Oct 20, 2015
Capping the number of troops in Colombia was an important part of the success because it made the Colombians aware that we would help but it was their fight.
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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Oct 20, 2015
But it certainly hasn't spun out of control. And we have had no attacks against U.S., Western targets come out of Al Shabaab and Somalia because we built that partner capacity and because we were able to successfully partner.
Oct 20, 2015
We need allies. We need friends. We need partners in order to multiply, be a force multiplier basically.
Oct 7, 2015
My view is we are in Afghanistan today for the same reason we were in Afghanistan in the fall of 2001, to prevent it from becoming a safe haven for terrorists for attacking us.
Oct 7, 2015
Trying to maintain some stability in Afghanistan... it is still very fractious and still very difficult.
Oct 7, 2015
I wish that we didn't have national security interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is a very, very difficult place to work with.
Oct 1, 2015
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption of the…
Oct 1, 2015
I yield myself an additional 2 minutes. We have cut Medicare. I know we have cut Medicare because the Republican Party ran all kinds of ads bashing us for cutting Medicare back in 2010. We found about $700 billion in savings that has…
Oct 1, 2015
I yield myself 1 minute just to make two quick points. Mr. Speaker, first of all, we will have a motion to recommit that takes the money out of OCO and puts it into the base budget. So this is a problem that our bill could fix. We didn't…
Oct 1, 2015
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Over the course of the last 2 or 3 years, we have wound up authorizing and appropriating here in Congress substantially less money for readiness than the President, now, not this year, assuming you…
Oct 1, 2015
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 10 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Oct 1, 2015
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 270, nays 156, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No…
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