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Savas Tsivicos, a Monmouth County resident, testifies at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's June 30th hearing on human rights in Turkish-occupied Cyprus.
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“Turning medical waste into medical miracles”House passes Smith’s legislation to reauthorize and expand funding for umbilical cord blood stem cell research July 20, 2026 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)’s legislation to authorize more than $280 million over five years for two collaborative programs that provide lifesaving treatments and therapies derived from ethically-sourced stem cell lines. The bipartisan legislation—the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025 (HR 5160)—was introduced in September with the strong backing of Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gus Bilir... More
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“I’ve been working on Lyme disease since 1992. I introduced my first bill of several—the Lyme Disease Initiative Act of 1998—almost 30 years ago.”House overwhelmingly approves Smith’s legislation to continue and enhance funding for Lyme disease research at CDC July 20, 2026 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to provide $150 million over five years in continued funding for Lyme disease research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During debate on the Kay Hagan Tick Act reauthorization (HR 4348) on the House floor, Smith quoted U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying that “‘Lyme disease remains one of the Nation’s fastest-growing vector-borne he... More
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SeafoodSource article on CECC letter to President Trump'US commission on China calls for ban on Chinese seafood' July 17, 2026 
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Protecting American fishermen and seafood marketsRep. Smith, Sen. Sullivan lead letter to President Trump urging ban of Chinese seafood linked to forced labor and illegal fishing July 17, 2026 A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) are asking President Trump to issue an Executive Order banning seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from entering the United States. The letter was spearheaded by CECC Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Chair Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and signed by fellow CECC Commissioners Reps. Dale Strong (R-AL) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY). In their letter, the lawmakers c... More
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WATCH: 'Rep. Chris Smith Sounds Alarm on Rising Antisemitism & House Vote to Cut Aid to Israel' July 16, 2026 
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