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Washington's 9th District
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On today’s What Next: Every Democrat is talking about lowering costs. But voters do care about corruption—and Congress can actually do something about that. slate.trib.al/f14APHx
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News: Rep Adam Smith, next chair of House Armed Services Committee, tells me Dems will vote to cut off funding for Trump's Iran war.
"I think it’ll be one of the first things we do," he says.
Critically, he says this will have support of Dem leadership:
newrepublic.com/article/2176…
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From our new pod interview with Rep Adam Smith -->
Incoming House Armed Services Chair Adam Smith tells @GregTSargent that House Dems will vote to cut off funding for Trump's Iran war with support from leadership: "I'll be one of the first things we do"
Full episode: newrepublic.com/article/2176…
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
.@RepAdamSmith tells @kasie that Stephen Miller's appointment as WH Chief of Staff indicates not only that Trump "basically learned nothing from the election," but it also signals that "it is going to be a very, very difficult time" between the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress and the president.
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Democratic Congressman Adam Smith predicts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be impeached by the House next week. Rep. Smith puts it bluntly: "Pete Hegseth is an a**hole, and Trump likes that."
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
"We Democrats, when we get back in power, are going to do everything in our power ... to end this war."
- @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
Incoming House Armed Services Chair Adam Smith tells @GregTSargent that House Dems will vote to cut off funding for Trump's Iran war with support from leadership: "I'll be one of the first things we do"
Full episode: newrepublic.com/article/2176…
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
NEW: Congressman @RepAdamSmith, the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee tells me that "it is possible" Pete Hegseth is not Secretary of Defense through the weekend.
He expects there will be an impeachment vote that will pass next week with Republican support.
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
Should impeachment (of Trump or Hegseth) be a priority for Democrats after a dominating midterm night?
@RepAdamSmith weigh in.
@livenowfox
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
“My Democratic colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee and I are ready to hit the ground running in the 120th Congress and the top priority will be to conduct vigorous oversight of the Department of Defense and the Trump Administration (and) reestablish an Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee... ."
- @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith
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Trump's "war with Iran has spun out of control" @RepAdamSmith
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.@HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith spoke with @AC360 on @CNN about Trump and his Admin working to undermine Ukraine in favor of Putin's right-wing autocracy in Russia. This despite the vast majority of Americans supporting Ukraine and the threat that propping up dictators like Putin poses not just to our partners and allies, but our own constitutional republic.
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
"It is probably one of the most successful social programs in the history of our country."
That's how @RepAdamSmith described #HeadStart in a special video message for #HeadStartAwareness Month. Thank you, Rep. Smith, for recognizing the lasting impact of this program.
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President Trump says he will get Ukraine’s access to Starlink "straightened out" after officials in the country said restrictions remain in place. "They're trying to subtly undermine Ukraine," says House Armed Services ranking member Adam Smith.
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.@HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith talks about the vast number of possibilities for oversight in the House Armed Services Committee in the coming Congress, including "all the illegal activities ... but stopping the Iran war would be job one."
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
"The president is siding with a brutal dictator ... . We have to rally support broadly to stop what the president is doing, not just with Ukraine but in a whole host of other places."
- @HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith
Rep. Adam Smith retweeted
"Trump Is Full Putin" - A new discussion with @RepAdamSmith
"That's what I tried to tell my Republican colleagues on the call here. Don't think of this as some tactical error. This is a strategic plan to back Putin over Zelenskyy."
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Hear @RepAdamSmith explain to @kasie why he believes Democrats should try to impeach President Trump if they take back the House and Senate. ⬇️
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.@RepAdamSmith reacts to a new WSJ report that Elon Musk acted unilaterally to slow down a crucial satellite communications system used in Ukraine: "Look, do I want to use the F word here? I don't know-- autocrats, certainly. But probably fascist, okay? Trump and Musk are fascists, okay?"