Rep. Adam Smith

Great news for Washington's Ninth District. Today, the House of Representatives passed a package that will deliver $6,316,000 in community project funds back to our community in WA-09. These Community Project Funding investments reflect what our communities are asking for — cleaner water, safer neighborhoods, and more opportunities for young people to succeed. I will continue fighting to ensure federal resources are directed where they can make the greatest local impact.

Today marks World Press Freedom Day, a time to honor independent journalism and the protections under the First Amendment. As this president threatens to take away our access to reliable information and public trust, we must continue to push for more transparency and access to news.

"President Trump’s order that the Pentagon begin pulling 5,000 U.S. troops from our warfighting formations in Germany is not grounded in any coherent U.S. national security policy, strategy, or even analysis. It is counter to what is needed and will embolden Russia. Trump has directed this move simply because he got his feelings hurt by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements criticizing his war of choice with Iran." - @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith

States like Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi have an interesting approach to fixing the K-12 education that I think Washington State should try.

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to everyone in Washington’s Ninth District. Throughout May, let’s recognize the importance of history, culture, and tradition amongst AANHPI communities.

Happy International Worker’s Day! As the proud son of a union worker, I’ve spent my whole life working for improved workplace benefits, fair pay, and safe labor practices, and will continue to do so until we have equal pay. There is far too much consolidation of wealth in our country, and we must recognize the hard work and dedication of employees across industries in our country.

Trump is unfit for office.

"We had to the start the war, you just said, 60 days ago because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat. Now you're saying it was completely obliterated." - @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith questions Defense Sec Hegseth about his claims for the rationale behind Trump's war of choice in Iran.

Most Americans agree that this administration is prioritizing too much time and taxpayer dollars on renovating the White House, investing in foreign wars, and sending masked ICE agents into our cities. President Trump could spend the billions of dollars he’s spending on the conflict in Iran and a gilded ballroom on health care, public education, and food assistance. It’s time for this country to refocus their attention on the working class, not on Trump’s billionaire buddies. navigatorresearch.org/americans-want…

A college education isn’t attainable for all Washingtonians, many of whom have personal, financial, and physical restrictions. I’ve introduced legislation to provide enhanced career training and wraparound services and support the statewide task force to help high school students create strong alternative paths for their future. seattletimes.com/education-lab/…

If we are going to be this big, powerful force that throws our weight around the world, the world wants to know, at a minimum, that we're doing it for the right reasons and with a sense of values to protect people, not to destroy entire civilizations.

"When the president threatens to kill off an entire civilization, that is the message coming out of the United States of America. If we are going to be this big, powerful force that throws our weight around the world, the world wants to know, at a minimum, that we're doing it for the right reasons and with a sense of values to protect people, not to destroy entire civilizations." -@HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith speaking to Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Sources tell CNN that the $25 billion estimate that the Pentagon gave to lawmakers as the total cost of the Iran War so far is low. "It doesn't take into account all the equipment that has been destroyed," says House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith.

Trump is running this country like an authoritarian dictatorship, not like a constitutional republic.

RT @HASCDemocrats: "Our troops have preformed incredibly well in the past 15 months... the problem is the strategy that has been put before…

PETE HEGSETH: “We took out Iran’s nuclear capabilities last year. This war wasn’t started because they were close to getting nuclear weapons, it started because they still had nuclear ambitions.” Hegseth accidentally tells congress that Iran posed no imminent threat to America.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Smith: “We had to start this war you just said 60 days ago because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat. Now you're saying that it was completely obliterated?” Hegseth: “They had not given up their nuclear ambitions.”

Democratic House Rep. Adam Smith on the war in Iran in the hearing with Pete Hegseth in the House Armed Services Committee: "The larger problem is the strategy...I find that absurd in given what we are doing. You can say a lot of things about the strategy, but calling it 'realistic?'" 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

WATCH: Hegseth flails around, trying to both claim we had obliterated their nuclear capability and simultaneously claim it was an imminent threat The futility and absurdity of their justification for the war laid bare in 70 seconds👇🏽

“$25 BILLION”

HOLY SHIT: While being grilled by Rep. Adam Smith, Pete Hegseth was just caught admitting that Operation Midnight Hammer accomplished nothing. Hegseth appears to be extremely jumpy during today's testimony.