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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 10/10/2026

"Today’s public correction in the number of U.S. service members who have died in the Middle East since President Trump launched his disastrous war of choice against Iran was the direct result of congressional oversight." - @adamsmith.house.gov and @houlahan.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 08/10/2026

“In the modern era, it is hard to keep a war confined … before it continues to spiral out of control.” - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov on the fallout from Trump’s disastrous and ongoing war against Iran

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 02/10/2026

Reporting 8 suicide attempts on 1 of our aircraft carrier (groups), reporting there are casualties the Pentagon has refused to report, reporting what's actually going on in the war, that's not treason. That's a free press ... and that ought to be reported on. - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 01/10/2026

You're not picking the best ultimate fighter. You need somebody who knows how to use tech, drones, and counter-drone capability. When you narrow that down to just people who fit some sort of John Wayne vision, that is going to harm our military capability. - @adamsmith.house.gov on @cnn.com

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 24/09/2026

HASC Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov, MILPERS Subcommittee Ranking Member @houlahan.house.gov & members of the @equality.house.gov are demanding answers & action from Hegseth following reports that some trans service members ousted by Trump's cruel trans ban haven't received separation pay.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 18/09/2026

"I am aware of reports that the actual number of U.S. service members who have died while supporting operations related to Trump's war against Iran may be higher than previously reported by the Department of Defense.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 15/09/2026

"The CBO’s findings underscore two important points: First, Trump’s disastrous war against Iran has exacted a staggering toll in terms of lives lost & wounded in action, as well as in the waste of hard-earned taxpayer dollars...

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 15/09/2026

You can find more information on the Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act here: democrats-armedservices.house.gov/press-releases?ID=14467F90-8900-4AF7-8897-1AFE52246850

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 15/09/2026

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov joined Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member @joecourtney.bsky.social in introducing a bill to prohibit Qatari-gifted Air Force One from becoming President Trump's private jet or library trophy.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 11/09/2026

Each year, we pause to remember the sacrifice and heroism displayed in response to the devastating terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. We remember the bravery of dedicated first responders and courageous everyday Americans... .

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 02/09/2026

Read Ranking Member Smith's complete statement here: democrats-armedservices.house.gov/press-releas...

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 02/09/2026

It's been 1 yr since Trump & his admin launched their unauthorized campaign of lethal U.S. military strikes on boats alleged to be linked to ‘designated terrorist organizations’ & the American people have yet to see any evidence to support Trump's unilateral determinations. - @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 28/08/2026

Read Ranking Member's Smith complete statement here:

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 07/08/2026

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov and SPF Subcommittee Ranking Member @repjoecourtney.bsky.social condemned the staggering cost estimate for Trump’s vanity battleship, which jumped from $15B in April to over $23B in the latest budget review.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 23/07/2026

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov released the following statement after voting no on the House defense bill, which includes a staggering $1.6 trillion price tag and toxic and highly partisan amendments.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 17/07/2026

“If Congress doesn’t pass legislation, it makes Trump’s ongoing fascist takeover easier (but) the problem with this year's defense authorization bill is that it comes with ... $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending for the DoD." @democrats-armedservices.house.gov RM @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 13/07/2026

"The President of the United States is now in a fight with Iran over who can extort the rest of the world." - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 13/07/2026

"Another thing we could do is actually work with the rest of the nations in the world ... instead of constantly belittling them & fighting them. Diplomacy ... is the only way out of this." - @adamsmith.house.gov on how to end Trump's war against Iran.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 03/07/2026

As we celebrate this 4th of July & our 250th anniversary of independence, let’s remember the generations of U.S. service members & the sacrifices they’ve made, & continue to make, to ensure our democracy endures & America remains a beacon of freedom, opportunity & justice for all. #America250

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 30/06/2026

"Republicans have voted against the defense budget too. Are they slapping the Armed Services Members in the face?" - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov responding to House Rules Chair Virginia Fox's attack on Members opposed to the Trump Admin's out of control $1.6 trillion defense budget.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 30/06/2026

"It's partially a vanity project. And also ... it's just a mistake." - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov responding to House Committee on Rules Ranking Member @repmcgovern.bsky.social asking about Trump's over $20 billion battleship vanity project.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 24/06/2026

"Today’s Senate vote to pass the House Resolution to prevent Donald Trump from continuing his war of choice with Iran is yet another blindingly clear message to the president that he must end his catastrophic war of choice now.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 21/06/2026

"Trump has fundamentally failed in this war to try to bring Iran's nuclear program to heel. ... How do we deter and contain Iran now that Trump has put us in this weaker position?" - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov with Alex Witt on @msnownews.bsky.social

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 17/06/2026

Nat Sec Dems are demanding the Trump Admin brief Congress on the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 05/06/2026

"This year’s bill continues the committee’s work to reform the Defense Acquisition System ... ensures the quality of life needs of service members, military families, and civilian personnel are met ...

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 05/06/2026

"The most important thing about this video is there is nothing classified about it... yet they refuse to release this one. Why? Because if the public sees it, they cannot defend it." - @adamsmith.house.gov on @keating.house.gov's NDAA amdt to require DoD to release double-tap boat strike video.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 04/06/2026

The message from today’s bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution vote to Trump is crystal clear: End your disastrous war of choice against Iran NOW. - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 25/05/2026

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.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 17/05/2026

"Don't believe this claim that if Donald Trump hadn't launched this ridiculous & failed war in the Middle East, Iran would have had a nuclear weapon. He's made it more likely that will happen & made us have to work harder to prevent that from happening." - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 02/05/2026

Trump pulling 5K U.S. troops from Germany is not grounded in coherent U.S. nat sec policy, strategy or analysis. It's counter to what is needed and will embolden Russia and is due to Trump's hurt feelings by Chancellor Merz’s statements criticizing his war against Iran. - RM @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 30/04/2026

"If we are going to be this big, powerful force that throws our weight around the world, the world wants to know ... we're doing it for the right reasons & w/a sense of values to protect people, not to destroy entire civilizations." - HASC Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov to Secretary Hegseth

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 30/04/2026

"If we are going to be this big, powerful force that throws our weight around the world, the world wants to know, at a minimum, that we're doing it for the right reasons and with a sense of values to protect people, not to destroy entire civilizations." - Ranking Member @AdamSmith to Sec Hegseth.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 29/04/2026

"They keep saying we are ahead of schedule, we're meeting all of our objectives, and all they really mean by that is we're blowing a lot of stuff up. ... How does that move towards a strategic success? Because the goal of this war should not be just to blow stuff up." - HASC RM @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 23/04/2026

Military Personnel Subcommittee Democrats, led by Ranking Member @houlahan.house.gov, have called for the immediate rescheduling of a long-overdue oversight hearing on the Military Health System, which hasn't happened since 2019. Read their letter here. ⬇️

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 18/04/2026

And as I said on "On Balance" with Leland Vittert on NewsNation last night, "I am looking what is happening and the Iranians are not giving up their nuclear material. The Strait of Hormuz is not open. They have not stopped supporting Hezbollah and Hamas."

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 18/04/2026

As I said on NewsMax's American Agenda yesterday afternoon, "President Trump has said ... for five weeks that we've won, it's over, it's done. And then it just keeps going."

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 18/04/2026

"It is incredibly frustrating to listen to the news media ... actually believe what Donald Trump says. How many times does he have to tell outrageous lies before we finally realize he doesn't tell the truth?" - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 16/04/2026

"(Democrats) have been demanding, since this war started, a public hearing... . The answer ... from the majority was, 'we don't need to because we've got CENTCOM ... coming for a budget hearing.' ... That was never satisfactory... & now even that has been delayed a month." - RM @AdamSmith

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 15/04/2026

“The devastating loss of 67 lives over the Potomac last year highlighted longstanding systemic failures in how civilian and military aircraft operate in shared airspace and was 100 percent preventable. ...

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 08/04/2026

“We face many NatSec challenges. As we look to this year & beyond, Congress must play a critical role in addressing these issues (and) reestablish its authority & responsibility as a co-equal branch of government." @adamsmith.house.gov lays out @democrats-armedservices.house.gov priorities.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 06/04/2026

"Donald Trump's autocratic, arrogant approach to governing ... needs to be called out. ... We are trapped in a war with Iran ... Now we have to try to get the Strait of Hormuz open, which wasn't an issue before this war started. We pay for autocracy." - HASC Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 03/04/2026

"Secretary Hegseth’s latest baseless firings, this time of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George and other senior military officers, weaken our national security and national defense at a time when we can least afford it. " - @democrats-armedservices.house.gov Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 02/04/2026

“If it was still somehow unclear to my Republican colleagues that the president lacks the character and will to recognize a cataclysmic error and the capacity to take action to fix that error, it is my sincere hope that last night serves as a wake-up call." - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 01/04/2026

The Ranking Members of the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence Committees demanded that President Trump announce in tonight's address that he is negotiating a ceasefire and diplomatic end to his disastrous war of choice against Iran.

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 27/03/2026

Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov led a letter signed by all House Armed Services Committee Democrats and sent to Chairman Mike Rogers today asking that a public hearing be immediately convened and the Department of Defense be brought in to testify on President Trump's war against Iran. ⬇️

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 21/03/2026

The cost of Trump's war in Iran is already vastly higher than we can afford, including 13 U.S. service members and hundreds of civilians killed. Now, Trump wants a $200 billion supplemental to pay for the war, on top of the $1.5 trillion defense budget he plans to ask for. ...

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 19/03/2026

This shouldn’t be hard for you. Are we committed to the NATO alliance? … Because despite what we’ve heard from the White House, I think it is an incredibly beneficial thing for the United States of America.” Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov questioning Assistant SecDef Zimmerman in HASC hearing

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 19/03/2026

“Ukraine is winning and it is a remarkable accomplishment, another remarkable accomplishment, by the way, of NATO and our partnership, and us working together ... .” - Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov at full committee hearing on U.S. Mil Posture & NatSec Challenges in Europe

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House Armed Services Democrats @democrats-armedservices.house.gov · 18/03/2026

"We've all been briefed on all of these possibilities for, gosh, ten, 15 years now. As Ambassador Bolton mentioned, this was something contemplated during the first Trump Administration. ... What everyone else has concluded is the cost outweighed the benefit." Ranking Member @adamsmith.house.gov

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