, we ought to be able to see it.”

“The law is that all of these execute orders are supposed to be transmitted to the committees of jurisdiction, House Armed Services, Senate, within 30 days. They have not transmitted a single execute order to us since Trump became president…” https://t.co/b65KhKwYTz

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House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith issued the following response to the release of the final negotiated language for the FY26 NDAA.

“It’s no different than any of the dozen-plus videos they’ve already released. It seems pretty clear they don’t want to release this [second] video because they don’t want people to see it, because it’s very, very difficult to justify.” Washington state Democratic Congressman

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith and @HouseIntelDems Ranking Member @jahimes released the following statement in response to a briefing from the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, Admiral Frank Bradley, and the Chairman of the

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House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith released the following statement regarding the DOD IG report on Secretary Hegseth sharing sensitive military operations on the unsecured Signal app in advance of military action earlier this year. Read it here⬇️

Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith joined Leila Fadel on NPR's Morning Edition to talk about the urgent need for a full accounting "up and down the chain of command" on accusations that Sec Hegseth ordered a follow-up strike on survivors of one of the unauthorized boat strikes and the

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith and Charles Coleman @MSNOWNews also discussed the president’s and Hegseth’s threats against 6 Dem Members who are Veterans and the chilling effect those threats are meant to have on anyone considering speaking out

.@HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith joined Charles Coleman on @MSNOWNews earlier today to discuss the bipartisan HASC investigation into recent reports that Sec Def Hegseth ordered follow-up strikes on a boat suspected of carrying narcotics in the SOUTHCOM region.

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House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith and Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL issued the following joint statement on recent reports of a follow-up strike ordered in SOUTHCOM AOR.