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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.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands Amendment Nos. 9 and 10…
While I would not say at this point in particular Gaza is an ally of the U.S., as clearly they are not, I do not believe that Gaza is an enemy of the U.S., which is what is clearly being implied here. Yes, obviously, while I say there are…
This is actually an amendment that was defeated on a bipartisan vote in the House Armed Services Committee. There are no plans for the Department of Defense to participate in any resettlement process at this point. It is possible that it…
I have no particular enthusiasm or opposition for this amendment, so I don't urge opposition, but I really don't have anything more to say than that. Madam Chair, I will let the gentleman handle this, and I yield back the balance of my…
I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I oppose this amendment for several different reasons. First of all, it is not 100 percent clear what exactly constitutes funds to build or rebuild. This body did just approve, a month or so ago, a large package that included humanitarian…
I urge support of the en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments were agreed to…
I will be brief on this, but this is a requirement the DOD at the moment doesn't want to do. For the uninitiated, B-52s are not all nuclear capable because there are limitations within the New START treaty, which is still in existence…
I have no further speakers and am prepared to close whenever the gentleman is. I reserve the balance of my time.
First of all, I thank the chairman, as well as the staff both on the Republican and the Democratic side and our bipartisan staff in the process to date. As the chairman noted, we produced a very strong bipartisan bill out of committee. It…
Prime Minister Netanyahu is pursuing a strategy that is not in the best interests of Israel and not in the best interests of peace.
Prime Minister Netanyahu was put Israel, the U.S., and the entire Middle East in a very difficult place.
Let me focus on one argument of the sponsor of this amendment, who is basically saying that if we pass this bill, we are advocating the killing of Ukrainians. That is a uniquely demented way of looking at this war. Putin invades. Putin, as…
I mean, yes, we need border reform, but we need Republicans to come to the table in an honest way to get us there.
That's exactly what Putin has been after from the beginning. And so many people have sort of helped him do that by claiming that, oh, Putin would have made peace if we had just said, Ukraine won't join NATO or any number of other things…
The real problem now is all of the Republicans here who claim to support Ukraine, who claimed that they don't -- you know, they don't want to support Putin. They don't want to see Putin succeed. They support Ukraine. They're going to…
I would point out that the money from the IRS was not a pay-for. It actually increased the deficit. Under the rules of the House, the people who decide how to score those things scored it as adding money to it. It wasn't a pay-for. It was…
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining for the various Members. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Bice). The gentleman from Washington has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from…
Just briefly on the 702 issue. Section 702 needs to be reformed. There is no question about that. Nobody I know of, however, says that it should completely go away. If we don't do it on this bill, it completely goes away on January 1…
It is certainly true that Russia is making more money now from its exports than they were, but the reality is that Putin is not fighting the war he wants to be fighting because of our restrictions.
Humanitarian exceptions are important, I would argue, for moral reasons as well as political and strategic reasons.
I don't think it makes much sense on a long-term basis, principally because of China, to sort of alienate Delhi in this way.
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