Adam Smith

Where Adam stands

Positions inferred from the public record. Each one shows our confidence level — and when the evidence isn't there, we say so.

• What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?

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  Raise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs

  Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs

  Cosponsored the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Wall Street Tax Act, and No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act to tax wealth and corporations.

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• How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?

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  Expand benefits and broaden eligibility

  Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits

  Cosponsored Social Security 2100, Strengthening Social Security, and the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act to expand benefits.

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• What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?

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  Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights

  Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections

  Cosponsored the PRO Act and Raise the Wage Act and voted to pass the Protect America's Workforce Act.

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• How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?

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  Transition to a single-payer (Medicare for All) system

  Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance

  Cosponsored the Medicare for All Act across the 117th, 118th, and 119th Congresses, establishing a national single-payer health insurance program.

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• How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?

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  Rapid federal action to transition off fossil fuels

  Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels

  Cosponsored Green New Deal resolutions, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, and the Arctic Refuge Protection Act.

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• What should federal abortion policy be?

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  Federal protection for abortion access throughout pregnancy

  Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access

  Voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act (2021, 2022) and cosponsored later versions plus the EACH Act.

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• What should federal firearms policy be?

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  Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks

  Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions

  Voted to pass the Assault Weapons Ban (2022) and Protecting Our Kids Act; cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.

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• What should US immigration policy be?

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  Expand legal immigration; humane asylum and refugee policies

  Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy

  Cosponsored the U.S. Citizenship Act and American Dream and Promise Act and voted to grant Haiti temporary protected status.

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• How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?

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  Major sentencing reductions, end qualified immunity, redirect funding to community programs

  Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform

  Sponsored the 911 Community Crisis Responders Act; cosponsored the Ending Qualified Immunity Act and George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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• What should drive US foreign policy?

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  Restrained realism: maintain core alliances but avoid new interventions

  Backed NDAA and NATO commitments while repeatedly voting for War Powers resolutions removing forces from Iran and Venezuela and cosponsoring Iraq AUMF repeal.

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• How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?

  Clear record

  Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering

  Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act, For the People Act, and DISCLOSE Act; voted against the SAVE Act citizenship-verification requirements.

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