On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that strengthening asylum laws that were “wide open” is something many Democrats wouldn’t do by itself because they fear that they wouldn’t get protections for some people in the
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that one thing preventing Congress from passing legislation that would include stronger border security is “a number of us believe that there are a lot of people in this
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that he is calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign but didn’t call for the defense secretary’s resignation over the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that putting the terrorism designation on the Houthis “cuts off aid in a thousand different places and makes the Yemeni people even
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that President Donald Trump is telling the American people an “absolute lie” that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is about making the federal government more efficient.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) argued that there isn’t a massive bureaucracy that has more power than elected officials because the bureaucrats “are under the control of the president of the United States, and
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) argued that Democrats should focus on taking better approaches to crime in some areas like New York City and Seattle and on homelessness and “failing” public schools and on arguing
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that Democrats lack credibility on the economy and “we can’t build housing, in part, because of all the rules, all the regulations, all of the incompetence of Democratic governance.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that while he is “deeply troubled” by the Trump administration’s approach on immigration, “we don’t have the credibility that we need on issues like immigration” and, under the Biden
During an interview with C-SPAN on Friday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that “the extreme left of our Democratic coalition has come to dictate too much policy that is out of touch with the American people on immigration, on criminal
During an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s “Morning Edition,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discussed The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on “How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge” and said Democrats have a problem with making “judgments
During an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s “Morning Edition,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that he had problems with President Joe Biden running for a second term at his age, but “I didn’t think me stepping up and saying
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that many Democrats try to make arguments that increasing spending saves money that “would make an accountant’s head explode” “because that’s all just theoretical B.S.” that “doesn’t work.” Smith
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that “the U.S. government could have been a little bit more open and honest and upfront about what was going on here and
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that, “there is absolutely no question, no dispute that there are drones flying over and close to military installations” and according to an unclassified
During an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) reacted to FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker’s announcement that he will resign in January by saying that while he has concerns about who President-Elect Trump will pick for the position,
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that progressives hold policies that don’t work and cited his home of Seattle as an example by arguing that in that hardcore left-wing area, there are issues with
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that “the far left, their ideological approach and their ideological rigidity on a number of issues,” is a real issue, and Democrats have tried to just paper over
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) reacted to a report that President-Elect Donald Trump is considering financiers for top positions within the Department of Defense by stating that the
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) advised Washington’s Governor-Elect, Bob Ferguson (D), and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) “if you want to stand up to Trump, I suggest you don’t ever mention
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that the U.S. has ensured it has “an adequate deterrent capability” in the Middle East but Iran has “empowered all manner of
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) responded to the tumble in the stock market by stating that the Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates and “inflation is down pretty close to zero. And now,
During an interview on CBS on Sunday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that “we started to see some troubling signs” with President Joe Biden after the State of the Union, but “we didn’t hide anything. You can’t hide the president.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), who has called for President Joe Biden to leave the race, argued that if voters in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary elections had seen Biden’s debate performance before
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), who has called for President Joe Biden to leave the race, stated that, “There have been countless examples, even since the debate, that [make] it clear that the
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that while he wants President Joe Biden to leave the race, if Biden officially becomes the nominee, “I’m going to come out
During an interview with NewsNation aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that he doesn’t think President Joe Biden can serve out a full second term if he’s re-elected.
On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) called for President Joe Biden to leave the race and stated, “he has healthcare concerns. You saw that at the White House press conference today, where
On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that he had worries about President Joe Biden’s age before and Biden “was old when he got elected the first time. He was older when
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that while Israel can launch a major offensive in Rafah without new American weapons, whether Israel can “adequately deter all of the different
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said the media have downplayed how much Hamas has blocked a ceasefire and specifically called out The New York Times for its reporting
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold certain weapons from Israel if it goes into Rafah’s population centers “doesn’t help” and “took pressure
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that President Joe Biden’s statement to CNN on weapons to Israel “is not really the administration’s position” according to people in the
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that the White House “needs to clean…up” President Joe Biden’s comments on Israel to CNN “and reiterate our support for Israel,” because
On Saturday’s “CNN Newsroom,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that he believes the Biden administration will advise Israel that “they should look to de-escalate across the board where possible.” Smith also argued that the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that Israel needs to have weapons to deter Iran and Hezbollah and help keep the conflict in the Middle East from spreading,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that the media haven’t done enough to point out that Hamas is the biggest block to a ceasefire and Hamas needs to
On Tuesday’s “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that the unintentional deaths of World Central Kitchen employees by an Israeli airstrike shows that it’s crucial to get a ceasefire, but Hamas won’t
On Tuesday’s “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that while he doesn’t know all the particulars of the strike on an Iranian embassy compound in Syria, “if Iran wants to stop this
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that President Joe Biden “does not have the normal strength to go out there and campaign, to do rally after rally and
