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![]() Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) was honored with the Medal of Freedom by the Victims of Communism (VOC) human rights group on April 24, 2025. From left are Rep. Smith, VOC Board Chair Dr. Elizabeth Spalding and VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson. The presentation was held at Florida International University in Washington, DC.
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‘Just the tip of the iceberg’Smith demands urgent action, better screening and student visa limits following smuggling of hazardous biological pathogen by Chinese nationals June 4, 2025 – Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today called for stronger “biosecurity measures” and “enhanced vetting and significant limits” for foreign students entering the US in the wake of recent revelations that two Chinese nationals, Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu, have been charged with smuggling Fusarium graminearum, a toxic fungus that poses significant threats to U.S. agriculture and public health, into the United States. Jia... More
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Chris Smith's "earmark" of $1.2 million funds upgradesRep. Smith speaks at official unveiling of upgrades to Monmouth emergency response June 2, 2025 Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) spoke at the Monmouth County Emergency Operations Center upgrades ribbon cutting on Monday, June 2. The $1.6 million project was financed in part with a $1.2 Community Project Funding grant Smith obtained. The following are excerpts of his remarks at the event. In 2018—fifty years to the day after the first ever 9-1-1 call back in 1968—Monmouth County’s 9-1-1 Emergency Operations Center led so effectively by Sheriff Shaun Golden, was honored in Washington, DC for ... More
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Monmouth County Sheriff's Office:'Sheriff Golden, Congressman Chris Smith & County Commissioners Announce Critical Upgrades to Emergency Operations Center at the Start of Hurricane Season' June 2, 2025 FREEHOLD, NJ — Sheriff Shaun Golden is proud to announce critical and technological upgrades to the Monmouth County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), made possible through generous federal funding secured by Congressman Chris Smith and supported by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, as hurricane season begins. “The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest gratitude to Congressman Smith for his continued support of public safety initiatives in Monmouth County,” sai... More
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The One Big Beautiful Bill and Medicaid protections May 30, 2025 It is deeply disappointing that through a closed-door, invitation-only, staged meeting, Governor Murphy is attempting to orchestrate a hit job on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and against me and my Republican colleagues because we voted for a bill to put America on the right course by providing massive tax relief for the middle class, growing our economy, securing our borders, offering new school choice tax benefits for parents, and protecting Medicaid, Social Security and Medica... More
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CBN segment on antisemitism, Smith hearing'Rep. Smith Ramps Up Fight Against Antisemitism' May 26, 2025 ![]()
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