Rep. Adam Smith
@RepAdamSmith
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Proudly serving Washington State's 9th District. Democratic leader of the House Armed Services Committee. @HASCDemocrats, @NewDemCoalition, @USProgressives.
Washington's 9th District
Joined July 2009
Nearly 18 million dollars is coming back to the Ninth District to help build more affordable housing, expand health care services, promote education and job-training, launch free high-speed internet, and more.
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Prices went up 2.7% last month from the previous year, and consumers are forced to foot the bill. The government continues to collect tens of billions of dollars a month in tariffs from nations across the world, with the average tariff rate up to 18%. This is doing nothing to.
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RT @HASCDemocrats: The United States military isn't supposed to be engaged in domestic law enforcement. They're not trained for it. Yes, w….
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RT @RepBeatty: I proudly joined Rep. Smith and Rep. Bonamici to reintroduce legislation that increases funding and expands service coordina….
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Excited to see programs such as BRIDGES (Building Real-life Independent Daily Living and Gainful Employment Skills), in action and benefitting our disabled youth in Washington State. Providing hands-on job experience and life skills helps our youth gain a purpose, confidence and.
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As legislators, our primary job is to pass laws to support the American people, and we need to recommit to this. We cannot have the President hijacking our appropriation bills.
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The Trump administration has failed to take meaningful action to support Americans experiencing homelessness. The decision to cut funding for the Housing First initiative—an evidence-based program that provides permanent housing for those experiencing chronic homelessness—is yet.
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Please join my office on Wednesday, August 27 at 12 p.m. for a Food Assistance Webinar. We'll hear from presenters from King County Public Health, WA Department of Health, and 211. To RSVP, visit
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51 years ago, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act was enacted, prohibiting discrimination against students based on gender, race, nationality, or language. I’m working to make education even more inclusive and breaking down financial barriers to education. I’ve introduced the.
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I spoke with Jackie about scrapping the cap on Social Security to preserve the benefits that my constituents have earned.
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Yesterday, I held a South King Housing and Homelessness Partners Town Hall in Auburn. Thank you for your questions on affordable housing supply, low-income housing tax credits, federal funding, and bipartisan legislation to bring more units to our community and bring down the
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On Monday morning, I had a Highline College Roundtable in Des Moines. I’m committed to working with you to support funding for higher education, despite concerns from the Trump administration. Programs like Highline’s technical education and access to supports are extremely
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105 years ago, women were given to right to vote. Since then, we’ve seen some very strong women emerge as leaders in our country, yet women are still not given the same benefits as men. I have been a long-time supporter of closing the gender wage cap and am a cosponsor of the.
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RT @LBC: ‘Nobody gave Chamberlain a Nobel Peace Prize for letting Hitler take all of Czechoslovakia.’. After the Trump-Putin summit, Democr….
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Sharon from Kent asked me about the recent redistricting fights across the nation during my town hall last night.
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RT @HASCDemocrats: We need to show we're going to stand with Ukraine. That's what needs to happen in President Trump's meeting with Pre….
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Whether it's an immigration case or renewing a passport, my office is here to help you. I appreciate Savio for sharing his story after reaching out to my office for assistance and I'm glad we were able to help.
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Kristopher asked me two questions last night during our Virtual Town Hall, firstly about the release of the Epstein files and secondly about protecting the Smithsonian museums from censorship and whitewashing.
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During my Virtual Town Hall last night, Candance from Renton asked me about where her tax dollars are going under the Trump administration and how we can push back against ICE raids.
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RT @HASCDemocrats: “Putin can be convinced that he can't win this militarily (and) has to negotiate. But to do that, President Trump has to….
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