Deleted Tweets From Adam Smith, D-Wash.
Adam Smith's accounts: electadamsmith, RepAdamSmith
Tracking Since: August 03, 2010
The SeaTac-Tukwila Rotary Club has done incredible work to create a local forum for discussing pressing issues within their communities and brainstorming solutions. (2/2) https://t.co/vbwaXOYNfS
My bill, 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act, would authorize funds to programs like these. It is critical that we invest in emergency response alternatives that have proven effective at peacefully resolving 911 calls and providing needed services to community members. (2/2) https://t.co/1ROzOG0RjQ
Yesterday, I met with first responders from the @RentonRFA and @PugetSoundFire. Their Mobile Integrated Health program utilizes specialized vehicles and personnel to respond to calls for people who are vulnerable and in mental distress to connect them with social services. (1/2)
My bill, 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act, would authorize funds to programs like these. It is critical that we invest in emergency response alternatives that have proven effective at peacefully resolving 911 calls and providing needed services to community members. (2/2) https://t.co/v0sXtz2kob
This week, I met with first responders from the @RentonRFA and @PugetSoundFire. Their Mobile Integrated Health program utilizes specialized vehicles and personnel to respond to calls for people who are vulnerable and in mental distress to connect them with social services. (1/2)
September is National #RecoveryMonth. This month, I stand with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to spread awareness and support for those with substance use or mental health disorders. Recovery is possible. Find help today: (1/2) https://t.co/HwJtKMuWtq
Substance use and mental health disorders don’t discriminate. These issues affect us all, which is why we must work together to support those in recovery. I’m wearing purple today to show my support. #CongressGoesPurple (2/2) https://t.co/nMjzQPevc3
That's why I co-sponsored the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, which would expand practitioners’ ability to prescribe safe & proven treatments to patients with opioid addiction - an example of the policies we should endorse that will help guide us out of this crisis. (3/3)
Last year alone, more than 93,000 people died from overdoses in the U.S. Congress must take action to address the prescription drug abuse epidemic by investing in prevention, treatment, recovery, and efforts to dismantle international and domestic criminal drug networks. (2/2)
This morning the @DEAHQ issued a public safety alert, warning the public of the alarming increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth. According to the DEA, these prescription pills are contributing to record-level deaths from overdoses. (1/2) QT @washingtonpost: With overdose deaths soaring, DEA issues warning about fentanyl-laced pills https://t.co/xKyspXrg1n)
RT @NBCNews: A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of… https://t.co/7mioYy2uQm
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Special Enrollment Period, 12.2 million Americans now have coverage under the ACA. During the 2021 Special Enrollment period, another 2.8 million Americans gained access to insurance. (1/3)
It is imperative that we secure additional funding for organizations like World Relief as they continue to work tirelessly to welcome refugees from Afghanistan into our communities. That incredibly important work is ongoing and these Afghan refugees deserve our support. (4/4)
This project will not only foster #smallbiz ownership in historically underserved communities, it will also increase food security and sovereignty for refugee and immigrant communities. (3/4)
Last week I visited @WorldReliefSea, an organization helping immigrants & refugees settle in as the newest members of our communities. I am so proud to have secured $673,000 in the FY22 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill for this Kent-based org. (1/4)
I join my colleagues in expressing deepest condolences to the loved ones & teammates of all those killed or wounded in Kabul today. Our service members are demonstrating incredible courage as they work to complete this evacuation under extremely dangerous circumstances.
Proud to have worked with @NCHUI to secure a historic increase for Urban Indian Health and Tribal Epidemiology Centers. Read more about it here: https://t.co/THlDY0lAcz QT @NCUIH_Official: Thank you @RepAdamSmith for your leadership on behalf of #UrbanIndianHealth! Learn more: https://t.co/4IGwd515WC https://t.co/bfWdjAlqZq)
Today is the day! Working families across America will begin receiving the monthly #ChildTaxCredit in their bank accounts – payments up to $250/child for ages 6-17 and up to $300/child under the age of 6. Learn more: https://t.co/sbkHRFKd0k https://t.co/CLRUfxWosI
The expanded monthly #ChildTaxCredit starts hitting bank accounts TOMORROW. For #WA09, this means: - 39,800 households and 121,400 children benefiting - 7,700 children lifted out of poverty - 2,600 children lifted out of deep poverty How will this program help you?
The expanded monthly #ChildTaxCredit starts hitting bank accounts TOMORROW. For #WA09, this means: - 39,800 households and 121,400 children benefitting - 7,700 children lifted out of poverty - 2,600 children lifted out of deep poverty How will this program help you?