WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Adam Smith issued the following press release:
Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement on his decision to vote against H.R. 7217, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act.
"Israel has a right and duty to defend itself and ensure that Hamas is never again able to commit the atrocities of the October 7th terrorist attacks. Hamas is a violent, totalitarian ideology bent on the destruction of Israel, and I support continued funding for Israel so that they can degrade the threat of Hamas, which is important for the security of Israel and the broader Middle East.
"I also believe that it is equally important that Ukraine succeeds in stopping Russia in their brutal inva...