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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.
Legislatively, this is a terrible idea, to introduce a 13-page sanctions bill at the last possible second and expect us to vote on it without knowing the true impacts of it. I absolutely agree that we should have tools to hold the Chinese…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 295, nays 125, not voting 10, as…
This amendment allows us to continue doing what we are already doing to preserve and protect our nuclear deterrent. It simply says: You can't go setting off nuclear weapons again. It doesn't work. It doesn't help. And it is extraordinarily…
First of all, let me associate myself with Ms. Jayapal's remarks. I completely agree with everything she said. I have an enormous amount of respect for Mr. Thornberry, but I disagree with the premise of part of what he said. Part of what…
I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Craig).
I also support en bloc package No. 2, urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.
This amendment requires the Federal officers to identify themselves. That is the primary purpose of this amendment, not to limit the President. We see what is going on in Portland right now, which is deeply disturbing for people in the…
I fear this debate is going to come down to a difference of opinion on tax. My staff and I have looked at this very, very carefully. This does not restrict us from what we are currently doing, and it is the position of this sponsor and…
we are very concerned about how those priorities were set and the impact that it might have on the programs that were cut going forward.
I worry about what that means in terms of what our actual plan is and our ability to execute it.
We just--you know, we want this money. We don't want to put it on the budget because we, you know, have budget caps to deal with, so we are going to call it emergency funding so it can be, you know, quote, off budget, unquote.
It doesn't say anything in there about money for a southern border wall, and yet we are going to take the money out of our programs, put it in there, and then come back to us and say, oh, it is an unfunded requirement.
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