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.
Jul 31, 2013
what the Budget Control Act did is it put everything on the discretionary budget, you know, and it put all of the cuts, you know, not just on defense but on transportation, infrastructure, research.
Jul 31, 2013
Those who refuse to end sequestration have the responsibility of proposing a balanced package of revenue increases and spending cuts that do not harm our national security.
Jul 31, 2013
You don't have the $52 billion that Representative Franks made you think you had.
Jul 31, 2013
The single biggest takeaway from Strategic Choices Management Review is that Congress, by allowing sequestration to continue, is abdicating its constitutional responsibility to responsibly fund the military and to provide for the common…
Jul 31, 2013
the impacts of those cuts are deep and devastating and would fundamentally alter our commitments to the world and our commitments to our own national security.
Jul 31, 2013
the choices we have made in the last decade, you know, have been to, you know, dramatically cut taxes and dramatically increase spending.
Jul 31, 2013
if we want to say to the Defense Department, you know, tell us what you need to do and then we will get you the money, then we need to make choices in other parts of the budget, both on revenue and on spending.
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