Adam Smith

Mr. SMITH of Washington

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Once again, I thank the chairman for the process that we went through here. I have made the arguments. I don't want to restate them and belabor them, but we are deeply concerned about the ongoing war in Iran. There is no plan, no direction, continually rising costs. We are also concerned about the amount of money that is being poured into defense, at the same time that we are seeing cuts in Medicaid, cuts in food stamps, cuts in a variety of programs that are enormously important, and tax cuts that continue as the deficit and the debt get ever higher. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers).

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I associate myself with the remarks of Chairman Rogers. I agree with his reasons for opposing it. I urge the body to oppose it. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum).

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I too have no speakers and also urge adoption of the en bloc package. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 2 minutes. We need partnerships and alliances, and right now they are struggling for a variety of different reasons. We don't need to lump anything else onto the pile of we want to separate ourselves from our partners and allies. Here I could go down a rabbit hole of complaints about the way the Trump administration treats our partners and allies. It is driving them away, creating major rifts. I mean, just yesterday, we decided that we are going to put a 50 percent tariff on Canada, apparently because the wind is blowing south from their wildfires, and we don't like the smoke. We need to show our partners and allies that we are with them. We need to begin reversing some of the damage that all of the belittling and insults that the Trump administration has done to our allies has caused. This amendment moves us in the opposite direction. It is also important to note that these training exercises are of substantial benefit to the U.S. We need these partners and allies. We want them to have the same basic doctrine and methods that we have. It is part of what we do in NATO. We are bringing them in to make sure that they are properly integrated in our efforts. There is no need to sort of push them further away over a relatively minor amount of money. I would also point out that we started the war in Iran. We are engaged in a major conflict in Latin America that everybody has sort of forgotten about, but we are at war with all the narcoterrorists down there. We are trying to stand up to China. We are asking the rest of the world to be with us on a lot of stuff that they have serious doubts about. I think we should spend a little bit of time showing them that we value their partnership, that we want their help, that we need their help. This amendment takes us in the wrong direction. Mr. Chair, I urge the body to oppose it, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, one point of clarification. When I said what our allies are struggling with, what they are struggling with is the idea of staying alive with the U.S., with the understanding that the U.S. still values those partnerships. I wasn't referring to any sort of financial struggle to them. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers), who is the chairman of the committee.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I urge the body to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Chair, on that last point, Ukraine was a sovereign democratic state before Russia invaded. Yes, they are in the middle of a war, so their ability to maintain typical democratic principles is in jeopardy precisely because of the invasion. Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in the middle of the Civil War. In a wartime, you are in a different position. Let's remember what Ukraine was before Russia invaded them and has brutally attacked them for over 4 years now. They were a sovereign, democratic state. Second, Russia is a threat not just to Ukraine but to the region. They could potentially move on against the Baltics, Romania, or Poland if they are successful in Ukraine. Lastly, to reiterate the chairman's point, we can achieve peace if Putin knows he can't win. We need to show resolve that we will stand with Ukraine as our allies have stepped up so much in the last couple of years to do so. That is what will bring this war to an end, is Putin knowing that he is not going to be able to take Ukraine. That forces him to the bargaining table. We need to send a strong message that we are not abandoning Ukraine. We are standing with them.

Mr. SMITH of Washington

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Could you please tell her what the rules are?

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Chair, I move to strike the last word.

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Chair, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ryan).

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 19 Offered by Ms. Mace

Mr. SMITH of Washington

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I missed one vote on May 14, 2026, due to personal obligations. Had I been present, I would have voted: NAY on Roll Call No. 173.