The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) for the 2024 March for Life in Washington, DC: “On behalf of my wife Marie and I—and all of us—thank you, Jeanne Mancini, for your extraordinary leadership. At a New Jersey pregnancy resource center dinner, two women—through tears of joy—expressed their deep and abiding gratitude for the incredible love, respect, and care that persuaded them to reverse their decision to abort their babies. They spoke of the pressure they had felt ... Read more

The following are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, November 5th in Bradley Beach: “Special thanks to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Chair Al Davanzo, Executive Director of the NJ Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Cheryl Srancione, and my good friend for many years, Christine Hopkins, AIM and Advocacy Chair. Thank you for your amazing work. And thanks to each of you for not only raising critically-needed funds for Alzheimer’s disease resea... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) on Ukrainian Independence Day at Memorial Park in Neptune City: Last August 24th—on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence—Ukrainian air force jets led by “best pilot” Anton Lystopad (who was born in the year of Ukraine’s independence) flew over Kiev in celebration. One year later—and just a few days ago— President Zelensky honored him with the Order of Courage award for his “bravery and professionalism.” A few days... Read more

For decades—right up to this very moment—abortion advocates have gone to extraordinary lengths to ignore, trivialize, and cover up the battered baby victim. They’ve aggressively fostered a culture of denial, disrespect, and bias against babies. The United States Supreme Court’s 7-2 majority in 1973 infamously wrote in Roe v. Wade—that: ‘‘We need not resolve the difficult question of when human life begins.’’ (Page 159) Sidestepping that fundamental question and giving absolutely no benefit of t... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) during today's debate on the House Floor on H.Res. 956—Supporting the people of Ukraine: Madame Speaker: Over the weekend I met with over one hundred Ukrainian Americans at my district office in Freehold. They told me how their families and friends in Ukraine are coping with Putin’s barbaric invasion—the loss of life, the wounded and escalating concern as bombs and missiles reign down on civilian targets. They appealed for help. Th... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at the March for Life in Washington, DC on Friday, January 21st: Special thanks to the March for Life—and Jeanne Mancini—for providing this amazing opportunity to again rally to protect women and babies from the violence of abortion. We meet this year with fresh hope and heightened expectation that by at least affirming the Mississippi pro-life law—and perhaps going even further—the Supreme Court may soon take a powerful step towar... Read more

Remarks by Chris Smith Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Bradley Beach, NJ—October 3, 2021 Special thanks to Christine Hopkins who has and continues to serve so effectively as the Alzheimer’s Association ambassador throughout the years and for her leadership in today’s 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Twenty-three years ago, I along with Congressman Ed Markey created the Congressional Alzheimer's Caucus. Today, our bipartisan Caucus is 150 members strong. Together we fight to enhance... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) for the virtual commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre entitled "2021 Tiananmen Remembrance: A Virtual Commemoration Featuring Wang Xilin's Symphony No. 3": Special thanks to Dr. Yang, Dr. Swett, Ambassador Bremberg for your extraordinary work and for providing this opportunity to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests and their violent suppression by the Chinese Co... Read more

Remarks of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Virtual Rally against anti-Semitism 5/27/2021 https://www.adl.org/actagainstantisemitism Good afternoon: I’m Congressman Chris Smith and I strongly believe that the explosion of anti-Semitism in the United States and worldwide must be exposed and rigorously combated. On this Day of Action against anti-Semitism, special thanks to the Orthodox Union, ADL, AJC, Jewish Federations and Hadassah for their extraordinary work and for organizing today’s rally. Two decad... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when terrorists hijacked four airliners in order to commit the worst act of terrorism in American history. Nearly 700 New Jerseyans—147 from Monmouth County alone—lost their lives that day. No one remembers the shock, horror and numbing sorrow more, however, than the families and close friends of the victims. Because it was a surprise attack, there was no chance to fight back that day although when Todd Beamer... Read more