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Chairman Smith introduces witnesses at the March 25, 2025 bipartisan hearing he held on Chinese exploitation of African minerals and its role in creating conflict in the sub-Sarhan continent.
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Rep. Smith condemns transnational repression targeting Nigerians following Congressional hearing on religious persecution April 10, 2025 – Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, strongly condemned recent acts of transnational repression targeting Nigerians and Nigerian-Americans in the United States following a March 12, 2025 congressional hearing he chaired on religious persecution in Nigeria. “These alarming acts of intimidation—occurring both before and after my Congressional hearing—are not isolated,” said Chairman Smith, author of H.Res. 220—to designate Nigeria a Country o... More
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Embryo-destroying research funds are better spent on existing, effective, and ethical treatmentsSmith, Wicker lead 29 Members of Congress in effort to stop funding for controversial human embryonic stem cell research April 9, 2025 In a bicameral letter led by House Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Values Action Team Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), and Senate Pro-Life Caucus Member Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), 29 Members of Congress encouraged President Donald Trump to stop funding for human embryonic stem cell research (hESC). “We have serious moral objections to hESC. The research relies on the death of young human beings,” the lawmakers wrote. “Human life cannot be reduced to the level of a guinea pig; t... More
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Smith introduces bipartisan bill to remove diplomatic status from Hong Kong’s Representative Offices April 8, 2025 — U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Monday reintroduced the “Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act,” HR 2661, a bill that would require the State Department to reevaluate the extension of the diplomatic privileges granted to the three official representative offices of the Hong Kong government in the United States. “At one time, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) represented a city whose prosperity was based on its protection of the fundamental human rights and freed... More
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Congressman Smith Supports Aid Accountability Act to enforce U.S. laws on abortion restrictions in foreign assistance April 8, 2025 – Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), a long-time champion of human rights and the unborn, announced his strong support and early cosponsorship of the Ai... More
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Washington Times Op-Ed by Rep. Smith'Trump's tariffs prove he understands how to deal with China' April 7, 2025 
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