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Adam Smith

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Adam Smith is a U.S. Representative for Washington's 9th congressional district, serving since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on various legislative efforts, particularly in defense and foreign policy. Throughout his tenure, Smith has been involved in key discussions and initiatives related to national security and military funding, reflecting his commitment to these issues. He has also been an advocate for progressive policies within his district and has worked on legislation addressing economic and social challenges faced by his constituents.

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Sep 23, 2025

Our relationship is going to be the most consequential relationship in terms of what the world is going to be like for decades to come.

nbcnews.com
Sep 10, 2025

I fully admit the left is wrong frequently. I think we ought to factually check that. Here, we are saying don't factually check that. While we are on the subject of facts, COVID played a little bit of a role in our recruitment problem. I…

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2025

I think the most crucial point here is that the United States of America is the most economically powerful country in the history of the world. That has been the case since the end of World War II. A large part of that is because of our…

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2025

Current law bans sterilization, so that is just a lot of crap about what this is about. Current law bans what she is talking about. What is being banned here is any treatment for gender dysphoria, and that is completely wrong.

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2025

Again, Mr. Chair, we are not talking about sex-change operations. This is just another example of the profound ignorance surrounding treatment for gender dysphoria. We are talking about any treatment.

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2025

Mr. Chair, do they sometimes make mistakes? I always like to say, I have had three hip surgeries including two total hip replacements. I probably didn't need any of them. It was probably a mistake. I don't see anybody on the floor talking…

govinfo.gov
Aug 29, 2025

I supported blocking the sale of some weapons now to Israel to compel the country to enact a ceasefire.

theintercept.com
Aug 18, 2025

I don't think it's particularly bad that they have the conversation. What's bad, to date, is that President Trump has not shown, I think, the unity behind Ukraine to really put pressure on Putin.

reason.com
Aug 14, 2025

If Democrats take back the House, we will exercise aggressive oversight to stop him from taking over the military and using it for domestic enforcement.

newrepublic.com
Jul 21, 2025

The mayor of New York, no matter who he is, is not going to be the leader of our party.

breitbart.com
Jul 21, 2025

We, Democrats, have a message, and we have a message to deliver.

breitbart.com
Jul 21, 2025

Mamdani isn’t speaking for our party, any more than I’m speaking for our party. It’s a big tent. It’s a big coalition.

breitbart.com
Jul 21, 2025

Look, the mayor of New York has never, never, ever been the leader of the Democratic Party.

breitbart.com
Jul 9, 2025

I’m deeply worried that [Colby] buys into the authoritarian worldview that you know, Putin’s a dictator, and Xi is a dictator, and Trump aspires to be a dictator, so let’s just let all the dictators get together and divide up the world.

politico.com
Jul 8, 2025

We are not at any lower point, stockpile-wise, than we’ve been in the three and a half years of the Ukraine conflict.

newrepublic.com
Jul 4, 2025

It was disingenuous of the Pentagon to use military readiness to justify halting aid.

nbcnews.com
Jun 25, 2025

This isn’t Israel’s fault that Donald Trump decided to bomb [Iran] . . . He’s the president of the United States, he doesn’t have to do what Israel wants.

nypost.com
Jun 22, 2025

Say what you want about Joe Biden, Joe Biden didn’t start any wars.

nbcnews.com
Jun 15, 2025

The whole idea — doing it on Trump's birthday ... we don't do this in America.

nbcnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

Speaking on behalf of the American people, I don't think the American people voted for President Trump because they were hoping we would invade Greenland.

cbsnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

The military is being required to spend resources and time on this, instead of training and preparing to meet the national security needs of the country.

nbcnews.com
May 11, 2025

We have to be more prepared now than ever.

nbcnews.com
Mar 26, 2025

There are no rules, there are no standards, there is no truth, there is no accountability. What Trump says is the truth.

politico.com
Mar 23, 2025

You're discussing war plans over the signal app. I mean, that's just unimaginable.

cbsnews.com

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