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Smith Announces Firefighter Grant for the SeaTac City Fire Department
Dec 12, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce that the SeaTac City Fire Department received a federal grant totaling $136,665. This grant money will be used to improve the department’s technology and will also allow the department to purchase a GPS tracking system that will be used to tra...
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Omnibus Legislation is Fiscally and Socially Irresponsible
Dec 8, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his dissatisfaction with the passage of the seven-bill, $ 820 billion Fiscal Year 2004 omnibus spending package. The thirteen annual appropriations bills are usually reviewed and passed individually, but for a second year in a row there has been one Omnibu...
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Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 is Bad for Seniors
Nov 21, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced his decision to vote against the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003. Prescription drug coverage in this bill is discontinuous and leaves many seniors paying a monthly premium while not receiving any benefits. After the initial coverag...
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Smith Announces Homeland Security Funds for Seattle and Sound Transit
Nov 13, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce today that the Department of Homeland Security, through the Urban Area Security Initiative, has given the City of Seattle and Sound Transit more than $17 million to help enhance their overall security and preparedness level to prevent, respond...
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Smith Disappointed that All Veterans are Not Receiving Fair Pay
Nov 7, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is disappointed that the Republican majority failed to pass fully-funded concurrent receipt and eliminate the Disabled Veteran’s tax. A Democratic motion to recommit, proposed during consideration of the fiscal year 2004 Department of Defense authorization bill, wou...
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Smith Calls for Added Medical Insurance Benefits for Guard and Reserve
Oct 27, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma), along with seven other members of the Washington state delegation have signed a letter to the chairmen of the Congressional appropriations committees that in the final version of the supplemental appropriations bill extending TRICARE medical insurance coverage to N...
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Smith Calls for Fiscal Responsbility in Military Spending
Oct 3, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) announced today his support in a letter circulating through the House of Representatives for HR 3150 and S. 1634 which are amendments to the supplemental appropriations bill which would offset the spending request to fund operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. To ...
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Smith Announces Education Grants
Oct 1, 2003 -
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Tacoma) is pleased to announce today two grants totaling more than $1.9 million for Washington state schools. The Puyallup School District has been selected to receive over $1.4 million in funding under the Smaller Learning Communities Program for a period of three years. C...
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