HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith: "I don't know what [UAP] means"

SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN FOR FREE. Who?Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) — Ranking Member, Armed Services Committee (HASC)LISTEN: Laslo & SmithWhat?We conducted this interview on Friday, Dec. 6th. The following week, the National Defense Authorization Act — or NDAA — sailed out of the House of Representatives before passing the US Senate this week. It’s now awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature — or (highly unlikely) veto. Ask a Pol asks:Have you heard what's up with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's UAPDA — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act — with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)? Key Smith:“Sorry, what are we talking about? What’s that?” Rep. Adam Smith pressed Ask a Pol. “I don't know what that means.” ‘UAP’ is the new ‘UFO.’“Okay,” Smith said. “I have a vague memory of it, but I don't know the specifics.”We can’t do what we do without YOU!ICYMI — eternal saga of Schumer’s UAPDA continues… Caught our ear:“It's tradition,” Smith told us at the start of the month. “We fly off to Reagan [National Airport], and we argue and hassle over the final details and then come back on Monday, release the bill and find a way to pass it.” Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Adam SmithSCENE: The Friday before the House voted on this year’s final NDAA, Rep. Adam Smith’s walking across the Capitol grounds after voting in the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches up with him. Matt Laslo: “How are you?”Adam Smith: “Good.” ML: “How's the NDAA looking?”SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.AS: “Ah, we're close.”ML: “Yeah?”AS: “It's tradition, we fly off to Reagan [National Airport].” ML: “Yeah?”AS: “And we argue and hassle over the final details and then come back on Monday and release the bill and find a way to pass it, so we're sticking with tradition.”ML: “Have you heard what's up with Majority Leader Schumer's amendment with Senator Rounds? Their UAPDA amendment?”AS: “Sorry, what are we talking about? What’s that?”ML: “Their UAPDA amendment.”AS: “I don't know what that means.”ML: “‘UAP’ is the new ‘UFO.’”AS: “Okay.”ML: “They're UAPDA…”Every bit helps! Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism —Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!AS: “Oh, no, I...”ML: “…it's a disclosure act.”AS: “Oh, I don't, actually.”ML: “Yeah? Cool.”AS: “I have a vague memory of it, but I don't know the specifics.”ML: “Yep. Sounds good.”AS: “Alright.”ML: “Thank you, sir.”Andrey Beregovskiy contributed to this report.Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe