This is exactly what our community needs—faster and cheaper housing. I’ve introduced legislation to use prefabricated materials to bring down the cost of construction and think mass timber could be used too as an environmentally friendly alternative.

Having grown up in SeaTac, I know firsthand how important the airport is to our local economy and workers. Airfare has spiked 20% in the last year, deterring travelers from flying due to higher fuel costs from President Trump's policies.

Too few have so much while too many are struggling to pay the bills in our country.

Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQ+ neighbors in WA-09. This month, we celebrate who you are, the families you’ve built, and the incredible strength of this community. Puget Sound is stronger because of your visibility and courage.

Donald Trump is still under the delusion that the war with Iran is accomplishing our goals.

Happy Pride! As #PrideMonth begins today, we must remember that this month is about more than parades and rainbows. Pride is—and always has been—a protest; a demand for equal treatment & the right to live openly.

We need more diplomacy.

We need to believe in representative democracy.

REMINDER: The 2026 Military Academy Night is this Wednesday, June 3 at 4 p.m. Students interested in the process of applying and obtaining a congressional nomination to the U.S. service academies may register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

Addressing mental and behavioral health means having the space and resources to provide care to those in need. Great news to see King County purchasing a crisis center building to give walk-in mental health treatment.

House Republicans have been sycophants to Donald Trump first, last, and always.

Special thanks to those who stopped by this year’s Protecting Yourself from Scams and Fraud event at the Kent Senior Activity Center. I hope you found the resources you need to find common online, mail-in, and over the phone scam attempts to keep yourself safe.

Trump is an autocrat.

Donald Trump's persecution of E. Jean Carroll is undermining our representative democracy. This is not his Justice Department -- it belongs to the people of the United States of America.

The cost of war with Iran isn’t just being felt at the gas pump — it’s also impacting food banks. As more families turn to these organizations for help, many are facing funding cuts. We should be doing everything we can to support our most vulnerable neighbors, not leaving their plates empty.

I joined my colleagues in urging Secretary Duffy and FAA Administrator Bedford to take immediate action on aviation noise.

I hope people get past loyalty to Trump and start looking at the costs of his policies.

My father paid $15,000 for my childhood home—a house that would cost roughly half a million dollars today. A monthly mortgage payment is double the cost of rent in the Seattle area now, showing an even greater gap in our housing space.

My statement on the Longview, Washington chemical explosion.

Join my office on Wednesday, June 3 at 12:00 p.m. for the Food Access and Savings Webinar! We’ll hear from an experienced panel about nutrition resources in our community and combatting hunger across Puget Sound. Expert guests include DSHS, WIC/DOH, United Way of King County, and 211.

American families have spent an extra $190 on gas since the war with Iran started. My constituents can’t afford to pay what would be an extra week of groceries or a month’s electricity bill. President Trump needs to put working-class people first and end the hostilities in Iran.

On this episode of TJRS: what to expect when you're an insurrectionist expecting reparations www.youtube.com/live/PAnvaU2...

Today, we honor the memories of those Americans who died in service to our nation, including countless LGBTQI+ troops.   It is in their memory that we are fighting alongside @democrats-armedservices.house.gov & @democrats-veterans.house.gov to end discrimination in our military & against veterans.

This Memorial Day, House Democrats honor the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Today, we honor service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the security and strength of our country endures. Our gratitude should not only be expressed on this day, but every day.

My statement on tonight’s shooting near the White House.

There is now bipartisan recognition in Congress that large-scale corporate ownership of single-family homes has distorted the housing market in ways that warrant a legislative response — and that we need to build more homes to address the underlying shortage.

This war has been a disaster from the start.

After slashing health care for millions of Americans in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” the Trump administration is now threatening to withhold another $1.3 billion in Medicaid funding.

Gas prices have risen 53% higher since Trump started this war of choice with Iran. I’ve heard from my constituents, and they cannot afford to pay an extra $50 at the pump. If the president gave a damn about the finances of the American people, he’d end the fighting today.

The numbers aren’t lying – the war with Iran has driven prices up for the American people. Energy prices are up 22% in the past year, which means if you were paying $50 on electricity, that’s an extra $11 each month.

A year ago today, I introduced the Fit to Serve Act, legislation affirming the right of transgender Americans to serve in the United States military. No one willing to serve our country with bravery and patriotism should be denied that opportunity because of their gender identity.

I proudly voted for the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which expedites the building of multifamily, manufactured, and rural housing and expands financing to help homebuyers and developers.

"(Trump)_ has repeatedly said that Iran has agreed to things that they obviously have not agreed to. ... Is the president misinformed? ... Is he that ignorant about the circumstances? Or is he just making it up...?" - RM @adamsmith.house.gov questioning Asst Sec Def Zimmerman. youtu.be/o9PHw2N2bt8

"We have critical shortages in munitions & capabilities. How do we innovate faster & get to scale? ... (But) we also have a debt at over 100% of GDP ... How do we achieve our objectives in a more cost effective manner?" - @adamsmith.house.gov in USAF FY27 budget hearing. youtu.be/WVnsX_SHe1Y

REMINDER: My office will be hosting the Protecting Yourself from Scams and Fraud Event next Wednesday, May 27 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Kent Senior Activity Center. Attendees will have a conversation about how to identify common online, mail-in, and over the phone scam attempts.

I condemn the San Diego Mosque attack and call on Congress to reject anti-Muslim hate.

As Americans struggle to put food on the table and fill up their gas tanks, Donald Trump and his corrupt Department of Justice want to take $1.8 billion from the American people to finance a slush fund for pardoned January 6 insurrectionists and the President’s immoral friends.

What is an actual plan to get us out of this hole that the President of the United States has done such an outstanding job of digging for all of us?

"It's been 80 days... since the bombing campaign that struck the girls school in Iran (&) killed over 150 schoolgirls. ... Can you ... acknowledge that mistake was made & we were responsible for it?" - RM @adamsmith.house.gov youtu.be/YE0GZXbiG3A

Donald Trump is an authoritarian destroying our representative democracy just for the glorification of his massive ego, and we're all paying an enormous price for it.

My heart goes out to those targeted in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. We mourn the loss of a brave security guard who died protecting this community, and we stand in solidarity with our Muslim neighbors during this dark time.

There are two true costs for the war with Iran.

For the past 61 years, the Head Start program has helped shape affordable early childhood education in our country. Every child deserves access to learning opportunities, regardless of their background, and I will continue to stand alongside these schools and families.

We need to work diplomatically with other countries to end the war with Iran.

Two years ago, my legislation providing important provisions for aviation-impacted communities passed the House of Representatives and was sent to President Biden’s desk where it became law.

Many thanks to our interns in both my D.C. and Kent offices who have helped the constituents of the Ninth District. Appreciate your public service and help to my team.

We've seen U.S. Sailors & Marines perform at the highest level & progress in improving shipbuilding capacity & innovation. But challenges remain & we can't simply spend our way out of the remaining problems. - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov at FY27 Navy Budget hearing. youtu.be/9OBFkqiCmhA

WATCH: Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov grills Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Trump's disastrous and costly war of choice against Iran and the chaos unleashed at the Department of Defense by the Trump Admin's strategic incompetence and incoherent ambiguity. youtube.com/shorts/wR3dn...

We have to be on board to counter the aggressive Republican redistricting.